Claude · Schema

ThinkingBlock

A thinking content block showing Claude's internal reasoning process.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
type	string
thinking	string	Claude's internal reasoning text.
signature	string	A signature verifying the thinking block.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/ThinkingBlock",
  "title": "ThinkingBlock",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A thinking content block showing Claude's internal reasoning process.",
  "required": [
    "type",
    "thinking",
    "signature"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "thinking",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "thinking": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Claude's internal reasoning text.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "signature": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A signature verifying the thinking block.",
      "example": "example_value"
    }
  }
}