diff --git a/.forgejo/kcl-ci/main.k b/.forgejo/kcl-ci/main.k
index 4cd9959..f88eac6 100644
--- a/.forgejo/kcl-ci/main.k
+++ b/.forgejo/kcl-ci/main.k
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import kcl_ci.schemas.config as cfg
 import kcl_ci.steps.checkout as checkout_mod
 import kcl_ci.workflows.kcl_ci_build as kcl_build_mod
 import kcl_ci.workflows.claude as claude_mod
+import kcl_ci.versions
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Check name constants
@@ -58,9 +59,7 @@ _bun_deps = lambda -> {str:} {
 # Claude Code workflow (tag mode — responds to @claude mentions)
 # Uses the standard claude.k module from kcl-ci
 # =============================================================================
-_claude_workflow = claude_mod.claude_workflow(claude_mod.ClaudeConfig {
-    anthropic_api_key_secret = "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
-})
+_claude_workflow = claude_mod.claude_workflow()
 
 # =============================================================================
 # KCL CI Build workflow (auto-regenerates workflows from KCL)
@@ -181,9 +180,6 @@ _test_action_workflow = {
                         github_token = h.gha_secret("FORGEJO_CLAUDE_TOKEN")
                         platform = "forgejo"
                     }
-                    env = {
-                        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = h.gha_secret("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")
-                    }
                 }
                 {
                     name = "Verify execution output exists"
@@ -233,7 +229,66 @@ fi"""
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Upstream Sync Check workflow (weekly check for upstream updates)
+# Detects upstream changes, creates/updates tracking issue, and triggers
+# Claude to auto-merge and create a PR if changes are found.
 # =============================================================================
+
+# Claude action URL for agent mode (merge job)
+_claude_action_url = h.gha_action_url("actions", "claude-code-action", versions.CLAUDE_CODE_ACTION_VERSION, "READ_REPO_TOKEN")
+
+# GHA expression refs for the merge prompt
+_merge_branch_ref = h.gha_steps("prepare", "branch")
+_merge_behind_ref = h.gha_needs("check-upstream", "behind")
+_merge_ahead_ref = h.gha_needs("check-upstream", "ahead")
+_merge_clean_ref = h.gha_steps("prepare", "merge_clean")
+_merge_affected_ref = h.gha_steps("prepare", "affected_files")
+
+_merge_prompt = """\
+You are automating an upstream sync for our Forgejo fork of anthropics/claude-code-action.
+
+## Current state
+- Branch: ${_merge_branch_ref}
+- ${_merge_behind_ref} commits behind upstream, ${_merge_ahead_ref} commits ahead (our Forgejo changes)
+- Merge was attempted. Status: ${_merge_clean_ref} (true = clean, false = has conflicts)
+
+## Impact analysis
+- ${"$"}FORK_MODIFIED_FILES — all files our fork has changed vs upstream
+- ${"$"}AFFECTED_FORK_FILES — subset of fork files that upstream ALSO changed (overlap = conflict risk)
+- If AFFECTED_FORK_FILES is empty, upstream only touched files we haven't modified — low risk, merge should be clean.
+- If AFFECTED_FORK_FILES is non-empty, those files need careful review since both sides changed them.
+
+## If merge has conflicts (merge_clean=false)
+Resolve all conflicts. For files in ${"$"}FORK_MODIFIED_FILES, our fork's changes take PRIORITY — they contain Forgejo-specific adaptations.
+
+## Review ALL upstream changes for fork compatibility
+Read CLAUDE.md for context on our Forgejo adapter pattern and platform-specific code.
+Even files we haven't modified can break our fork. Check upstream changes for:
+- Renamed/moved imports or exports that our Forgejo-specific files depend on
+- Changed function signatures, types, or interfaces used by our adapter code
+- New assumptions (e.g. GitHub-only APIs) that don't hold on Forgejo
+- Removed or restructured code that our platform branches reference
+If you find incompatibilities, fix them to maintain Forgejo support.
+
+## Maintainability principle
+When fixing incompatibilities, minimize fork divergence to keep future merges easy.
