[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot Modify Thinking Blocks in Assistant Messages
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by vadimcomanescu Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
⎿ API Error: 400 messages.47.content.4: 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: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: 4b5e21d9-c344-40a7-84e3-2fbb02afc019
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.47.content.4: `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_011CbVR3F9FHvb2PVnzCKX9M\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T18:09:27.911Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.47.content.4: `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_011CbVR8HRopnVJQKzYULFmm\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T18:10:35.755Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.47.content.4: `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_011CbVRL4D9gPR2kRfs2V7wf\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63816)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-28T18:13:15.440Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