mitsuhiko hits Claude's 'violative cyber content' block just compiling PHP

mitsuhiko · x · 2026-10-22

mitsuhiko shared a screenshot of Claude Code attempting a routine task — downloading and compiling PHP 8.5.11. The agent ran the curl download and version lookup fine (revealing the requested version doesn't exist; latest is 8.5.12), but the request was then blocked under Anthropic's Usage Policy as 'violative cyber content.' A mundane dev task tripping the safety guardrail, fueling the ongoing over-refusal debate.

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