[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 29, 2026 by tayle-ms Closed Jun 1, 2026
Bug Description
API Error: 400 messages.1.content.14: 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: c0dfb124-312d-4fe4-b5bc-86b5c061adb6
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.14: `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_011CbW7MpTsoVsoYELnWBDL9\"}\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":"2026-05-29T02:58:12.120Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.14: `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_011CbW7NSoAXkWgvLwV3Rn7i\"}\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":"2026-05-29T02:58:20.713Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.14: `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_011CbW7PcoDA7pZFSYBX97ev\"}\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":"2026-05-29T02:58:36.533Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