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chore: change how we handle max tokens for anthropic
commit8c061239baa0507fdd569d8731ab5186a9794728 authorKujtim Hoxha <kujtimii.h@gmail.com> dateThu 3 Jul 2025, 12:08 (1 year ago) parentef06564
4 files changed+63−74
internal/config/config.go−38 internal/llm/agent/agent.go−5 internal/llm/provider/anthropic.go+61−13 internal/tui/tui.go+2−18
internal/config/config.go−38
@@ -890,44 +890,6 @@ func GetAgentModel(agentID AgentID) Model {
890890 return Model{}
891891}
892892
893−// GetAgentEffectiveMaxTokens returns the effective max tokens for an agent,
894−// considering any overrides from the preferred model configuration
895−func GetAgentEffectiveMaxTokens(agentID AgentID) int64 {
896− cfg := Get()
897− agent, ok := cfg.Agents[agentID]
898− if !ok {
899− logging.Error("Agent not found", "agent_id", agentID)
900− return 0
901− }
902−
903− var preferredModel PreferredModel
904− switch agent.Model {
905− case LargeModel:
906− preferredModel = cfg.Models.Large
907− case SmallModel:
908− preferredModel = cfg.Models.Small
909− default:
910− logging.Warn("Unknown model type for agent", "agent_id", agentID, "model_type", agent.Model)
911− preferredModel = cfg.Models.Large // Fallback to large model
912− }
913−
914− // Get the base model configuration
915− baseModel := GetAgentModel(agentID)
916− if baseModel.ID == "" {
917− return 0
918− }
919−
920− // Start with the default max tokens from the base model
921− maxTokens := baseModel.DefaultMaxTokens
922−
923− // Override with preferred model max tokens if set
924− if preferredModel.MaxTokens > 0 {
925− maxTokens = preferredModel.MaxTokens
926− }
927−
928− return maxTokens
929−}
930−
931893func GetAgentProvider(agentID AgentID) ProviderConfig {
932894 cfg := Get()
933895 agent, ok := cfg.Agents[agentID]
internal/llm/agent/agent.go−5
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ type AgentEvent struct {
5050type Service interface {
5151 pubsub.Suscriber[AgentEvent]
5252 Model() config.Model
53− EffectiveMaxTokens() int64
5453 Run(ctx context.Context, sessionID string, content string, attachments ...message.Attachment) (<-chan AgentEvent, error)
5554 Cancel(sessionID string)
5655 CancelAll()
@@ -230,10 +229,6 @@ func (a *agent) Model() config.Model {
230229 return config.GetAgentModel(a.agentCfg.ID)
231230}
232231
233−func (a *agent) EffectiveMaxTokens() int64 {
234− return config.GetAgentEffectiveMaxTokens(a.agentCfg.ID)
235−}
236−
237232func (a *agent) Cancel(sessionID string) {
238233 // Cancel regular requests
239234 if cancelFunc, exists := a.activeRequests.LoadAndDelete(sessionID); exists {
internal/llm/provider/anthropic.go+61−13
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
66 "errors"
77 "fmt"
88 "io"
9+ "regexp"
10+ "strconv"
911 "time"
1012
1113 "github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
@@ -19,9 +21,10 @@ import (
1921)
2022
2123type anthropicClient struct {
22− providerOptions providerClientOptions
23− useBedrock bool
24− client anthropic.Client
24+ providerOptions providerClientOptions
25+ useBedrock bool
26+ client anthropic.Client
27+ adjustedMaxTokens int // Used when context limit is hit
2528}
2629
2730type AnthropicClient ProviderClient
@@ -171,6 +174,11 @@ func (a *anthropicClient) preparedMessages(messages []anthropic.MessageParam, to
171174 maxTokens = a.providerOptions.maxTokens
172175 }
173176
177+ // Use adjusted max tokens if context limit was hit
178+ if a.adjustedMaxTokens > 0 {
179+ maxTokens = int64(a.adjustedMaxTokens)
180+ }
181+
174182 return anthropic.MessageNewParams{
175183 Model: anthropic.Model(model.ID),
176184 MaxTokens: maxTokens,
@@ -190,16 +198,18 @@ func (a *anthropicClient) preparedMessages(messages []anthropic.MessageParam, to
190198}
191199
192200func (a *anthropicClient) send(ctx context.Context, messages []message.Message, tools []tools.BaseTool) (response *ProviderResponse, err error) {
193− preparedMessages := a.preparedMessages(a.convertMessages(messages), a.convertTools(tools))
194201 cfg := config.Get()
195− if cfg.Options.Debug {
196− jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(preparedMessages)
197− logging.Debug("Prepared messages", "messages", string(jsonData))
198− }
199202
200203 attempts := 0
201204 for {
202205 attempts++
206+ // Prepare messages on each attempt in case max_tokens was adjusted
207+ preparedMessages := a.preparedMessages(a.convertMessages(messages), a.convertTools(tools))
208+ if cfg.Options.Debug {
209+ jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(preparedMessages)
