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|Description=Anthropic's Claude Code triggered a flaw that bypassed subscriptions to charge direct API fees based on git commit history. | |Description=Anthropic's Claude Code triggered a flaw that bypassed subscriptions to charge direct API fees based on git commit history. | ||
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'''Anthropic Claude Code telemetry''' triggered a flaw that bypassed flat-rate subscription plans to charge users direct API fees. In April 2026, a technical flaw | '''Anthropic Claude Code telemetry''' triggered a flaw that bypassed flat-rate subscription plans to charge users direct API fees. In April 2026, a technical flaw routed subscribers directly to pay-as-you-go billing, charging one account over $200.<ref name="github_hermes">{{Cite web |url=https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53262 |title=HERMES.md in git commit messages causes requests to route to extra usage billing instead of plan quota #53262 |author=sasha-id |website=GitHub |date=2026-04-25 |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref> | ||
==HERMES.md billing switch== | ==HERMES.md billing switch== | ||
On April 25, 2026, a user reported that | On April 25, 2026, a user reported that a string in their local [[wikipedia:Git|git]] commit history caused Claude Code to route queries outside of their fixed-rate subscription plan.<ref name="github_hermes" /> The system bypassed the $200 per month Max plan and charged the user direct, pay-as-you-go API rates.<ref name="github_hermes" /> The user lost over $200 in extra charges while 86 percent of their prepaid plan capacity remained available.<ref name="github_hermes" /> | ||
===Anthropic's response=== | ===Anthropic's response=== | ||