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PR review only for selected authors (e.g. external contributors)

Runs a Claude PR review only for pull requests from authors you list, for example external contributors. Everyone else's PRs are skipped.

pull_request: opened, synchronize (selected authors only)

How it works

From event to result

1
Trigger
GitHub starts a run when a pull request is opened or updated with new commits.
2
Agent
Claude Code, via anthropics/claude-code-action.
3
What it does
Runs a Claude PR review only for pull requests from authors you list, for example external contributors. Everyone else's PRs are skipped.
4
What you get
This listing does not state a pull request or a comment. Read the prompt, and treat the result as not executed.

Setup

Where to paste this

  1. Create .github/workflows/claude-code-action-pr-review-filtered-authors.yml
  2. Paste the workflow below into that file. The notes beside the YAML are not part of the file.
  3. Add this repository secret: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. The file reads it as secrets.NAME. Do not paste the key into the YAML.

Let your agent do it

Copy a prompt for Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.

Paste it into your coding agent in this repo. It does the setup and asks before anything leaves your machine.

Runs in GitHub Actions on your Claude Pro or Max plan through an OAuth token from claude setup-token. No API credits.

Set up the "PR review only for selected authors (e.g. external contributors)" GitHub workflow from AgentFlows (https://agentflows.sh/flows/claude-code-action-pr-review-filtered-authors) so it runs on my Claude Pro or Max subscription instead of API credits.

Install these agent skills first. Download each SKILL.md from its source (respect its license) into .claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md, or wherever this agent loads skills from:
- Code review: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/main/engineering/skills/code-review/SKILL.md (Apache-2.0), notes at https://agentflows.sh/skills/code-review

Save this file as .github/workflows/claude-code-action-pr-review-filtered-authors.yml:

```yaml
name: Claude Review - Specific Authors

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]

jobs:
  review-by-author:
    # Only run for PRs from specific authors
    if: |
      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'developer1' ||
      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'developer2' ||
      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'external-contributor'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      pull-requests: read
      id-token: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          fetch-depth: 1

      - name: Review PR from Specific Author
        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1
        with:
          claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
          prompt: |
            REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
            PR NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}

            Please provide a thorough review of this pull request.

            Note: The PR branch is already checked out in the current working directory.

            Since this is from a specific author that requires careful review,
            please pay extra attention to:
            - Adherence to project coding standards
            - Proper error handling
            - Security best practices
            - Test coverage
            - Documentation

            Provide detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement.

          claude_args: |
            --allowedTools "mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*), Bash(gh pr diff:*), Bash(gh pr view:*)"
```

It authenticates with CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN. Tell me to run `claude setup-token` in my own terminal to create it, then run `gh secret set CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` and let me paste it. Never write the token into a file.

It runs on: pull_request: opened, synchronize (selected authors only). Runs count against my subscription's usage limits, and GitHub Actions minutes still apply.

Show me the diff, then commit on a new branch and open a pull request.

The file

Workflow YAML

Copy the file as-is. The notes beside each block explain it.

.github/workflows/claude-code-action-pr-review-filtered-authors.yml

Name

The name GitHub shows in the Actions tab. The file path is under Where to paste this.

name: Claude Review - Specific Authors

Trigger

GitHub starts a run when a pull request is opened or updated with new commits.

on:  pull_request:    types: [opened, synchronize]

Jobs

Each job is one runner. The steps inside it run top to bottom.

jobs:  review-by-author:    # Only run for PRs from specific authors    if: |      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'developer1' ||      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'developer2' ||      github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'external-contributor'    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

Permissions

This token may read the repo, read pull requests, and request a GitHub OIDC token. Anything not listed is not granted.

    permissions:      contents: read      pull-requests: read      id-token: write

Steps

These steps run in order on that job.

    steps:      - name: Checkout repository        uses: actions/checkout@v6        with:          fetch-depth: 1      - name: Review PR from Specific Author

Agent

Runs Claude Code with anthropics/claude-code-action@v1. Inputs: anthropic_api_key (the Claude API key secret); prompt (the task); claude_args (Claude Code flags, including allowed tools).

        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1        with:          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}          prompt: |            REPO: ${{ github.repository }}            PR NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}            Please provide a thorough review of this pull request.            Note: The PR branch is already checked out in the current working directory.            Since this is from a specific author that requires careful review,            please pay extra attention to:            - Adherence to project coding standards            - Proper error handling            - Security best practices            - Test coverage            - Documentation            Provide detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement.          claude_args: |            --allowedTools "mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*), Bash(gh pr diff:*), Bash(gh pr view:*)"

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