[BUG] - API Error: Fable 5.1's safeguards flagged this message (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate coding and cybersecurity tasks.
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Activity 1 comment · opened Oct 13, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
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What Should Happen?
unable to use opus / fable model for agentic tasks. it's give safeguard related restrictions - may be false positive
Error Messages/Logs
API Error: Fable 5.1's safeguards flagged this message (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate coding and cybersecurity tasks. Claude Code can't respond to this message with Fable 5.1
Steps to Reproduce
while working with claude cli tool
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
v2.1.296
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
API Error: Fable 5.1's safeguards flagged this message (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate coding and cybersecurity tasks.
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