210+ logging.Debug("Prepared messages", "messages", string(jsonData))
211+ }
212+
203213 anthropicResponse, err := a.client.Messages.New(
204214 ctx,
205215 preparedMessages,
@@ -239,17 +249,19 @@ func (a *anthropicClient) send(ctx context.Context, messages []message.Message,
239249}
240250
241251func (a *anthropicClient) stream(ctx context.Context, messages []message.Message, tools []tools.BaseTool) <-chan ProviderEvent {
242− preparedMessages := a.preparedMessages(a.convertMessages(messages), a.convertTools(tools))
243252 cfg := config.Get()
244− if cfg.Options.Debug {
245− // jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(preparedMessages)
246− // logging.Debug("Prepared messages", "messages", string(jsonData))
247− }
248253 attempts := 0
249254 eventChan := make(chan ProviderEvent)
250255 go func() {
251256 for {
252257 attempts++
258+ // Prepare messages on each attempt in case max_tokens was adjusted
259+ preparedMessages := a.preparedMessages(a.convertMessages(messages), a.convertTools(tools))
260+ if cfg.Options.Debug {
261+ jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(preparedMessages)
262+ logging.Debug("Prepared messages", "messages", string(jsonData))
263+ }
264+
253265 anthropicStream := a.client.Messages.NewStreaming(
254266 ctx,
255267 preparedMessages,
@@ -395,6 +407,15 @@ func (a *anthropicClient) shouldRetry(attempts int, err error) (bool, int64, err
395407 return true, 0, nil
396408 }
397409
410+ // Handle context limit exceeded error (400 Bad Request)
411+ if apiErr.StatusCode == 400 {
412+ if adjusted, ok := a.handleContextLimitError(apiErr); ok {
413+ a.adjustedMaxTokens = adjusted
414+ logging.Debug("Adjusted max_tokens due to context limit", "new_max_tokens", adjusted)
415+ return true, 0, nil
416+ }
417+ }
418+
398419 if apiErr.StatusCode != 429 && apiErr.StatusCode != 529 {
399420 return false, 0, err
400421 }
@@ -413,6 +434,33 @@ func (a *anthropicClient) shouldRetry(attempts int, err error) (bool, int64, err
413434 return true, int64(retryMs), nil
414435}
415436
437+// handleContextLimitError parses context limit error and returns adjusted max_tokens
438+func (a *anthropicClient) handleContextLimitError(apiErr *anthropic.Error) (int, bool) {
439+ // Parse error message like: "input length and max_tokens exceed context limit: 154978 + 50000 > 200000"
440+ errorMsg := apiErr.Error()
441+ re := regexp.MustCompile(`input length and max_tokens exceed context limit: (\d+) \+ (\d+) > (\d+)`)
442+ matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(errorMsg)
443+
444+ if len(matches) != 4 {
445+ return 0, false
446+ }
447+
448+ inputTokens, err1 := strconv.Atoi(matches[1])
449+ contextLimit, err2 := strconv.Atoi(matches[3])
450+
451+ if err1 != nil || err2 != nil {
452+ return 0, false
453+ }
454+
455+ // Calculate safe max_tokens with a buffer of 1000 tokens
456+ safeMaxTokens := contextLimit - inputTokens - 1000
457+
458+ // Ensure we don't go below a minimum threshold
459+ safeMaxTokens = max(safeMaxTokens, 1000)
460+
461+ return safeMaxTokens, true
462+}
463+
416464func (a *anthropicClient) toolCalls(msg anthropic.Message) []message.ToolCall {
417465 var toolCalls []message.ToolCall
418466
internal/tui/tui.go+2−18
@@ -228,24 +228,8 @@ func (a *appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
228228 if err == nil {
229229 model := a.app.CoderAgent.Model()
230230 contextWindow := model.ContextWindow
231− usedTokens := session.CompletionTokens + session.PromptTokens
232− remainingTokens := contextWindow - usedTokens
233−
234− // Get effective max tokens for this agent (considering overrides)
235− maxTokens := a.app.CoderAgent.EffectiveMaxTokens()
236−
237− // Apply 10% margin to max tokens
238− maxTokensWithMargin := int64(float64(maxTokens) * 1.1)
239−
240− // Trigger auto-summarize if remaining tokens < max tokens + 10% margin
241− // Also ensure we have a reasonable minimum threshold to avoid too-frequent summaries
242− minThreshold := int64(1000) // Minimum 1000 tokens remaining before triggering
243− if maxTokensWithMargin < minThreshold {
244− maxTokensWithMargin = minThreshold
245− }
246−
247− if remainingTokens < maxTokensWithMargin && !config.Get().Options.DisableAutoSummarize {
248− // Show compact confirmation dialog
231+ tokens := session.CompletionTokens + session.PromptTokens
232+ if (tokens >= int64(float64(contextWindow)*0.95)) && !config.Get().Options.DisableAutoSummarize { // Show compact confirmation dialog
249233 cmds = append(cmds, util.CmdHandler(dialogs.OpenDialogMsg{
250234 Model: compact.NewCompactDialogCmp(a.app.CoderAgent, a.selectedSessionID, false),
251235 }))