chore: update claude-code-base-action to v0.0.29

* feat: no claude spam

* feat: add silent property

* feat: add silent property

* feat: add silent property

* chore: call me a sticky comment

* chore: applying review comments

* chore: apply review comments

* format

* reword

---------

Co-authored-by: Ashwin Bhat <ashwin@anthropic.com>

FAQ.md

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ The `github-actions` user cannot trigger subsequent GitHub Actions workflows. Th
 
 Only users with **write permissions** to the repository can trigger Claude. This is a security feature to prevent unauthorized use. Make sure the user commenting has at least write access to the repository.
 
+### Why can't I assign @claude to an issue on my repository?
+
+If you're in a public repository, you should be able to assign to Claude without issue. If it's a private organization repository, you can only assign to users in your own organization, which Claude isn't. In this case, you'll need to make a custom user in that case.
+
 ### Why am I getting OIDC authentication errors?
 
 If you're using the default GitHub App authentication, you must add the `id-token: write` permission to your workflow:

README.md

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 | `base_branch`         | The base branch to use for creating new branches (e.g., 'main', 'develop')                                           | No       | -         |
 | `max_turns`           | Maximum number of conversation turns Claude can take (limits back-and-forth exchanges)                               | No       | -         |
 | `timeout_minutes`     | Timeout in minutes for execution                                                                                     | No       | `30`      |
+| `use_sticky_comment`  | Use just one comment to deliver PR comments (only applies for pull_request event workflows)                          | No       | `false`   |
 | `github_token`        | GitHub token for Claude to operate with. **Only include this if you're connecting a custom GitHub app of your own!** | No       | -         |
 | `model`               | Model to use (provider-specific format required for Bedrock/Vertex)                                                  | No       | -         |
 | `anthropic_model`     | **DEPRECATED**: Use `model` instead. Kept for backward compatibility.                                                | No       | -         |

action.yml

@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Timeout in minutes for execution"
     required: false
     default: "30"
+  use_sticky_comment:
+    description: "Use just one comment to deliver issue/PR comments"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
 
 outputs:
   execution_file:
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         TRIGGER_PHRASE: ${{ inputs.trigger_phrase }}
         ASSIGNEE_TRIGGER: ${{ inputs.assignee_trigger }}
+        LABEL_TRIGGER: ${{ inputs.label_trigger }}
         BASE_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
         BRANCH_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.branch_prefix }}
         ALLOWED_TOOLS: ${{ inputs.allowed_tools }}
@@ -115,11 +120,12 @@ runs:
         MCP_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.mcp_config }}
         OVERRIDE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
         GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+        USE_STICKY_COMMENT: ${{ inputs.use_sticky_comment }}
 
     - name: Run Claude Code
       id: claude-code
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.contains_trigger == 'true'
-      uses: anthropics/claude-code-base-action@ba0557c14198bf2fbafbfe80932dde39e574a14c # v0.0.26
+      uses: anthropics/claude-code-base-action@bdaad5f64e7ad7a8c0be290a3c49d0fa7e1bb442 # v0.0.29
       with:
         prompt_file: ${{ runner.temp }}/claude-prompts/claude-prompt.txt
         allowed_tools: ${{ env.ALLOWED_TOOLS }}
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@ runs:
         TRIGGER_USERNAME: ${{ github.event.comment.user.login || github.event.issue.user.login || github.event.pull_request.user.login || github.event.sender.login || github.triggering_actor || github.actor || '' }}
         PREPARE_SUCCESS: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome == 'success' }}
         PREPARE_ERROR: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.prepare_error || '' }}
+        USE_STICKY_COMMENT: ${{ inputs.use_sticky_comment }}
 
     - name: Display Claude Code Report
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.contains_trigger == 'true' && steps.claude-code.outputs.execution_file != ''

src/github/context.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type ParsedGitHubContext = {
     directPrompt: string;
     baseBranch?: string;
     branchPrefix: string;
+    useStickyComment: boolean;
   };
 };
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export function parseGitHubContext(): ParsedGitHubContext {
       directPrompt: process.env.DIRECT_PROMPT ?? "",
       baseBranch: process.env.BASE_BRANCH,
       branchPrefix: process.env.BRANCH_PREFIX ?? "claude/",
+      useStickyComment: process.env.STICKY_COMMENT === "true",
     },
   };
 

src/github/operations/comments/create-initial.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { appendFileSync } from "fs";
 import { createJobRunLink, createCommentBody } from "./common";
 import {
   isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent,
+  isPullRequestEvent,
   type ParsedGitHubContext,
 } from "../../context";
 import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
@@ -25,8 +26,39 @@ export async function createInitialComment(
   try {
     let response;
 
