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name: 'Data: Claude API reference — Java'
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description: Java SDK reference including installation, client initialization, basic requests, streaming, and beta tool use
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ccVersion: 2.1.83
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# Claude API — Java
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> **Note:** The Java SDK supports the Claude API and beta tool use with annotated classes. Agent SDK is not yet available for Java.
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## Installation
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Maven:
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```xml
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<dependency>
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<groupId>com.anthropic</groupId>
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<artifactId>anthropic-java</artifactId>
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<version>2.17.0</version>
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</dependency>
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```
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Gradle:
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```groovy
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implementation("com.anthropic:anthropic-java:2.17.0")
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```
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## Client Initialization
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```java
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import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
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import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
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// Default (reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from environment)
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AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();
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// Explicit API key
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AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.builder()
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.apiKey("your-api-key")
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.build();
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```
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---
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## Basic Message Request
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.Message;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.Model;
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.addUserMessage("What is the capital of France?")
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.build();
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Message response = client.messages().create(params);
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response.content().stream()
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.flatMap(block -> block.text().stream())
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.forEach(textBlock -> System.out.println(textBlock.text()));
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```
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---
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## Streaming
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```java
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import com.anthropic.core.http.StreamResponse;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.RawMessageStreamEvent;
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)
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.maxTokens(64000L)
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.addUserMessage("Write a haiku")
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.build();
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try (StreamResponse<RawMessageStreamEvent> streamResponse = client.messages().createStreaming(params)) {
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streamResponse.stream()
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.flatMap(event -> event.contentBlockDelta().stream())
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.flatMap(deltaEvent -> deltaEvent.delta().text().stream())
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.forEach(textDelta -> System.out.print(textDelta.text()));
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}
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```
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---
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## Thinking
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**Adaptive thinking is the recommended mode for Claude 4.6+ models.** Claude decides dynamically when and how much to think. The builder has a direct `.thinking(ThinkingConfigAdaptive)` overload — no manual union wrapping.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ContentBlock;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCreateParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.Model;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ThinkingConfigAdaptive;
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_SONNET_4_6)
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.thinking(ThinkingConfigAdaptive.builder().build())
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.addUserMessage("Solve this step by step: 27 * 453")
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.build();
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for (ContentBlock block : client.messages().create(params).content()) {
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block.thinking().ifPresent(t -> System.out.println("[thinking] " + t.thinking()));
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block.text().ifPresent(t -> System.out.println(t.text()));
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}
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```
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> **Deprecated:** `ThinkingConfigEnabled.builder().budgetTokens(N)` (and the `.enabledThinking(N)` shortcut) still works on Claude 4.6 but is deprecated. Use adaptive thinking above.
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`ContentBlock` narrowing: `.thinking()` / `.text()` return `Optional<T>` — use `.ifPresent(...)` or `.stream().flatMap(...)`. Alternative: `isThinking()` / `asThinking()` boolean+unwrap pairs (throws on wrong variant).
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---
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## Tool Use (Beta)
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The Java SDK supports beta tool use with annotated classes. Tool classes implement `Supplier<String>` for automatic execution via `BetaToolRunner`.
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### Tool Runner (automatic loop)
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.MessageCreateParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaMessage;
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import com.anthropic.helpers.BetaToolRunner;
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import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonClassDescription;
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import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyDescription;
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import java.util.function.Supplier;
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@JsonClassDescription("Get the weather in a given location")
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static class GetWeather implements Supplier<String> {
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@JsonPropertyDescription("The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA")
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public String location;
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@Override
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public String get() {
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return "The weather in " + location + " is sunny and 72°F";
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}
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}
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BetaToolRunner toolRunner = client.beta().messages().toolRunner(
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MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model("{{OPUS_ID}}")
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.putAdditionalHeader("anthropic-beta", "structured-outputs-2025-11-13")
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.addTool(GetWeather.class)
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.addUserMessage("What's the weather in San Francisco?")
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.build());
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for (BetaMessage message : toolRunner) {
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System.out.println(message);
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}
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```
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### Memory Tool
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The Java SDK provides `BetaMemoryToolHandler` for implementing the memory tool backend. You supply a handler that manages file storage, and the `BetaToolRunner` handles memory tool calls automatically.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.helpers.BetaMemoryToolHandler;
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import com.anthropic.helpers.BetaToolRunner;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaMemoryTool20250818;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaMessage;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.MessageCreateParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.ToolRunnerCreateParams;
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// Implement BetaMemoryToolHandler with your storage backend (e.g., filesystem)
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BetaMemoryToolHandler memoryHandler = new FileSystemMemoryToolHandler(sandboxRoot);
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MessageCreateParams createParams = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model("{{OPUS_ID}}")
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.maxTokens(4096L)
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.addTool(BetaMemoryTool20250818.builder().build())
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.addUserMessage("Remember that my favorite color is blue")
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.build();
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BetaToolRunner toolRunner = client.beta().messages().toolRunner(
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ToolRunnerCreateParams.builder()
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.betaMemoryToolHandler(memoryHandler)
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.initialMessageParams(createParams)
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.build());
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for (BetaMessage message : toolRunner) {
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System.out.println(message);
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}
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```
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See the [shared memory tool concepts](../shared/tool-use-concepts.md) for more details on the memory tool.
