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## Title

    [Anthropic prompt caching] cache_miss_reason 'model_changed' / 'system_changed' — router/fallback switches model or a timestamp/request id is interpolated into the system prompt

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Diagnostics report model_changed when model differs (cache is per-model) and system_changed when the system parameter differs, typically from interpolated timestamps or IDs.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Other error fragments:
    - system_changed
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/cache-diagnostics (official_docs, 2026-09-27 (fetched), documented_behavior): model_changed: router/A-B/fallback selected a different model, cache is per-model; system_changed: timestamp/request ID interpolated; move dynamic data after the breakpoint.
    
    Search phrasings: claude prompt cache miss after fallback model; system prompt timestamp breaks prompt caching; cache_miss_reason system_changed
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: Anthropic Claude API\nComponent: Prompt caching / cache diagnostics\nOperation: Gateways with model fallback/A-B routing; system prompts containing current date/time, request IDs or per-user data\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nTrigger: Different model between turns (cache is per-model) or any byte change in system.",
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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Pin the model within a cached conversation; make system byte-stable and move dynamic data into the first user message after the breakpoint (or use mid-conversation system messages where supported).\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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