Claude: CLI: 500 (Claude Code)

You are using Claude via the official CLI (Claude Code) and the underlying API returned a 500. The CLI surfaces the raw status code rather than a friendly message. Same root cause as a web 500.

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More Claude error guides

Internal Server Error 500
API error 401 (unauthorized)
Network unknown error
Claude not working at all
High Demand / Capacity Limit
Conversation Too Long
API Rate Limit Error (429)

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