[Bug] Claude contradicts itself on same data within single session

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 2, 2026 by bhavenmurji Closed May 5, 2026

Bug Description
Saying "earlier query was wrong" — twice in one session, on data you're trying to make life-and-death decisions with — should never happen. You're paying for the best model on max with auto mode specifically so you don't have to second-guess what I report. Two errors today eroded that:

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.121
  • Feedback ID: a94da37a-2266-41d1-9989-1b5bcb911f82

Errors

[{"error":"Error: ensureToolResultPairing: repaired missing tool_result blocks (1130 -> 1130 messages). Message structure: [0] user; [1] user; [2] assistant(id=msg_01E36JqmpLi9UYz6aciDHV7p, tool_uses=[toolu_0178c1EfXtQx1cmedyw32p8A,toolu_01WjCx3sXdVQGoBekZ3LY2Ds]); [3] user(tool_results=[toolu_0178c1EfXtQx1cmedyw32p8A,toolu_01WjCx3sXdVQGoBekZ3LY2Ds]); [4] assistant(id=msg_01NYNVcSAhJPYQwge7CV8Rx8, tool_uses=[toolu_01QxE2R4bYVdfxhXitBxjSRw,toolu_01VA2PvQX7r39ER7cLj4xUnK]); [5] user(tool_results=[toolu_01QxE2R4bYVdfxhXitBxjSRw,toolu_01VA2PvQX7r39ER7cLj4xUnK]); [6] assistant(id=msg_01CSVZ3R6TZLxaQUj4HVfHx7, tool_uses=[toolu_01ANPdTP6UyVTsWu4n4u3Rii,toolu_01Nbuqib7us6XYoJcGE9pSZv]); [7] user(tool_results=[toolu_01ANPdTP6UyVTsWu4n4u3Rii,toolu_01Nbuqib7us6XYoJcGE9pSZv]); [8] assistant(id=msg_01D1iagMrRVkRsmNEY6s7MrP, tool_uses=[toolu_012yhnt5WGtBCE2vNcefSaBX]); [9] user(tool_results=[toolu_012yhnt5WGtBCE2vNcefSaBX]); [10] assistant(id=msg_01R13MgALmQuCDB7Tx5aD4Yu, tool_uses=[toolu_01FwrKHDnhEdjV2KLV6doxzK]); [11] user(tool_results=[toolu_01FwrKHDnhEdjV2KLV6doxzK]); [12] assistant(id=msg_01GRBcKrcMP5V3Fwsknz9rF4, tool_uses=[toolu_01YKxh6fDiMbeTTWU4txLwHy]); [13] user(tool_results=[toolu_01YKxh6fDiMbeTTWU4txLwHy]); [14] assistant(id=msg_01DyYGtiMUeXFeRDRFnwmc4z, tool_uses=[toolu_015RVRKeHhy8juetkPCBq5wM]); [15] user(tool_results=[toolu_015RVRKeHhy8juetkPCBq5wM]); [16] assistant(id=msg_013uZybBVS7BLpEUuuYfCBwN, tool_uses=[toolu_01UrUUkxvRqrA9WbNRYjr8Tq]); [17] user(tool_results=[toolu_01UrUUkxvRqrA9WbNRYjr8Tq]); [18] assistant(id=msg_01DtKvsKUQHeVRSEgq5bkxRz, tool_uses=[toolu_016tiUevS9vurPztjDFdXt7E,toolu_01JSzYjTfYyW22v4NNmNE5ng,toolu_01V19NieY2WZXpXnmBNbzHQT,toolu_01MGV53cyUxADgcw5jSskokg,toolu_01NaSiT8Nd9KsFnMcWWYfFgc,toolu_01RhagQDUNPKX6byXvVyv6Cc,toolu_01QCsCM1Jc74ctfaK7FdsJVF]); [19] user(tool_results=[toolu_01MGV53cyUxADgcw5jSskokg]); [20] assistant(id=msg_011xE3rbzr3x9jFotrpJqjXi, tool_uses=[toolu_018aeVaXNLWt2TJB8yQ6aJqa]); [21] user(tool_results=[toolu_018aeVaXNLWt2TJB8yQ6aJqa]); [22] assistant(id=msg_01FBPMRLScZV1wvr8Y9iHFBz, tool_uses=[toolu_01GrGCiqbx6MWrUC1aRSKiTG,toolu_01SfdN9fQZuztv2ZssHGH7v4]); [23] user(tool_results=[toolu_01GrGCiqbx6MWrUC1aRSKiTG,toolu_01SfdN9fQZuztv2ZssHGH7v4]); [24] assistant(id=msg_01FiVWNW4qNATtHSKKCPVSun, tool_uses=[toolu_01T31aEZWXd8C2y44Z37yWMz]); [25] user