[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened May 28, 2026 by Twister915 Closed Jun 30, 2026
Bug Description
I got this error: API Error: 400 messages.1.content.21: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.
I am using vanilla claude code with my anthropic subscription.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: ghostty
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: e0b16afa-0a50-40e0-8e8e-d0f1eeb3c84e
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.21: `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_011CbVUve6PtL4LUNq6bSiWe\"}\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":"2026-05-28T19:00:24.999Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.21: `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_011CbVUwiv9FeqaTjUs2wWpa\"}\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":"2026-05-28T19:00:39.821Z"}]This issue has 1 comment on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