fix: Encode branch names in URLs to prevent truncation in markdown links

Branch names containing special characters (particularly parentheses)
were breaking markdown links in GitHub comments. This caused URLs to be
truncated when clicked.

Changes:
- Add encodeBranchName() helper function that:
  - Uses encodeURIComponent for basic encoding
  - Preserves forward slashes (GitHub expects literal / in branch URLs)
  - Manually encodes parentheses (not encoded by encodeURIComponent per RFC 3986)
- Apply encoding to branch URLs in:
  - update-comment-link.ts (PR compare URLs)
  - branch-cleanup.ts (branch tree URLs)
  - comment-logic.ts (branch tree URLs)
  - comments/common.ts (branch tree URLs)
- Improve PR link regex to use greedy match with end anchor
- Add test for branch names with special characters

.github/workflows/sync-base-action.yml

@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ jobs:
           echo "✅ Successfully synced \`base-action\` directory to [anthropics/claude-code-base-action](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-base-action)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "- **Source commit**: [\`${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}\`](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-action/commit/${GITHUB_SHA})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- **Triggered by**: ${{ github.event_name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "- **Actor**: @${{ github.actor }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Triggered by**: $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- **Actor**: @$GITHUB_ACTOR" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

action.yml

@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ runs:
     - name: Setup Custom Bun Path
       if: inputs.path_to_bun_executable != ''
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE: ${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}
       run: |
-        echo "Using custom Bun executable: ${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}"
+        echo "Using custom Bun executable: $PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE"
         # Add the directory containing the custom executable to PATH
-        BUN_DIR=$(dirname "${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}")
+        BUN_DIR=$(dirname "$PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE")
         echo "$BUN_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
     - name: Install Dependencies
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Base Action Dependencies
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.contains_trigger == 'true'
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE: ${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}
       run: |
         echo "Installing base-action dependencies..."
         cd ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/base-action
@@ -190,8 +194,8 @@ runs:
         cd -
 
         # Install Claude Code if no custom executable is provided
-        if [ -z "${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}" ]; then
-          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.60"
+        if [ -z "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE" ]; then
+          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.62"
           echo "Installing Claude Code v${CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION}..."
           for attempt in 1 2 3; do
             echo "Installation attempt $attempt..."
@@ -210,9 +214,9 @@ runs:
           echo "Claude Code installed successfully"
           echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
         else
-          echo "Using custom Claude Code executable: ${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}"
+          echo "Using custom Claude Code executable: $PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE"
           # Add the directory containing the custom executable to PATH
-          CLAUDE_DIR=$(dirname "${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}")
+          CLAUDE_DIR=$(dirname "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE")
           echo "$CLAUDE_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
         fi
 

base-action/action.yml

@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ runs:
     - name: Setup Custom Bun Path
       if: inputs.path_to_bun_executable != ''
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE: ${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}
       run: |
-        echo "Using custom Bun executable: ${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}"
+        echo "Using custom Bun executable: $PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE"
         # Add the directory containing the custom executable to PATH
-        BUN_DIR=$(dirname "${{ inputs.path_to_bun_executable }}")
+        BUN_DIR=$(dirname "$PATH_TO_BUN_EXECUTABLE")
         echo "$BUN_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
     - name: Install Dependencies
@@ -115,9 +117,11 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install Claude Code
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE: ${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}
       run: |
-        if [ -z "${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}" ]; then
-          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.60"
+        if [ -z "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE" ]; then
+          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.62"
           echo "Installing Claude Code v${CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION}..."
           for attempt in 1 2 3; do
             echo "Installation attempt $attempt..."
@@ -135,9 +139,9 @@ runs:
           done
           echo "Claude Code installed successfully"
         else
-          echo "Using custom Claude Code executable: ${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}"
+          echo "Using custom Claude Code executable: $PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE"
           # Add the directory containing the custom executable to PATH
-          CLAUDE_DIR=$(dirname "${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}")
+          CLAUDE_DIR=$(dirname "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE")
           echo "$CLAUDE_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
         fi
 

base-action/src/parse-sdk-options.ts

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function parseSdkOptions(options: ClaudeOptions): ParsedSdkOptions {
     env.GITHUB_ACTION_INPUTS = process.env.INPUT_ACTION_INPUTS_PRESENT;
   }
 
