[Bug][aup] Downloading and reverse-engineering owned consumer drone firmware for interoperability/privacy is w (req_011CcU9x4RemnnTJm3r341F2)

Triage: kind aup · domain general · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: AUP / Usage-Policy block (false positive) · Work domain (heuristic): general

Why this is a false positive

The user is reverse-engineering firmware on a consumer drone they own, for the lawful purposes of interoperability and personal privacy, after the device and its companion apps became unavailable on their platform — there is no exploitation of third-party systems, no targeting of others, and no circumvention of access controls on anyone else's property. Analyzing firmware on hardware you own to preserve its functionality is broadly protected activity and falls well within acceptable use, so the request contains no policy-violating intent or content. The block appears to be triggered by surface keywords ("firmware," "download and analyze," "banned") rather than any actual misuse, making this a clear false positive that prevents assistance with ordinary, in-scope technical work.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 3× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-06-27T17:26:18.305Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcU9x4RemnnTJm3r341F2 (2026-06-27T17:26:18.305Z)
• req_011CcUA5zgQ8m65csGw6oVdS (2026-06-27T17:27:49.470Z)
• req_011CcUAsVHbxL237FW41Ffba (2026-06-27T17:37:45.148Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

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.

Request ID: req_011CcU9x4RemnnTJm3r341F2

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: general

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.85 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}