Fix rate limiting for Anthropic Claude API with robust multi-agent support #105
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Problem
Strix encounters
RateLimitErrorwhen using Anthropic Claude models, especially when multiple agents run in parallel. The default rate limiting configuration (1.0s delay, 6 concurrent requests) is too aggressive for Anthropic's tier 1 limits (50 requests/minute), causing failures when multiple agents spawn simultaneously.Solution
Implemented robust rate limiting specifically for Anthropic/Claude models:
Changes
strix/llm/request_queue.py:STRIX_LLMenvironment variableSTRIX_RATE_LIMIT_DELAYandSTRIX_RATE_LIMIT_CONCURRENTenvironment variablesTesting
anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514andanthropic/claude-3-5-haiku-20241022Rate Limit Math
Backward Compatibility
Related Issues
This addresses rate limiting issues reported by users when using Anthropic Claude models, especially in multi-agent scenarios.