fix: pass github_token to claude-code-action#253
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The claude-code-action tries to exchange an OIDC token for a GitHub App token by default, which fails with "Invalid OIDC token" if the repo isn't registered with Anthropic's token exchange service. Passing github_token explicitly bypasses this and uses the workflow's automatic token instead. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
github.token is the canonical way to reference the automatic token in action inputs. Both should work, but github.token is preferred. Note: pull_request_target runs the workflow from the base branch, so the previous run used main's workflow (without github_token), not this PR's version. This change can only be verified after merge. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
github_tokenexplicitly toclaude-code-actionto bypass the OIDC app token exchange that fails with "Invalid OIDC token"GITHUB_TOKENwhich already has the required permissions (pull-requests: write)Context
Follow-up to #252. After switching to
pull_request_target, the OIDC token is now fetchable but the exchange with Anthropic's service fails because this repo isn't registered with it. Passinggithub_tokenskips that exchange entirely.Test plan
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