fix: require explicit acknowledgment for wildcard write permission bypass

SECURITY FIX: Addresses authorization_bypass vulnerability (LOW severity) The allowed_non_write_users='*' configuration previously bypassed write permission checks for all users with only a warning. This created a security misconfiguration risk. Changes: - Added new input 'bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment' required when using wildcard (*) - Modified checkWritePermissions() to throw error if wildcard used without explicit acknowledgment flag - Updated all documentation (security.md, usage.md) with new requirement - Updated example workflows to include acknowledgment flag - Added tests for new validation behavior This prevents accidental security misconfigurations while maintaining the feature for intentional use cases like issue triage workflows. Affected file: src/github/validation/permissions.ts:27 Category: authorization_bypass Severity: LOW
chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.6 and Agent SDK to 0.2.6
2026-01-23 23:14:13 +08:00 · 2026-01-13 23:29:39 +00:00 · 2026-01-13 02:25:17 +00:00 · 2026-01-11 00:27:43 +00:00 · 2026-01-09 23:31:55 +00:00 · 2026-01-09 00:03:55 +00:00
38 changed files with 1083 additions and 123 deletions
--- a/.claude/commands/label-issue.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/label-issue.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ TASK OVERVIEW:
 1. First, fetch the list of labels available in this repository by running: `gh label list`. Run exactly this command with nothing else.

 2. Next, use gh commands to get context about the issue:
-
   - Use `gh issue view ${{ github.event.issue.number }}` to retrieve the current issue's details
   - Use `gh search issues` to find similar issues that might provide context for proper categorization
   - You have access to these Bash commands:
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ TASK OVERVIEW:
     - Bash(gh search:\*) - to search for similar issues

 3. Analyze the issue content, considering:
-
   - The issue title and description
   - The type of issue (bug report, feature request, question, etc.)
   - Technical areas mentioned
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ TASK OVERVIEW:
   - Components affected

 4. Select appropriate labels from the available labels list provided above:
-
   - Choose labels that accurately reflect the issue's nature
   - Be specific but comprehensive
   - IMPORTANT: Add a priority label (P1, P2, or P3) based on the label descriptions from gh label list
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ jobs:
          prompt: "/label-issue REPO: ${{ github.repository }} ISSUE_NUMBER${{ github.event.issue.number }}"
          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
          allowed_non_write_users: "*" # Required for issue triage workflow, if users without repo write access create issues
+          bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment: true # Required when using wildcard
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ inputs:
    description: "The prefix to use for Claude branches (defaults to 'claude/', use 'claude-' for dash format)"
    required: false
    default: "claude/"
+  branch_name_template:
+    description: "Template for branch naming. Available variables: {{prefix}}, {{entityType}}, {{entityNumber}}, {{timestamp}}, {{sha}}, {{label}}, {{description}}. {{label}} will be first label from the issue/PR, or {{entityType}} as a fallback. {{description}} will be the first 5 words of the issue/PR title in kebab-case. Default: '{{prefix}}{{entityType}}-{{entityNumber}}-{{timestamp}}'"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
  allowed_bots:
    description: "Comma-separated list of allowed bot usernames, or '*' to allow all bots. Empty string (default) allows no bots."
    required: false
@@ -31,6 +35,10 @@ inputs:
    description: "Comma-separated list of usernames to allow without write permissions, or '*' to allow all users. Only works when github_token input is provided. WARNING: Use with extreme caution - this bypasses security checks and should only be used for workflows with very limited permissions (e.g., issue labeling)."
    required: false
    default: ""
+  bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment:
+    description: "REQUIRED when using allowed_non_write_users='*'. Set to 'true' to explicitly acknowledge the security implications of bypassing write permission checks for all users. This flag serves as a safeguard against accidental security misconfigurations."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"

  # Claude Code configuration
  prompt:
@@ -178,9 +186,11 @@ runs:
        LABEL_TRIGGER: ${{ inputs.label_trigger }}
        BASE_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
        BRANCH_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.branch_prefix }}
+        BRANCH_NAME_TEMPLATE: ${{ inputs.branch_name_template }}
        OVERRIDE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
        ALLOWED_BOTS: ${{ inputs.allowed_bots }}
        ALLOWED_NON_WRITE_USERS: ${{ inputs.allowed_non_write_users }}
+        BYPASS_WRITE_PERMISSION_CHECK_ACKNOWLEDGMENT: ${{ inputs.bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment }}
        GITHUB_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
        USE_STICKY_COMMENT: ${{ inputs.use_sticky_comment }}
        DEFAULT_WORKFLOW_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ runs:

        # Install Claude Code if no custom executable is provided
        if [ -z "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE" ]; then
-          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.76"
+          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.1.6"
          echo "Installing Claude Code v${CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION}..."
          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
            echo "Installation attempt $attempt..."
--- a/base-action/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/base-action/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ Thank you for your interest in contributing to Claude Code Base Action! This doc
   ```

   This script:
-
   - Installs `act` if not present (requires Homebrew on macOS)
   - Runs the GitHub Action workflow locally using Docker
   - Requires your `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` to be set
--- a/base-action/README.md
+++ b/base-action/README.md
@@ -85,26 +85,26 @@ Add the following to your workflow file:

 ## Inputs

-| Input                     | Description                                                                                                             | Required | Default                      |
-| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
-| `prompt`                  | The prompt to send to Claude Code                                                                                       | No\*     | ''                           |
-| `prompt_file`             | Path to a file containing the prompt to send to Claude Code                                                             | No\*     | ''                           |
-| `allowed_tools`           | Comma-separated list of allowed tools for Claude Code to use                                                            | No       | ''                           |
-| `disallowed_tools`        | Comma-separated list of disallowed tools that Claude Code cannot use                                                    | No       | ''                           |
-| `max_turns`               | Maximum number of conversation turns (default: no limit)                                                                | No       | ''                           |
-| `mcp_config`              | Path to the MCP configuration JSON file, or MCP configuration JSON string                                               | No       | ''                           |
-| `settings`                | Path to Claude Code settings JSON file, or settings JSON string                                                         | No       | ''                           |
-| `system_prompt`           | Override system prompt                                                                                                  | No       | ''                           |
-| `append_system_prompt`    | Append to system prompt                                                                                                 | No       | ''                           |
-| `claude_env`              | Custom environment variables to pass to Claude Code execution (YAML multiline format)                                   | No       | ''                           |
-| `model`                   | Model to use (provider-specific format required for Bedrock/Vertex)                                                     | No       | 'claude-4-0-sonnet-20250219' |
-| `anthropic_model`         | DEPRECATED: Use 'model' instead                                                                                         | No       | 'claude-4-0-sonnet-20250219' |
-| `fallback_model`          | Enable automatic fallback to specified model when default model is overloaded                                           | No       | ''                           |
-| `anthropic_api_key`       | Anthropic API key (required for direct Anthropic API)                                                                   | No       | ''                           |
-| `claude_code_oauth_token` | Claude Code OAuth token (alternative to anthropic_api_key)                                                              | No       | ''                           |
-| `use_bedrock`             | Use Amazon Bedrock with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                             | No       | 'false'                      |
-| `use_vertex`              | Use Google Vertex AI with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                           | No       | 'false'                      |
-| `use_node_cache`          | Whether to use Node.js dependency caching (set to true only for Node.js projects with lock files)                       | No       | 'false'                      |
+| Input                     | Description                                                                                                            | Required | Default                      |
+| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
+| `prompt`                  | The prompt to send to Claude Code                                                                                      | No\*     | ''                           |
+| `prompt_file`             | Path to a file containing the prompt to send to Claude Code                                                            | No\*     | ''                           |
+| `allowed_tools`           | Comma-separated list of allowed tools for Claude Code to use                                                           | No       | ''                           |
+| `disallowed_tools`        | Comma-separated list of disallowed tools that Claude Code cannot use                                                   | No       | ''                           |
+| `max_turns`               | Maximum number of conversation turns (default: no limit)                                                               | No       | ''                           |
+| `mcp_config`              | Path to the MCP configuration JSON file, or MCP configuration JSON string                                              | No       | ''                           |
+| `settings`                | Path to Claude Code settings JSON file, or settings JSON string                                                        | No       | ''                           |
+| `system_prompt`           | Override system prompt                                                                                                 | No       | ''                           |
+| `append_system_prompt`    | Append to system prompt                                                                                                | No       | ''                           |
+| `claude_env`              | Custom environment variables to pass to Claude Code execution (YAML multiline format)                                  | No       | ''                           |
+| `model`                   | Model to use (provider-specific format required for Bedrock/Vertex)                                                    | No       | 'claude-4-0-sonnet-20250219' |
+| `anthropic_model`         | DEPRECATED: Use 'model' instead                                                                                        | No       | 'claude-4-0-sonnet-20250219' |
+| `fallback_model`          | Enable automatic fallback to specified model when default model is overloaded                                          | No       | ''                           |
+| `anthropic_api_key`       | Anthropic API key (required for direct Anthropic API)                                                                  | No       | ''                           |
+| `claude_code_oauth_token` | Claude Code OAuth token (alternative to anthropic_api_key)                                                             | No       | ''                           |
+| `use_bedrock`             | Use Amazon Bedrock with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                            | No       | 'false'                      |
+| `use_vertex`              | Use Google Vertex AI with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                          | No       | 'false'                      |
+| `use_node_cache`          | Whether to use Node.js dependency caching (set to true only for Node.js projects with lock files)                      | No       | 'false'                      |
 | `show_full_output`        | Show full JSON output (⚠️ May expose secrets - see [security docs](../docs/security.md#️-full-output-security-warning)) | No       | 'false'\*\*                  |

 \*Either `prompt` or `prompt_file` must be provided, but not both.
