[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant message
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 29, 2026 by ninjaking66 Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
API Error: 400 messages.1.content.3: 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: 03527108-0300-401f-bfab-c4753cac36a0
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.3: `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_011CbVxzT1mfTL8Fh86PQYpK\"}\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":"2026-05-29T01:08:27.717Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.3: `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_011CbVy7c3w3bvbUNRZiN4YQ\"}\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":"2026-05-29T01:10:04.803Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.3: `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_011CbVy7nUk8NNJWnAohRCFS\"}\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":"2026-05-29T01:10:07.194Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