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### Non-Beta Tool Declaration (manual JSON schema)
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`Tool.InputSchema.Properties` is a freeform `Map<String, JsonValue>` wrapper — build property schemas via `putAdditionalProperty`. `type: "object"` is the default. The builder has a direct `.addTool(Tool)` overload that wraps in `ToolUnion` automatically.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.core.JsonValue;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.Tool;
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Tool tool = Tool.builder()
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.name("get_weather")
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.description("Get the current weather in a given location")
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.inputSchema(Tool.InputSchema.builder()
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.properties(Tool.InputSchema.Properties.builder()
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.putAdditionalProperty("location", JsonValue.from(Map.of("type", "string")))
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.build())
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.required(List.of("location"))
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.build())
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.build();
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_SONNET_4_6)
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.addTool(tool)
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.addUserMessage("Weather in Paris?")
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.build();
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```
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For manual tool loops, handle `tool_use` blocks in the response, send `tool_result` back, loop until `stop_reason` is `"end_turn"`. See [shared tool use concepts](../shared/tool-use-concepts.md).
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### Building `MessageParam` with Content Blocks (Tool Result Round-Trip)
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`MessageParam.Content` is an inner union class (string | list). Use the builder's `.contentOfBlockParams(List<ContentBlockParam>)` alias — there is NO separate `MessageParamContent` class with a static `ofBlockParams`:
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageParam;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ContentBlockParam;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ToolResultBlockParam;
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List<ContentBlockParam> results = List.of(
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ContentBlockParam.ofToolResult(ToolResultBlockParam.builder()
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.toolUseId(toolUseBlock.id())
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.content(yourResultString)
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.build())
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);
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MessageParam toolResultMsg = MessageParam.builder()
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.role(MessageParam.Role.USER)
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.contentOfBlockParams(results) // builder alias for Content.ofBlockParams(...)
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.build();
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```
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---
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## Effort Parameter
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Effort is nested inside `OutputConfig` — there is NO `.effort()` directly on `MessageCreateParams.Builder`.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.OutputConfig;
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.outputConfig(OutputConfig.builder()
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.effort(OutputConfig.Effort.HIGH) // or LOW, MEDIUM, MAX
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.build())
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```
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Combine with `Thinking = ThinkingConfigAdaptive` for cost-quality control.
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---
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## Prompt Caching
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System message as a list of `TextBlockParam` with `CacheControlEphemeral`. Use `.systemOfTextBlockParams(...)` — the plain `.system(String)` overload can't carry cache control. For placement patterns and the silent-invalidator audit checklist, see `shared/prompt-caching.md`.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.TextBlockParam;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.CacheControlEphemeral;
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.systemOfTextBlockParams(List.of(
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TextBlockParam.builder()
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.text(longSystemPrompt)
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.cacheControl(CacheControlEphemeral.builder()
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.ttl(CacheControlEphemeral.Ttl.TTL_1H) // optional; also TTL_5M
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.build())
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.build()))
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```
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There's also a top-level `.cacheControl(CacheControlEphemeral)` on `MessageCreateParams.Builder` and on `Tool.builder()`.
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Verify hits via `response.usage().cacheCreationInputTokens()` / `response.usage().cacheReadInputTokens()`.
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---
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## Token Counting
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.MessageCountTokensParams;
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long tokens = client.messages().countTokens(
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MessageCountTokensParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_SONNET_4_6)
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.addUserMessage("Hello")
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.build()
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).inputTokens();
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```
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---
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## Structured Output
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The class-based overload auto-derives the JSON schema from your POJO and gives you a typed `.text()` return — no manual schema, no manual parsing.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.StructuredMessageCreateParams;
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record Book(String title, String author) {}
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record BookList(List<Book> books) {}
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StructuredMessageCreateParams<BookList> params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_SONNET_4_6)
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.outputConfig(BookList.class) // returns a typed builder
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.addUserMessage("List 3 classic novels")
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.build();
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client.messages().create(params).content().stream()
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.flatMap(cb -> cb.text().stream())
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.forEach(typed -> {
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// typed.text() returns BookList, not String
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for (Book b : typed.text().books()) System.out.println(b.title());
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});
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```
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Supports Jackson annotations: `@JsonPropertyDescription`, `@JsonIgnore`, `@ArraySchema(minItems=...)`. Manual schema path: `OutputConfig.builder().format(JsonOutputFormat.builder().schema(...).build())`.
