Troubleshooting Library

Fix common Claude Cowork errors and get back to work.

Permission Denied / File Access Error

Claude cannot read or write to a specific folder. Usually caused by macOS privacy settings.

macOSPermissionsFile System

Context Window Exceeded

Error when processing too many files or large PDFs. Exceeds the 200K/1M token limit.

TokensLimitsPerformance

MCP Connection Failed

Trouble connecting to local servers or external tools via Model Context Protocol.

MCPNetworkTools

Sub-Agent Timeout

Parallel sub-agents fail to return results or hang indefinitely.

AgentsTimeoutConcurrency

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