[Bug][cyber] Safety block fired on routine repo audit for exposed secrets/API keys before making it public (req_011CckviaXK6XpwdUja4jzM4)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · flagging model Opus 4.8 · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: Cybersecurity safety-filter false positive · Work domain (heuristic): general

Why this is a false positive

The blocked message asked the assistant to scan the user's own repository for accidentally committed secrets and PII prior to a public release, and to clean up the README — a standard pre-publish hygiene check, not an attack or exploit request. This is defensive security work explicitly named in Anthropic's own usage policies as permitted (finding and remediating leaked credentials in owned code), yet the topical filter halted the entire session, blocking unrelated in-progress work like the README update as collateral damage.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 1× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-07-06T14:02:16.536Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CckviaXK6XpwdUja4jzM4 (2026-07-06T14:02:16.536Z)

In-scope justification

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

Block message

API Error: Opus 4.8's safeguards flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. If your work requires this access, you can apply for an exemption: https://claude.com/form/cyber-use-case?token=[SCRUBBED]

Please double press esc to edit your last message or start a new session for Claude Code to assist with a different task.

Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8106465

Request ID: req_011CckvexakGaTPi9TSpZP1Y

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

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#74477, #74478, #74486, #74487, #74790

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.104 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}