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ThinkingConfig

Configuration for extended thinking.

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Properties

Name Type Description
type string Whether thinking is enabled, disabled, or adaptive.
budget_tokens integer Maximum number of tokens for thinking. Minimum 1024 and must be less than max_tokens.
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JSON Schema

claude-thinkingconfig-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/ThinkingConfig",
  "title": "ThinkingConfig",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Configuration for extended thinking.",
  "required": [
    "type"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether thinking is enabled, disabled, or adaptive.",
      "enum": [
        "enabled",
        "disabled",
        "adaptive"
      ],
      "example": "enabled"
    },
    "budget_tokens": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum number of tokens for thinking. Minimum 1024 and must be less than max_tokens.",
      "minimum": 1024,
      "example": 10
    }
  }
}