feat: preserve file permissions when committing via GitHub API (#469)

Add file permission detection to github-file-ops-server.ts to properly preserve file modes (regular, executable, symlink) when committing files through the GitHub API. This ensures executable scripts and other special files maintain their correct permissions.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml

@@ -104,3 +104,5 @@ jobs:
           mcp_config: /tmp/mcp-config/mcp-servers.json
           timeout_minutes: "5"
           anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

action.yml

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ runs:
         DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         ADDITIONAL_PERMISSIONS: ${{ inputs.additional_permissions }}
         USE_COMMIT_SIGNING: ${{ inputs.use_commit_signing }}
+        ALL_INPUTS: ${{ toJson(inputs) }}
 
     - name: Install Base Action Dependencies
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.contains_trigger == 'true'
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ runs:
         echo "Base-action dependencies installed"
         cd -
         # Install Claude Code globally
-        bun install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.72
+        curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash -s 1.0.85
+        echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
     - name: Setup Network Restrictions
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.contains_trigger == 'true' && inputs.experimental_allowed_domains != ''
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_CLAUDE_ENV: ${{ inputs.claude_env }}
         INPUT_FALLBACK_MODEL: ${{ inputs.fallback_model }}
         INPUT_EXPERIMENTAL_SLASH_COMMANDS_DIR: ${{ github.action_path }}/slash-commands
+        INPUT_ACTION_INPUTS_PRESENT: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.action_inputs_present }}
 
         # Model configuration
         ANTHROPIC_MODEL: ${{ inputs.model || inputs.anthropic_model }}
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ runs:
         fi
 
     - name: Revoke app token
-      if: always() && inputs.github_token == ''
+      if: always() && inputs.github_token == '' && steps.prepare.outputs.skipped_due_to_workflow_validation_mismatch != 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
         curl -L \

base-action/action.yml

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install Claude Code
       shell: bash
-      run: bun install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@1.0.72
+      run: curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash -s 1.0.85
 
     - name: Run Claude Code Action
       shell: bash

base-action/src/run-claude.ts

@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export function prepareRunConfig(
   // Parse custom environment variables
   const customEnv = parseCustomEnvVars(options.claudeEnv);
 
+  if (process.env.INPUT_ACTION_INPUTS_PRESENT) {
+    customEnv.GITHUB_ACTION_INPUTS = process.env.INPUT_ACTION_INPUTS_PRESENT;
+  }
+
   return {
     claudeArgs,
     promptPath,
@@ -142,9 +146,11 @@ export async function runClaude(promptPath: string, options: ClaudeOptions) {
   console.log(`Prompt file size: ${promptSize} bytes`);
 
   // Log custom environment variables if any
-  if (Object.keys(config.env).length > 0) {
+  const customEnvKeys = Object.keys(config.env).filter(
-    const envKeys = Object.keys(config.env).join(", ");
+    (key) => key !== "CLAUDE_ACTION_INPUTS_PRESENT",
-    console.log(`Custom environment variables: ${envKeys}`);
+  );
+  if (customEnvKeys.length > 0) {
+    console.log(`Custom environment variables: ${customEnvKeys.join(", ")}`);
   }
 
   // Output to console

examples/claude.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Claude PR Assistant
+name: Claude Code
 
 on:
   issue_comment:
@@ -11,38 +11,53 @@ on:
     types: [submitted]
 
