[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Opus 5 safety filter blocks legitimate coding tasks
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.267
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Sep 10, 2026
Bug Description
xAPI Error: Opus 5's safeguards flagged this message (https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup). Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate coding, cybersecurity, and biology tasks. Claude Code can't respond to this message with Opus 5.
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Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16049681
Details: [bio]
Request ID: req_011CevPw9inb69RbESavG86x
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: ghostty
- Version: 2.1.267
- Feedback ID: 58dfeae9-1a59-4527-8cae-8f7a4bedca66
Errors
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