Description

When connecting to Clawdbot via Claude CLI (claude -p "..." or sessions_send), Claude's automatic context compaction fails because Clawdbot does not respond to tool calls initiated by Claude.

Problem

Claude CLI periodically needs to compact conversation history using a compact tool call. When this happens:

1. Claude sends a tool call request (e.g., compact or summarization tool)
2. Clawdbot receives the message but does not handle/respond to the tool call
3. Claude waits indefinitely for the tool result
4. Eventually times out or fails

Observed Behavior

Error: Unexpected server message: {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Output blocked by token limit."},"usage":{"input_tokens":100754,"output_tokens":15879}}

The high token counts (100K+ input) indicate compaction was not working and context kept growing until it hit limits.

Technical Details

• Claude CLI expects tool call responses when it issues internal tools
• Clawdbot's message handling pipeline does not intercept/respond to Claude's tool calls
• This affects any long-running session where compaction would normally trigger

Expected Behavior

Either:

1. Clawdbot should handle Claude's internal tool calls and return appropriate responses
2. Or there should be a way to disable Claude's auto-compaction when used as a sub-agent
3. Or document this limitation for Claude CLI integration

Environment

• Clawdbot version: latest (npm)
• Claude CLI connection via sessions_send
• Opus model with extended thinking

Workaround

Currently none - sessions eventually fail when context grows too large.

Related

This affects the Claude CLI coding-agent skill and any integration where Claude is used as a sub-agent through Clawdbot.