redacted_thinking
A content block variant returned in the Anthropic Claude API when reasoning content is redacted due to safety policies. The thinking field is replaced with unreadable ciphertext, and the signature likewise carries context-binding information.
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redacted_thinking is a variant returned when the reasoning content is masked due to safety policies, in which the thinking field is replaced with unreadable ciphertext, and the signature likewise carries the binding information.
At the API level, thinking blocks correspond to redacted_thinking blocks (encrypted content), which are used to maintain reasoning context across subsequent conversation turns but are not visible to the user.
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redacted_thinking is a variant returned when the reasoning content is masked due to safety policies, in which the thinking field is replaced with unreadable ciphertext, and the signature likewise carries the binding information.
50%UnverifiedAt the API level, thinking blocks correspond to redacted_thinking blocks (encrypted content), which are used to maintain reasoning context across subsequent conversation turns but are not visible to the user.
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