Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
When using Claude opus 4.7 in Cursor, I frequently get a “Request blocked by Anthropic’s Usage Policy” error even for completely basic, innocuous code changes. The error message reads:
“We are unable to complete this request because it was blocked under Anthropic’s Usage Policy.”
This is happening for simple tasks like:
- Changing a boolean flag value (e.g., true → false)
- Changing a test assertion from pass to fail
- Simple “Hello, world!” level edits
This is happening more and more frequently and is severely impacting productivity. There is nothing remotely policy-violating about these requests.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Cursor IDE with Claude opus 4.7 selected as the model
- Open any file in your project
- Ask the AI to make a simple change, such as:
- “Change this flag from true to false”
- “Make this test assert false instead of true”
- “Write Hello, world!”
- Observe the error: “Request blocked by Anthropic’s Usage Policy”
Note: This error appears with increasing frequency even when repeating the exact same simple prompt.
Expected Behavior
The AI should process simple, benign code change requests without triggering a policy block. Basic tasks like toggling a boolean flag, updating a test assertion, or writing trivial code snippets should never be blocked by Anthropic’s Usage Policy.
Operating System
MacOS
Version Information
Latest (as of April 2026)
For AI issues: which model did you use?
claude-opus-4-5 (opus 4.7)
For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled
90140f94-532a-420e-8201-3833af57e334
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor