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Claude Code v2.1.278 ·

New content-routing refusal-category allowlist for cyber/frontier_llm

A new allowlist restricts routing based on refusal category to just 'cyber' and 'frontier_llm'

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KindInternal Changesin v2.1.278,
Under the hood

A new allowlist restricts routing based on refusal category to just 'cyber' and 'frontier_llm'

What

Claude Code has internal logic for routing certain requests based on an apiRefusalCategory value (a label describing why a response was refused). A new function now only keeps that route active when the refusal category is cyber or frontier_llm, and only if a few other conditions also hold: the visible route wasn't already declined, an internal check (JB()) passes, and a feature or permission check (G$()) also passes.

Why

This narrows an internal routing decision to two specific refusal categories, likely limiting when this content-routing path applies. The practical effect for most users is invisible, since it governs internal handling rather than anything surfaced directly.

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Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtThe finding does not say what effect this routing decision has on the user-visible response.

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