(tool_results=[toolu_01T31aEZWXd8C2y44Z37yWMz]); [26] assistant(id=msg_01G9oTdJwzxggbKt15yi1CsY, tool_uses=[toolu_01HYxwYmHTkVaSuu6sywFDGM]); [27] user(tool_results=[toolu_01HYxwYmHTkVaSuu6sywFDGM]); [28] assistant(id=msg_01HvWMXDtGUaJ6ytgtifRAc5, tool_uses=[toolu_01VPwG9io4HWJ9yZtWCHniUW,toolu_017MQf9utN6ywEEzDNWFXKy6]); [29] user(tool_results=[toolu_01VPwG9io4HWJ9yZtWCHniUW,toolu_017MQf9utN6ywEEzDNWFXKy6]); [30] assistant(id=msg_01KTGvwtMHqjfpHeiDZvdYqJ, tool_uses=[toolu_01ARfaPJZqH1AsqJXB1qUbka]); [31] user(tool_results=[toolu_01ARfaPJZqH1AsqJXB1qUbka]); [32] assistant(id=msg_01M2tSGaAQNZNbbKcdSuxj19, tool_uses=[toolu_01TYVsrBaqv9Eakcy1gjfF6Q,toolu_01Sx7orKB3qKtUraq8DZM1kP,toolu_01NDvEEmqZZZN2x6UsSyG28L,toolu_01Tbv6LhS75Z6TRBNBeHUE6x,toolu_01R8Qur2N9w6rd4mwBqjczer,toolu_01BTdeJUcfquRPjCL3DMWbj6]); [33] user(tool_results=[toolu_01TYVsrBaqv9Eakcy1gjfF6Q,toolu_01Sx7orKB3qKtUraq8DZM1kP,toolu_01NDvEEmqZZZN2x6UsSyG28L,toolu_01Tbv6LhS75Z6TRBNBeHUE6x,toolu_01R8Qur2N9w6rd4mwBqjczer,toolu_01BTdeJUcfquRPjCL3DMWbj6]); [34] assistant(id=msg_01BqKkSzsrRLx7iVk5WGW1Qg, tool_uses=[toolu_01Qa8QMACJNvRUJcGYkxQicL]); [35] user(tool_results=[toolu_01Qa8QMACJNvRUJcGYkxQicL]); [36] assistant(id=msg_014o8f1hrsZ9RnUdSqmQKXro, tool_uses=[]); [37] user; [38] assistant(id=msg_012qj4J3okd3HNVit1LYtexG, tool_uses=[toolu_017Xye5HZxRnuPSJQWZj2jiV,toolu_01CmozKp42PNgH1i5vJzzYwp,toolu_01QfCi6RYPFtP2xVhKoudaEd,toolu_01L29iRgp2oDWjCAY2VdJ3cX,toolu_0113g2jpK3sG5NmGigvj8mmW,toolu_01XA2EvCCFHmJyQmyHijPc58]); [39] user(tool_results=[toolu_01QfCi6RYPFtP2xVhKoudaEd,toolu_01XA2EvCCFHmJyQmyHijPc58]); [40] assistant(id=msg_011Lp28FM6NX9RWyJrmvKnqe, tool_uses=[toolu_017J4BqNtx2tkm6tD6jEibub]); [41] user(tool_results=[toolu_017J4BqNtx2tkm6tD6jEibub]); [42] assistant(id=msg_01CTVhF5bEu8ADTtuoP5DFz2, tool_uses=[toolu_01THM83YiUP6CgewQ2dDdHsH,toolu_01ShLsewLNRyQuWH67w7tRwY,toolu_01De6wvp5zZVYxV2nv6YM2dw,toolu_01H6FiGmjhgXwyu2RpGY58h5]); [43] user(tool_results=[toolu_01De6wvp5zZVYxV2nv6YM2dw,toolu_01THM83YiUP6CgewQ2dDdHsH]); [44] assistant(id=msg_011X1e638iSYmSw8cMHYtMXY, tool_uses=[toolu_01SWqg5RDTxRsiSVABbXS85C]); [45] user(tool_results=[toolu_01SWqg5RDTxRsiSVABbXS85C]); [46] assistant(id=msg_016Z39VxUGMotuS5e8tdRj79, tool_uses=[toolu_01SC2d1tdnUqCSaATknH7KAm,toolu_01DbyELM6gpwkJPF2kCiFisD,toolu_01DL1zTdhHn5uVokoVJGZ6zi]); [47] user(tool_results=[toolu_01DL1zTdhHn5uVokoVJGZ6zi,toolu_01SC2d1tdnUqCSaATknH7KAm,toolu_01DbyELM6gpwkJPF2kCiFisD]); [48] assistant(id=msg_019iAZxZRzQjqy9tAV7UBXAe, tool_uses=[toolu_015KpU6gC7fk5vG3NApdetXe]); [49] user(tool_results=[toolu_015KpU6gC7fk5vG3NApdetXe]); [50] assistant(id=msg_01AcDa6MyGxsgt6TxGN6Yjm7, tool_uses=[toolu_01HebeLFHTChXLaSoU5bXuC3]); [51] user(tool_results=[toolu_01HebeLFHTChXLaSoU5bXuC3]); [52] assistant(id=msg_01LbqR6Q8F3JNAE9pZ5e6HUo, tool_uses=[toolu_019N86t44eb8mNxs7T6nqgr7,toolu_01Ny4QDypDWF5kZDKkTWvWpa]);…

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