feat: add Gitea issue comment list/create MCP tools (#126)

Add gitea_list_issue_comments and gitea_create_issue_comment so
discussion/design workflows can read and post issue comments through
the MCP layer instead of direct API scripts.

- List requires gitea.read; create requires gitea.issue.comment —
  gated separately from the gitea.pr.* review/merge family, fail closed.
- Issue comments never touch PR review endpoints.
- LLM-safe output: comment id/author/timestamps/body only; web links
  appear solely under the GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS admin opt-in.
- Create operations are audit-logged (create_issue_comment) and errors
  are redacted before being raised.
- Tests cover list/create success, permission blocks (including PR
  review permissions not granting issue comments), forbidden-overrides,
  empty body, missing issue with redacted error, endpoint separation,
  and reveal opt-in.
- Document issue comments versus PR reviews in
  docs/gitea-execution-profiles.md.

Closes #126

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/gitea-execution-profiles.md

@@ -179,6 +179,30 @@ allowed/forbidden membership check):
   therefore never silently widen permissions.
 - An empty or missing `allowed_operations` list denies everything.
 
+## Issue comments versus PR reviews (#126)
+
+Issue discussion comments and PR reviews are different capabilities and are
+gated by different operations:
+
+- **Issue comments** (`gitea_list_issue_comments`, `gitea_create_issue_comment`)
+  post to and read from an issue's discussion thread
+  (`/issues/{n}/comments`). Listing requires `gitea.read`; creating requires
+  `gitea.issue.comment`. They never submit review verdicts.
+- **PR reviews** (`gitea_review_pr`, `gitea_submit_pr_review`) submit
+  approve/request-changes/comment verdicts on pull requests
+  (`/pulls/{n}/reviews`) and are gated by the `gitea.pr.*` family
+  (`gitea.pr.review`, `gitea.pr.approve`, `gitea.pr.request_changes`,
+  `gitea.pr.comment`).
+
+A profile holding the full PR review/merge set still cannot post issue
+discussion comments unless it also allows `gitea.issue.comment`, and vice
+versa — neither family implies the other. Both comment tools require an
+explicit issue number; the target repo comes only from the standard
+remote/org/repo arguments. Create operations are audit-logged
+(`create_issue_comment`) when `GITEA_AUDIT_LOG` is configured, errors are
+redacted, and normal output contains no endpoint URLs
+(`GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS=1` is the local admin opt-in for web links).
+
 ## Identity and fail-closed rules
 
 Before **any** mutating action, a workflow must know both:

gitea_auth.py

@@ -473,13 +473,29 @@ def get_profile():
     token_source = (os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN_SOURCE") or "").strip() \
         or gitea_config.auth_source_name(jp)
     base_url = os.environ.get("GITEA_BASE_URL") or jp.get("base_url") or None
+    auth_type = None
+    if isinstance(jp.get("auth"), dict):
+        auth_type = jp["auth"].get("type")
+    elif token_source:
+        if token_source.startswith("keychain:"):
+            auth_type = "keychain"
+        else:
+            auth_type = "env"
+
     return {
         "profile_name": name,
         "allowed_operations": ops,
         "forbidden_operations": forbidden,
         "audit_label": audit_label,
         "token_source_name": token_source,
+        "auth_source_type": auth_type,
         "base_url": base_url,
         "username": jp.get("username") or None,
         "default_owner": jp.get("default_owner") or None,
-    }
+        "profile_path": jp.get("profile_path") or None,
+        "environment": jp.get("environment") or None,
+        "service": jp.get("service") or None,
+        "identity": jp.get("identity") or None,
+        "role": jp.get("role") or None,
+        "execution_profile": jp.get("execution_profile") or None,
+    }

