anthropics / anthropics/claude-code
[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Opus 5 Safeguards Flagged Legitimate Request
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Description
**Bug Description**
❯ bonjour
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Session paused
Opus 5 (1M context)'s safeguards flagged this message. Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate coding, cybersecurity, and biology tasks. Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16049681
Details: `[cyber]`
❯ 1. Switch to Opus 4.8
2. Edit prompt and retry with Opus 5 (1M context)
**Environment Info**
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.235
- Feedback ID: df19c124-77cf-42f2-be3c-a80239803ca8
**Errors**
```json
[]
```
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported prompt in Claude Code 2.1.235 on win32 through the VS Code terminal with Opus 5 (1M context), then compare the result with Opus 4.8. Use feedback ID df19c124-77cf-42f2-be3c-a80239803ca8 to investigate; done requires identifying a reproducible cause or a confirmed fix for the false-positive safeguard response.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100