Getting error: context overflow
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Everything was fine then I started getting an error: Context overflow: prompt too large for the model. Try again with less input or a larger-context model.
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Solution
Given that
What’s happening is likely:
- Your “token analysis for today all bots and models” request triggers a workflow that pulls a ton of local logs / usage data, and that data (tool output) ends up getting fed back into the model in the same run → overflow, even though the chat context is tiny.
- In chat:
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- In CLI (on the gateway host):
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Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/usage-tracking
/compact/statusWhat’s happening is likely:
- Your “token analysis for today all bots and models” request triggers a workflow that pulls a ton of local logs / usage data, and that data (tool output) ends up getting fed back into the model in the same run → overflow, even though the chat context is tiny.
Fast workaround (no LLM, won’t overflow)
Use the built-in usage commands instead of asking the model to compute a report:- In chat:
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/usage cost - In CLI (on the gateway host):
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openclaw status --usageDocs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/usage-tracking
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