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ This example shows how to use OIDC authentication with GCP Vertex AI:
 To securely use your Anthropic API key:

 1. Add your API key as a repository secret:
-
   - Go to your repository's Settings
   - Navigate to "Secrets and variables" → "Actions"
   - Click "New repository secret"
--- a/base-action/action.yml
+++ b/base-action/action.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ runs:
        PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE: ${{ inputs.path_to_claude_code_executable }}
      run: |
        if [ -z "$PATH_TO_CLAUDE_CODE_EXECUTABLE" ]; then
-          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.0.76"
+          CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION="2.1.6"
          echo "Installing Claude Code v${CLAUDE_CODE_VERSION}..."
          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
            echo "Installation attempt $attempt..."
--- a/base-action/bun.lock
+++ b/base-action/bun.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      "name": "@anthropic-ai/claude-code-base-action",
      "dependencies": {
        "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
-        "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.1.76",
+        "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.2.6",
        "shell-quote": "^1.8.3",
      },
      "devDependencies": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@

    "@actions/io": ["@actions/io@1.1.3", "", {}, "sha512-wi9JjgKLYS7U/z8PPbco+PvTb/nRWjeoFlJ1Qer83k/3C5PHQi28hiVdeE2kHXmIL99mQFawx8qt/JPjZilJ8Q=="],

-    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": ["@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.1.76", "", { "optionalDependencies": { "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "^0.33.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "zod": "^3.24.1 || ^4.0.0" } }, "sha512-s7RvpXoFaLXLG7A1cJBAPD8ilwOhhc/12fb5mJXRuD561o4FmPtQ+WRfuy9akMmrFRfLsKv8Ornw3ClGAPL2fw=="],
+    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": ["@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.2.6", "", { "optionalDependencies": { "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "^0.33.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "zod": "^4.0.0" } }, "sha512-lwswHo6z/Kh9djafk2ajPju62+VqHwJ23gueG1alfaLNK4GRYHgCROfiX6/wlxAd8sRvgTo6ry1hNzkyz7bOpw=="],

    "@fastify/busboy": ["@fastify/busboy@2.1.1", "", {}, "sha512-vBZP4NlzfOlerQTnba4aqZoMhE/a9HY7HRqoOPaETQcSQuWEIyZMHGfVu6w9wGtGK5fED5qRs2DteVCjOH60sA=="],

--- a/base-action/package.json
+++ b/base-action/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
-    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.1.76",
+    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.2.6",
    "shell-quote": "^1.8.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
--- a/base-action/test/mcp-test/package.json
+++ b/base-action/test/mcp-test/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
  "name": "mcp-test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "dependencies": {
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0"
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.24.0"
  }
 }
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
      "dependencies": {
        "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
        "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
-        "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.1.76",
+        "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.2.6",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
        "@octokit/graphql": "^8.2.2",
        "@octokit/rest": "^21.1.1",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@

    "@actions/io": ["@actions/io@1.1.3", "", {}, "sha512-wi9JjgKLYS7U/z8PPbco+PvTb/nRWjeoFlJ1Qer83k/3C5PHQi28hiVdeE2kHXmIL99mQFawx8qt/JPjZilJ8Q=="],

-    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": ["@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.1.76", "", { "optionalDependencies": { "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "^0.33.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "zod": "^3.24.1 || ^4.0.0" } }, "sha512-s7RvpXoFaLXLG7A1cJBAPD8ilwOhhc/12fb5mJXRuD561o4FmPtQ+WRfuy9akMmrFRfLsKv8Ornw3ClGAPL2fw=="],
+    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": ["@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk@0.2.6", "", { "optionalDependencies": { "@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-darwin-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linux-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-arm64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-linuxmusl-x64": "^0.33.5", "@img/sharp-win32-x64": "^0.33.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "zod": "^4.0.0" } }, "sha512-lwswHo6z/Kh9djafk2ajPju62+VqHwJ23gueG1alfaLNK4GRYHgCROfiX6/wlxAd8sRvgTo6ry1hNzkyz7bOpw=="],

    "@fastify/busboy": ["@fastify/busboy@2.1.1", "", {}, "sha512-vBZP4NlzfOlerQTnba4aqZoMhE/a9HY7HRqoOPaETQcSQuWEIyZMHGfVu6w9wGtGK5fED5qRs2DteVCjOH60sA=="],

--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ The `additional_permissions` input allows Claude to access GitHub Actions workfl
 To allow Claude to view workflow run results, job logs, and CI status:

 1. **Grant the necessary permission to your GitHub token**:
-
   - When using the default `GITHUB_TOKEN`, add the `actions: read` permission to your workflow:

   ```yaml
--- a/docs/migration-guide.md
+++ b/docs/migration-guide.md
@@ -228,12 +228,10 @@ jobs:
 The action now automatically detects the appropriate mode:

 1. **If `prompt` is provided** → Runs in **automation mode**
-
   - Executes immediately without waiting for @claude mentions
   - Perfect for scheduled tasks, PR automation, etc.

 2. **If no `prompt` but @claude is mentioned** → Runs in **interactive mode**
-
   - Waits for and responds to @claude mentions
   - Creates tracking comments with progress

--- a/docs/security.md
+++ b/docs/security.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - **⚠️ Non-Write User Access (RISKY)**: The `allowed_non_write_users` parameter allows bypassing the write permission requirement. **This is a significant security risk and should only be used for workflows with extremely limited permissions** (e.g., issue labeling workflows that only have `issues: write` permission). This feature:
  - Only works when `github_token` is provided as input (not with GitHub App authentication)
  - Accepts either a comma-separated list of specific usernames or `*` to allow all users
+  - **When using the wildcard (`*`)**, you MUST also set `bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment: true` to explicitly acknowledge the security implications. Without this flag, the action will fail as a safeguard against accidental security misconfigurations
  - **Should be used with extreme caution** as it bypasses the primary security mechanism of this action
  - Is designed for automation workflows where user permissions are already restricted by the workflow's permission scope
 - **Token Permissions**: The GitHub app receives only a short-lived token scoped specifically to the repository it's operating in
@@ -75,14 +76,12 @@ Commits will show as verified and attributed to the GitHub account that owns the
   ```

 2. Add the **public key** to your GitHub account:
-
   - Go to GitHub → Settings → SSH and GPG keys
   - Click "New SSH key"
   - Select **Key type: Signing Key** (important)
   - Paste the contents of `~/.ssh/signing_key.pub`

 3. Add the **private key** to your repository secrets:
-
   - Go to your repo → Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
   - Create a new secret named `SSH_SIGNING_KEY`
   - Paste the contents of `~/.ssh/signing_key`
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -31,27 +31,23 @@ The fastest way to create a custom GitHub App is using our pre-configured manife
   **🚀 [Download the Quick Setup Tool](./create-app.html)** (Right-click → "Save Link As" or "Download Linked File")

   After downloading, open `create-app.html` in your web browser:
-
   - **For Personal Accounts:** Click the "Create App for Personal Account" button
   - **For Organizations:** Enter your organization name and click "Create App for Organization"

   The tool will automatically configure all required permissions and submit the manifest.

   Alternatively, you can use the manifest file directly:
-
   - Use the [`github-app-manifest.json`](../github-app-manifest.json) file from this repository
   - Visit https://github.com/settings/apps/new (for personal) or your organization's app settings
   - Look for the "Create from manifest" option and paste the JSON content

 2. **Complete the creation flow:**
-
   - GitHub will show you a preview of the app configuration
   - Confirm the app name (you can customize it)
   - Click "Create GitHub App"
   - The app will be created with all required permissions automatically configured

 3. **Generate and download a private key:**
-
   - After creating the app, you'll be redirected to the app settings
   - Scroll down to "Private keys"
   - Click "Generate a private key"
@@ -64,7 +60,6 @@ The fastest way to create a custom GitHub App is using our pre-configured manife
 If you prefer to configure the app manually or need custom permissions:

 1. **Create a new GitHub App:**
-
   - Go to https://github.com/settings/apps (for personal apps) or your organization's settings
   - Click "New GitHub App"
   - Configure the app with these minimum permissions:
@@ -77,19 +72,16 @@ If you prefer to configure the app manually or need custom permissions:
   - Create the app

 2. **Generate and download a private key:**
-
   - After creating the app, scroll down to "Private keys"
   - Click "Generate a private key"
   - Download the `.pem` file (keep this secure!)

