Why Claude Code blocks security audits on your own codebase and what developers use for reliable defensive reviews.
Running a security audit on code you own should be the happiest path for any AI coding tool. Claude Code often treats it as violative cyber content instead.
GitHub issues document pnpm audit, RLS reviews, and /security-review all hitting blocks.
Why audits trigger classifiers
Stacked terms: audit, CVE, vulnerability, exploit, policy, SECURITY DEFINER. The model never gets to apply intent — density crosses a threshold.
Workarounds that help sometimes
Pre-filter files with grep before asking Claude. One security task per session. Explicit defensive framing in CLAUDE.md.
Reliable path
Use Icelake or self-hosted models for audit narration and remediation drafts; keep Claude for non-security edits if you prefer.
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Your audit vocabulary should not be a product bug — if it is, change the inference layer.
FAQ
Does /security-review always work?
It is built into Claude Code but users report it triggering the same cyber blocks it was meant to solve.