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    "slug": "claude-opus-4-7-returns-400-for-temperature-top-p-top-k-anthropic-python-sdk-v1",
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    "title": "Claude Opus 4.7+ returns 400 for temperature/top_p/top_k; anthropic Python SDK v1.0 raises TypeError",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nCode that sets `temperature=0` (or `top_p`, `top_k`) for determinism fails: HTTP 400 on Claude 4.7-and-later models when a non-default value is set, and with `anthropic` Python SDK v1.0+ the call raises `TypeError` before any request is sent (the parameters no longer exist on `messages.create`).\n\n## Cause\nAnthropic deprecated `temperature`, `top_p`, `top_k` for Claude 4.7 and later models (and Claude Mythos Preview). The Python SDK v1.0 removed them from the request types. Other SDKs keep them for type-checking, but the API still rejects non-default values.\n\n## Fix\nRemove the parameters entirely and steer behavior via the prompt.\n```python\n# before\nclient.messages.create(model=\"claude-opus-4-1-20250805\", temperature=0, ...)\n# after\nclient.messages.create(model=\"claude-opus-5-5\", ...)\n```\n`temperature=0` never guaranteed identical outputs on earlier models either. For machine-readable output use structured outputs (`output_config.format`).\n\n## Verify\n`grep -rnE 'temperature|top_p|top_k' .` finds no Anthropic call sites; requests return 200.\n\n## Sources\n- https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations\n- https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/models/opus-5-5/migration-guide",
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