mcp_server.py

@@ -1364,6 +1364,145 @@ def gitea_view_issue(
     }
 
 
+def _issue_comment_gate(op: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Profile permission check for issue-comment tools (#126).
+
+    Issue discussion comments are gated separately from the gitea.pr.*
+    review/merge family: listing requires ``gitea.read``, creating requires
+    ``gitea.issue.comment``. Returns a list of block reasons (empty = allowed);
+    an unreadable profile fails closed.
+    """
+    try:
+        profile = get_profile()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return [f"profile could not be resolved (fail closed): {_redact(str(exc))}"]
+    op_ok, op_reason = gitea_config.check_operation(
+        op, profile["allowed_operations"], profile["forbidden_operations"])
+    if op_ok:
+        return []
+    if op_reason == "no-allowed-operations":
+        return ["profile has no configured allowed operations (fail closed)"]
+    if op_reason == "forbidden":
+        return [f"profile forbids '{op}'"]
+    if op_reason == "invalid-forbidden-entry":
+        return ["profile has an unrecognized forbidden operation entry (fail closed)"]
+    return [f"profile is not allowed to {op}"]
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+def gitea_list_issue_comments(
+    issue_number: int,
+    limit: int = 50,
+    remote: str = "dadeschools",
+    host: str | None = None,
+    org: str | None = None,
+    repo: str | None = None,
+) -> dict:
+    """List discussion comments on a Gitea issue.
+
+    Read-only. Issue discussion comments are distinct from PR reviews: this
+    reads the issue comment thread and never touches review endpoints. The
+    profile must allow ``gitea.read`` (fail closed otherwise).
+
+    Normal output is LLM-safe: no endpoint URLs. Set
+    GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS=1 (admin/debug opt-in) to include each
+    comment's web link.
+
+    Args:
+        issue_number: The issue number whose comments to list (required).
+        limit: Max number of comments to return (default: 50).
+        remote: Known instance — 'dadeschools' or 'prgs'.
+        host: Override the Gitea host.
+        org: Override the owner/organization.
+        repo: Override the repository name.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict with 'success', 'issue_number', and 'comments' (each with 'id',
+        'author', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'body'); on a permission block,
+        'success' False and 'reasons' with no API call made.
+    """
+    reasons = _issue_comment_gate("gitea.read")
+    if reasons:
+        return {"success": False, "issue_number": issue_number,
+                "reasons": reasons}
+    h, o, r = _resolve(remote, host, org, repo)
+    auth = _auth(h)
+    api = f"{repo_api_url(h, o, r)}/issues/{issue_number}/comments"
+    comments = api_request("GET", api, auth) or []
+    reveal = _reveal_endpoints()
+    out = []
+    for c in comments[:limit]:
+        entry = {
+            "id": c["id"],
+            "author": (c.get("user") or {}).get("login", ""),
+            "created_at": c.get("created_at"),
+            "updated_at": c.get("updated_at"),
+            "body": c.get("body", ""),
+        }
+        if reveal:
+            entry["url"] = c.get("html_url")
+        out.append(entry)
+    return {"success": True, "issue_number": issue_number, "comments": out}
+
+
+@mcp.tool()
+def gitea_create_issue_comment(
+    issue_number: int,
+    body: str,
+    remote: str = "dadeschools",
+    host: str | None = None,
+    org: str | None = None,
+    repo: str | None = None,
+) -> dict:
+    """Post a markdown comment to a Gitea issue's discussion thread.
+
+    Issue discussion comments are distinct from PR reviews: this posts to the
+    issue comment thread only and never submits review verdicts. The profile
+    must allow ``gitea.issue.comment`` — gated separately from the gitea.pr.*
+    review/merge operations (fail closed otherwise). The target issue is
+    always explicit; there is no inference beyond the standard remote
+    defaults used by every tool.
+
+    Normal output is LLM-safe: comment id + issue number, no endpoint URLs.
+    Set GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS=1 (admin/debug opt-in) to include the
+    comment's web link. Errors are redacted before being raised.
+
+    Args:
+        issue_number: The issue number to comment on (required).
+        body: Markdown comment body (required, non-empty).
+        remote: Known instance — 'dadeschools' or 'prgs'.
+        host: Override the Gitea host.
+        org: Override the owner/organization.
+        repo: Override the repository name.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict with 'success', 'comment_id', and 'issue_number' ('url' only
+        with the reveal opt-in); on a permission block or empty body,
+        'success'/'performed' False and 'reasons' with no API call made.
+    """
+    reasons = _issue_comment_gate("gitea.issue.comment")
+    if not (body or "").strip():
+        reasons.append("comment body must be a non-empty string")
+    if reasons:
+        return {"success": False, "performed": False,
+                "issue_number": issue_number, "reasons": reasons}
+    h, o, r = _resolve(remote, host, org, repo)
+    auth = _auth(h)
+    api = f"{repo_api_url(h, o, r)}/issues/{issue_number}/comments"
+    try:
+        with _audited("create_issue_comment", host=h, remote=remote, org=o,
+                      repo=r, issue_number=issue_number,
+                      request_metadata={"body_chars": len(body)}):
+            data = api_request("POST", api, auth, {"body": body})
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(_redact(str(exc))) from None
+    result = {"success": True, "performed": True,
+              "comment_id": data["id"], "issue_number": issue_number}
+    if _reveal_endpoints():
+        result["url"] = data.get("html_url")
+    return result
+
+
 @mcp.tool()
 def gitea_whoami(
     remote: str = "dadeschools",
@@ -1417,6 +1556,15 @@ def gitea_whoami(
         "profile": {
             "profile_name": profile["profile_name"],
             "allowed_operations": profile["allowed_operations"],
+            "forbidden_operations": profile["forbidden_operations"],
+            "environment": profile.get("environment"),
+            "service": profile.get("service"),
+            "identity": profile.get("identity"),
+            "role": profile.get("role"),
+            "profile_address": profile.get("profile_path"),
+            "execution_profile": profile.get("execution_profile"),
+            "audit_label": profile.get("audit_label"),
+            "auth_source_type": profile.get("auth_source_type"),
         },
     }
     if _reveal_endpoints():
@@ -1480,6 +1628,13 @@ def gitea_get_profile(
         "allowed_operations": profile["allowed_operations"],
         "forbidden_operations": profile["forbidden_operations"],
         "audit_label": profile["audit_label"],
+        "environment": profile.get("environment"),
+        "service": profile.get("service"),
+        "identity": profile.get("identity"),
+        "role": profile.get("role"),
+        "profile_address": profile.get("profile_path"),
+        "execution_profile": profile.get("execution_profile"),
+        "auth_source_type": profile.get("auth_source_type"),
         # Auth is reported as a status only (#120): the token source *name*
         # (env var name / keychain id) joins endpoint URLs behind the
         # GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS admin opt-in. Token values never appear.

