Preflight Checklist
- I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Hi,
I just asked Claude Code to implement something relatively hard. After 8 minutes of thinking, there is this error in the Claude Code terminal window:
⎿ API Error: Claude's response exceeded the 32000 output token maximum. To configure this behavior, set the
CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.
However it still seems to be thinking (14 minutes now), so it's probably still going. It hasn't given me any feedback of what it's doing or thinking.
✽ Shenaniganing… (11m 35s · ↓ 35.0k tokens · thinking)
Claude Code on PowerShell on Windows Terminal, Windows 11, latest version (updated today). Using Opus 4.6. On the Pro plan currently.
I found a few related issues (other users encountering this issue) but they are all closed or in a different context.
What Should Happen?
No error, or a better explanation.
Error Messages/Logs
API Error: Claude's response exceeded the 32000 output token maximum. To configure this behavior, set the CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS environment variable.
Steps to Reproduce
I can share my prompt privately if you want to contact me. But I suspect this is reproducible with any prompt that requires long thinking (very complex task).
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
No response
Claude Code Version
2.1.37 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
Additional Information
No response