 3. **Install the app on your repository:**
-
   - Go to the app's settings page
   - Click "Install App"
   - Select the repositories where you want to use Claude

 4. **Add the app credentials to your repository secrets:**
-
   - Go to your repository's Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
   - Add these secrets:
     - `APP_ID`: Your GitHub App's ID (found in the app settings)
@@ -138,7 +130,6 @@ For more information on creating GitHub Apps, see the [GitHub documentation](htt
 To securely use your Anthropic API key:

 1. Add your API key as a repository secret:
-
   - Go to your repository's Settings
   - Navigate to "Secrets and variables" → "Actions"
   - Click "New repository secret"
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -52,35 +52,36 @@ jobs:

 ## Inputs

-| Input                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                            | Required | Default       |
-| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------- |
-| `anthropic_api_key`              | Anthropic API key (required for direct API, not needed for Bedrock/Vertex)                                                                                                             | No\*     | -             |
-| `claude_code_oauth_token`        | Claude Code OAuth token (alternative to anthropic_api_key)                                                                                                                             | No\*     | -             |
-| `prompt`                         | Instructions for Claude. Can be a direct prompt or custom template for automation workflows                                                                                            | No       | -             |
-| `track_progress`                 | Force tag mode with tracking comments. Only works with specific PR/issue events. Preserves GitHub context                                                                              | No       | `false`       |
-| `include_fix_links`              | Include 'Fix this' links in PR code review feedback that open Claude Code with context to fix the identified issue                                                                     | No       | `true`        |
-| `claude_args`                    | Additional [arguments to pass directly to Claude CLI](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/cli-reference#cli-flags) (e.g., `--max-turns 10 --model claude-4-0-sonnet-20250805`) | No       | ""            |
-| `base_branch`                    | The base branch to use for creating new branches (e.g., 'main', 'develop')                                                                                                             | No       | -             |
-| `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       | -             |
-| `use_bedrock`                    | Use Amazon Bedrock with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                                                                                            | No       | `false`       |
-| `use_vertex`                     | Use Google Vertex AI with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                                                                                          | No       | `false`       |
-| `assignee_trigger`               | The assignee username that triggers the action (e.g. @claude). Only used for issue assignment                                                                                          | No       | -             |
-| `label_trigger`                  | The label name that triggers the action when applied to an issue (e.g. "claude")                                                                                                       | No       | -             |
-| `trigger_phrase`                 | The trigger phrase to look for in comments, issue/PR bodies, and issue titles                                                                                                          | No       | `@claude`     |
-| `branch_prefix`                  | The prefix to use for Claude branches (defaults to 'claude/', use 'claude-' for dash format)                                                                                           | No       | `claude/`     |
-| `settings`                       | Claude Code settings as JSON string or path to settings JSON file                                                                                                                      | No       | ""            |
-| `additional_permissions`         | Additional permissions to enable. Currently supports 'actions: read' for viewing workflow results                                                                                      | No       | ""            |
-| `use_commit_signing`             | Enable commit signing using GitHub's API. Simple but cannot perform complex git operations like rebasing. See [Security](./security.md#commit-signing)                                 | No       | `false`       |
-| `ssh_signing_key`                | SSH private key for signing commits. Enables signed commits with full git CLI support (rebasing, etc.). See [Security](./security.md#commit-signing)                                   | No       | ""            |
-| `bot_id`                         | GitHub user ID to use for git operations (defaults to Claude's bot ID). Required with `ssh_signing_key` for verified commits                                                           | No       | `41898282`    |
-| `bot_name`                       | GitHub username to use for git operations (defaults to Claude's bot name). Required with `ssh_signing_key` for verified commits                                                        | No       | `claude[bot]` |
-| `allowed_bots`                   | Comma-separated list of allowed bot usernames, or '\*' to allow all bots. Empty string (default) allows no bots                                                                        | No       | ""            |
-| `allowed_non_write_users`        | **⚠️ RISKY**: Comma-separated list of usernames to allow without write permissions, or '\*' for all users. Only works with `github_token` input. See [Security](./security.md)         | No       | ""            |
-| `path_to_claude_code_executable` | Optional path to a custom Claude Code executable. Skips automatic installation. Useful for Nix, custom containers, or specialized environments                                         | No       | ""            |
-| `path_to_bun_executable`         | Optional path to a custom Bun executable. Skips automatic Bun installation. Useful for Nix, custom containers, or specialized environments                                             | No       | ""            |
-| `plugin_marketplaces`            | Newline-separated list of Claude Code plugin marketplace Git URLs to install from (e.g., see example in workflow above). Marketplaces are added before plugin installation             | No       | ""            |
-| `plugins`                        | Newline-separated list of Claude Code plugin names to install (e.g., see example in workflow above). Plugins are installed before Claude Code execution                                | No       | ""            |
+| Input                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                            | Required | Default       |
+| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------- |
+| `anthropic_api_key`                            | Anthropic API key (required for direct API, not needed for Bedrock/Vertex)                                                                                                             | No\*     | -             |
+| `claude_code_oauth_token`                      | Claude Code OAuth token (alternative to anthropic_api_key)                                                                                                                             | No\*     | -             |
+| `prompt`                                       | Instructions for Claude. Can be a direct prompt or custom template for automation workflows                                                                                            | No       | -             |
+| `track_progress`                               | Force tag mode with tracking comments. Only works with specific PR/issue events. Preserves GitHub context                                                                              | No       | `false`       |
+| `include_fix_links`                            | Include 'Fix this' links in PR code review feedback that open Claude Code with context to fix the identified issue                                                                     | No       | `true`        |
+| `claude_args`                                  | Additional [arguments to pass directly to Claude CLI](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/cli-reference#cli-flags) (e.g., `--max-turns 10 --model claude-4-0-sonnet-20250805`) | No       | ""            |
+| `base_branch`                                  | The base branch to use for creating new branches (e.g., 'main', 'develop')                                                                                                             | No       | -             |
+| `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       | -             |
+| `use_bedrock`                                  | Use Amazon Bedrock with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                                                                                            | No       | `false`       |
+| `use_vertex`                                   | Use Google Vertex AI with OIDC authentication instead of direct Anthropic API                                                                                                          | No       | `false`       |
+| `assignee_trigger`                             | The assignee username that triggers the action (e.g. @claude). Only used for issue assignment                                                                                          | No       | -             |
+| `label_trigger`                                | The label name that triggers the action when applied to an issue (e.g. "claude")                                                                                                       | No       | -             |
+| `trigger_phrase`                               | The trigger phrase to look for in comments, issue/PR bodies, and issue titles                                                                                                          | No       | `@claude`     |
+| `branch_prefix`                                | The prefix to use for Claude branches (defaults to 'claude/', use 'claude-' for dash format)                                                                                           | No       | `claude/`     |
+| `settings`                                     | Claude Code settings as JSON string or path to settings JSON file                                                                                                                      | No       | ""            |
