Fable 5.1 Incorrectly Flags ESP32 + W5500 Development Board Test Code as [cyber]
Bug Description
I was using Claude Code with Fable 5.1 to write and debug test firmware for an
ESP32 + W5500 development board designed and developed internally by our company.
During this ordinary embedded development work, Fable 5.1's safeguard was
triggered with:
Details: [cyber]
and the session was automatically switched to Opus 4.8.
This appears to be a false positive.
The task was normal firmware and hardware bring-up/testing for a development
board that we own and develop. It did not involve penetration testing, exploit
development, malware, vulnerability research, or any attempt to access systems
without authorization.
I understand that the safeguards are intentionally broad and may occasionally
flag legitimate coding tasks. However, this particular case seems far removed
from offensive cybersecurity work, so I wanted to report it as a possible
classifier false positive.
Expected Behavior
Fable 5.1 should continue handling ordinary embedded firmware development and
development-board testing without classifying the task as [cyber].
Actual Behavior
Fable 5.1 flagged the development task as [cyber] and automatically switched
the session to Opus 4.8.
Hardware / Development Context
- MCU: ESP32
- Ethernet controller: W5500
- Hardware: Internally developed ESP32 + W5500 development board
- Purpose: Firmware development and board testing
- Environment: Claude Code on Windows
Additional Information
If useful for diagnosing the false positive, I can provide a sanitized version
of the prompt or additional context surrounding the message that triggered the
safeguard, as long as it does not expose proprietary source code.