[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot Modify Thinking Blocks in Assistant Messages
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by pskehan Closed Jun 30, 2026
Bug Description
Impossible to use Claude Code due to recurrent issue of ⎿ API Error: 400 messages.1.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. since recent update to 4-8
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: 88a9d7ce-e8ea-48fd-ac26-af6b50bfa0eb
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.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_011CbVSp1PP6atiAtE9ESxJs\"}\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":"2026-05-28T18:32:48.789Z"}]This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