Devs report increased token and formatting errors after Claude watermark update
DuckTimely261 · reddit · 2026-08-17
A developer using Claude Code reported a spike in token and byte errors, as well as BOM issues, since the introduction of the watermark feature. The agents are now spending effort fixing these formatting struggles. The user is asking if this is a widespread issue, noting the frustration of wasted compute on formatting problems that emerged after the update.
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