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Source content is bytes, which exceeds the configured LLM…

Error message

Source content is ${sourceBytes} bytes, which exceeds the configured LLM Wiki source limit of ${maxSourceBytes} bytes.

What it means

Error "Source content is ${sourceBytes} bytes, which exceeds the configured LLM Wiki source limit of ${maxSourceBytes} bytes." thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Solutions

1. Trim the source content below the configured byte limit, or raise maxSourceBytes within the hard cap.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:694 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@5716fe907e (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e786fca05a13d295. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki/src/wiki/core.ts:693

  ]);
  return {
    ...base,
    maxCharacters: Math.min(base.maxCharacters, profile.cursor.maxWindowCharacters),
    maxCharactersPerSource: Math.min(base.maxCharactersPerSource, profile.cursor.maxCharactersPerSource),
  };
}

function estimateSourceCostCents(characters: number, costCentsPerThousandSourceCharacters: number): number {
  if (characters <= 0 || costCentsPerThousandSourceCharacters <= 0) return 0;
  return Math.ceil((characters / 1000) * costCentsPerThousandSourceCharacters);
}

async function assertSourceWithinConfiguredLimit(ctx: PluginContext, companyId: string, contents: string) {
  const config = await ctx.config.get(companyId);
  const maxSourceBytes = normalizeMaxSourceBytes(config.maxSourceBytes);
  const sourceBytes = byteLength(contents);
  if (sourceBytes > maxSourceBytes) {
    throw new Error(`Source content is ${sourceBytes} bytes, which exceeds the configured LLM Wiki source limit of ${maxSourceBytes} bytes.`);
  }
}

function normalizeEventIngestionSettings(value: unknown): WikiEventIngestionSettings {
  if (!value || typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value)) {
    return { ...DEFAULT_EVENT_INGESTION_SETTINGS, sources: { ...DEFAULT_EVENT_INGESTION_SETTINGS.sources } };
  }
  const record = value as Record<string, unknown>;
  const sources = record.sources && typeof record.sources === "object" && !Array.isArray(record.sources)
    ? record.sources as Record<string, unknown>
    : {};
  const maxCharacters = typeof record.maxCharacters === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.maxCharacters)
    ? Math.max(1000, Math.min(MAX_EVENT_SOURCE_CHARS, Math.floor(record.maxCharacters)))
    : DEFAULT_EVENT_INGESTION_SETTINGS.maxCharacters;
  return {
    enabled: normalizeBoolean(record.enabled, DEFAULT_EVENT_INGESTION_SETTINGS.enabled),
    sources: {
      issues: normalizeBoolean(sources.issues, DEFAULT_EVENT_INGESTION_SETTINGS.sources.issues),

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