 jobs:
-  claude-code-action:
+  claude:
     if: |
       (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
       (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' && contains(github.event.review.body, '@claude')) ||
-      (github.event_name == 'issues' && contains(github.event.issue.body, '@claude'))
+      (github.event_name == 'issues' && (contains(github.event.issue.body, '@claude') || contains(github.event.issue.title, '@claude')))
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
-      pull-requests: read
+      pull-requests: write
-      issues: read
+      issues: write
       id-token: write
+      actions: read # Required for Claude to read CI results on PRs
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Run Claude PR Action
+      - name: Run Claude Code
+        id: claude
         uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@beta
         with:
           anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-          # Or use OAuth token instead:
+
-          # claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
+          # This is an optional setting that allows Claude to read CI results on PRs
-          timeout_minutes: "60"
+          additional_permissions: |
-          # mode: tag  # Default: responds to @claude mentions
+            actions: read
-          # Optional: Restrict network access to specific domains only
+
-          # experimental_allowed_domains: |
+          # Optional: Specify model (defaults to Claude Sonnet 4, uncomment for Claude Opus 4.1)
-          #   .anthropic.com
+          # model: "claude-opus-4-1-20250805"
-          #   .github.com
+
-          #   api.github.com
+          # Optional: Customize the trigger phrase (default: @claude)
-          #   .githubusercontent.com
+          # trigger_phrase: "/claude"
-          #   bun.sh
+
-          #   registry.npmjs.org
+          # Optional: Trigger when specific user is assigned to an issue
-          #   .blob.core.windows.net
+          # assignee_trigger: "claude-bot"
+
+          # Optional: Allow Claude to run specific commands
+          # allowed_tools: "Bash(npm install),Bash(npm run build),Bash(npm run test:*),Bash(npm run lint:*)"
+
+          # Optional: Add custom instructions for Claude to customize its behavior for your project
+          # custom_instructions: |
+          #   Follow our coding standards
+          #   Ensure all new code has tests
+          #   Use TypeScript for new files
+
+          # Optional: Custom environment variables for Claude
+          # claude_env: |
+          #   NODE_ENV: test

src/create-prompt/index.ts

@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ export async function createPrompt(
       modeContext.claudeBranch,
     );
 
-    await mkdir(`${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP}/claude-prompts`, {
+    await mkdir(`${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP || "/tmp"}/claude-prompts`, {
       recursive: true,
     });
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ export async function createPrompt(
 
     // Write the prompt file
     await writeFile(
-      `${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP}/claude-prompts/claude-prompt.txt`,
+      `${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP || "/tmp"}/claude-prompts/claude-prompt.txt`,
       promptContent,
     );
 

src/entrypoints/collect-inputs.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import * as core from "@actions/core";
+
+export function collectActionInputsPresence(): void {
+  const inputDefaults: Record<string, string> = {
+    trigger_phrase: "@claude",
+    assignee_trigger: "",
+    label_trigger: "claude",
+    base_branch: "",
+    branch_prefix: "claude/",
+    allowed_bots: "",
+    mode: "tag",
+    model: "",
+    anthropic_model: "",
+    fallback_model: "",
+    allowed_tools: "",
+    disallowed_tools: "",
+    custom_instructions: "",
+    direct_prompt: "",
+    override_prompt: "",
+    mcp_config: "",
+    additional_permissions: "",
+    claude_env: "",
+    settings: "",
+    anthropic_api_key: "",
+    claude_code_oauth_token: "",
+    github_token: "",
+    max_turns: "",
+    use_sticky_comment: "false",
+    use_commit_signing: "false",
+    experimental_allowed_domains: "",
+  };
+
+  const allInputsJson = process.env.ALL_INPUTS;
+  if (!allInputsJson) {
+    console.log("ALL_INPUTS environment variable not found");
+    core.setOutput("action_inputs_present", JSON.stringify({}));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let allInputs: Record<string, string>;
+  try {
+    allInputs = JSON.parse(allInputsJson);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("Failed to parse ALL_INPUTS JSON:", e);
+    core.setOutput("action_inputs_present", JSON.stringify({}));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const presentInputs: Record<string, boolean> = {};
+
+  for (const [name, defaultValue] of Object.entries(inputDefaults)) {
+    const actualValue = allInputs[name] || "";
+
+    const isSet = actualValue !== defaultValue;
+    presentInputs[name] = isSet;
+  }
+
+  core.setOutput("action_inputs_present", JSON.stringify(presentInputs));
+}

