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Append-Only: The Harness Rule Nobody Warned You About
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Three breaking changes arrived with Claude Fable 5.1: forced tool use returns a 400, thinking blocks are bound to the model that produced them, and editing earlier conversation turns invalidates thinking blocks. This course explains preserved thinking, why append-only harnesses are now the default assumption, and how to restructure compaction and per-turn reminders so they stay compliant.
