The Anthropic API was rejecting requests with multiple high-resolution images
(~2000x3000 pixels each) even though individual file sizes were under limits.
Root cause: Code only checked per-image file size (3.75MB), not dimensions.
Claude recommends images ≤1568px on longest edge and has 32MB total request limit.
Changes:
- Add MAX_IMAGE_DIMENSION (1568px) and MAX_TOTAL_IMAGE_PAYLOAD (20MB) constants
- Trigger resize when dimensions > 1568px (not just file size > 3.75MB)
- Add new resize_image_to_dimensions() for dimension-constrained resizing
- Track cumulative payload size across multiple images
- Warn if total payload exceeds recommended limit
Test results with Walking Dead comic images:
- WD_0001_0001.jpg: 800KB 1987x3057 → 321KB 1019x1568
- WD_0001_1064.png: 150KB 1988x3057 → 143KB 1020x1568
- WD_0002_0001.jpg: 1023KB 1988x3056 → 292KB 1020x1568
- Total payload: ~2.5MB → ~1MB base64
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