src/entrypoints/prepare.ts

@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import { parseGitHubContext, isEntityContext } from "../github/context";
 import { getMode, isValidMode, DEFAULT_MODE } from "../modes/registry";
 import type { ModeName } from "../modes/types";
 import { prepare } from "../prepare";
+import { collectActionInputsPresence } from "./collect-inputs";
 
 async function run() {
   try {
+    collectActionInputsPresence();
+
     // Step 1: Get mode first to determine authentication method
     const modeInput = process.env.MODE || DEFAULT_MODE;
 

src/github/token.ts

@@ -31,8 +31,30 @@ async function exchangeForAppToken(oidcToken: string): Promise<string> {
     const responseJson = (await response.json()) as {
       error?: {
         message?: string;
+        details?: {
+          error_code?: string;
         };
       };
+      type?: string;
+      message?: string;
+    };
+
+    // Check for specific workflow validation error codes that should skip the action
+    const errorCode = responseJson.error?.details?.error_code;
+
+    if (errorCode === "workflow_not_found_on_default_branch") {
+      const message =
+        responseJson.message ??
+        responseJson.error?.message ??
+        "Workflow validation failed";
+      core.warning(`Skipping action due to workflow validation: ${message}`);
+      console.log(
+        "Action skipped due to workflow validation error. This is expected when adding Claude Code workflows to new repositories or on PRs with workflow changes. If you're seeing this, your workflow will begin working once you merge your PR.",
+      );
+      core.setOutput("skipped_due_to_workflow_validation_mismatch", "true");
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
     console.error(
       `App token exchange failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText} - ${responseJson?.error?.message ?? "Unknown error"}`,
     );
@@ -77,8 +99,9 @@ export async function setupGitHubToken(): Promise<string> {
     core.setOutput("GITHUB_TOKEN", appToken);
     return appToken;
   } catch (error) {
+    // Only set failed if we get here - workflow validation errors will exit(0) before this
     core.setFailed(
-      `Failed to setup GitHub token: ${error}.\n\nIf you instead wish to use this action with a custom GitHub token or custom GitHub app, provide a \`github_token\` in the \`uses\` section of the app in your workflow yml file.`,
+      `Failed to setup GitHub token: ${error}\n\nIf you instead wish to use this action with a custom GitHub token or custom GitHub app, provide a \`github_token\` in the \`uses\` section of the app in your workflow yml file.`,
     );
     process.exit(1);
   }

src/github/utils/sanitizer.ts

@@ -58,6 +58,41 @@ export function sanitizeContent(content: string): string {
   content = stripMarkdownLinkTitles(content);
   content = stripHiddenAttributes(content);
   content = normalizeHtmlEntities(content);
+  content = redactGitHubTokens(content);
+  return content;
+}
+
+export function redactGitHubTokens(content: string): string {
+  // GitHub Personal Access Tokens (classic): ghp_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (40 chars)
+  content = content.replace(
+    /\bghp_[A-Za-z0-9]{36}\b/g,
+    "[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+  );
+
+  // GitHub OAuth tokens: gho_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (40 chars)
+  content = content.replace(
+    /\bgho_[A-Za-z0-9]{36}\b/g,
+    "[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+  );
+
+  // GitHub installation tokens: ghs_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (40 chars)
+  content = content.replace(
+    /\bghs_[A-Za-z0-9]{36}\b/g,
+    "[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+  );
+
+  // GitHub refresh tokens: ghr_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (40 chars)
+  content = content.replace(
+    /\bghr_[A-Za-z0-9]{36}\b/g,
+    "[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+  );
+
+  // GitHub fine-grained personal access tokens: github_pat_XXXXXXXXXX (up to 255 chars)
+  content = content.replace(
+    /\bgithub_pat_[A-Za-z0-9_]{11,221}\b/g,
+    "[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+  );
+
   return content;
 }
 

src/mcp/github-comment-server.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { GITHUB_API_URL } from "../github/api/config";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import { updateClaudeComment } from "../github/operations/comments/update-claude-comment";
+import { sanitizeContent } from "../github/utils/sanitizer";
 
