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Add anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01\n2. Keep thinking.block_binding.prefix_mismatch_behavior: \"drop_block\"\nExpected: Request accepted; mismatched thinking blocks dropped.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"66279f29-5385-42d9-83cf-92a4208360bf","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Send the anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01 header (or use the SDK beta namespace) with block_binding, or remove the field.\n\nOption: Add the beta header [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Claude Fable 5.1 / Opus 5.5 conversations with replayed thinking\nSteps:\n1. Add anthropic-beta: thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01\n2. 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