[BUG] Claude Code recommended I install a fake Claude Code GitHub app by a non-Anthropic party

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 4, 2026 by exceeds-mh Closed Mar 5, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude Code was helping me troublshoot Github auth as part of /install-github-app command. In our troubleshooting, it interpreted my answer incorrectly and then recommended I install a bogus Claude Code App in github and give it all workstream permissions.

https://github.com/apps/claude-code-app/installations/new (the app it recommended i install)

<img width="774" height="771" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/301cb6cd-e27d-4be3-a4a8-2c8b14eae2da" />
<img width="821" height="602" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1be828ed-d297-4d55-aacc-fb46acc9c227" />

  • Claude Code: v2.1.31
  • OS: macOS Darwin 25.2.0
  • Shell: zsh
  • Terminal: xterm-256color
  • Vim mode: Enabled

What Should Happen?

It should not recommend this third-party app that is phishing.
It should instead just help install github app.

Error Messages/Logs

Here is session identifier:  73d84b1e-e481-44f7-84ec-4d8a9002fccb

Steps to Reproduce

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Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.31

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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