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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Starting a background shell command with an output notification regex\nSteps:\n1. Shorten the regex (<=500 chars).\n2. Set notificationLimit when many matches are expected.\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"fbb94e69-772f-4a22-8549-d4d3086466d5","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Use short, specific patterns; raise notificationLimit if more notifications are needed.\n\nOption: Use short, specific patterns; raise notificationLimit if more notifications are needed. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Starting a background shell command with an output notification regex\nSteps:\n1. Shorten the regex (<=500 chars).\n2. 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