microsoft/autogen · error · InvalidOperationException

The content is filtered because its potential risk. Please t

Error message

The content is filtered because its potential risk. Please try another input.

What it means

Error "The content is filtered because its potential risk. Please try another input." thrown in microsoft/autogen.

Source

Thrown at dotnet/src/AutoGen.AzureAIInference/Middleware/AzureAIInferenceChatRequestMessageConnector.cs:132

        {
            return new ToolCallMessageUpdate(currentToolName, functionArgumentsUpdate, from: update.From);
        }
        else if (update.Content.ToolCallUpdate is StreamingFunctionToolCallUpdate tooCallUpdate && currentToolName is string)
        {
            return new ToolCallMessageUpdate(tooCallUpdate.Name ?? currentToolName, tooCallUpdate.ArgumentsUpdate, from: update.From);
        }
        else
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    private IMessage PostProcessChatCompletions(IMessage<ChatCompletions> message)
    {
        // throw exception if prompt filter results is not null
        if (message.Content.Choices[0].FinishReason == CompletionsFinishReason.ContentFiltered)
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException("The content is filtered because its potential risk. Please try another input.");
        }

        return PostProcessChatResponseMessage(message.Content.Choices[0].Message, message.From);
    }

    private IMessage PostProcessChatResponseMessage(ChatResponseMessage chatResponseMessage, string? from)
    {
        var textContent = chatResponseMessage.Content;
        if (chatResponseMessage.ToolCalls.Where(tc => tc is ChatCompletionsFunctionToolCall).Any())
        {
            var functionToolCalls = chatResponseMessage.ToolCalls
                .Where(tc => tc is ChatCompletionsFunctionToolCall)
                .Select(tc => (ChatCompletionsFunctionToolCall)tc);

            var toolCalls = functionToolCalls.Select(tc => new ToolCall(tc.Name, tc.Arguments) { ToolCallId = tc.Id });

            return new ToolCallMessage(toolCalls, from)
            {

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Solutions

1. Rephrase the input to comply with content policy, or adjust filter settings

Example fix

Modify the prompt to remove flagged content and retry

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at dotnet/src/AutoGen.AzureAIInference/Middleware/AzureAIInferenceChatRequestMessageConnector.cs:132 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/autogen@027ecf0a37 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/52583bab212ba211. Report an issue: GitHub.