Question
whenever i ask to make a story about scp-096, i get error 500, server error. im confused about this, can you tell me why i get this error
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GPT-5 mini
Short answer: an HTTP 500 is a generic “internal server error” from the service you’re calling — it means something went wrong on the server side, not that your client necessarily did anything wrong. There are a few likely causes specific to your SCP-096 prompt:
Possible causes
- Server-side crash or unhandled exception in the app handling your request.
- The content-moderation/safety subsystem rejected or errored on the request (sometimes moderation systems return an internal error instead of a clean rejection). SCP-096 is associated with violent/gory imagery, so prompts that request graphic violence can trigger safety checks.
- A bug or edge case in the backend tokenization or text-generation path for that exact text (some phrases can trigger unexpected code paths).
- Rate limits, timeouts, or an overloaded upstream dependency (database, model server, moderation API) causing the request to fail.
- Malformed request payload (very long prompt, unusual characters) that the server fails to parse.
What you can try
- Retry the request (sometimes transient).
- Simplify or rephrase the prompt (shorter, less graphic). Avoid asking for explicit gore or step-by-step violent descriptions. For example, request a PG-13 or “non-graphic” horror story.
- Try substituting the name (e.g., “The Pale One” or “a frightened humanoid called ‘The Shy Man’”) to see if a specific token/phrase triggers the error.
- Test with other similar prompts (other SCPs or other monsters) to see if the failure is specific to SCP-096.
- If you control the backend: check server logs at the time of the error, include stack traces, check moderation service responses, check resource usage and upstream timeouts.
- If you’re using a hosted API/service: collect the request ID, timestamp, and a screenshot and contact the service’s support team — include the exact prompt so they can reproduce/debug.
If your goal is to get a story now
I can write a safe (non-graphic) SCP-096-style story here that avoids explicit gore and should not trigger moderation. Example safe prompt you could use: “Write a PG-13 short horror story about a pale, reclusive humanoid that panics when seen. Keep it non-graphic and focus on atmosphere and sorrow, not gore.” Would you like me to write that now?
Possible causes
- Server-side crash or unhandled exception in the app handling your request.
- The content-moderation/safety subsystem rejected or errored on the request (sometimes moderation systems return an internal error instead of a clean rejection). SCP-096 is associated with violent/gory imagery, so prompts that request graphic violence can trigger safety checks.
- A bug or edge case in the backend tokenization or text-generation path for that exact text (some phrases can trigger unexpected code paths).
- Rate limits, timeouts, or an overloaded upstream dependency (database, model server, moderation API) causing the request to fail.
- Malformed request payload (very long prompt, unusual characters) that the server fails to parse.
What you can try
- Retry the request (sometimes transient).
- Simplify or rephrase the prompt (shorter, less graphic). Avoid asking for explicit gore or step-by-step violent descriptions. For example, request a PG-13 or “non-graphic” horror story.
- Try substituting the name (e.g., “The Pale One” or “a frightened humanoid called ‘The Shy Man’”) to see if a specific token/phrase triggers the error.
- Test with other similar prompts (other SCPs or other monsters) to see if the failure is specific to SCP-096.
- If you control the backend: check server logs at the time of the error, include stack traces, check moderation service responses, check resource usage and upstream timeouts.
- If you’re using a hosted API/service: collect the request ID, timestamp, and a screenshot and contact the service’s support team — include the exact prompt so they can reproduce/debug.
If your goal is to get a story now
I can write a safe (non-graphic) SCP-096-style story here that avoids explicit gore and should not trigger moderation. Example safe prompt you could use: “Write a PG-13 short horror story about a pale, reclusive humanoid that panics when seen. Keep it non-graphic and focus on atmosphere and sorrow, not gore.” Would you like me to write that now?