fix(issues): strip invisible characters from add_issue_comment body#2786
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Filter BiDi and other invisible Unicode control characters from issue comment bodies before posting to GitHub. These characters can render as visible separators and break @mentions such as @dependabot rebase. Fixes github#2714
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Summary
Strip invisible Unicode control characters (especially BiDi isolates) from
add_issue_commentbodies before posting to GitHub.Motivation
Fixes #2714. When MCP clients insert BiDi isolate characters between letters, GitHub can render them as visible middle dots and break
@mentionssuch as@dependabot rebase. Filtering these characters beforeCreateCommentpreserves the intended plain text.Changes
sanitize.FilterInvisibleCharactersto comment bodies inAddIssueCommentbefore calling the GitHub APITests
All tests pass.
Notes
This change is scoped to
add_issue_commentonly. Other comment write tools could receive the same treatment in a follow-up if maintainers want consistency.