## Get Session Thread

`$ ant beta:sessions:threads retrieve`

**get** `/v1/sessions/{session_id}/threads/{thread_id}`

Get Session Thread

### Parameters

- `--session-id: string`

  Path param: Path parameter session_id

- `--thread-id: string`

  Path param: Path parameter thread_id

- `--beta: optional array of AnthropicBeta`

  Header param: Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

### Returns

- `beta_managed_agents_session_thread: object { id, agent, archived_at, 8 more }`

  An execution thread within a `session`. Each session has one primary thread plus zero or more child threads spawned by the coordinator.

  - `id: string`

    Unique identifier for this thread.

  - `agent: object { id, description, mcp_servers, 7 more }`

    Resolved `agent` definition for a single `session_thread`. Snapshot of the agent at thread creation time. The multiagent roster is not repeated here; read it from `Session.agent`.

    - `id: string`

    - `description: string`

    - `mcp_servers: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPServerURLDefinition`

      - `name: string`

      - `type: "url"`

        - `"url"`

      - `url: string`

    - `model: object { id, speed }`

      Model identifier and configuration.

      - `id: "claude-fable-5" or "claude-opus-4-8" or "claude-opus-4-7" or 8 more or string`

        The model that will power your agent.

        See [models](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/models-overview) for additional details and options.

        - `"claude-fable-5"`

          Next generation of intelligence for the hardest knowledge work and coding problems

        - `"claude-opus-4-8"`

          Frontier intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-7"`

          Frontier intelligence for long-running agents and coding

        - `"claude-opus-4-6"`

          Most intelligent model for building agents and coding

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-6"`

          Best combination of speed and intelligence

        - `"claude-haiku-4-5"`

          Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

        - `"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"`

          Fastest model with near-frontier intelligence

        - `"claude-opus-4-5"`

          Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

        - `"claude-opus-4-5-20251101"`

          Premium model combining maximum intelligence with practical performance

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-5"`

          High-performance model for agents and coding

        - `"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"`

          High-performance model for agents and coding

      - `speed: optional "standard" or "fast"`

        Inference speed mode. `fast` provides significantly faster output token generation at premium pricing. Not all models support `fast`; invalid combinations are rejected at create time.

        - `"standard"`

        - `"fast"`

    - `name: string`

    - `skills: array of BetaManagedAgentsAnthropicSkill or BetaManagedAgentsCustomSkill`

      - `beta_managed_agents_anthropic_skill: object { skill_id, type, version }`

        A resolved Anthropic-managed skill.

        - `skill_id: string`

        - `type: "anthropic"`

          - `"anthropic"`

        - `version: string`

      - `beta_managed_agents_custom_skill: object { skill_id, type, version }`

        A resolved user-created custom skill.

        - `skill_id: string`

        - `type: "custom"`

          - `"custom"`

        - `version: string`

    - `system: string`

    - `tools: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolset20260401 or BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolset or BetaManagedAgentsCustomTool`

      - `beta_managed_agents_agent_toolset20260401: object { configs, default_config, type }`

        - `configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsAgentToolConfig`

          - `enabled: boolean`

          - `name: "bash" or "edit" or "read" or 5 more`

            Built-in agent tool identifier.

            - `"bash"`

            - `"edit"`

            - `"read"`

            - `"write"`

            - `"glob"`

            - `"grep"`

            - `"web_fetch"`

            - `"web_search"`

          - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

              - `type: "always_allow"`

                - `"always_allow"`

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

              - `type: "always_ask"`

                - `"always_ask"`

        - `default_config: object { enabled, permission_policy }`

          Resolved default configuration for agent tools.

          - `enabled: boolean`

          - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        - `type: "agent_toolset_20260401"`

          - `"agent_toolset_20260401"`

      - `beta_managed_agents_mcp_toolset: object { configs, default_config, mcp_server_name, type }`

        - `configs: array of BetaManagedAgentsMCPToolConfig`

          - `enabled: boolean`

          - `name: string`

          - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        - `default_config: object { enabled, permission_policy }`

          Resolved default configuration for all tools from an MCP server.

          - `enabled: boolean`

          - `permission_policy: BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAllowPolicy or BetaManagedAgentsAlwaysAskPolicy`

            Permission policy for tool execution.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_allow_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls are automatically approved without user confirmation.

