[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by williavs Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
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API Error: 400 messages.33.content.18: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.
✻ Cogitated for 3m 1s AGAIN!!! I JUST FILED THIS ISSUE FROM MY MACBOOK AND NOW IM GETTING SAME THING FROM MY LINUX
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: tmux
- Version: 2.1.150
- Feedback ID: 6d7c49a4-39ca-443b-a242-6ab5dab7e629
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.33.content.18: `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_011CbVLaE9Fa9aJjqkidyFKu\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63341)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T17:10:53.629Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