## Thinking Path
The same 2026-04-30 audit that produced PR #4118 (`Invalid session`
regex extension) and the ENOTFOUND classifier (#4931) identified a third
stuck-session pattern: **13 failures in 7 days, all on a single agent
(Ernest)**, with stderr matching:
```
_ApiError: {"error":{"code":400,"message":"The input token count exceeds
the maximum number of tokens allowed 1048576","status":"INVALID_ARGUMENT"}}
at ChatCompressionService.compress
```
The root cause is that gemini-cli's `ChatCompressionService` blew the 1M
token context limit **during its compression step itself**. Resuming the
same session ID will hit the same wall on the next attempt — the session
is effectively dead the same way it is when "Invalid session identifier"
fires (PR #4118).
## What Changed
Extends the `isGeminiUnknownSessionError` regex in `parse.ts` with two
phrases:
- `exceeds\s+the\s+maximum\s+number\s+of\s+tokens`
- `input\s+token\s+count\s+exceeds`
Both trigger the **existing** fresh-session retry path in
`execute.ts:596` — no new code path. Same extension pattern as PR #4118.
## Verification
- `npx vitest run --project @paperclipai/adapter-gemini-local` → 14/14
pass (11 in `parse.test.ts` + 3 existing in `execute.remote.test.ts`)
- 2 new tests cover the token-overflow patterns
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-gemini-local typecheck` → clean
- Audit query against `heartbeat_runs.stderr_excerpt` confirms regex
matches all 13 occurrences
## Stacking
This PR is stacked on top of #4931 (the ENOTFOUND classifier) which adds
the `parse.test.ts` file. If #4931 merges first, this PR's diff is just
the regex + 2 tests. If this PR is reviewed first, please merge #4931
first to avoid touching the same test scaffolding twice.
## Risks
- **Low.** Single-line regex extension. No new code paths.
- The session-reset path is well-trodden (PR #4118 in flight).
- If a non-Gemini caller produces a stderr containing "exceeds the
maximum number of tokens" by coincidence, they would trigger one
unnecessary fresh-session retry. Not plausible in the gemini-cli output
context where this stderr is sourced.
## Model Used
Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context), Anthropic SDK via Claude Code CLI.
## Checklist
- [x] Thinking path traces from audit data to single-line regex change
- [x] Model specified
- [x] No duplicate of planned core work
- [x] Tests pass locally
- [x] Tests added (2 new)
- [x] N/A — server-side regex
- [x] Internal pattern; no docs change
- [x] Risks documented
- [x] Will address Greptile + reviewer comments before merge
- [x] I searched the GitHub PR list for similar PRs and confirmed this
is not a duplicate (related: #4118 covers the "Invalid session
identifier" regex; this PR extends the same regex with token-overflow
phrases)
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Co-authored-by: Devin Foley <devin@paperclip.ing>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Sherif Kozman
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