[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 28, 2026 by mferrara Closed Jun 1, 2026

Bug Description
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⎿  API Error: 400 messages.1.content.8: 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: 62081bca-4dfa-4315-aa01-fcc111beedd5

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.8: `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_011CbVj9CtL7gSuCfCsvDxDa\"}\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":"2026-05-28T22:06:50.827Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.8: `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_011CbVjFBhZdmD97p7G3ccb1\"}\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":"2026-05-28T22:08:11.969Z"}]

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