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HERMES.md: Anthropic bug causes $200 extra charge, refuses refund

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 9/10

Summary

A billing bug in Claude Code causes requests triggered by the exact commit message string HERMES.md to be billed as extra usage instead of fitting under the included plan quota, resulting in about $200 in charges. The issue provides reproduction steps, impacted environment details, and guidance on expected vs. actual billing behavior.

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