-    // Only use createReplyForReviewComment if it's a PR review comment AND we have a comment_id
-    if (isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent(context)) {
+    if (
+      context.inputs.useStickyComment &&
+      context.isPR &&
+      !isPullRequestEvent(context)
+    ) {
+      const comments = await octokit.rest.issues.listComments({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        issue_number: context.entityNumber,
+      });
+      const existingComment = comments.data.find(
+        (comment) =>
+          comment.user?.login.indexOf("claude[bot]") !== -1 ||
+          comment.body === initialBody,
+      );
+      if (existingComment) {
+        response = await octokit.rest.issues.updateComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          comment_id: existingComment.id,
+          body: initialBody,
+        });
+      } else {
+        // Create new comment if no existing one found
+        response = await octokit.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: context.entityNumber,
+          body: initialBody,
+        });
+      }
+    } else if (isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent(context)) {
+      // Only use createReplyForReviewComment if it's a PR review comment AND we have a comment_id
       response = await octokit.rest.pulls.createReplyForReviewComment({
         owner,
         repo,

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

@@ -125,13 +125,58 @@ server.tool(
             ? filePath
             : join(REPO_DIR, filePath);
 
-          const content = await readFile(fullPath, "utf-8");
-          return {
-            path: filePath,
-            mode: "100644",
-            type: "blob",
-            content: content,
-          };
+          // 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)$/i.test(
+              filePath,
+            );
+
+          if (isBinaryFile) {
+            // For binary files, create a blob first using the Blobs API
+            const binaryContent = await readFile(fullPath);
+
+            // Create blob using Blobs API (supports encoding parameter)
+            const blobUrl = `${GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/${owner}/${repo}/git/blobs`;
+            const blobResponse = await fetch(blobUrl, {
+              method: "POST",
+              headers: {
+                Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
+                Authorization: `Bearer ${githubToken}`,
+                "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+              },
+              body: JSON.stringify({
+                content: binaryContent.toString("base64"),
+                encoding: "base64",
+              }),
+            });
+
+            if (!blobResponse.ok) {
+              const errorText = await blobResponse.text();
+              throw new Error(
+                `Failed to create blob for ${filePath}: ${blobResponse.status} - ${errorText}`,
+              );
+            }
+
+            const blobData = (await blobResponse.json()) as { sha: string };
+
+            // Return tree entry with blob SHA
+            return {
+              path: filePath,
+              mode: "100644",
+              type: "blob",
+              sha: blobData.sha,
+            };
+          } else {
+            // For text files, include content directly in tree
+            const content = await readFile(fullPath, "utf-8");
+            return {
+              path: filePath,
+              mode: "100644",
+              type: "blob",
+              content: content,
+            };
+          }
         }),
       );
 

test/mockContext.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const defaultInputs = {
   useVertex: false,
   timeoutMinutes: 30,
   branchPrefix: "claude/",
+  useStickyComment: false,
 };
 
 const defaultRepository = {

test/permissions.test.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
       customInstructions: "",
       directPrompt: "",
       branchPrefix: "claude/",
+      useStickyComment: false,
     },
   });
 

test/trigger-validation.test.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe("checkContainsTrigger", () => {
           disallowedTools: [],
           customInstructions: "",
           branchPrefix: "claude/",
+          useStickyComment: false,
         },
       });
       expect(checkContainsTrigger(context)).toBe(true);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ describe("checkContainsTrigger", () => {
           disallowedTools: [],
           customInstructions: "",
           branchPrefix: "claude/",
+          useStickyComment: false,
         },
       });
       expect(checkContainsTrigger(context)).toBe(false);
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ describe("checkContainsTrigger", () => {
           disallowedTools: [],
           customInstructions: "",
           branchPrefix: "claude/",
+          useStickyComment: false,
         },
       });
       expect(checkContainsTrigger(context)).toBe(true);
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ describe("checkContainsTrigger", () => {
           disallowedTools: [],
           customInstructions: "",
           branchPrefix: "claude/",
+          useStickyComment: false,
         },
       });
       expect(checkContainsTrigger(context)).toBe(true);
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@ describe("checkContainsTrigger", () => {
           disallowedTools: [],
           customInstructions: "",
           branchPrefix: "claude/",
+          useStickyComment: false,
         },
       });
       expect(checkContainsTrigger(context)).toBe(false);