Claude Code recommended services without verifying API availability, causing wasted spend

During a project setup session, Claude Code recommended subscribing to multiple paid services as part of an automated YouTube video pipeline, without verifying that those services had functional public APIs or were fit for the intended automated use.

Specific issues:

1. Suno Pro ($10/mo) — Claude built a Suno API integration into the codebase and recommended subscribing, without disclosing that Suno has no public API. The subscription is useless for automation.

1. Runway Standard ($15/mo) — Claude launched multiple batch generation jobs before properly testing the integration — wrong base URL, invalid aspect ratio, missing image resizing — each failed run consuming paid credits unnecessarily.

1. Artgrid HD ($30/mo) — Recommended as part of the pipeline before the pipeline was validated as functional.

Total wasted spend: $55/mo in subscriptions + Runway credits consumed by failed test runs.

Request: Refund or equivalent Claude API credits to compensate for the wasted spend caused by incorrect Claude Code recommendations.

Expected behaviour: Before recommending a paid third-party service, Claude should verify the service has a functional API. Before running batch jobs against a paid API, Claude should run and confirm a single end-to-end test first.