+| `additional_permissions`                       | Additional permissions to enable. Currently supports 'actions: read' for viewing workflow results                                                                                      | No       | ""            |
+| `use_commit_signing`                           | Enable commit signing using GitHub's API. Simple but cannot perform complex git operations like rebasing. See [Security](./security.md#commit-signing)                                 | No       | `false`       |
+| `ssh_signing_key`                              | SSH private key for signing commits. Enables signed commits with full git CLI support (rebasing, etc.). See [Security](./security.md#commit-signing)                                   | No       | ""            |
+| `bot_id`                                       | GitHub user ID to use for git operations (defaults to Claude's bot ID). Required with `ssh_signing_key` for verified commits                                                           | No       | `41898282`    |
+| `bot_name`                                     | GitHub username to use for git operations (defaults to Claude's bot name). Required with `ssh_signing_key` for verified commits                                                        | No       | `claude[bot]` |
+| `allowed_bots`                                 | Comma-separated list of allowed bot usernames, or '\*' to allow all bots. Empty string (default) allows no bots                                                                        | No       | ""            |
+| `allowed_non_write_users`                      | **⚠️ RISKY**: Comma-separated list of usernames to allow without write permissions, or '\*' for all users. Only works with `github_token` input. See [Security](./security.md)         | No       | ""            |
+| `bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment` | **REQUIRED** when using `allowed_non_write_users='*'`. Set to `true` to explicitly acknowledge security implications. Prevents accidental security misconfigurations                   | No       | `false`       |
+| `path_to_claude_code_executable`               | Optional path to a custom Claude Code executable. Skips automatic installation. Useful for Nix, custom containers, or specialized environments                                         | No       | ""            |
+| `path_to_bun_executable`                       | Optional path to a custom Bun executable. Skips automatic Bun installation. Useful for Nix, custom containers, or specialized environments                                             | No       | ""            |
+| `plugin_marketplaces`                          | Newline-separated list of Claude Code plugin marketplace Git URLs to install from (e.g., see example in workflow above). Marketplaces are added before plugin installation             | No       | ""            |
+| `plugins`                                      | Newline-separated list of Claude Code plugin names to install (e.g., see example in workflow above). Plugins are installed before Claude Code execution                                | No       | ""            |

 ### Deprecated Inputs

--- a/examples/issue-triage.yml
+++ b/examples/issue-triage.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ jobs:

          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
          allowed_non_write_users: "*" # Required for issue triage workflow, if users without repo write access create issues
+          bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment: true # Required when using wildcard
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  "dependencies": {
    "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
    "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
-    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.1.76",
+    "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.2.6",
    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
    "@octokit/graphql": "^8.2.2",
    "@octokit/rest": "^21.1.1",
--- a/src/entrypoints/prepare.ts
+++ b/src/entrypoints/prepare.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ async function run() {
        context,
        context.inputs.allowedNonWriteUsers,
        githubTokenProvided,
+        context.inputs.bypassWritePermissionCheckAcknowledgment,
      );
      if (!hasWritePermissions) {
        throw new Error(
--- a/src/github/api/queries/github.ts
+++ b/src/github/api/queries/github.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ export const PR_QUERY = `
        additions
        deletions
        state
+        labels(first: 1) {
+          nodes {
+            name
+          }
+        }
        commits(first: 100) {
          totalCount
          nodes {
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ export const ISSUE_QUERY = `
        updatedAt
        lastEditedAt
        state
+        labels(first: 1) {
+          nodes {
+            name
+          }
+        }
        comments(first: 100) {
          nodes {
            id
--- a/src/github/context.ts
+++ b/src/github/context.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ type BaseContext = {
    labelTrigger: string;
    baseBranch?: string;
    branchPrefix: string;
+    branchNameTemplate?: string;
    useStickyComment: boolean;
    useCommitSigning: boolean;
    sshSigningKey: string;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ type BaseContext = {
    botName: string;
    allowedBots: string;
    allowedNonWriteUsers: string;
+    bypassWritePermissionCheckAcknowledgment: boolean;
    trackProgress: boolean;
    includeFixLinks: boolean;
  };
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ export function parseGitHubContext(): GitHubContext {
      labelTrigger: process.env.LABEL_TRIGGER ?? "",
      baseBranch: process.env.BASE_BRANCH,
      branchPrefix: process.env.BRANCH_PREFIX ?? "claude/",
+      branchNameTemplate: process.env.BRANCH_NAME_TEMPLATE,
      useStickyComment: process.env.USE_STICKY_COMMENT === "true",
      useCommitSigning: process.env.USE_COMMIT_SIGNING === "true",
      sshSigningKey: process.env.SSH_SIGNING_KEY || "",
@@ -152,6 +155,8 @@ export function parseGitHubContext(): GitHubContext {
      botName: process.env.BOT_NAME ?? CLAUDE_BOT_LOGIN,
      allowedBots: process.env.ALLOWED_BOTS ?? "",
      allowedNonWriteUsers: process.env.ALLOWED_NON_WRITE_USERS ?? "",
+      bypassWritePermissionCheckAcknowledgment:
+        process.env.BYPASS_WRITE_PERMISSION_CHECK_ACKNOWLEDGMENT === "true",
      trackProgress: process.env.TRACK_PROGRESS === "true",
      includeFixLinks: process.env.INCLUDE_FIX_LINKS === "true",
    },
--- a/src/github/data/fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/github/data/fetcher.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { Octokits } from "../api/client";
 import { ISSUE_QUERY, PR_QUERY, USER_QUERY } from "../api/queries/github";
 import {
  isIssueCommentEvent,
+  isIssuesEvent,
+  isPullRequestEvent,
  isPullRequestReviewEvent,
  isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent,
  type ParsedGitHubContext,
@@ -40,6 +42,31 @@ export function extractTriggerTimestamp(
  return undefined;
 }

+/**
+ * Extracts the original title from the GitHub webhook payload.
+ * This is the title as it existed when the trigger event occurred.
+ *
+ * @param context - Parsed GitHub context from webhook
+ * @returns The original title string or undefined if not available
+ */
+export function extractOriginalTitle(
+  context: ParsedGitHubContext,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (isIssueCommentEvent(context)) {
+    return context.payload.issue?.title;
+  } else if (isPullRequestEvent(context)) {
+    return context.payload.pull_request?.title;
+  } else if (isPullRequestReviewEvent(context)) {
+    return context.payload.pull_request?.title;
+  } else if (isPullRequestReviewCommentEvent(context)) {
+    return context.payload.pull_request?.title;
+  } else if (isIssuesEvent(context)) {
+    return context.payload.issue?.title;
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 /**
 * Filters comments to only include those that existed in their final state before the trigger time.
 * This prevents malicious actors from editing comments after the trigger to inject harmful content.
@@ -146,6 +173,7 @@ type FetchDataParams = {
  isPR: boolean;
  triggerUsername?: string;
  triggerTime?: string;
+  originalTitle?: string;
 };

 export type GitHubFileWithSHA = GitHubFile & {
@@ -169,6 +197,7 @@ export async function fetchGitHubData({
  isPR,
  triggerUsername,
  triggerTime,
+  originalTitle,
 }: FetchDataParams): Promise<FetchDataResult> {
  const [owner, repo] = repository.split("/");
  if (!owner || !repo) {
@@ -354,6 +383,11 @@ export async function fetchGitHubData({
    triggerDisplayName = await fetchUserDisplayName(octokits, triggerUsername);
  }

+  // Use the original title from the webhook payload if provided
+  if (originalTitle !== undefined) {
+    contextData.title = originalTitle;
+  }
+
  return {
    contextData,
    comments,
--- a/src/github/data/formatter.ts
+++ b/src/github/data/formatter.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export function formatContext(
 ): string {
  if (isPR) {
    const prData = contextData as GitHubPullRequest;
-    return `PR Title: ${prData.title}
+    const sanitizedTitle = sanitizeContent(prData.title);
+    return `PR Title: ${sanitizedTitle}
 PR Author: ${prData.author.login}
 PR Branch: ${prData.headRefName} -> ${prData.baseRefName}
 PR State: ${prData.state}
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ Total Commits: ${prData.commits.totalCount}
 Changed Files: ${prData.files.nodes.length} files`;
  } else {
    const issueData = contextData as GitHubIssue;
-    return `Issue Title: ${issueData.title}
+    const sanitizedTitle = sanitizeContent(issueData.title);
+    return `Issue Title: ${sanitizedTitle}
 Issue Author: ${issueData.author.login}
 Issue State: ${issueData.state}`;
  }
--- a/src/github/operations/branch.ts
+++ b/src/github/operations/branch.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,22 @@
 * - For Issues: Create a new branch
 */

+import { $ } from "bun";
 import { execFileSync } from "child_process";
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import type { ParsedGitHubContext } from "../context";
 import type { GitHubPullRequest } from "../types";
 import type { Octokits } from "../api/client";
 import type { FetchDataResult } from "../data/fetcher";
+import { generateBranchName } from "../../utils/branch-template";
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the first label from GitHub data, or returns undefined if no labels exist
+ */
+function extractFirstLabel(githubData: FetchDataResult): string | undefined {
+  const labels = githubData.contextData.labels?.nodes;
+  return labels && labels.length > 0 ? labels[0]?.name : undefined;
+}

 /**
 * Validates a git branch name against a strict whitelist pattern.
