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Ashwin Bhat 0d9513b3b3 refactor: restructure documentation into organized docs directory (#383) 
- Move FAQ.md to docs/faq.md
- Create structured documentation files:
  - setup.md: Manual setup and custom GitHub app instructions
  - usage.md: Basic usage and workflow configuration
  - custom-automations.md: Automation examples
  - configuration.md: MCP servers and advanced settings
  - experimental.md: Execution modes and network restrictions
  - cloud-providers.md: AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex setup
  - capabilities-and-limitations.md: Features and constraints
  - security.md: Security information
- Condense README.md to overview with links to detailed docs
- Keep CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md at top level
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Capabilities and Limitations

What Claude Can Do

  • Respond in a Single Comment: Claude operates by updating a single initial comment with progress and results
  • Answer Questions: Analyze code and provide explanations
  • Implement Code Changes: Make simple to moderate code changes based on requests
  • Prepare Pull Requests: Creates commits on a branch and links back to a prefilled PR creation page
  • Perform Code Reviews: Analyze PR changes and provide detailed feedback
  • Smart Branch Handling:
    • When triggered on an issue: Always creates a new branch for the work
    • When triggered on an open PR: Always pushes directly to the existing PR branch
    • When triggered on a closed PR: Creates a new branch since the original is no longer active
  • View GitHub Actions Results: Can access workflow runs, job logs, and test results on the PR where it's tagged when actions: read permission is configured (see Additional Permissions for CI/CD Integration)

What Claude Cannot Do

  • Submit PR Reviews: Claude cannot submit formal GitHub PR reviews
  • Approve PRs: For security reasons, Claude cannot approve pull requests
  • Post Multiple Comments: Claude only acts by updating its initial comment
  • Execute Commands Outside Its Context: Claude only has access to the repository and PR/issue context it's triggered in
  • Run Arbitrary Bash Commands: By default, Claude cannot execute Bash commands unless explicitly allowed using the allowed_tools configuration
  • Perform Branch Operations: Cannot merge branches, rebase, or perform other git operations beyond pushing commits

How It Works

  1. Trigger Detection: Listens for comments containing the trigger phrase (default: @claude) or issue assignment to a specific user
  2. Context Gathering: Analyzes the PR/issue, comments, code changes
  3. Smart Responses: Either answers questions or implements changes
  4. Branch Management: Creates new PRs for human authors, pushes directly for Claude's own PRs
  5. Communication: Posts updates at every step to keep you informed

This action is built on top of anthropics/claude-code-base-action.

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