Incorrect Co-Author Attribution for Claude Code Commits to GitHub

Resolved 💬 9 comments Opened Jun 5, 2025 by skspade Closed Jun 5, 2025

Bug Description
When Claude Code adds co-author attribution to commits using Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>, GitHub is attributing these commits to an unrelated user account "Panchajanya1999" instead of an official Anthropic/Claude account.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Use Claude Code to make changes to a repository
  2. Let Claude Code create a commit (it automatically adds Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>)
  3. Push the commit to GitHub
  4. View the commit on GitHub - the co-author shows as "Panchajanya1999"

Expected Behavior:
The co-author should either:

  • Link to an official Anthropic/Claude GitHub account
  • Show as an unlinked email address
  • Use a different email domain that Anthropic controls

Actual Behavior:
The commits are being attributed to GitHub user "Panchajanya1999" who appears to have registered the noreply@anthropic.com email address on GitHub.

Impact:

  • Incorrect attribution of work
  • Potential security/reputation risk as commits appear to be co-authored by an unknown third party
  • Confusion for users who see an unexpected co-author on their commits

Environment Info

  • Platform: macos
  • Terminal: zed
  • Version: 1.0.11
  • Feedback ID: ed2bb839-19ea-45fc-8f63-fc826453cfc3

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