-  // Build system prompt option
+  // Build system prompt option - default to claude_code preset
   let systemPrompt: SdkOptions["systemPrompt"];
   if (options.systemPrompt) {
     systemPrompt = options.systemPrompt;
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ export function parseSdkOptions(options: ClaudeOptions): ParsedSdkOptions {
       preset: "claude_code",
       append: options.appendSystemPrompt,
     };
+  } else {
+    // Default to claude_code preset when no custom prompt is specified
+    systemPrompt = {
+      type: "preset",
+      preset: "claude_code",
+    };
   }
 
   // Build SDK options - use merged tools from both direct options and claudeArgs
@@ -130,6 +136,9 @@ export function parseSdkOptions(options: ClaudeOptions): ParsedSdkOptions {
     // Note: allowedTools and disallowedTools have been removed from extraArgs to prevent duplicates
     extraArgs,
     env,
+
+    // Load settings from all sources to pick up CLI-installed plugins, CLAUDE.md, etc.
+    settingSources: ["user", "project", "local"],
   };
 
   return {

base-action/src/run-claude-sdk.ts

@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ export async function runClaudeWithSdk(
   }
 
   console.log(`Running Claude with prompt from file: ${promptPath}`);
+  // Log SDK options without env (which could contain sensitive data)
+  const { env, ...optionsToLog } = sdkOptions;
+  console.log("SDK options:", JSON.stringify(optionsToLog, null, 2));
 
   const messages: SDKMessage[] = [];
   let resultMessage: SDKResultMessage | undefined;

src/entrypoints/update-comment-link.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ import { GITHUB_SERVER_URL } from "../github/api/config";
 import { checkAndCommitOrDeleteBranch } from "../github/operations/branch-cleanup";
 import { updateClaudeComment } from "../github/operations/comments/update-claude-comment";
 
+/**
+ * Encodes a branch name for use in a URL, preserving forward slashes.
+ * GitHub expects literal slashes in branch names (e.g., /tree/feature/branch)
+ * but other special characters like parentheses need to be encoded.
+ * Note: encodeURIComponent doesn't encode ( ) ! ' * ~ per RFC 3986,
+ * but parentheses break markdown links so we encode them manually.
+ */
+function encodeBranchName(branchName: string): string {
+  return encodeURIComponent(branchName)
+    .replace(/%2F/gi, "/")
+    .replace(/\(/g, "%28")
+    .replace(/\)/g, "%29");
+}
+
 async function run() {
   try {
     const commentId = parseInt(process.env.CLAUDE_COMMENT_ID!);
@@ -140,7 +154,7 @@ async function run() {
             const prBody = encodeURIComponent(
               `This PR addresses ${entityType.toLowerCase()} #${context.entityNumber}\n\nGenerated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)`,
             );
-            const prUrl = `${serverUrl}/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${baseBranch}...${claudeBranch}?quick_pull=1&title=${prTitle}&body=${prBody}`;
+            const prUrl = `${serverUrl}/${owner}/${repo}/compare/${encodeBranchName(baseBranch)}...${encodeBranchName(claudeBranch)}?quick_pull=1&title=${prTitle}&body=${prBody}`;
             prLink = `\n[Create a PR](${prUrl})`;
           }
         } catch (error) {

src/github/operations/branch-cleanup.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ import type { Octokits } from "../api/client";
 import { GITHUB_SERVER_URL } from "../api/config";
 import { $ } from "bun";
 
+/**
+ * Encodes a branch name for use in a URL, preserving forward slashes.
+ * GitHub expects literal slashes in branch names (e.g., /tree/feature/branch)
+ * but other special characters like parentheses need to be encoded.
+ * Note: encodeURIComponent doesn't encode ( ) ! ' * ~ per RFC 3986,
+ * but parentheses break markdown links so we encode them manually.
+ */
+function encodeBranchName(branchName: string): string {
+  return encodeURIComponent(branchName)
+    .replace(/%2F/gi, "/")
+    .replace(/\(/g, "%28")
+    .replace(/\)/g, "%29");
+}
+
 export async function checkAndCommitOrDeleteBranch(
   octokit: Octokits,
   owner: string,
@@ -80,7 +94,7 @@ export async function checkAndCommitOrDeleteBranch(
               );
 
