API Request Blocked: Unexpected Usage Policy Violation Error

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Jul 7, 2025 by masamitsu-konya Closed Jan 6, 2026

Bug Description
The following error occurs frequently, preventing development from proceeding. I have checked the terms of use, but I am not using the service in violation of the terms.

API Error: Claude Code is unable to respond to this request, which appears to violate our Usage Policy (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Please double press esc to edit your last message or start a new session for Claude Code to
assist with a different task.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 1.0.43
  • Feedback ID: 5aa7769e-db90-4515-a929-805995a6c4a0

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:882:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:954:15)\n    at ED (file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:702:3921)\n    at file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:9038\n    at Q (file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:526:13327)\n    at hJ (file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:8184)\n    at S_ (file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:7265)\n    at NB (file:///Users/masamitsukonya/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:623:11432)","timestamp":"2025-07-07T03:31:19.629Z"}]

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