[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 29, 2026 by Muscolino96 Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
I got API Error: 400 messages.1.content.16: 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: linux
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: 04d0e41c-46ed-409b-b37a-8e43fc577c17
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.16: `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_011CbVurpjetTVykiQa3NPSN\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63571)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-29T00:27:23.803Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.16: `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_011CbVuu8q9E5ptLRpLyGJZF\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63571)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-29T00:27:55.178Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