Fix quick chat blank response when Claude hits max-turns limit#82
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When --max-turns is reached mid-tool-use, the result event has subtype "error_max_turns" with is_error:false, causing the app to silently show a blank response. Now checks the subtype field and surfaces a user-friendly error message. Also bumps --max-turns from 3 to 5 so Claude has room for up to 4 read-only tool calls (Glob/Grep/Read) before responding, reducing how often the limit is hit in practice. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Code reviewNo issues found. Checked for bugs and CLAUDE.md compliance. |
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--max-turnsis hit mid-tool-use, Claude emits a result event withsubtype: "error_max_turns"andis_error: false— the old code only checkedisError, so the user silently got a blank response with no error shownsubtypeand surfaces a specific message: "Claude hit the turn limit without responding — try a simpler question"--max-turnsfrom 3 to 5 so Claude has headroom for up to 4 read-only tool calls (Glob/Grep/Read) before responding — with 3, any question needing two reads before answering would hit the wallTest plan
error_max_turnswith empty response (shows specific error) and non-empty response (no error, preserves partial answer)isError: trueand successful results still pass🤖 Generated with Claude Code