[Bug] Fable 5 silently downgraded to Opus 4.8 for defensive security work without user indication or override option
Bug Description
Fable 5 silently re-routes to Opus 4.8 whenever a message is flagged as
"cybersecurity." I'm doing legitimate, defensive security work: building a
personal zero-knowledge password manager (Chrome extension) and fixing a real
user-enumeration vulnerability in my own code. This is exactly the kind of
beneficial, defensive work the stronger model should be allowed to handle.
Three problems:
- The flag is topic-based, not intent-based. It can't distinguish "harden my
own password manager" from genuinely malicious requests, so it over-triggers
on clearly safe content (your own notification admits this).
- It silently overrides my explicit "/model Fable 5" choice. A deliberate model
selection shouldn't be reversed without a clear, per-message indication and an
opt-out.
- For an inherently security-focused project, I get the weaker model precisely
where I need the stronger one most — the whole project keeps tripping the wire.
Request: make the classifier consider intent/context (defensive vs. offensive),
and/or let users explicitly opt to keep their chosen model for flagged-but-
legitimate work. At minimum, make the switch visible and reversible per session.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.170
- Feedback ID: 58dfc209-4dfb-453b-ade4-25e89651d03b
Errors
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