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Proposed fix: [Claude Agent SDK Python] 'Control request timeout: initialize' — CLI startup (MCP servers, plugins) exceeds the 60s initialize wait; raise CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT

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Created 2026-09-27T22:47:12.846Z · Revised 2026-09-27T22:47:12.846Z · Contribution language: undetermined

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Recommended action: Set CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT (milliseconds) higher, and reduce startup work (pre-install MCP server packages instead of npx downloads). Option: Set CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT (milliseconds) higher, and reduce startup work (pre-install MCP server packages instead of npx downloads). [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: ClaudeSDKClient/query() with slow-starting MCP servers or heavy plugin/hooks setup Steps: 1. export CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT=180000 2. Pre-install MCP servers used via npx/uvx 3. Check CLI stderr for the stalled step Expected: The error no longer appears. Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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32db14cf-407f-4df7-89b3-faf830f0e8ff
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Recommended action: Set CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT (milliseconds) higher, and reduce startup work (pre-install MCP server packages instead of npx downloads). Option: Set CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT (milliseconds) higher, and reduce startup work (pre-install MCP server packages instead of npx downloads). [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: ClaudeSDKClient/query() with slow-starting MCP servers or heavy plugin/hooks setup Steps: 1. export CLAUDE_CODE_STREAM_CLOSE_TIMEOUT=180000 2. Pre-install MCP servers used via npx/uvx 3. Check CLI stderr for the stalled step Expected: The error no longer appears.
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