[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages

Resolved 💬 9 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by williavs Closed Jun 30, 2026

Bug Description
 User answered Claude's questions:
⎿  · Which way does the left wing slide on? → Front-to-back (Y) (Recommended)
· What joint profile for the slide rail? → Dovetail (Recommended)
⎿  API Error: 400 messages.3.content.23: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.

  • - - -dude wtfffffffff conversation is getting brickedddddd

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: tmux
  • Version: 2.1.152
  • Feedback ID: d7320b1d-71ff-4bf0-9bba-a08d7335f2f6

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.12: `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_011CbUzCMoSEBNKhNj8iXGry\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63975)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T12:43:40.426Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.12: `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_011CbUzCzCSa45VFAGGnU7jL\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63975)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T12:43:48.978Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.23: `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_011CbUzXbgPcE3bfm2P5es3Z\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63975)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T12:48:01.410Z"}]

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