            - `beta_managed_agents_always_ask_policy: object { type }`

              Tool calls require user confirmation before execution.

        - `mcp_server_name: string`

        - `type: "mcp_toolset"`

          - `"mcp_toolset"`

      - `beta_managed_agents_custom_tool: object { description, input_schema, name, type }`

        A custom tool as returned in API responses.

        - `description: string`

        - `input_schema: object { type, properties, required }`

          JSON Schema for custom tool input parameters.

          - `type: "object"`

          - `properties: optional map[unknown]`

          - `required: optional array of string`

        - `name: string`

        - `type: "custom"`

          - `"custom"`

    - `type: "agent"`

      - `"agent"`

    - `version: number`

  - `archived_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `created_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `parent_thread_id: string`

    Parent thread that spawned this thread. Null for the primary thread.

  - `session_id: string`

    The session this thread belongs to.

  - `stats: object { active_seconds, duration_seconds, startup_seconds }`

    Timing statistics for a session thread.

    - `active_seconds: optional number`

      Cumulative time in seconds the thread spent actively running. Excludes idle time.

    - `duration_seconds: optional number`

      Elapsed time since thread creation in seconds. For archived threads, frozen at the final update.

    - `startup_seconds: optional number`

      Time in seconds for the thread to begin running. Zero for child threads, which start immediately.

  - `status: "running" or "idle" or "rescheduling" or "terminated"`

    SessionThreadStatus enum

    - `"running"`

    - `"idle"`

    - `"rescheduling"`

    - `"terminated"`

  - `type: "session_thread"`

    - `"session_thread"`

  - `updated_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `usage: object { cache_creation, cache_read_input_tokens, input_tokens, output_tokens }`

    Cumulative token usage for a session thread across all turns.

    - `cache_creation: optional object { ephemeral_1h_input_tokens, ephemeral_5m_input_tokens }`

      Prompt-cache creation token usage broken down by cache lifetime.

      - `ephemeral_1h_input_tokens: optional number`

        Tokens used to create 1-hour ephemeral cache entries.

      - `ephemeral_5m_input_tokens: optional number`

        Tokens used to create 5-minute ephemeral cache entries.

    - `cache_read_input_tokens: optional number`

      Total tokens read from prompt cache.

    - `input_tokens: optional number`

      Total input tokens consumed across all turns.

    - `output_tokens: optional number`

      Total output tokens generated across all turns.

### Example

```cli
ant beta:sessions:threads retrieve \
  --api-key my-anthropic-api-key \
  --session-id sesn_011CZkZAtmR3yMPDzynEDxu7 \
  --thread-id sthr_011CZkZVWa6oIjw0rgXZpnBt
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "sthr_011CZkZVWa6oIjw0rgXZpnBt",
  "agent": {
    "id": "agent_011CZkYqphY8vELVzwCUpqiQ",
    "description": "A focused research subagent.",
    "mcp_servers": [
      {
        "name": "example-mcp",
        "type": "url",
        "url": "https://example-server.modelcontextprotocol.io/sse"
      }
    ],
    "model": {
      "id": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
      "speed": "standard"
    },
    "name": "Researcher",
    "skills": [
      {
        "skill_id": "xlsx",
        "type": "anthropic",
        "version": "1"
      }
    ],
    "system": "You are a research subagent that gathers and summarises sources for the coordinating agent.",
    "tools": [
      {
        "configs": [
          {
            "enabled": true,
            "name": "bash",
            "permission_policy": {
              "type": "always_allow"
            }
          }
        ],
        "default_config": {
          "enabled": true,
          "permission_policy": {
            "type": "always_ask"
          }
        },
        "type": "agent_toolset_20260401"
      }
    ],
    "type": "agent",
    "version": 1
  },
  "archived_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "parent_thread_id": null,
  "session_id": "sesn_011CZkZAtmR3yMPDzynEDxu7",
  "stats": {
    "active_seconds": 0,
    "duration_seconds": 0,
    "startup_seconds": 0
  },
  "status": "idle",
  "type": "session_thread",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "usage": {
    "cache_creation": {
      "ephemeral_1h_input_tokens": 0,
      "ephemeral_5m_input_tokens": 0
    },
    "cache_read_input_tokens": 0,
    "input_tokens": 0,
    "output_tokens": 0
  }
}
```
