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Claude Code v2.1.271 ·

API 400-error classification extended for turn-scoped system messages and thinking-resumption

Two new API error patterns are now specifically recognized: turn-scoped system messages and thinking-resumption rejections

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Under the hood

Two new API error patterns are now specifically recognized: turn-scoped system messages and thinking-resumption rejections

What

Claude Code now recognizes two additional specific patterns among the 400-error responses the Claude API can return:

  • a validation error related to clear_at and "turn-scoped system message"
  • a 400 error tied to the thinking_resumption beta feature header
Why

Sorting these into their own specific categories, rather than lumping them into a generic rejection, likely helps Claude Code decide when to retry a request or fall back to a different approach, and improves how these errors are tracked internally.

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