[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks during message compaction
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Jan 12, 2026 by tszaks Closed Feb 27, 2026
Bug Description
Claude cannot compact. Error: Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.5.content.4: thinking or
redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they
were in the original response."},"request_id":"req_011CX32xuepmqnk6bgfad2w8"}
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 2.0.64
- Feedback ID: e938996a-8ad1-4008-8b8b-adebaa1d1749
Errors
[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n at AP (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:186:1137)\n at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:187:9852)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:520:35)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1701:12)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:89:21)\n at UWA.request (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:189:2130)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async GG0 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4548:3922)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T06:35:33.033Z"},{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n at AP (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:186:1137)\n at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:187:9852)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:520:35)\n at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1701:12)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:89:21)\n at UWA.request (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:189:2130)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async GG0 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4548:3922)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T06:35:49.866Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.5.content.4: `thinking` or `redacted_thinking` blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CX32CSHZZ7tBvPjrwJgRG\"}\n at s2.generate (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:121:10380)\n at BR.makeStatusError (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1145:2195)\n at BR.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1145:5419)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async Lb2.C11.model (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4021:11055)\n at async C11 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1925:3271)\n at async Lb2 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4021:11209)\n at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4021:3864\n at async _g1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1295:2037)\n at async P7A (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4021:3834)","timestamp":"2026-01-12T06:36:37.891Z"},{"error":"Error: API Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.5.content.4: `thinking` or `redacted_thinking` blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CX32CSHZZ7tBvPjrwJgRG\"}\n at irA (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1778:1564)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async bOB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1788:3233)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:2566)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:7757)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:7757)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:7757)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:7757)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2969:7757)\n at async Dz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/cl
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