@@ -125,7 +135,7 @@ export async function setupBranch(
 ): Promise<BranchInfo> {
  const { owner, repo } = context.repository;
  const entityNumber = context.entityNumber;
-  const { baseBranch, branchPrefix } = context.inputs;
+  const { baseBranch, branchPrefix, branchNameTemplate } = context.inputs;
  const isPR = context.isPR;

  if (isPR) {
@@ -191,17 +201,8 @@ export async function setupBranch(
  // Generate branch name for either an issue or closed/merged PR
  const entityType = isPR ? "pr" : "issue";

-  // Create Kubernetes-compatible timestamp: lowercase, hyphens only, shorter format
-  const now = new Date();
-  const timestamp = `${now.getFullYear()}${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(now.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}${String(now.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
-
-  // Ensure branch name is Kubernetes-compatible:
-  // - Lowercase only
-  // - Alphanumeric with hyphens
-  // - No underscores
-  // - Max 50 chars (to allow for prefixes)
-  const branchName = `${branchPrefix}${entityType}-${entityNumber}-${timestamp}`;
-  const newBranch = branchName.toLowerCase().substring(0, 50);
+  // Get the SHA of the source branch to use in template
+  let sourceSHA: string | undefined;

  try {
    // Get the SHA of the source branch to verify it exists
@@ -211,8 +212,46 @@ export async function setupBranch(
      ref: `heads/${sourceBranch}`,
    });

-    const currentSHA = sourceBranchRef.data.object.sha;
-    console.log(`Source branch SHA: ${currentSHA}`);
+    sourceSHA = sourceBranchRef.data.object.sha;
+    console.log(`Source branch SHA: ${sourceSHA}`);
+
+    // Extract first label from GitHub data
+    const firstLabel = extractFirstLabel(githubData);
+
+    // Extract title from GitHub data
+    const title = githubData.contextData.title;
+
+    // Generate branch name using template or default format
+    let newBranch = generateBranchName(
+      branchNameTemplate,
+      branchPrefix,
+      entityType,
+      entityNumber,
+      sourceSHA,
+      firstLabel,
+      title,
+    );
+
+    // Check if generated branch already exists on remote
+    try {
+      await $`git ls-remote --exit-code origin refs/heads/${newBranch}`.quiet();
+
+      // If we get here, branch exists (exit code 0)
+      console.log(
+        `Branch '${newBranch}' already exists, falling back to default format`,
+      );
+      newBranch = generateBranchName(
+        undefined, // Force default template
+        branchPrefix,
+        entityType,
+        entityNumber,
+        sourceSHA,
+        firstLabel,
+        title,
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // Branch doesn't exist (non-zero exit code), continue with generated name
+    }

    // For commit signing, defer branch creation to the file ops server
    if (context.inputs.useCommitSigning) {
--- a/src/github/types.ts
+++ b/src/github/types.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ export type GitHubPullRequest = {
  additions: number;
  deletions: number;
  state: string;
+  labels: {
+    nodes: Array<{
+      name: string;
+    }>;
+  };
  commits: {
    totalCount: number;
    nodes: Array<{
@@ -88,6 +93,11 @@ export type GitHubIssue = {
  updatedAt?: string;
  lastEditedAt?: string;
  state: string;
+  labels: {
+    nodes: Array<{
+      name: string;
+    }>;
+  };
  comments: {
    nodes: GitHubComment[];
  };
--- a/src/github/validation/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/github/validation/permissions.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 * @param context - The GitHub context
 * @param allowedNonWriteUsers - Comma-separated list of users allowed without write permissions, or '*' for all
 * @param githubTokenProvided - Whether github_token was provided as input (not from app)
+ * @param bypassAcknowledgment - Explicit acknowledgment required when using wildcard (*)
 * @returns true if the actor has write permissions, false otherwise
 */
 export async function checkWritePermissions(
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export async function checkWritePermissions(
  context: ParsedGitHubContext,
  allowedNonWriteUsers?: string,
  githubTokenProvided?: boolean,
+  bypassAcknowledgment?: boolean,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
  const { repository, actor } = context;

@@ -25,6 +27,17 @@ export async function checkWritePermissions(
    if (allowedNonWriteUsers && githubTokenProvided) {
      const allowedUsers = allowedNonWriteUsers.trim();
      if (allowedUsers === "*") {
+        if (!bypassAcknowledgment) {
+          core.error(
+            `❌ SECURITY ERROR: Attempting to bypass write permission checks for all users with allowed_non_write_users='*' without explicit acknowledgment. ` +
+              `This is a critical security misconfiguration. To proceed, you must set bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment='true' ` +
+              `to explicitly acknowledge the security implications.`,
+          );
+          throw new Error(
+            "Cannot bypass write permission checks with wildcard (*) without explicit acknowledgment. " +
+              "Set bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment='true' to acknowledge security implications.",
+          );
+        }
        core.warning(
          `⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: Bypassing write permission check for ${actor} due to allowed_non_write_users='*'. This should only be used for workflows with very limited permissions.`,
        );
--- a/src/mcp/github-file-ops-server.ts
+++ b/src/mcp/github-file-ops-server.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
 import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { readFile, stat } from "fs/promises";
-import { join } from "path";
+import { resolve } from "path";
 import { constants } from "fs";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import { GITHUB_API_URL } from "../github/api/config";
 import { retryWithBackoff } from "../utils/retry";
+import { validatePathWithinRepo } from "./path-validation";

 type GitHubRef = {
  object: {
@@ -213,12 +214,18 @@ server.tool(
        throw new Error("GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is required");
      }

-      const processedFiles = files.map((filePath) => {
-        if (filePath.startsWith("/")) {
-          return filePath.slice(1);
-        }
-        return filePath;
-      });
+      // Validate all paths are within repository root and get full/relative paths
+      const resolvedRepoDir = resolve(REPO_DIR);
+      const validatedFiles = await Promise.all(
+        files.map(async (filePath) => {
+          const fullPath = await validatePathWithinRepo(filePath, REPO_DIR);
+          // Calculate the relative path for the git tree entry
+          // Use the original filePath (normalized) for the git path, not the symlink-resolved path
+          const normalizedPath = resolve(resolvedRepoDir, filePath);
+          const relativePath = normalizedPath.slice(resolvedRepoDir.length + 1);
+          return { fullPath, relativePath };
+        }),
+      );

      // 1. Get the branch reference (create if doesn't exist)
      const baseSha = await getOrCreateBranchRef(
@@ -247,18 +254,14 @@ server.tool(

      // 3. Create tree entries for all files
      const treeEntries = await Promise.all(
-        processedFiles.map(async (filePath) => {
-          const fullPath = filePath.startsWith("/")
-            ? filePath
-            : join(REPO_DIR, filePath);
-
+        validatedFiles.map(async ({ fullPath, relativePath }) => {
          // 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(
-              filePath,
+              relativePath,
            );

          if (isBinaryFile) {
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ server.tool(
            if (!blobResponse.ok) {
              const errorText = await blobResponse.text();
              throw new Error(
-                `Failed to create blob for ${filePath}: ${blobResponse.status} - ${errorText}`,
+                `Failed to create blob for ${relativePath}: ${blobResponse.status} - ${errorText}`,
              );
            }

@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ server.tool(

            // Return tree entry with blob SHA
            return {
-              path: filePath,
+              path: relativePath,
              mode: fileMode,
              type: "blob",
              sha: blobData.sha,
@@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ server.tool(
            // For text files, include content directly in tree
            const content = await readFile(fullPath, "utf-8");
            return {
-              path: filePath,
+              path: relativePath,
              mode: fileMode,
              type: "blob",
              content: content,
@@ -421,7 +424,9 @@ server.tool(
          author: newCommitData.author.name,
          date: newCommitData.author.date,
        },
-        files: processedFiles.map((path) => ({ path })),
+        files: validatedFiles.map(({ relativePath }) => ({
+          path: relativePath,
+        })),
        tree: {
          sha: treeData.sha,
        },
--- a/src/mcp/path-validation.ts
+++ b/src/mcp/path-validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { realpath } from "fs/promises";
+import { resolve, sep } from "path";
+
+/**
+ * Validates that a file path resolves within the repository root.
+ * Prevents path traversal attacks via "../" sequences and symlinks.
+ * @param filePath - The file path to validate (can be relative or absolute)
+ * @param repoRoot - The repository root directory
+ * @returns The resolved absolute path (with symlinks resolved) if valid
+ * @throws Error if the path resolves outside the repository root
+ */
+export async function validatePathWithinRepo(
+  filePath: string,
+  repoRoot: string,
+): Promise<string> {
+  // First resolve the path string (handles .. and . segments)
+  const initialPath = resolve(repoRoot, filePath);
+
+  // Resolve symlinks to get the real path
+  // This prevents symlink attacks where a link inside the repo points outside
+  let resolvedRoot: string;
+  let resolvedPath: string;
+
+  try {
+    resolvedRoot = await realpath(repoRoot);
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error(`Repository root '${repoRoot}' does not exist`);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    resolvedPath = await realpath(initialPath);
+  } catch {
+    // File doesn't exist yet - fall back to checking the parent directory
+    // This handles the case where we're creating a new file
+    const parentDir = resolve(initialPath, "..");
+    try {
+      const resolvedParent = await realpath(parentDir);
+      if (
+        resolvedParent !== resolvedRoot &&
+        !resolvedParent.startsWith(resolvedRoot + sep)
+      ) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Path '${filePath}' resolves outside the repository root`,
+        );
+      }
+      // Parent is valid, return the initial path since file doesn't exist yet
+      return initialPath;
+    } catch {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Path '${filePath}' resolves outside the repository root`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Path must be within repo root (or be the root itself)
+  if (
+    resolvedPath !== resolvedRoot &&
+    !resolvedPath.startsWith(resolvedRoot + sep)
+  ) {
+    throw new Error(`Path '${filePath}' resolves outside the repository root`);
+  }
+
+  return resolvedPath;
+}
--- a/src/modes/agent/parse-tools.ts
+++ b/src/modes/agent/parse-tools.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
 export function parseAllowedTools(claudeArgs: string): string[] {
  // Match --allowedTools or --allowed-tools followed by the value
  // Handle both quoted and unquoted values
+  // Use /g flag to find ALL occurrences, not just the first one
  const patterns = [
-    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+"([^"]+)"/, // Double quoted
-    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+'([^']+)'/, // Single quoted
-    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+([^\s]+)/, // Unquoted
+    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+"([^"]+)"/g, // Double quoted
+    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+'([^']+)'/g, // Single quoted
+    /--(?:allowedTools|allowed-tools)\s+([^'"\s][^\s]*)/g, // Unquoted (must not start with quote)
  ];

+  const tools: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+
  for (const pattern of patterns) {
-    const match = claudeArgs.match(pattern);
-    if (match && match[1]) {
-      // Don't return if the value starts with -- (another flag)
-      if (match[1].startsWith("--")) {
-        return [];
+    for (const match of claudeArgs.matchAll(pattern)) {
+      if (match[1]) {
+        // Don't add if the value starts with -- (another flag)
+        if (match[1].startsWith("--")) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        for (const tool of match[1].split(",")) {
+          const trimmed = tool.trim();
+          if (trimmed && !seen.has(trimmed)) {
+            seen.add(trimmed);
+            tools.push(trimmed);
+          }
+        }
      }
-      return match[1].split(",").map((t) => t.trim());
    }
  }

-  return [];
+  return tools;
 }
--- a/src/modes/tag/index.ts
+++ b/src/modes/tag/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { prepareMcpConfig } from "../../mcp/install-mcp-server";
 import {
  fetchGitHubData,
  extractTriggerTimestamp,
+  extractOriginalTitle,
 } from "../../github/data/fetcher";
 import { createPrompt, generateDefaultPrompt } from "../../create-prompt";
 import { isEntityContext } from "../../github/context";
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export const tagMode: Mode = {
    const commentId = commentData.id;

    const triggerTime = extractTriggerTimestamp(context);
+    const originalTitle = extractOriginalTitle(context);

    const githubData = await fetchGitHubData({
      octokits: octokit,
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ export const tagMode: Mode = {
      isPR: context.isPR,
      triggerUsername: context.actor,
      triggerTime,
+      originalTitle,
    });

    // Setup branch
--- a/src/utils/branch-template.ts
+++ b/src/utils/branch-template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+
+/**
+ * Branch name template parsing and variable substitution utilities
+ */
+
+const NUM_DESCRIPTION_WORDS = 5;
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the first 5 words from a title and converts them to kebab-case
+ */
+function extractDescription(
+  title: string,
+  numWords: number = NUM_DESCRIPTION_WORDS,
+): string {
+  if (!title || title.trim() === "") {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  return title
+    .trim()
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .slice(0, numWords) // Only first `numWords` words
+    .join("-")
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9-]/g, "") // Remove non-alphanumeric except hyphens
+    .replace(/-+/g, "-") // Replace multiple hyphens with single
+    .replace(/^-|-$/g, ""); // Remove leading/trailing hyphens
+}
+
+export interface BranchTemplateVariables {
+  prefix: string;
+  entityType: string;
+  entityNumber: number;
+  timestamp: string;
+  sha?: string;
+  label?: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Replaces template variables in a branch name template
+ * Template format: {{variableName}}
+ */
+export function applyBranchTemplate(
+  template: string,
+  variables: BranchTemplateVariables,
+): string {
+  let result = template;
+
+  // Replace each variable
+  Object.entries(variables).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    const placeholder = `{{${key}}}`;
+    const replacement = value ? String(value) : "";
+    result = result.replaceAll(placeholder, replacement);
+  });
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a branch name from the provided `template` and set of `variables`. Uses a default format if the template is empty or produces an empty result.
