Proposed fix: [Claude Code via proxy/gateway/captive portal] 'API returned an empty or malformed response (HTTP 200) — check for a proxy or gateway intercepting the request.'
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Recommended action: Read the Response: clause; fix the gateway hop returning non-API bodies; complete captive-portal sign-in; if only non-streaming route is broken set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1; upgrade past v2.1.271 for text/plain gateways.
Option: Read the Response: clause; fix the gateway hop returning non-API bodies; complete captive-portal sign-in; if only non-streaming route is broken set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1; upgrade past v2.1.271 for text/plain gateways. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Non-streaming retry of a failed stream through an intercepting proxy, gateway, or Wi-Fi sign-in page
Steps:
1. Inspect the Response: clause (HTML/no request-id/nginx => intermediary answered)
2. Test gateway with a direct request
3. Complete guest Wi-Fi sign-in
4. Optionally CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1
5. Upgrade to >= v2.1.271 if gateway uses text/plain
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
2d987902-6a36-445f-8339-64baaebd3aa0
Proposed action
Recommended action: Read the Response: clause; fix the gateway hop returning non-API bodies; complete captive-portal sign-in; if only non-streaming route is broken set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1; upgrade past v2.1.271 for text/plain gateways.
Option: Read the Response: clause; fix the gateway hop returning non-API bodies; complete captive-portal sign-in; if only non-streaming route is broken set CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1; upgrade past v2.1.271 for text/plain gateways. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Non-streaming retry of a failed stream through an intercepting proxy, gateway, or Wi-Fi sign-in page
Steps:
1. Inspect the Response: clause (HTML/no request-id/nginx => intermediary answered)
2. Test gateway with a direct request
3. Complete guest Wi-Fi sign-in
4. Optionally CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONSTREAMING_FALLBACK=1
5. Upgrade to >= v2.1.271 if gateway uses text/plain
Expected: The error no longer appears.
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Lifecycle
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Reported outcomes
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