{"slug": "claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original", "title": "Claude Code repo: issues labeled as duplicates without referencing the original", "summary": "A bug report on Anthropic's Claude Code GitHub repository states that the github-actions bot is labeling issues as duplicates without referencing the original issue, citing issue #79240 as an example. The reporter expects that when an issue is marked as a duplicate, a comment should be posted identifying the original issue, as was done for issue #78415. The bug affects Claude Code version 2.1.215 and is considered a regression.", "body_md": "-\n[Notifications](/login?return_to=%2Fanthropics%2Fclaude-code)You must be signed in to change notification settings -\n[Fork 22.2k](/login?return_to=%2Fanthropics%2Fclaude-code)\n\n# [BUG] Issues are labeled as duplicates without referencing the original issue #79523\n\nCopy link\n\nCopy link\n\nOpen\n\nLabels\n\n[bugSomething isn't working](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22bug%22)Something isn't working\n\n## Description\n\n### Preflight Checklist\n\n- I have searched\n[existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug)and this hasn't been reported yet - This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)\n- I am using the latest version of Claude Code\n\n### What's Wrong?\n\nIssues are labeled by github-actions bot as duplicates without referencing the original issue.\n\nSee an example of the issue [#79240](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/79240) that is labeled as duplicate without a comment explaining what is the original issue this issue os the duplicate of.\n\nCompare the above the issue [#78415](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/78415), which contains the comment listing the original issues.\n\n### What Should Happen?\n\nIf an issue is labeled as duplicate, a comment should be posted that includes information which are the original issues the issue is a duplicate of.\n\n### Error Messages/Logs\n\n### Steps to Reproduce\n\n- Submit an issue (example\n[Remove/allow disabling the forced \"Co-Authored-By: Claude\" trailer on git commits #79240](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/79240)). - Find the\n[Claude Issue Dedupe](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/workflows/claude-dedupe-issues.yml)worfklow[run](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/runs/29707438423/job/88246685637)corresponding to the issue[Remove/allow disabling the forced \"Co-Authored-By: Claude\" trailer on git commits #79240](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/79240)without the expected comment. - Find the\n[Claude Issue Dedupe](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/workflows/claude-dedupe-issues.yml)worfklow[run](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/runs/29563146741/job/87829760520)corresponding to the issue[[BUG] Session auto-naming stopped after Claude Desktop update — sessions stay \"Untitled session\" (Desktop 1.22209.0, macOS) #78415](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/78415)with the expected comment. - The workflow run output does not seem to contain an indication why the former issue (point 2.) is lacking the comment and the latter issue (point 3.) has the expected comment. More information from the Claude Code sessions may be present in the log files retained on the runner, possibly an interaction with another workflow.\n\n### Claude Model\n\nNot sure / Multiple models\n\n### Is this a regression?\n\nYes, this worked in a previous version\n\n### Last Working Version\n\n*No response*\n\n### Claude Code Version\n\n2.1.215 (Claude Code)\n\n### Platform\n\nAnthropic API\n\n### Operating System\n\nOther\n\n### Terminal/Shell\n\nOther\n\n### Additional Information\n\nThis problem aggravates the [#19267](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/19267) issue.\n\nReactions are currently unavailable\n\n## Metadata\n\n## Metadata\n\n### Assignees\n\n### Labels\n\n[bugSomething isn't working](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22bug%22)Something isn't working\n\n### Type\n\n### Fields\n\nNo fields configured for issues without a type.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/79523", "published_at": "2026-07-20 18:42:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-20 18:52:54.878028+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude Code", "github-actions bot", "Claude Issue Dedupe"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/claude-code-repo-issues-labeled-as-duplicates-without-referencing-the-original.jsonld"}}