[Bug][cyber] False positive halts routine unit test refactoring after user venting exclamation (req_011CePE8sJ87bZxriPxDC1xb)

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 cyber safeguard fired on a frustrated exclamation directed at the assistant mid-session, with no person addressed and no sensitive security concepts present in the prompt. The surrounding work involved standard source code refactoring and routine unit testing for a general application. Halting the interactive session over conversational venting produces a false positive on legitimate non-cybersecurity work.

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 2026-08-25T09:26:24.174Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CePE8sJ87bZxriPxDC1xb (2026-08-25T09:26:24.174Z)

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. Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate cybersecurity work. Apply to the Cyber Verification Program to reduce these interruptions. Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude

Details: [cyber]

Request ID: req_011CePEDvo6m4M6YiwTG3UJY

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:
#90831

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.2.5 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}