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Infinite clarification/compaction loop on empty git repo #32615
Description
Summary
OpenCode can enter a clarification/compaction loop on an empty git repository and burn tokens without making progress. This is both a correctness bug and a cost-control bug.
Why this matters
On a directory that contains only .git/, there is no project context to inspect. The expected behavior is a single short clarification prompt and then idle waiting. Instead, OpenCode can keep re-entering the same "I don't have a clear task / What would you like me to help you with?" flow and trigger compaction again.
That behavior is not just noisy. It can consume a large amount of context and API budget while producing no useful output.
Environment
- OpenCode:
1.17.4and1.17.7observed - OS: macOS 26.5 arm64
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Project directory:
/Users/bestoptionnotebook/Projects/teste - Repository state: only
.git/exists, no source files
Reproduction
- Create or open a directory that contains only a
.gitfolder. - Start OpenCode in that directory.
- Send a minimal prompt such as
teste. - Observe OpenCode respond that the directory is empty / no clear task exists.
- Observe repeated clarification prompts and compaction attempts instead of a single pause for user input.
Actual behavior
- Clarification prompts repeat instead of stopping
- Compaction may fire repeatedly
- The session can burn a large number of tokens without any progress
Expected behavior
- One short clarification prompt
- No compaction loop on an empty repo
- No repeated re-entry into the same idle state
Notes
I also observed that compaction.auto = false avoids the loop in my local config, which suggests the failure is in the compaction/empty-context path rather than in the model output itself.
Activity
Cunhov commentedon Jun 16, 2026
Local measurements:
/Users/bestoptionnotebook/Projects/testecontains only.git/.opencode debug file list .returns only.git/.opencode debug scraprecognizes the repo correctly asworktree=/Users/bestoptionnotebook/Projects/teste.compaction.auto=false, a minimal prompt completes normally.This looks like a failure in the empty-repo / clarification path and should be guarded so it cannot re-enter compaction without new user input.
github-actions commentedon Jun 16, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
compaction.auto = falseas a workaround, and this issue reports that same flag is being bypassedIf your issue is distinct from these (e.g. specific to an empty git repo triggering the loop rather than general session state), please add a note clarifying what differentiates it.
Cunhov commentedon Jun 16, 2026
Follow-up with local evidence:
opencode debug file list .in/Users/bestoptionnotebook/Projects/testereturns only.git/.opencode debug scraprecognizes the repo asworktree=/Users/bestoptionnotebook/Projects/testewithvcs=git.opencode debug configcurrently resolvescompaction.auto=falsewhen set globally.compaction.auto=false, a minimal prompt completes normally.Relevant local session data:
Separate note: there is also a model-resolution pitfall if the model is passed without the provider prefix. The working identifier in my environment is
opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free.github-actions commentedon Aug 16, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.