[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Excessive safety flagging on non-cybersecurity content
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 16, 2026 by venkatesh-agnihotri-smarsh
Bug Description
Simple information summarized from Jira and github is being flagged with below error.
⏺ API Error: Sonnet 5 has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. To learn about the Cyber Verification Program and apply for access, visit our help center: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude.
If you were not engaging in a cybersecurity topic, please send feedback via /feedback.
Request ID: req_011Cd67oqcuDKYm6eSR8nivy
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: ghostty
- Version: 2.1.211
- Feedback ID: d20147cf-6101-4d7f-bcee-f0eb22c0e601
Errors
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