[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by filipejtdias Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
API Error: 400 messages.3.content.9: 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: 2.1.152
- Feedback ID: bc184746-35b1-448e-96c6-7f71bf170adc
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.9: `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_011CbV8EBNrvkV2NobYnNexR\"}\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":"2026-05-28T14:28:59.929Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.9: `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_011CbV8HSvLDooGCYgjYrtqz\"}\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":"2026-05-28T14:29:44.337Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.9: `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_011CbV8QouqQXNdvJuL6ujLd\"}\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":"2026-05-28T14:31:23.908Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