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---
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## PDF / Document Input
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`DocumentBlockParam` builder has source shortcuts. Wrap in `ContentBlockParam.ofDocument()` and pass via `.addUserMessageOfBlockParams()`.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.DocumentBlockParam;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ContentBlockParam;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.TextBlockParam;
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DocumentBlockParam doc = DocumentBlockParam.builder()
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.base64Source(base64String) // or .urlSource("https://...") or .textSource("...")
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.title("My Document") // optional
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.build();
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.addUserMessageOfBlockParams(List.of(
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ContentBlockParam.ofDocument(doc),
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ContentBlockParam.ofText(TextBlockParam.builder().text("Summarize this").build())))
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```
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---
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## Server-Side Tools
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Version-suffixed types; `name`/`type` auto-set by builder. Direct `.addTool()` overloads exist for every type — no manual `ToolUnion` wrapping.
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.WebSearchTool20260209;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ToolBash20250124;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.ToolTextEditor20250728;
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import com.anthropic.models.messages.CodeExecutionTool20260120;
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.addTool(WebSearchTool20260209.builder()
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.maxUses(5L) // optional
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.allowedDomains(List.of("example.com")) // optional
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.build())
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.addTool(ToolBash20250124.builder().build())
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.addTool(ToolTextEditor20250728.builder().build())
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.addTool(CodeExecutionTool20260120.builder().build())
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```
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Also available: `WebFetchTool20260209`, `MemoryTool20250818`, `ToolSearchToolBm25_20251119`.
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### Beta namespace (MCP, compaction)
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For beta-only features use `com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.*` — class names have a `Beta` prefix AND live in the beta package. The beta `MessageCreateParams.Builder` has direct `.addTool(BetaToolBash20250124)` overloads AND `.addMcpServer()`:
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.MessageCreateParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaToolBash20250124;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaRequestMcpServerUrlDefinition;
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MessageCreateParams params = MessageCreateParams.builder()
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.model(Model.CLAUDE_OPUS_4_6)
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.maxTokens(16000L)
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.addBeta("mcp-client-2025-11-20")
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.addTool(BetaToolBash20250124.builder().build())
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.addTool(BetaCodeExecutionTool20260120.builder().build())
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.addMcpServer(BetaRequestMcpServerUrlDefinition.builder()
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.name("my-server")
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.url("https://example.com/mcp")
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.build())
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.addUserMessage("...")
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.build();
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client.beta().messages().create(params);
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```
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`BetaTool*` types are NOT interchangeable with non-beta `Tool*` — pick one namespace per request.
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**Reading server-tool blocks in the response:** `ServerToolUseBlock` has `.id()`, `.name()` (enum), and `._input()` returning raw `JsonValue` — there is NO typed `.input()`. For code execution results, unwrap two levels:
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```java
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for (ContentBlock block : response.content()) {
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block.serverToolUse().ifPresent(stu -> {
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System.out.println("tool: " + stu.name() + " input: " + stu._input());
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});
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block.codeExecutionToolResult().ifPresent(r -> {
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r.content().resultBlock().ifPresent(result -> {
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System.out.println("stdout: " + result.stdout());
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System.out.println("stderr: " + result.stderr());
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System.out.println("exit: " + result.returnCode());
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});
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});
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}
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```
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---
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## Files API (Beta)
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Under `client.beta().files()`. File references in messages need the beta message types (non-beta `DocumentBlockParam.Source` has no file-ID variant).
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```java
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.FileUploadParams;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.FileMetadata;
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import com.anthropic.models.beta.messages.BetaRequestDocumentBlock;
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import java.nio.file.Paths;
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FileMetadata meta = client.beta().files().upload(
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FileUploadParams.builder()
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.file(Paths.get("/path/to/doc.pdf")) // or .file(InputStream) or .file(byte[])
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.build());
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// Reference in a beta message:
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BetaRequestDocumentBlock doc = BetaRequestDocumentBlock.builder()
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.fileSource(meta.id())
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.build();
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```
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Other methods: `.list()`, `.delete(String fileId)`, `.download(String fileId)`, `.retrieveMetadata(String fileId)`.
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