[BUG] Outbound bot @-mentions in GitHub comments posted from claude.ai/code remote sessions are defanged, breaking @dependabot / @coderabbitai command flows

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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 17, 2026

In a claude.ai/code remote session (2026-08-12), a PR comment posted via the session's GitHub integration containing @dependabot rebase arrived defanged as ·@·d·ependabot r·ebase (separator characters inserted). Dependabot ignores the defanged form, so @dependabot and @coderabbitai command flows from remote sessions silently no-op.

  • Expected: the comment body is posted verbatim, or the defanging is documented with an escape hatch for intentional bot commands.
  • Actual: mentions are silently rewritten; the commands no-op with no error.
  • Workaround in use: post bot-command comments from local CLI sessions.
  • Could not find this behavior in the docs or changelog. If it is an intentional prompt-injection defense, please document it and consider an explicit opt-out.

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