+Prefer adapter patterns (separate Forgejo files) over inline modifications to upstream files.
+The fewer upstream files we modify, the fewer conflicts in the next sync.
+
+## After merge is resolved and reviewed
+1. Run tests: export GITHUB_SERVER_URL=https://github.com && bun test
+2. Run typecheck: bun run typecheck
+3. Check formatting: bun run format:check — if issues, fix with bun run format
+4. Commit any remaining changes and push the branch
+5. Create a PR targeting main via the Forgejo API:
+   POST ${"$"}GITHUB_API_URL/repos/${"$"}GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls
+   Auth: token ${"$"}GITHUB_TOKEN
+   Title: "chore: merge ${_merge_behind_ref} upstream commits from anthropics/claude-code-action"
+   Body should include:
+   - Summary of notable upstream changes
+   - Impact assessment: which fork files (if any) were affected
+   - List of conflicts resolved (if any)
+   - If no fork files were affected, note that this is a low-risk merge"""
+
 _upstream_sync_workflow = {
     name = "Upstream Sync Check"
     on = {
@@ -247,6 +302,11 @@ _upstream_sync_workflow = {
         "check-upstream" = {
             name = "Check for upstream updates"
             "runs-on" = "grunt"
+            outputs = {
+                needs_sync = h.gha_steps("compare", "needs_sync")
+                behind = h.gha_steps("compare", "behind")
+                ahead = h.gha_steps("compare", "ahead")
+            }
             steps = [
                 checkout_mod.checkout() | {"with" = {"fetch-depth" = "0"}}
                 {
@@ -410,6 +470,93 @@ fi"""
                 }
             ]
         }
+        # =================================================================
+        # Auto-merge job: creates branch, merges upstream, runs Claude
+        # to review/fix conflicts/test/create PR
+        # =================================================================
+        "merge-upstream" = {
+            name = "Auto-merge Upstream"
+            "runs-on" = "grunt"
+            needs = ["check-upstream"]
+            "if" = h.gha_needs_eq("check-upstream", "needs_sync", "true")
+            steps = [
+                {
+                    name = "Checkout"
+                    uses = h.gha_action_url("xternal", "checkout", versions.CHECKOUT_VERSION, "READ_REPO_TOKEN")
+                    "with" = {
+                        "fetch-depth" = "0"
+                        token = h.gha_secret("CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN")
+                    }
+                }
+                {
+                    name = "Prepare upstream merge"
+                    id = "prepare"
+                    run = """\
+git config user.name "claude"
+git config user.email "claude@wxs.ro"
+
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-action.git
+git fetch upstream main --quiet
+
+# Files our fork has modified vs upstream
+FORK_FILES=${"$"}(git log upstream/main..main --name-only --pretty=format: | sort -u | grep -v '^${"$"}')
+echo "=== Fork-modified files ==="
+echo "${"$"}FORK_FILES"
+
+# Files upstream has changed since we last synced
+UPSTREAM_FILES=${"$"}(git diff --name-only main...upstream/main | sort -u)
+echo ""
+echo "=== Upstream-changed files ==="
+echo "${"$"}UPSTREAM_FILES"
+
+# Intersection: fork files that upstream also changed (conflict risk)
+AFFECTED=${"$"}(comm -12 <(echo "${"$"}FORK_FILES") <(echo "${"$"}UPSTREAM_FILES"))
+echo ""
+echo "=== Affected fork files (overlap) ==="
+if [ -z "${"$"}AFFECTED" ]; then
+  echo "(none — low risk merge)"
+else
+  echo "${"$"}AFFECTED"
+fi
+
+# Export all lists as multiline outputs
+echo "fork_files<<EOF" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "${"$"}FORK_FILES" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "EOF" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+echo "affected_files<<EOF" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "${"$"}{AFFECTED:-(none)}" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+echo "EOF" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+BRANCH="chore/upstream-sync-${"$"}(date +%Y%m%d)"
+git checkout -b "${"$"}BRANCH"
+echo "branch=${"$"}BRANCH" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+if git merge upstream/main --no-edit; then
+  echo "merge_clean=true" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "Merge completed cleanly"
+else
+  echo "merge_clean=false" >> "${"$"}GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "Merge has conflicts — Claude will resolve them"
+fi"""
+                }
+                {
+                    name = "Claude: review merge and create PR"
+                    uses = _claude_action_url
+                    "with" = {
+                        prompt = _merge_prompt
+                        claude_code_oauth_token = h.gha_secret("CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN")
