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Claude Code v2.1.302 ·

Reading an image from a pipe or device now stops at a size limit

Claude Code now reads images from pipes and devices only up to a limit, and reports an error for oversize or unreadable input

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What

Some things that look like files are not ordinary files: a pipe passes data from one program to another, and a device stands for hardware. When Claude Code reads an image from one of these, it now reads only up to a limit. It reports one of two errors:

  • "Cannot read this as an image" when the input runs past the limit
  • "File is too large to read as an image" for files that are too big
Why

Reading an image from a pipe or device can no longer hang or pull in unlimited data.

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