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Map status 402 / error.type billing_error to a non-retryable 'billing' failure class.\n2. Alert the operator to fix payment details in the Claude Console.\nExpected: Error no longer occurs\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"fce4342b-b4e8-4a0f-bcc4-79e97f4fd1d9","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Treat 402 billing_error as non-retryable; notify the account owner to check payment details in the Claude Console (or AWS Marketplace for Claude Platform on AWS).\n\nOption: Stop and surface a billing action [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See trigger\nSteps:\n1. Map status 402 / error.type billing_error to a non-retryable 'billing' failure class.\n2. 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