docs: Add agent hang and infinite loop troubleshooting guide#30018
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Added a comprehensive troubleshooting guide for agent hangs and infinite loops, detailing causes, error messages, prevention strategies, and recovery steps.
Addresses the follow-up question from issue anthropics#30014 (jurmadani) about being stuck with very low token consumption. Adds: - Hang Scenario 2: Stuck at Low Tokens (Secondary Hang) with full step-by-step fix - Hang Scenario 3: Keyboard Input Frozen (Ghostty-specific note) - Root Cause Fix 4: Secondary hang detection recommendation - Quick Reference table for identifying which scenario you're in Also restructures the guide around 3 distinct hang scenarios with clear symptom/cause/fix for each.
This was referenced Mar 3, 2026
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Summary
Adds a comprehensive troubleshooting guide for agent hangs and infinite loops in Claude Code.
Problem
Users are experiencing agent hangs and infinite retry loops (issue #30014), particularly related to
MaxFileReadTokenExceededErrorcausing silent retry loops that consume tokens without user notification.Changes
docs/agent-hang-troubleshooting.mdwith:Related Issues
Fixes #30014 (Explore agent gets stuck in infinite retry loop)
Related to #16752, #4744