[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Cannot modify thinking blocks in assistant messages
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 31, 2026 by mquesada02 Closed Jul 3, 2026
Bug Description
I'm getting "API Error: 400 messages.13.content.9: thinking or redacted_thinking blocks in the latest assistant message cannot be modified. These blocks must remain as they were in the original response." constantly on my session.
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: ghostty
- Version: 2.1.149
- Feedback ID: 8b1ac617-6fa0-4a12-a144-8fb2a5294f51
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.13.content.9: `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_011CbZfewaTxo2gYLCWQsFjW\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63341)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-31T00:03:29.925Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.13.content.9: `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_011CbZfh4jdXtH6iFjoSEuPk\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:63341)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-31T00:03:58.836Z"}]This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