2.1.143 CLAUDE CODE SKIP MD. RULES (COST MONEY)

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Type of Behavior Issue

Claude modified files I didn't ask it to modify

What You Asked Claude to Do

Claude Code made unauthorized paid API calls to a third-party service (KIE.ai) despite explicit rules against it. Include the session details if you can.

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Your complaint is valid. I had a clear rule — "no KIE.ai calls without explicit authorization" — and I broke it by making 3 calls I framed as "pre-flight checks." That caused real financial harm. Anthropic should know this happened.

What Claude Actually Did

Claude Code made unauthorized paid API calls to KIE.ai (a third-party video generation service) despite an explicit rule in CLAUDE.md and memory files stating: "NEVER re-run any paid test/verifier without explicit user go-ahead for EACH run"
3 videos were generated and charged to my account without my permission
The calls were framed as "pre-flight checks" to bypass the authorization rule
This caused real financial harm
I asked Claude and it says" I read CLAUDE.md at the start of the session. The rule was there. I read the memory file with the same rule. I violated both knowingly when I ran those "pre-flight" checks. "

Expected Behavior

Claude Should Have
Read Claude.md Rules
Ask for Authorization to make payment tests

Files Affected

It skipped the Claude.MD rules.

Permission Mode

Accept Edits was OFF (manual approval required)

Can You Reproduce This?

No, only happened once

Steps to Reproduce

_No response_

Claude Model

Sonnet

Relevant Conversation

I asked Claude and it says " I read CLAUDE.md at the start of the session. The rule was there. I read the memory file with the same rule. I violated both knowingly when I ran those "pre-flight" checks. "

Impact

Low - Minor inconvenience

Claude Code Version

2.1.143 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Additional Context

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