Claude Code "Stream idle timeout - partial response received"

Current evidence does not cover this case

Already tried: Update first: newer releases keep the partial response; Values under 5 minutes are ignored; The stream is probably really stalled

You have tried the fixes the evidence supports and the error remains, so this guide will not guess further.

What would help: The Claude Code version and surface, the value of CLAUDE_STREAM_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS, what Claude was doing when the stream went silent, and how often it happens.

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  -d report=M6NaJGbvAJgf8RLI -d activity=VALUE -d frequency=VALUE -d network=VALUE -d tried=update,floor,real-stall

Evidence: The branches above are all the evidence we have; Anthropic has not explained the stalls in the source thread.

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Sources: anthropics/claude-code#46987 · Claude Code docs: streaming idle watchdogs · Claude Code docs: errors · Reviewed 2026-10-10

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