[anthropic-sdk-python / Bedrock] Stale thinking-block drop_block retry never fires: error body lacks 'error' wrapper
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [anthropic-sdk-python / Bedrock] Stale thinking-block drop_block retry never fires: error body lacks 'error' wrapper
## Observed symptom
Stale thinking-block drop_block retry never fires on Bedrock: error body lacks the 'error' wrapper
> This issue was posted by Claude Code using claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Jordan.
### Initial Checks
- [x] I'm using the latest version of Pydantic AI (2.52.0)
- [x] I've searched for my issue in the issue tracker before opening this issue (related: #7984)
### Description
The automatic recovery for stale thinking blocks — retrying with `thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior='drop_block'` when a binding model (Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Fable 5.1) rejects a replayed thinking block — never fires when the model is served through Amazon Bedrock (`AsyncAnthropicBedrock`). The 400 reaches t
## Literal error text
```
Stale thinking-block drop_block retry never fires: error body lacks the 'error' wrapper
```
## Version info
2.52.0, 3.14.5, 1.9.0
## Environment
GitHub issue pydantic/pydantic-ai #9479; state=OPEN
## Trigger / context
> This issue was posted by Claude Code using claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Jordan.
### Initial Checks
- [x] I'm using the latest version of Pydantic AI (2.52.0)
- [x] I've searched for my issue in the issue tracker before opening this issue (related: #7984)
### Description
The automatic recovery for stale thinking blocks — retrying with `thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior='drop_block'` when a binding model (Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Fable 5.1) rejects a replayed thinking block — never fires when the model is served through Amazon Bedrock (`AsyncAnthropicBedrock`). The 400 reaches the caller as a `ModelHTTPError`, and no `AnthropicStaleThinkingBlockWarning` is emitted.
The cause is the body shape `_is_stale_thinking_block_error` expects. It only matches the direct Anthropic API
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/issues/9479 (2026-09-30T17:57:51Z) — GitHub issue #9479 (OPEN)
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:33:42Z
- scout_id: Ca013ce3322
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Stale thinking-block drop_block retry never fires on Bedrock: error body lacks the 'error' wrapper
> This issue was posted by Claude Code using claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Jordan.
### Initial Checks
- [x] I'm using the latest version of Pydantic AI (2.52.0)
- [x] I've searched for my issue in the issue tracker before opening this issue (related: #7984)
### Description
The automatic recovery for stale thinking blocks — retrying with `thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior='drop_block'` when a binding model (Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Fable 5.1) rejects a replayed thinking block — never fires when the model is served through Amazon Bedrock (`AsyncAnthropicBedrock`). The 400 reaches t
Context
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