[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"}]

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