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Claude Code v2.1.296 ·

Hosted sessions can shrink or drop oversized incoming updates

In hosted sessions, an incoming update over a size limit is now swapped for a smaller version or dropped instead of handled as is

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Unclear Whether a size limit is ever actually set for hosted sessions is not known, and without one this changes nothing.

What

In a hosted session, Claude Code receives a stream of updates from a server, one piece at a time. It can now check each piece against a size limit, which is only passed in for hosted sessions:

  • A piece within the limit is handled as before.
  • A piece over the limit is replaced by a smaller version if one fits.
  • A piece with no smaller version that fits is dropped, and Claude Code is told it was refused.

Before, every piece was handled whatever its size.

Why

Oversized updates in hosted sessions would be dropped or trimmed instead of processed. Without a limit set, nothing changes.

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The writer flagged doubtWhether a size limit is ever actually set for hosted sessions is not known, and without one this changes nothing.

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