tests/test_mcp_server.py

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from mcp_server import (  # noqa: E402
     gitea_get_profile,
     gitea_check_pr_eligibility,
     gitea_submit_pr_review,
+    gitea_list_issue_comments,
+    gitea_create_issue_comment,
 )
 from gitea_auth import get_profile  # noqa: E402
 
@@ -995,6 +997,65 @@ class TestRuntimeProfile(unittest.TestCase):
         for secret in ("super-secret-token", "token", "authorization", "basic "):
             self.assertNotIn(secret, blob)
 
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_whoami_v2_metadata(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = {"id": 7, "login": "rev"}
+        env = {
+            "GITEA_PROFILE_NAME": "gitea-reviewer",
+            "GITEA_ALLOWED_OPERATIONS": "read,review,approve",
+            "GITEA_FORBIDDEN_OPERATIONS": "merge",
+            "GITEA_AUDIT_LABEL": "reviewer-runtime",
+            "GITEA_TOKEN_SOURCE": "keychain:prgs-reviewer-token",
+        }
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_whoami(remote="prgs")
+        profile = result["profile"]
+        self.assertEqual(profile["environment"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["service"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["identity"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["role"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["profile_address"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["execution_profile"], None)
+        self.assertEqual(profile["audit_label"], "reviewer-runtime")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["auth_source_type"], "keychain")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["forbidden_operations"], ["merge"])
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_profile")
+    def test_whoami_v2_resolved_metadata(self, mock_get_profile, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = {"id": 7, "login": "rev"}
+        mock_get_profile.return_value = {
+            "profile_name": "prgs.gitea.reviewer",
+            "allowed_operations": ["read", "review"],
+            "forbidden_operations": ["merge"],
+            "audit_label": "rev-audit",
+            "token_source_name": "keychain:prgs-reviewer-token",
+            "auth_source_type": "keychain",
+            "base_url": "https://gitea.prgs.cc",
+            "username": "sysadmin",
+            "default_owner": "Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
+            "profile_path": "prgs.gitea.reviewer",
+            "environment": "prgs",
+            "service": "gitea",
+            "identity": "reviewer",
+            "role": "reviewer",
+            "execution_profile": "reviewer-profile",
+        }
+        result = gitea_whoami(remote="prgs")
+        profile = result["profile"]
+        self.assertEqual(profile["environment"], "prgs")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["service"], "gitea")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["identity"], "reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["role"], "reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["profile_address"], "prgs.gitea.reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["execution_profile"], "reviewer-profile")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["audit_label"], "rev-audit")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["auth_source_type"], "keychain")
+        self.assertEqual(profile["forbidden_operations"], ["merge"])
+
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Profile discovery (read-only) — issue #13
@@ -1082,6 +1143,39 @@ class TestProfileDiscovery(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(result["remote"])
         self.assertIn("remote_error", result)
 
