Anthropic API Usage Policy Violation Blocking Prompt Generation

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Aug 11, 2025 by tomdowdell Closed Aug 15, 2025

Bug Description
After thousands of prompts over dozens of sessions, saw this for the first time:

me: food for thought...the more precise the better leapers can optimize
⎿ 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: cursor
  • Version: 1.0.72
  • Feedback ID: 6a991995-77b7-4321-a1cf-b066dae53d79

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: frog\n    at NX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:1184)\n    at file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at LX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:903)\n    at SjB (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2218:5231)\n    at $R (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at yb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at Sb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Ij (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)","timestamp":"2025-08-11T18:37:03.732Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: frog\n    at NX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:1184)\n    at file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at LX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:903)\n    at SjB (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2218:5231)\n    at $R (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at yb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at Sb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Ij (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)","timestamp":"2025-08-11T19:01:49.341Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: frog\n    at NX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:1184)\n    at file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at LX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:903)\n    at SjB (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2218:5231)\n    at $R (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at yb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at Sb (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Ij (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)","timestamp":"2025-08-11T19:04:40.310Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: frog\n    at NX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:1184)\n    at file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at LX (file:///Users/tom-casaba/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1858:903)\n    at SjB (file:///User

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