[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 29, 2026 by TonyPythoneer Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
API Error: 400 messages.1.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.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: zed
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: dbc53b65-9e2a-4787-8226-87c6d70939e7
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.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_011CbVvPngzKK2CaDkwPLZQw\"}\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":"2026-05-29T00:34:23.829Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.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_011CbVvW6CNGi2w3d7yyRgeX\"}\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":"2026-05-29T00:35:49.425Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