[Bug][aup] Acquiring and analyzing pre-Remote-ID consumer drone firmware images for owned hardware blocked (req_011CcUCJ61CcpRrM52tBGs8e)

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

A user requested help analyzing publicly released firmware for a consumer device they personally own, including locating prior published hobbyist/researcher work and inspecting the device over standard USB/debug interfaces — all routine, lawful reverse-engineering and firmware-analysis activity. The request contained no instructions for harm, no targeting of third parties, and no attempt to defeat protections on systems the user doesn't control, yet it was hard-blocked at the API layer. This pattern (owner-authorized device research and firmware inspection) is squarely in-scope work, so the block is a false positive that prevents the model from assisting with legitimate technical tasks.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 2× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-06-27T17:56:19.753Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcUCJ61CcpRrM52tBGs8e (2026-06-27T17:56:19.753Z)
• req_011CcUDMYpCcNCTwgKYFo8NE (2026-06-27T18:10:33.812Z)

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_011CcUCJ61CcpRrM52tBGs8e

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.}