 // Get repository information from environment variables
 const REPO_OWNER = process.env.REPO_OWNER;
@@ -54,11 +55,13 @@ server.tool(
       const isPullRequestReviewComment =
         eventName === "pull_request_review_comment";
 
+      const sanitizedBody = sanitizeContent(body);
+
       const result = await updateClaudeComment(octokit, {
         owner,
         repo,
         commentId,
-        body,
+        body: sanitizedBody,
         isPullRequestReviewComment,
       });
 

src/mcp/github-file-ops-server.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
+import { readFile, stat } from "fs/promises";
 import { join } from "path";
+import { constants } from "fs";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { GITHUB_API_URL } from "../github/api/config";
 import { retryWithBackoff } from "../utils/retry";
@@ -162,6 +163,34 @@ async function getOrCreateBranchRef(
   return baseSha;
 }
 
+// Get the appropriate Git file mode for a file
+async function getFileMode(filePath: string): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    const fileStat = await stat(filePath);
+    if (fileStat.isFile()) {
+      // Check if execute bit is set for user
+      if (fileStat.mode & constants.S_IXUSR) {
+        return "100755"; // Executable file
+      } else {
+        return "100644"; // Regular file
+      }
+    } else if (fileStat.isDirectory()) {
+      return "040000"; // Directory (tree)
+    } else if (fileStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+      return "120000"; // Symbolic link
+    } else {
+      // Fallback for unknown file types
+      return "100644";
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // If we can't stat the file, default to regular file
+    console.warn(
+      `Could not determine file mode for ${filePath}, using default: ${error}`,
+    );
+    return "100644";
+  }
+}
+
 // Commit files tool
 server.tool(
   "commit_files",
@@ -223,6 +252,9 @@ server.tool(
             ? filePath
             : join(REPO_DIR, filePath);
 
+          // Get the proper file mode based on file permissions
+          const fileMode = await getFileMode(fullPath);
+
           // Check if file is binary (images, etc.)
           const isBinaryFile =
             /\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|ico|pdf|zip|tar|gz|exe|bin|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$/i.test(
@@ -261,7 +293,7 @@ server.tool(
             // Return tree entry with blob SHA
             return {
               path: filePath,
-              mode: "100644",
+              mode: fileMode,
               type: "blob",
               sha: blobData.sha,
             };
@@ -270,7 +302,7 @@ server.tool(
             const content = await readFile(fullPath, "utf-8");
             return {
               path: filePath,
-              mode: "100644",
+              mode: fileMode,
               type: "blob",
               content: content,
             };

src/mcp/github-inline-comment-server.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { createOctokit } from "../github/api/client";
+import { sanitizeContent } from "../github/utils/sanitizer";
 
 // Get repository and PR information from environment variables
 const REPO_OWNER = process.env.REPO_OWNER;
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ server.tool(
 
       const octokit = createOctokit(githubToken).rest;
 
+      // Sanitize the comment body to remove any potential GitHub tokens
+      const sanitizedBody = sanitizeContent(body);
+
       // Validate that either line or both startLine and line are provided
       if (!line && !startLine) {
         throw new Error(
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ server.tool(
         owner,
         repo,
         pull_number,
-        body,
+        body: sanitizedBody,
         path,
         side: side || "RIGHT",
         commit_id: commit_id || pr.data.head.sha,

src/modes/agent/index.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const agentMode: Mode = {
 
