[FEATURE] [Enhancement] Allow @claude bot to accept repository collaborator invitations

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
• [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Summary

Currently, the @claude GitHub account can only respond to mentions in pull request comments and issues. It cannot accept repository collaborator invitations, so workflows that invite @claude as a collaborator (e.g. for broader repo access or automated agent workflows) silently fail.

Current behavior

Inviting @claude as a collaborator results in a pending invitation that is never accepted.

Desired behavior

The @claude bot account should be able to accept (or auto-accept) collaborator invitations, enabling users to grant it access to private repositories or set up persistent agent workflows without requiring comment-based triggers.

Use case

Granting @claude collaborator access to a private repo so it can autonomously work across the codebase — not just respond to individual PR/issue mentions — as part of an agentic development workflow.

Additional context

This was raised by a user who attempted to invite @claude to a private repo and discovered the invite was not accepted. The @claude account exists at https://github.com/claude and is affiliated with @anthropics.

Proposed Solution

Process Collaborator requests and make claude usable in private repos by the collaborator's rights and priviledges.

Alternative Solutions

Leave as is

Priority

Critical - Blocking my work

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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