+ */
+export function generateBranchName(
+  template: string | undefined,
+  branchPrefix: string,
+  entityType: string,
+  entityNumber: number,
+  sha?: string,
+  label?: string,
+  title?: string,
+): string {
+  const now = new Date();
+
+  const variables: BranchTemplateVariables = {
+    prefix: branchPrefix,
+    entityType,
+    entityNumber,
+    timestamp: `${now.getFullYear()}${String(now.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}${String(now.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(now.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}${String(now.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`,
+    sha: sha?.substring(0, 8), // First 8 characters of SHA
+    label: label || entityType, // Fall back to entityType if no label
+    description: title ? extractDescription(title) : undefined,
+  };
+
+  if (template?.trim()) {
+    const branchName = applyBranchTemplate(template, variables);
+
+    // Some templates could produce empty results- validate
+    if (branchName.trim().length > 0) return branchName;
+
+    console.log(
+      `Branch template '${template}' generated empty result, falling back to default format`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const branchName = `${branchPrefix}${entityType}-${entityNumber}-${variables.timestamp}`;
+  // Kubernetes compatible: lowercase, max 50 chars, alphanumeric and hyphens only
+  return branchName.toLowerCase().substring(0, 50);
+}
--- a/test/branch-template.test.ts
+++ b/test/branch-template.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from "bun:test";
+import {
+  applyBranchTemplate,
+  generateBranchName,
+} from "../src/utils/branch-template";
+
+describe("branch template utilities", () => {
+  describe("applyBranchTemplate", () => {
+    it("should replace all template variables", () => {
+      const template =
+        "{{prefix}}{{entityType}}-{{entityNumber}}-{{timestamp}}";
+      const variables = {
+        prefix: "feat/",
+        entityType: "issue",
+        entityNumber: 123,
+        timestamp: "20240301-1430",
+        sha: "abcd1234",
+      };
+
+      const result = applyBranchTemplate(template, variables);
+      expect(result).toBe("feat/issue-123-20240301-1430");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle custom templates with multiple variables", () => {
+      const template =
+        "{{prefix}}fix/{{entityType}}_{{entityNumber}}_{{timestamp}}_{{sha}}";
+      const variables = {
+        prefix: "claude-",
+        entityType: "pr",
+        entityNumber: 456,
+        timestamp: "20240301-1430",
+        sha: "abcd1234",
+      };
+
+      const result = applyBranchTemplate(template, variables);
+      expect(result).toBe("claude-fix/pr_456_20240301-1430_abcd1234");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle templates with missing variables gracefully", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{entityType}}-{{missing}}-{{entityNumber}}";
+      const variables = {
+        prefix: "feat/",
+        entityType: "issue",
+        entityNumber: 123,
+        timestamp: "20240301-1430",
+      };
+
+      const result = applyBranchTemplate(template, variables);
+      expect(result).toBe("feat/issue-{{missing}}-123");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("generateBranchName", () => {
+    it("should use custom template when provided", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}custom-{{entityType}}_{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, "feature/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toBe("feature/custom-issue_123");
+    });
+
+    it("should use default format when template is empty", () => {
+      const result = generateBranchName("", "claude/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^claude\/issue-123-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
+    });
+
+    it("should use default format when template is undefined", () => {
+      const result = generateBranchName(undefined, "claude/", "pr", 456);
+
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^claude\/pr-456-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
+    });
+
+    it("should preserve custom template formatting (no automatic lowercase/truncation)", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}UPPERCASE_Branch-Name_{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, "Feature/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toBe("Feature/UPPERCASE_Branch-Name_123");
+    });
+
+    it("should not truncate custom template results", () => {
+      const template =
+        "{{prefix}}very-long-branch-name-that-exceeds-the-maximum-allowed-length-{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, "feature/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        "feature/very-long-branch-name-that-exceeds-the-maximum-allowed-length-123",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should apply Kubernetes-compatible transformations to default template only", () => {
+      const result = generateBranchName(undefined, "Feature/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^feature\/issue-123-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
+      expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(50);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle SHA in template", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{entityType}}-{{entityNumber}}-{{sha}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "fix/",
+        "pr",
+        789,
+        "abcdef123456",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("fix/pr-789-abcdef12");
+    });
+
+    it("should use label in template when provided", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{label}}/{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "feature/",
+        "issue",
+        123,
+        undefined,
+        "bug",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("feature/bug/123");
+    });
+
+    it("should fallback to entityType when label template is used but no label provided", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{label}}-{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, "fix/", "pr", 456);
+
+      expect(result).toBe("fix/pr-456");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle template with both label and entityType", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{label}}-{{entityType}}_{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "dev/",
+        "issue",
+        789,
+        undefined,
+        "enhancement",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("dev/enhancement-issue_789");
+    });
+
+    it("should use description in template when provided", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{description}}/{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "feature/",
+        "issue",
+        123,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        "Fix login bug with OAuth",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("feature/fix-login-bug-with-oauth/123");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle template with multiple variables including description", () => {
+      const template =
+        "{{prefix}}{{label}}/{{description}}-{{entityType}}_{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "dev/",
+        "issue",
+        456,
+        undefined,
+        "bug",
+        "User authentication fails completely",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        "dev/bug/user-authentication-fails-completely-issue_456",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should handle description with special characters in template", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{description}}-{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "fix/",
+        "pr",
+        789,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        "Add: User Registration & Email Validation",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("fix/add-user-registration-email-789");
+    });
+
+    it("should truncate descriptions to exactly 5 words", () => {
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        "{{prefix}}{{description}}/{{entityNumber}}",
+        "feature/",
+        "issue",
+        999,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        "This is a very long title with many more than five words in it",
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe("feature/this-is-a-very-long/999");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle empty description in template", () => {
+      const template = "{{prefix}}{{description}}-{{entityNumber}}";
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "test/",
+        "issue",
+        101,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        "",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe("test/-101");
+    });
+
+    it("should fallback to default format when template produces empty result", () => {
+      const template = "{{description}}"; // Will be empty if no title provided
+      const result = generateBranchName(template, "claude/", "issue", 123);
+
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^claude\/issue-123-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
+      expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(50);
+    });
+
+    it("should fallback to default format when template produces only whitespace", () => {
+      const template = "  {{description}}  "; // Will be "  " if description is empty
+      const result = generateBranchName(
+        template,
+        "fix/",
+        "pr",
+        456,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        "",
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toMatch(/^fix\/pr-456-\d{8}-\d{4}$/);
+      expect(result.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(50);
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/test/create-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/test/create-prompt.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ describe("generatePrompt", () => {
      body: "This is a test PR",
      author: { login: "testuser" },
      state: "OPEN",
+      labels: { nodes: [] },
      createdAt: "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      additions: 15,
      deletions: 5,
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ describe("generatePrompt", () => {
        body: "The login form is not working",
        author: { login: "testuser" },
        state: "OPEN",
+        labels: { nodes: [] },
        createdAt: "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
        comments: {
          nodes: [],
--- a/test/data-fetcher.test.ts
+++ b/test/data-fetcher.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, jest } from "bun:test";
 import {
  extractTriggerTimestamp,
+  extractOriginalTitle,
  fetchGitHubData,
  filterCommentsToTriggerTime,
  filterReviewsToTriggerTime,
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import {
  createMockContext,
  mockIssueCommentContext,
+  mockPullRequestCommentContext,
  mockPullRequestReviewContext,
  mockPullRequestReviewCommentContext,
  mockPullRequestOpenedContext,
@@ -63,6 +65,47 @@ describe("extractTriggerTimestamp", () => {
  });
 });

+describe("extractOriginalTitle", () => {
+  it("should extract title from IssueCommentEvent on PR", () => {
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(mockPullRequestCommentContext);
+    expect(title).toBe("Fix: Memory leak in user service");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract title from PullRequestReviewEvent", () => {
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(mockPullRequestReviewContext);
+    expect(title).toBe("Refactor: Improve error handling in API layer");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract title from PullRequestReviewCommentEvent", () => {
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(mockPullRequestReviewCommentContext);
+    expect(title).toBe("Performance: Optimize search algorithm");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract title from pull_request event", () => {
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(mockPullRequestOpenedContext);
+    expect(title).toBe("Feature: Add user authentication");
+  });
+
+  it("should extract title from issues event", () => {
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(mockIssueOpenedContext);
+    expect(title).toBe("Bug: Application crashes on startup");
+  });
+
+  it("should return undefined for event without title", () => {
+    const context = createMockContext({
+      eventName: "issue_comment",
+      payload: {
+        comment: {
+          id: 123,
+          body: "test",
+        },
+      } as any,
+    });
+    const title = extractOriginalTitle(context);
+    expect(title).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("filterCommentsToTriggerTime", () => {
  const createMockComment = (
    createdAt: string,
@@ -945,4 +988,115 @@ describe("fetchGitHubData integration with time filtering", () => {
    );
    expect(hasPrBodyInMap).toBe(false);
  });
+
+  it("should use originalTitle when provided instead of fetched title", async () => {
