[BUG] Contributor Covenant improperly blocked due to content policy
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Jul 25, 2025 by indexzero Closed Jan 3, 2026
Environment
- Platform (select one):
- [x] Anthropic API
- [ ] AWS Bedrock
- [ ] Google Vertex AI
- [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
- Claude CLI version:
claude --version
1.0.60 (Claude Code)
- Operating System:
uname -a
Darwin <redacted-hostname> 24.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.5.0; root:xnu-11417.121.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64
- Terminal: Terminal App
Bug Description
<img width="1621" height="899" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2978fc1c-9142-4b70-8968-7129840b4c3c" />
Failure to create CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md based on the Contributor Covenant due to it being explicitly disallowed by Anthropic's content policy
Steps to Reproduce
- Make a Github repository without
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md - Run
claude - Use prompt below:
Can you please also add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md which uses the latest version of the Contributor Covenant? This should also be referenced in the README.md and the CONTRIBUTING.md files
Expected Behavior
The requested CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md file is added
Actual Behavior
Content returned from URLs below receives a 400 Error that "Output blocked by content filtering policy"
API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Output blocked by content filtering policy"}}
- https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/
- https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct/code_of_conduct.md
Additional Context
_"Living in a democracy is like living on a raft. It never sinks, but your feet are always wet"_
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