fix: remove allowedTools restriction blocking review posting - #7
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Relates to #5
Problem
The
--allowedToolsflag in the SDK context acts as a tool registry — it restricts which tools the agent can see at all. Our allowlist only included file-reading tools, which blocked Claude from using the GitHub tools the action injects for posting PR reviews and comments. This caused 13 permission denials per run and max-turns exhaustion ($1+ wasted each time).Fix
Removed
--allowedToolsentirely. The prompt already instructs Claude not to run build commands (CI handles that), and the action needs its injected GitHub tools to function.--max-turns 20remains as cost control.Risk
Without an allowlist, Claude could theoretically run arbitrary bash commands. However:
contents: readpermissions