[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by anton-haskevych Closed Jun 30, 2026
Bug Description
The model was working and then it just errored: {⏺ Background command "Run pnpm install at root (builds api/dist)" completed (exit code 0)
API Error: 400 messages.5.content.7: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response.}. It does not do anything else. I am just stuck in the session unnable to do anything else. Seems like the only solution is just to restart the whole session
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: 033b9911-1729-47f9-8c89-dc6e4e140917
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.5.content.7: `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_011CbVYG982j9S5J4NMzxP9Z\"}\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":"2026-05-28T19:44:09.992Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.51: `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_011CbVYJCwmiqJELVrvvqMSC\"}\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":"2026-05-28T19:44:38.214Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.51: `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_011CbVYKTFGzTa2PgyJrj3Sn\"}\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":"2026-05-28T19:44:55.067Z"}]This issue has 4 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