Claude Code Classifier Billing Notice

Claude Code says this session isn't eligible and your endpoint isn't compatible? What the notice means, how it affects usage and cost, and how to remove it.

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When you use Claude Code through QCode in the auto permission mode, you may see this notice:

We're changing auto mode to no longer charge for classifier requests in Claude Code.

However, this session isn't eligible because your requests go through api.qcode.cc,
which isn't compatible with this update.

Nothing breaks: auto mode keeps working, and its classifier requests are billed as before.

To fix it and access the new version of auto mode, ask your gateway to implement:
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/auto-mode-classifier-billing

The host in the notice is the endpoint you configured (for example api.qcode.cc or asia.qcode.cc). The notice doesn't stop anything from working. This page explains what it means and what you can do.

What the notice means¶

Before running actions such as shell commands or network requests, auto mode asks a classifier whether the action is safe. Anthropic is moving this check to its own servers, where it runs as part of the session's own model requests and is not billed separately.

That server-side check isn't available through QCode at the moment, so Claude Code keeps sending its own classifier requests, exactly as before:

• auto mode keeps working, and dangerous actions are still blocked;
• classifier requests still count toward your usage and appear as claude-sonnet-5 in the dashboard. Where they come from and how to reduce them is in Why Claude Sonnet 5 Appears in Your Usage.

In other words, the change only affects sessions connected directly to the Anthropic API; sessions through QCode behave and cost the same as before.

What happens when the notice appears¶

• Interactive sessions: the notice holds the first action that needs a check. Press Enter to continue: that action and the rest of the session's checks use Claude Code's own classifier requests, and the notice doesn't reappear on that machine for 24 hours.

• Pressing Esc or Ctrl+C cancels that action and stops the current turn. The session stays in auto mode, and the notice appears again before the next check.

• Non-interactive sessions (claude -p): the notice is only printed to stderr; nothing waits and the session continues.

To check the current session, run /status in Claude Code: when the Auto mode server row reads Disabled, the session is using Claude Code's own classifier requests.

How to remove the notice¶

Set this environment variable before you start Claude Code:

export CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_SERVER=0

Or add it to env in ~/.claude/settings.json so it always applies:

{
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_SERVER": "0"
  }
}

With the variable set, Claude Code no longer tries the server-side check first and goes straight to its own classifier requests, so the notice doesn't appear. Behavior and billing are the same as pressing Enter. According to the official documentation this is a temporary setting that may change in a later release.

If you set up your environment with the One-Click Setup Script, the variable is already set. Other variables are covered in Environment Variables.

FAQ¶

Will this never be supported? That isn't what we're saying. The check that isn't billed separately is performed by Anthropic's own servers inside the main request, and using it through a third-party relay or gateway requires dedicated support; many similar services are still working on it. We are following it closely and will update this page when there is progress.

Does CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_SERVER=0 cost more? No. It only makes Claude Code skip the server-side attempt and stops the notice; the classifier requests are sent either way, so the cost is the same as without it.

Want fewer classifier requests? The classifier only runs in auto mode. Press Shift+Tab to switch to another permission mode; see Why Claude Sonnet 5 Appears in Your Usage and Permission Configuration for the details.

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