[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot Modify Thinking Blocks in Assistant Messages

Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by nsanguinettip

Bug Description
API Error: 400 messages.1.content.2: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.

Getting this all the time

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: xterm-256color
  • Version: 2.1.153
  • Feedback ID: 0dcdca14-cde1-424f-9874-651058a7924b

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEL36twkCUTdTUVBAtF\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:49:00.172Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVETz359szt2zVBHRJEU\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:50:47.953Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEU7NbXquaU4AM3bNnA\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:50:49.738Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEUapqmXdMKDi7hRLZx\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:50:56.291Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEbsKUZ4E8kDT3bjGpt\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:52:34.920Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEcdnfUdqFyb4YxPXkM\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:52:45.350Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.24: `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_011CbVEdbr7DtjESTLyUEKtL\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T15:52:58.439Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.3.content.25: `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_011CbVFchJN14XPLLtg6gZY2\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63519)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/ent…

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