Anthropic Cyber Verification Program rejection and ongoing blocks — reports from independent developers.
CVP is the official escape hatch. GitHub issues document solo dev declines and continued classifier blocks after approval for others.
Approval vs runtime
CVP may adjust account policy but runtime classifiers still fire on keyword density — approval is not immunity.
Broken appeals
False-positive form submissions with generic replies. Truncated verification URLs in errors.
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FAQ
Can I appeal CVP rejection?
Users cite cyber-block-false-positive-report form — load failures reported.