+    const mockOctokits = {
+      graphql: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        repository: {
+          pullRequest: {
+            number: 123,
+            title: "Fetched Title From GraphQL",
+            body: "PR body",
+            author: { login: "author" },
+            createdAt: "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+            additions: 10,
+            deletions: 5,
+            state: "OPEN",
+            commits: { totalCount: 1, nodes: [] },
+            files: { nodes: [] },
+            comments: { nodes: [] },
+            reviews: { nodes: [] },
+          },
+        },
+        user: { login: "trigger-user" },
+      }),
+      rest: jest.fn() as any,
+    };
+
+    const result = await fetchGitHubData({
+      octokits: mockOctokits as any,
+      repository: "test-owner/test-repo",
+      prNumber: "123",
+      isPR: true,
+      triggerUsername: "trigger-user",
+      originalTitle: "Original Title From Webhook",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.contextData.title).toBe("Original Title From Webhook");
+  });
+
+  it("should use fetched title when originalTitle is not provided", async () => {
+    const mockOctokits = {
+      graphql: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        repository: {
+          pullRequest: {
+            number: 123,
+            title: "Fetched Title From GraphQL",
+            body: "PR body",
+            author: { login: "author" },
+            createdAt: "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+            additions: 10,
+            deletions: 5,
+            state: "OPEN",
+            commits: { totalCount: 1, nodes: [] },
+            files: { nodes: [] },
+            comments: { nodes: [] },
+            reviews: { nodes: [] },
+          },
+        },
+        user: { login: "trigger-user" },
+      }),
+      rest: jest.fn() as any,
+    };
+
+    const result = await fetchGitHubData({
+      octokits: mockOctokits as any,
+      repository: "test-owner/test-repo",
+      prNumber: "123",
+      isPR: true,
+      triggerUsername: "trigger-user",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.contextData.title).toBe("Fetched Title From GraphQL");
+  });
+
+  it("should use original title from webhook even if title was edited after trigger", async () => {
+    const mockOctokits = {
+      graphql: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        repository: {
+          pullRequest: {
+            number: 123,
+            title: "Edited Title (from GraphQL)",
+            body: "PR body",
+            author: { login: "author" },
+            createdAt: "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z",
+            lastEditedAt: "2024-01-15T12:30:00Z", // Edited after trigger
+            additions: 10,
+            deletions: 5,
+            state: "OPEN",
+            commits: { totalCount: 1, nodes: [] },
+            files: { nodes: [] },
+            comments: { nodes: [] },
+            reviews: { nodes: [] },
+          },
+        },
+        user: { login: "trigger-user" },
+      }),
+      rest: jest.fn() as any,
+    };
+
+    const result = await fetchGitHubData({
+      octokits: mockOctokits as any,
+      repository: "test-owner/test-repo",
+      prNumber: "123",
+      isPR: true,
+      triggerUsername: "trigger-user",
+      triggerTime: "2024-01-15T12:00:00Z",
+      originalTitle: "Original Title (from webhook at trigger time)",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.contextData.title).toBe(
+      "Original Title (from webhook at trigger time)",
+    );
+  });
 });
--- a/test/data-formatter.test.ts
+++ b/test/data-formatter.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ describe("formatContext", () => {
      additions: 50,
      deletions: 30,
      state: "OPEN",
+      labels: {
+        nodes: [],
+      },
      commits: {
        totalCount: 3,
        nodes: [],
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ Changed Files: 2 files`,
      author: { login: "test-user" },
      createdAt: "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      state: "OPEN",
+      labels: {
+        nodes: [],
+      },
      comments: {
        nodes: [],
      },
--- a/test/github-file-ops-path-validation.test.ts
+++ b/test/github-file-ops-path-validation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeAll, afterAll } from "bun:test";
+import { validatePathWithinRepo } from "../src/mcp/path-validation";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+import { mkdir, writeFile, symlink, rm, realpath } from "fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "os";
+
+describe("validatePathWithinRepo", () => {
+  // Use a real temp directory for tests that need filesystem access
+  let testDir: string;
+  let repoRoot: string;
+  let outsideDir: string;
+  // Real paths after symlink resolution (e.g., /tmp -> /private/tmp on macOS)
+  let realRepoRoot: string;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    // Create test directory structure
+    testDir = resolve(tmpdir(), `path-validation-test-${Date.now()}`);
+    repoRoot = resolve(testDir, "repo");
+    outsideDir = resolve(testDir, "outside");
+
+    await mkdir(repoRoot, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(resolve(repoRoot, "src"), { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(outsideDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    // Create test files
+    await writeFile(resolve(repoRoot, "file.txt"), "inside repo");
+    await writeFile(resolve(repoRoot, "src", "main.js"), "console.log('hi')");
+    await writeFile(resolve(outsideDir, "secret.txt"), "sensitive data");
+
+    // Get real paths after symlink resolution
+    realRepoRoot = await realpath(repoRoot);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Cleanup
+    await rm(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  describe("valid paths", () => {
+    it("should accept simple relative paths", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("file.txt", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "file.txt"));
+    });
+
+    it("should accept nested relative paths", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("src/main.js", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "src/main.js"));
+    });
+
+    it("should accept paths with single dot segments", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("./src/main.js", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "src/main.js"));
+    });
+
+    it("should accept paths that use .. but resolve inside repo", async () => {
+      // src/../file.txt resolves to file.txt which is still inside repo
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("src/../file.txt", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "file.txt"));
+    });
+
+    it("should accept absolute paths within the repo root", async () => {
+      const absolutePath = resolve(repoRoot, "file.txt");
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo(absolutePath, repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "file.txt"));
+    });
+
+    it("should accept the repo root itself", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo(".", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(realRepoRoot);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle new files (non-existent) in valid directories", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("src/newfile.js", repoRoot);
+      // For non-existent files, we validate the parent but return the initial path
+      // (can't realpath a file that doesn't exist yet)
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(repoRoot, "src/newfile.js"));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("path traversal attacks", () => {
+    it("should reject simple parent directory traversal", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("../outside/secret.txt", repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject deeply nested parent directory traversal", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("../../../etc/passwd", repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject traversal hidden within path", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("src/../../outside/secret.txt", repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject traversal at the end of path", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("src/../..", repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject absolute paths outside the repo root", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("/etc/passwd", repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject absolute paths to sibling directories", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo(resolve(outsideDir, "secret.txt"), repoRoot),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("symlink attacks", () => {
+    it("should reject symlinks pointing outside the repo", async () => {
+      // Create a symlink inside the repo that points to a file outside
+      const symlinkPath = resolve(repoRoot, "evil-link");
+      await symlink(resolve(outsideDir, "secret.txt"), symlinkPath);
+
+      try {
+        // The symlink path looks like it's inside the repo, but points outside
+        await expect(
+          validatePathWithinRepo("evil-link", repoRoot),
+        ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+      } finally {
+        await rm(symlinkPath, { force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should reject symlinks to parent directories", async () => {
+      // Create a symlink to the parent directory
+      const symlinkPath = resolve(repoRoot, "parent-link");
+      await symlink(testDir, symlinkPath);
+
+      try {
+        await expect(
+          validatePathWithinRepo("parent-link/outside/secret.txt", repoRoot),
+        ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+      } finally {
+        await rm(symlinkPath, { force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should accept symlinks that resolve within the repo", async () => {
+      // Create a symlink inside the repo that points to another file inside
+      const symlinkPath = resolve(repoRoot, "good-link");
+      await symlink(resolve(repoRoot, "file.txt"), symlinkPath);
+
+      try {
+        const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("good-link", repoRoot);
+        // Should resolve to the actual file location
+        expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "file.txt"));
+      } finally {
+        await rm(symlinkPath, { force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should reject directory symlinks that escape the repo", async () => {
+      // Create a symlink to outside directory
+      const symlinkPath = resolve(repoRoot, "escape-dir");
+      await symlink(outsideDir, symlinkPath);
+
+      try {
+        await expect(
+          validatePathWithinRepo("escape-dir/secret.txt", repoRoot),
+        ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+      } finally {
+        await rm(symlinkPath, { force: true });
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("edge cases", () => {
+    it("should handle empty path (current directory)", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(realRepoRoot);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle paths with multiple consecutive slashes", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("src//main.js", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "src/main.js"));
+    });
+
+    it("should handle paths with trailing slashes", async () => {
+      const result = await validatePathWithinRepo("src/", repoRoot);
+      expect(result).toBe(resolve(realRepoRoot, "src"));
+    });
+
+    it("should reject prefix attack (repo root as prefix but not parent)", async () => {
+      // Create a sibling directory with repo name as prefix
+      const evilDir = repoRoot + "-evil";
+      await mkdir(evilDir, { recursive: true });
+      await writeFile(resolve(evilDir, "file.txt"), "evil");
+
+      try {
+        await expect(
+          validatePathWithinRepo(resolve(evilDir, "file.txt"), repoRoot),
+        ).rejects.toThrow(/resolves outside the repository root/);
+      } finally {
+        await rm(evilDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should throw error for non-existent repo root", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        validatePathWithinRepo("file.txt", "/nonexistent/repo"),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/does not exist/);
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/test/modes/parse-tools.test.ts
+++ b/test/modes/parse-tools.test.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,44 @@ describe("parseAllowedTools", () => {
    expect(parseAllowedTools("")).toEqual([]);
  });

-  test("handles duplicate --allowedTools flags", () => {
+  test("handles --allowedTools followed by another --allowedTools flag", () => {
    const args = "--allowedTools --allowedTools mcp__github__*";
-    // Should not match the first one since the value is another flag
+    // The second --allowedTools is consumed as a value of the first, then skipped.
