Class ThinkingBlock

Represents a "thinking" content block returned by Anthropic models. This block contains the model's hidden chain-of-thought / reasoning data (which Anthropic may expose under controlled settings).

Inheritance
object
ContentBlock
ThinkingBlock
Inherited Members
Namespace: Glitch9.AIDevKit.Anthropic
Assembly: Glitch9.AIDevKit.Provider.Anthropic.dll
Syntax
public class ThinkingBlock : ContentBlock

Properties

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Signature

A cryptographic signature provided by Anthropic to verify the integrity and authenticity of the "thinking" block. Ensures that the reasoning content was not tampered with in transit.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("signature")]
public string Signature { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
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Thinking

The actual reasoning text ("thinking") generated by the model. This is usually not intended for end-user display, but may be returned in specialized Anthropic APIs for analysis/debugging.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("thinking")]
public string Thinking { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
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Type

The content type is fixed to "Thinking", identifying this block as reasoning/thought content.

Declaration
[JsonProperty("type")]
public override ContentType Type { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ContentType
Overrides

Methods

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FromReasoning(Reasoning)

Declaration
public static ThinkingBlock FromReasoning(Reasoning reasoning)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Reasoning reasoning
Returns
Type Description
ThinkingBlock
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ToReasoning()

Declaration
public Reasoning ToReasoning()
Returns
Type Description
Reasoning

Extension Methods