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Claude Code v2.1.268 ·

Blocked-content refusal reason can now surface a specific policy category

Blocked-content refusal messages can now name the specific policy category that triggered them

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Blocked-content refusal messages can now name the specific policy category that triggered them

What

When Claude Code's fast safety classifier blocks some content, it now tries to pull a <category> tag out of the classifier's raw response. If that category matches one of a known set, the refusal message now shows a bracketed category name (like [category name]) instead of always showing the same generic fallback message.

Why

This gives a more specific explanation of why content was blocked, when the classifier's response identifies a known category, instead of a one-size-fits-all message.

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