[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by JYPochez Closed Jul 3, 2026
Bug Description
claude code is stuck can't go on : API Error: 400 messages.101.content.29: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must
remain as they were in the original response.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 2.1.153
- Feedback ID: 7a15d5c9-9aad-4c07-9f53-1cec6e45d329
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.101.content.29: `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_011CbUniydesNoFPV69vcpsq\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63764)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T10:13:25.108Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.101.content.29: `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_011CbUnmVs8sJQPZyqzi25iK\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63764)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T10:13:48.636Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.101.content.29: `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_011CbUnoTBxnXiWzTvKTTpdG\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63764)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T10:14:15.113Z"}]This issue has 5 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