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How long can a single Claude Code task run?

The poster asks how long a single Claude Code prompt can run, saying they encountered 27 minutes. Commenters share real cases: one says a single session ran for about 87 hours, while another had it process an entire product backlog for 18 hours. Although the output was not necessarily production-ready, it could generate a usable prototype within an existing codebase.

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2026-08-18

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The poster asks how long a single Claude Code prompt can run, saying they encountered 27 minutes. Commenters share real cases: one says a single session ran for about 87 hours, while another had it process an entire product backlog for 18 hours. Although the output was not necessarily production-ready, it could generate a usable prototype within an existing codebase.

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