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Claude Code v2.1.246 ·

Image reads take a byte ceiling from the caller

Image reading accepts a size ceiling from the caller, defaulting to the previous limit.

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What

The image read path accepts a maximum-bytes argument, defaulting to the same module constant it used before, and applies it when deciding whether to re-encode as JPEG. Nothing changes for callers that do not pass one.

Evidence

Image file is empty:

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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