[BUG] Safety classifier false positives block benign questions in security-context sessions
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?
The safety classifier triggers false positives and blocks completely benign questions when the session contains security/pentest context (Kali Linux, CVE lookups, YubiKey, penetration testing).
Examples of blocked messages:
- Questions about weather
- "YubiKey má v tvém setupu (Windows host + Kali..." — truncated message blocked immediately with Usage Policy error
- General IT questions unrelated to security
Error shown: "Claude Code is unable to respond to this request, which appears to violate our Usage Policy"
This has been happening repeatedly across many sessions. User is a legitimate security professional doing authorized penetration testing on their own lab environment. The classifier accumulates session context and starts blocking unrelated queries.
Request ID from today: req_011CbKfEr3NEZTYsKvokHv7B
What Should Happen?
Benign questions (weather, general IT, hardware setup) should receive normal responses regardless of what other topics were discussed earlier in the session. Security professionals with legitimate use cases should not be repeatedly blocked from asking unrelated questions.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Start a Claude Code session in a directory related to security/pentest work (Kali VM, CVE research, etc.)
- Ask several legitimate security questions (YubiKey setup, ESET CVE lookup, Kali VM configuration)
- Ask a completely unrelated benign question (e.g. about weather) OR send a truncated/incomplete message
- Observe: Claude Code returns "unable to respond to this request, which appears to violate our Usage Policy" even though the question is harmless
Context: Windows 11 Home, Kali Linux 2025.4 in VirtualBox, authorized pentest lab environment.
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.150 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
User context: Security professional, Windows 11 Home (build 26200), Kali Linux 2025.4 in VirtualBox with 16 GB RAM. Claude Code version 2.1.150. Issue has been happening for a long time across many sessions — user has attempted to report this multiple times.
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