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_profile")
+    def test_get_profile_v2_resolved_metadata(self, mock_get_profile, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = {"id": 7, "login": "rev"}
+        mock_get_profile.return_value = {
+            "profile_name": "prgs.gitea.reviewer",
+            "allowed_operations": ["read", "review"],
+            "forbidden_operations": ["merge"],
+            "audit_label": "rev-audit",
+            "token_source_name": "keychain:prgs-reviewer-token",
+            "auth_source_type": "keychain",
+            "base_url": "https://gitea.prgs.cc",
+            "username": "sysadmin",
+            "default_owner": "Scaled-Tech-Consulting",
+            "profile_path": "prgs.gitea.reviewer",
+            "environment": "prgs",
+            "service": "gitea",
+            "identity": "reviewer",
+            "role": "reviewer",
+            "execution_profile": "reviewer-profile",
+        }
+        result = gitea_get_profile(remote="prgs")
+        self.assertEqual(result["environment"], "prgs")
+        self.assertEqual(result["service"], "gitea")
+        self.assertEqual(result["identity"], "reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(result["role"], "reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(result["profile_address"], "prgs.gitea.reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(result["execution_profile"], "reviewer-profile")
+        self.assertEqual(result["auth_source_type"], "keychain")
+        self.assertEqual(result["forbidden_operations"], ["merge"])
+
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PR eligibility checks (read-only) — issue #14
@@ -1811,3 +1905,199 @@ class TestEndpointRedaction(unittest.TestCase):
             from mcp_server import gitea_audit_config
             result = gitea_audit_config()
         self.assertFalse(result["configured"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Issue comment tools (#126)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestIssueCommentTools(unittest.TestCase):
+    """gitea_list_issue_comments / gitea_create_issue_comment (#126).
+
+    Issue discussion comments are distinct from PR reviews: they hit the
+    /issues/{n}/comments endpoint, are gated on gitea.read (list) and
+    gitea.issue.comment (create) — never on the gitea.pr.* review/merge
+    family — and their normal output is LLM-safe (no endpoint URLs; the
+    GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS opt-in restores links for local diagnostics).
+    """
+
+    AUTHOR_ENV = {
+        "GITEA_PROFILE_NAME": "gitea-author",
+        "GITEA_ALLOWED_OPERATIONS": "gitea.read,gitea.issue.comment",
+    }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _comment(cid=101, login="alice", body="hello world"):
+        return {
+            "id": cid,
+            "user": {"login": login},
+            "body": body,
+            "created_at": "2026-07-03T00:00:00Z",
+            "updated_at": "2026-07-03T01:00:00Z",
+            "html_url": (
+                "https://gitea.example.com/o/r/issues/9#issuecomment-%d" % cid
+            ),
+        }
+
+    # -- list ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_lists_comments(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = [self._comment(101), self._comment(102, "bob")]
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_list_issue_comments(issue_number=9, remote="prgs")
+        self.assertTrue(result["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(result["issue_number"], 9)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result["comments"]), 2)
+        first = result["comments"][0]
+        self.assertEqual(first["id"], 101)
+        self.assertEqual(first["author"], "alice")
+        self.assertEqual(first["body"], "hello world")
+        self.assertEqual(first["created_at"], "2026-07-03T00:00:00Z")
+        self.assertEqual(first["updated_at"], "2026-07-03T01:00:00Z")
+        url = mock_api.call_args[0][1]
+        self.assertIn("/issues/9/comments", url)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_api.call_args[0][0], "GET")
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_list_output_has_no_urls_by_default(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = [self._comment()]
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_list_issue_comments(issue_number=9, remote="prgs")
+        blob = json.dumps(result)
+        self.assertNotIn("https://", blob)
+        self.assertNotIn("http://", blob)
+        self.assertNotIn("url", blob)
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_list_reveal_opt_in_includes_url(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = [self._comment()]
+        env = dict(self.AUTHOR_ENV, GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS="1")
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_list_issue_comments(issue_number=9, remote="prgs")
