[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Invalid thinking parameter in requests
Bug Description I have an constant 400 errors related to "thinking" after Claude Code restart. Whatever I ask or enable/disable thinking - getting:
API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.43.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_011CW199azwZceA5p6ujPbTY"}
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.0.65
- Feedback ID: b5bc0b69-6ad4-455c-b820-24f775adead4
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"messages.43.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_011CW199azwZceA5p6ujPbTY\"}\n at B9.generate ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:122:10379)\n at MR.makeStatusError ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:860:2195)\n at MR.makeRequest ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:860:5419)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async dsA.model ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4026:11283)\n at async dsA ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1009:34744)\n at async mg2 ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4026:11437)\n at async {path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4026:3864\n at async An1 ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1411:2037)\n at async TZA ({path_to_env}/bin/nodejs/node-v22.14.0-win-x64/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4026:3834)","timestamp":"2025-12-11T15:32:07.874Z"}]
One remark: this error appears when I restore my past session. In a new session there is no this error.
I've just hit this as well. winding back my session didn't help. Claude doctor:
Diagnostics
└ Currently running: npm-local (2.0.65)
└ Path: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/24.10.0/bin/node
└ Invoked: /Users/roberttaylor/.claude/local/node_modules/.bin/claude
└ Config install method: local
└ Auto-updates: default (true)
└ Search: OK (vendor)