+    // This is an edge case with malformed input - returns empty.
    expect(parseAllowedTools(args)).toEqual([]);
  });

+  test("parses multiple separate --allowed-tools flags", () => {
+    const args =
+      "--allowed-tools 'mcp__context7__*' --allowed-tools 'Read,Glob' --allowed-tools 'mcp__github_inline_comment__*'";
+    expect(parseAllowedTools(args)).toEqual([
+      "mcp__context7__*",
+      "Read",
+      "Glob",
+      "mcp__github_inline_comment__*",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("parses multiple --allowed-tools flags on separate lines", () => {
+    const args = `--model 'claude-haiku'
+--allowed-tools 'mcp__context7__*'
+--allowed-tools 'Read,Glob,Grep'
+--allowed-tools 'mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment'`;
+    expect(parseAllowedTools(args)).toEqual([
+      "mcp__context7__*",
+      "Read",
+      "Glob",
+      "Grep",
+      "mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("deduplicates tools from multiple flags", () => {
+    const args =
+      "--allowed-tools 'Read,Glob' --allowed-tools 'Glob,Grep' --allowed-tools 'Read'";
+    expect(parseAllowedTools(args)).toEqual(["Read", "Glob", "Grep"]);
+  });
+
  test("handles typo --alloedTools", () => {
    const args = "--alloedTools mcp__github__*";
    expect(parseAllowedTools(args)).toEqual([]);
--- a/test/permissions.test.ts
+++ b/test/permissions.test.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
      botName: CLAUDE_BOT_LOGIN,
      allowedBots: "",
      allowedNonWriteUsers: "",
+      bypassWritePermissionCheckAcknowledgment: false,
      trackProgress: false,
      includeFixLinks: true,
    },
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
      );
    });

-    test("should bypass permission check for all users with wildcard", async () => {
+    test("should bypass permission check for all users with wildcard when acknowledgment provided", async () => {
      const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
      const context = createContext();

@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
        context,
        "*",
        true,
+        true, // acknowledgment provided
      );

      expect(result).toBe(true);
@@ -214,6 +216,17 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
      );
    });

+    test("should FAIL to bypass permission check with wildcard when acknowledgment NOT provided", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      await expect(
+        checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context, "*", true, false),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(
+        "Cannot bypass write permission checks with wildcard (*) without explicit acknowledgment",
+      );
+    });
+
    test("should NOT bypass permission check when user not in allowed list", async () => {
      const mockOctokit = createMockOctokit("read");
      const context = createContext();
--- a/test/pull-request-target.test.ts
+++ b/test/pull-request-target.test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ describe("pull_request_target event support", () => {
      },
      comments: { nodes: [] },
      reviews: { nodes: [] },
+      labels: { nodes: [] },
    },
    comments: [],
    changedFiles: [],
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Claude	0085208689	fix: require explicit acknowledgment for wildcard write permission bypass SECURITY FIX: Addresses authorization_bypass vulnerability (LOW severity) The allowed_non_write_users='' configuration previously bypassed write permission checks for all users with only a warning. This created a security misconfiguration risk. Changes: - Added new input 'bypass_write_permission_check_acknowledgment' required when using wildcard () - Modified checkWritePermissions() to throw error if wildcard used without explicit acknowledgment flag - Updated all documentation (security.md, usage.md) with new requirement - Updated example workflows to include acknowledgment flag - Added tests for new validation behavior This prevents accidental security misconfigurations while maintaining the feature for intentional use cases like issue triage workflows. Affected file: src/github/validation/permissions.ts:27 Category: authorization_bypass Severity: LOW	2026-01-13 23:29:39 +00:00
GitHub Actions	4778aeae4c	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.6 and Agent SDK to 0.2.6	2026-01-13 02:25:17 +00:00
GitHub Actions	b6e5a9f27a	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.4 and Agent SDK to 0.2.4	2026-01-11 00:27:43 +00:00
GitHub Actions	5d91d7d217	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.3 and Agent SDK to 0.2.3	2026-01-09 23:31:55 +00:00
GitHub Actions	90006bcae7	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.2 and Agent SDK to 0.2.2	2026-01-09 00:03:55 +00:00
Alexander Bartash	005436f51d	fix: parse ALL --allowed-tools flags, not just the first one (#801 ) The parseAllowedTools() function previously used .match() which only returns the first match. This caused tools specified in subsequent --allowed-tools flags to be ignored during MCP server initialization. Changes: - Add /g flag to regex patterns for global matching - Use matchAll() to find all occurrences - Deduplicate tools while preserving order - Make unquoted pattern not match quoted values Fixes #800 #vibe Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-01-09 01:36:12 +05:30
Ashwin Bhat	1b8ee3b941	fix: add missing import and update tests for branch template feature (#799 ) * fix: add missing import and update tests for branch template feature - Add missing `import { $ } from 'bun'` in branch.ts - Add missing `labels` property to pull-request-target.test.ts fixture - Update branch-template tests to expect 5-word descriptions * address review feedback: update comment and add truncation test	2026-01-08 07:07:54 +05:30
Cole D	c247cb152d	feat: custom branch name templates (#571 ) * Add branch-name-template config option * Logging * Use branch name template * Add label to template variables * Add description template variable * More concise description for branch_name_template * Remove more granular time template variables * Only fetch first label * Add check for empty template-generated name * Clean up comments, docstrings * Merge createBranchTemplateVariables into generateBranchName * Still replace undefined values * Fall back to default on duplicate branch * Parameterize description wordcount * Remove some over-explanatory comments * NUM_DESCRIPTION_WORDS: 3 -> 5	2026-01-08 06:47:26 +05:30
GitHub Actions	cefa60067a	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.1 and Agent SDK to 0.2.1	2026-01-07 21:30:16 +00:00
GitHub Actions	7a708f68fa	chore: bump Claude Code to 2.1.0 and Agent SDK to 0.2.0	2026-01-07 20:03:23 +00:00
David Dworken	5da7ba548c	feat: add path validation for commit_files MCP tool (#796 ) Add validatePathWithinRepo helper to ensure file paths resolve within the repository root directory. This hardens the commit_files tool by validating paths before file operations. Changes: - Add src/mcp/path-validation.ts with async path validation using realpath - Update commit_files to validate all paths before reading files - Prevent symlink-based path escapes by resolving real paths - Add comprehensive test coverage including symlink attack scenarios 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-01-07 10:16:31 -08:00
Ashwin Bhat	964b8355fb	fix: use original title from webhook payload instead of fetched title (#793 ) * fix: use original title from webhook payload instead of fetched title - Add extractOriginalTitle() helper to extract title from webhook payload - Add originalTitle parameter to fetchGitHubData() - Update tag mode to pass original title from webhook context - Add tests for extractOriginalTitle and originalTitle parameter This ensures the title used in prompts is the one that existed when the trigger event occurred, rather than a potentially modified title fetched later via GraphQL. * fix: add title sanitization and explicit TOCTOU test - Apply sanitizeContent() to titles in formatContext() for defense-in-depth - Add explicit test documenting TOCTOU prevention for title handling	2026-01-07 23:45:12 +05:30
orbisai0security	c83d67a9b9	fix: resolve high vulnerability CVE-2025-66414 (#792 ) Automatically generated security fix Co-authored-by: orbisai0security <orbisai0security@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-01-07 12:53:45 +05:30