+        self.assertIn("issuecomment-101", result["comments"][0]["url"])
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_list_blocked_without_read_permission(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        env = {"GITEA_PROFILE_NAME": "gitea-writer-only",
+               "GITEA_ALLOWED_OPERATIONS": "gitea.issue.comment"}
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_list_issue_comments(issue_number=9, remote="prgs")
+        self.assertFalse(result["success"])
+        self.assertTrue(result["reasons"])
+        mock_api.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_list_unknown_remote_raises(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                gitea_list_issue_comments(issue_number=9, remote="nope")
+
+    # -- create ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_creates_comment(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = self._comment(555, "gitea-author", "posted")
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        self.assertTrue(result["success"])
+        self.assertEqual(result["comment_id"], 555)
+        self.assertEqual(result["issue_number"], 9)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_api.call_args[0][0], "POST")
+        url = mock_api.call_args[0][1]
+        self.assertIn("/issues/9/comments", url)
+        self.assertIn("gitea.prgs.cc", url)
+        self.assertIn("Scaled-Tech-Consulting", url)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_api.call_args[0][3], {"body": "posted"})
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_output_has_no_urls_by_default(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = self._comment(555)
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        blob = json.dumps(result)
+        self.assertNotIn("https://", blob)
+        self.assertNotIn("http://", blob)
+        self.assertNotIn("url", blob)
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_reveal_opt_in_includes_url(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = self._comment(555)
+        env = dict(self.AUTHOR_ENV, GITEA_MCP_REVEAL_ENDPOINTS="1")
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        self.assertIn("issuecomment-555", result["url"])
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_review_permissions_do_not_grant_issue_comments(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        env = {"GITEA_PROFILE_NAME": "gitea-reviewer",
+               "GITEA_ALLOWED_OPERATIONS":
+                   "gitea.read,gitea.pr.review,gitea.pr.comment,"
+                   "gitea.pr.approve,gitea.pr.merge"}
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        self.assertFalse(result["success"])
+        self.assertFalse(result["performed"])
+        self.assertTrue(result["reasons"])
+        mock_api.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_forbidden_overrides_allowed(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        env = {"GITEA_PROFILE_NAME": "gitea-author",
+               "GITEA_ALLOWED_OPERATIONS": "gitea.read,gitea.issue.comment",
+               "GITEA_FORBIDDEN_OPERATIONS": "gitea.issue.comment"}
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        self.assertFalse(result["success"])
+        mock_api.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_empty_body_blocked(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            result = gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="   ", remote="prgs")
+        self.assertFalse(result["success"])
+        mock_api.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_missing_issue_error_is_redacted(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.side_effect = RuntimeError(
+            "Gitea API error 404 for issue (auth was token abc123secret)")
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as cm:
+                gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                    issue_number=99999, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        msg = str(cm.exception)
+        self.assertNotIn("abc123secret", msg)
+        self.assertIn("404", msg)
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    def test_create_never_touches_review_endpoints(self, _auth, mock_api):
+        mock_api.return_value = self._comment(555)
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                issue_number=9, body="posted", remote="prgs")
+        for call in mock_api.call_args_list:
+            self.assertNotIn("reviews", call[0][1])
+            self.assertNotIn("/pulls/", call[0][1])
+
+    def test_create_unknown_remote_raises(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self.AUTHOR_ENV, clear=True):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                gitea_create_issue_comment(
+                    issue_number=9, body="x", remote="nope")