               // Set branch link since we now have commits
-              const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${claudeBranch}`;
+              const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${encodeBranchName(claudeBranch)}`;
               branchLink = `\n[View branch](${branchUrl})`;
             } else {
               console.log(
@@ -91,7 +105,7 @@ export async function checkAndCommitOrDeleteBranch(
           } catch (gitError) {
             console.error("Error checking/committing changes:", gitError);
             // If we can't check git status, assume the branch might have changes
-            const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${claudeBranch}`;
+            const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${encodeBranchName(claudeBranch)}`;
             branchLink = `\n[View branch](${branchUrl})`;
           }
         } else {
@@ -102,13 +116,13 @@ export async function checkAndCommitOrDeleteBranch(
         }
       } else {
         // Only add branch link if there are commits
-        const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${claudeBranch}`;
+        const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${encodeBranchName(claudeBranch)}`;
         branchLink = `\n[View branch](${branchUrl})`;
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error comparing commits on Claude branch:", error);
       // If we can't compare but the branch exists remotely, include the branch link
-      const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${claudeBranch}`;
+      const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${encodeBranchName(claudeBranch)}`;
       branchLink = `\n[View branch](${branchUrl})`;
     }
   }

src/github/operations/comment-logic.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 import { GITHUB_SERVER_URL } from "../api/config";
 
+/**
+ * Encodes a branch name for use in a URL, preserving forward slashes.
+ * GitHub expects literal slashes in branch names (e.g., /tree/feature/branch)
+ * but other special characters like parentheses need to be encoded.
+ * Note: encodeURIComponent doesn't encode ( ) ! ' * ~ per RFC 3986,
+ * but parentheses break markdown links so we encode them manually.
+ */
+function encodeBranchName(branchName: string): string {
+  return encodeURIComponent(branchName)
+    .replace(/%2F/gi, "/")
+    .replace(/\(/g, "%28")
+    .replace(/\)/g, "%29");
+}
+
 export type ExecutionDetails = {
   total_cost_usd?: number;
   duration_ms?: number;
@@ -160,7 +174,7 @@ export function updateCommentBody(input: CommentUpdateInput): string {
       // Extract owner/repo from jobUrl
       const repoMatch = jobUrl.match(/github\.com\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+)\//);
       if (repoMatch) {
-        branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${repoMatch[1]}/${repoMatch[2]}/tree/${finalBranchName}`;
+        branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${repoMatch[1]}/${repoMatch[2]}/tree/${encodeBranchName(finalBranchName)}`;
       }
     }
 
@@ -172,8 +186,9 @@ export function updateCommentBody(input: CommentUpdateInput): string {
   }
 
   // Add PR link (either from content or provided)
+  // Use greedy match with end anchor to capture full URL even if it contains parentheses
   const prUrl =
-    prLinkFromContent || (prLink ? prLink.match(/\(([^)]+)\)/)?.[1] : "");
+    prLinkFromContent || (prLink ? prLink.match(/\((.+)\)$/)?.[1] : "");
   if (prUrl) {
     links += ` • [Create PR ➔](${prUrl})`;
   }

src/github/operations/comments/common.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,26 @@ export function createJobRunLink(
   return `[View job run](${jobRunUrl})`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Encodes a branch name for use in a URL, preserving forward slashes.
+ * GitHub expects literal slashes in branch names (e.g., /tree/feature/branch)
+ * but other special characters like parentheses need to be encoded.
+ * Note: encodeURIComponent doesn't encode ( ) ! ' * ~ per RFC 3986,
+ * but parentheses break markdown links so we encode them manually.
+ */
+function encodeBranchName(branchName: string): string {
+  return encodeURIComponent(branchName)
+    .replace(/%2F/gi, "/")
+    .replace(/\(/g, "%28")
+    .replace(/\)/g, "%29");
+}
+
 export function createBranchLink(
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
   branchName: string,
 ): string {
-  const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${branchName}`;
+  const branchUrl = `${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${owner}/${repo}/tree/${encodeBranchName(branchName)}`;
   return `\n[View branch](${branchUrl})`;
 }
 

test/comment-logic.test.ts

@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ describe("updateCommentBody", () => {
       );
       expect(result).not.toContain("View branch");
     });
+
+    it("encodes special characters in branch names while preserving slashes", () => {
+      const input = {
+        ...baseInput,
+        branchName: "feature/fix(issue)-test",
+      };
+
+      const result = updateCommentBody(input);
+      // Branch name display should show the original name
+      expect(result).toContain("`feature/fix(issue)-test`");
+      // URL should have encoded parentheses but preserved slashes
+      expect(result).toContain(
+        "https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/feature/fix%28issue%29-test",
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe("PR link", () => {