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Read violated categories from the 403 body\n2. Raise the threshold or set category to 1 to disable\n3. Or set action to none for monitoring\nExpected: Legitimate requests pass\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"882bc820-d1c0-4e5b-abb3-f9dc1f11f337","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Inspect guardrails.results.moderation_llm_v2.decisions for violated categories; adjust custom_category_thresholds (set 1 to disable a category) or ignore_other_categories; do not treat as an API key/permission problem.\n\nOption: Tune guardrail thresholds [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nSteps:\n1. Read violated categories from the 403 body\n2. Raise the threshold or set category to 1 to disable\n3. 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