[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 29, 2026 by colinrees Closed Jun 2, 2026
Bug Description
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: linux
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.154
- Feedback ID: 50085a8e-b607-467e-a2d2-aae9cf92e8ac
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.34: `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_011CbWS7xokRk6V8RAhfQxqq\"}\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":"2026-05-29T07:04:12.795Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.1.content.34: `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_011CbWShppEE1HsAKuj3dUvv\"}\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":"2026-05-29T07:11:52.779Z"},{"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_011CbWkywmybJcK6Co7odidq\"}\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":"2026-05-29T11:11:32.172Z"},{"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_011CbWm1SLibNazgvWu6VFZD\"}\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":"2026-05-29T11:11:53.759Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