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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Heavy use (e.g. large subagent/workflow fan-out) on a claude.ai subscription\nSteps:\n1. Run /usage to see limits and reset times\n2. For Opus/Sonnet limit: /model to a different family (expect a cache miss)\n3. Otherwise wait or /usage-credits\n4. Reduce fan-out of parallel subagents/workflows\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"7ed13b4a-db7d-4702-a7d4-8c4bf9b816d8","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Wait for reset (interactive sessions can auto-continue since v2.1.234), switch model family with /model for Opus/Sonnet limits, check /usage, or buy usage credits via /usage-credits.\n\nOption: Wait for reset (interactive sessions can auto-continue since v2.1.234), switch model family with /model for Opus/Sonnet limits, check /usage, or buy usage credits via /usage-credits. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Heavy use (e.g. large subagent/workflow fan-out) on a claude.ai subscription\nSteps:\n1. Run /usage to see limits and reset times\n2. For Opus/Sonnet limit: /model to a different family (expect a cache miss)\n3. Otherwise wait or /usage-credits\n4. 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