     // TODO: handle by createPrompt (similar to tag and review modes)
     // Create prompt directory
-    await mkdir(`${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP}/claude-prompts`, {
+    await mkdir(`${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP || "/tmp"}/claude-prompts`, {
       recursive: true,
     });
     // Write the prompt file - the base action requires a prompt_file parameter,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const agentMode: Mode = {
       context.inputs.directPrompt ||
       `Repository: ${context.repository.owner}/${context.repository.repo}`;
     await writeFile(
-      `${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP}/claude-prompts/claude-prompt.txt`,
+      `${process.env.RUNNER_TEMP || "/tmp"}/claude-prompts/claude-prompt.txt`,
       promptContent,
     );
 

test/sanitizer.test.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   normalizeHtmlEntities,
   sanitizeContent,
   stripHtmlComments,
+  redactGitHubTokens,
 } from "../src/github/utils/sanitizer";
 
 describe("stripInvisibleCharacters", () => {
@@ -242,6 +243,109 @@ describe("sanitizeContent", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("redactGitHubTokens", () => {
+  it("should redact personal access tokens (ghp_)", () => {
+    const token = "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";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`Token: ${token}`)).toBe(
+      "Token: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`Here's a token: ${token} in text`)).toBe(
+      "Here's a token: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN] in text",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should redact OAuth tokens (gho_)", () => {
+    const token = "gho_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`OAuth: ${token}`)).toBe(
+      "OAuth: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should redact installation tokens (ghs_)", () => {
+    const token = "ghs_xz7yzju2SZjGPa0dUNMAx0SH4xDOCS31LXQW";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`Install token: ${token}`)).toBe(
+      "Install token: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should redact refresh tokens (ghr_)", () => {
+    const token = "ghr_1B4a2e77838347a253e56d7b5253e7d11667";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`Refresh: ${token}`)).toBe(
+      "Refresh: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should redact fine-grained tokens (github_pat_)", () => {
+    const token =
+      "github_pat_11ABCDEFG0example5of9_2nVwvsylpmOLboQwTPTLewDcE621dQ0AAaBBCCDDEEFFHH";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(`Fine-grained: ${token}`)).toBe(
+      "Fine-grained: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should handle tokens in code blocks", () => {
+    const content = `\`\`\`bash
+export GITHUB_TOKEN=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
+\`\`\``;
+    const expected = `\`\`\`bash
+export GITHUB_TOKEN=[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]
+\`\`\``;
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(content)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle multiple tokens in one text", () => {
+    const content =
+      "Token 1: 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 and token 2: gho_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(content)).toBe(
+      "Token 1: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN] and token 2: [REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should handle tokens in URLs", () => {
+    const content =
+      "https://api.github.com/user?access_token=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";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(content)).toBe(
+      "https://api.github.com/user?access_token=[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should not redact partial matches or invalid tokens", () => {
+    const content =
+      "This is not a token: ghp_short or gho_toolong1234567890123456789012345678901234567890";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(content)).toBe(content);
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve normal text", () => {
+    const content = "Normal text with no tokens";
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens(content)).toBe(content);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle edge cases", () => {
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens("")).toBe("");
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens("ghp_")).toBe("ghp_");
+    expect(redactGitHubTokens("github_pat_short")).toBe("github_pat_short");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sanitizeContent with token redaction", () => {
+  it("should redact tokens as part of full sanitization", () => {
+    const content = `
+      <!-- Hidden comment with token: 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 -->
+      Here's some text with a token: gho_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a
+      And invisible chars: test\u200Btoken
+    `;
+
+    const sanitized = sanitizeContent(content);
+
+    expect(sanitized).not.toContain("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");
+    expect(sanitized).not.toContain("gho_16C7e42F292c6912E7710c838347Ae178B4a");
+    expect(sanitized).not.toContain("<!-- Hidden comment");
+    expect(sanitized).not.toContain("\u200B");
+    expect(sanitized).toContain("[REDACTED_GITHUB_TOKEN]");
+    expect(sanitized).toContain("Here's some text with a token:");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("stripHtmlComments (legacy)", () => {
   it("should remove HTML comments", () => {
     expect(stripHtmlComments("Hello <!-- example -->World")).toBe(