[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened May 28, 2026 by George-595 Closed Jun 30, 2026
Bug Description
randomly hitting "API Error: 400 messages.9.content.33: 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: WarpTerminal
- Version: 2.1.152
- Feedback ID: 72d3e137-1814-4ddf-8856-9d35a568a6a2
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.9.content.33: `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_011CbVJb1M7Hs6cRw4johfDs\"}\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":"2026-05-28T16:44:50.523Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.9.content.33: `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_011CbVJdbsovFmNgu9SfhXTM\"}\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":"2026-05-28T16:45:25.719Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.9.content.33: `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_011CbVJg1iL15TUUvMeGWNJg\"}\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":"2026-05-28T16:45:58.551Z"}]This issue has 1 comment on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