+                        github_token = h.gha_secret("CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN")
+                        platform = "forgejo"
+                    }
+                    env = {
+                        GITHUB_TOKEN = h.gha_secret("CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN")
+                        FORK_MODIFIED_FILES = h.gha_steps("prepare", "fork_files")
+                        AFFECTED_FORK_FILES = h.gha_steps("prepare", "affected_files")
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/claude.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/claude.yml
index a233787..bb50305 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/claude.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/claude.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         bot_email: claude@wxs.ro
         platform: forgejo
         assignee_trigger: claude
-      env:
-        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
     - name: Debug on failure
       if: failure()
       run: |
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test-action.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test-action.yml
index 85506dc..ca72cab 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test-action.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test-action.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
         claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
         github_token: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_CLAUDE_TOKEN }}
         platform: forgejo
-      env:
-        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
     - name: Verify execution output exists
       run: |-
         EXEC_FILE="${{ steps.claude.outputs.execution_file }}"
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/upstream-sync.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/upstream-sync.yml
index d9d0fe3..357934c 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/upstream-sync.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/upstream-sync.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
   check-upstream:
     name: Check for upstream updates
     runs-on: grunt
+    outputs:
+      needs_sync: ${{ steps.compare.outputs.needs_sync }}
+      behind: ${{ steps.compare.outputs.behind }}
+      ahead: ${{ steps.compare.outputs.ahead }}
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: https://${{ secrets.READ_REPO_TOKEN }}@git.wxs.ro/xternal/checkout@v6.0.2
@@ -164,3 +168,120 @@ jobs:
             "${{ env.GITHUB_API_URL }}/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues"
           echo "Created new upstream sync issue"
         fi
+  merge-upstream:
+    name: Auto-merge Upstream
+    runs-on: grunt
+    needs:
+    - check-upstream
+    if: needs.check-upstream.outputs.needs_sync == 'true'
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: https://${{ secrets.READ_REPO_TOKEN }}@git.wxs.ro/xternal/checkout@v6.0.2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: '0'
+        token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Prepare upstream merge
+      id: prepare
+      run: |-
+        git config user.name "claude"
+        git config user.email "claude@wxs.ro"
+
+        git remote add upstream https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code-action.git
+        git fetch upstream main --quiet
+
+        # Files our fork has modified vs upstream
+        FORK_FILES=$(git log upstream/main..main --name-only --pretty=format: | sort -u | grep -v '^$')
+        echo "=== Fork-modified files ==="
+        echo "$FORK_FILES"
+
+        # Files upstream has changed since we last synced
+        UPSTREAM_FILES=$(git diff --name-only main...upstream/main | sort -u)
+        echo ""
+        echo "=== Upstream-changed files ==="
+        echo "$UPSTREAM_FILES"
+
+        # Intersection: fork files that upstream also changed (conflict risk)
+        AFFECTED=$(comm -12 <(echo "$FORK_FILES") <(echo "$UPSTREAM_FILES"))
+        echo ""
+        echo "=== Affected fork files (overlap) ==="
+        if [ -z "$AFFECTED" ]; then
+          echo "(none — low risk merge)"
+        else
+          echo "$AFFECTED"
+        fi
+
+        # Export all lists as multiline outputs
+        echo "fork_files<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "$FORK_FILES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        echo "affected_files<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "${AFFECTED:-(none)}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        BRANCH="chore/upstream-sync-$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+        git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
+        echo "branch=$BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        if git merge upstream/main --no-edit; then
+          echo "merge_clean=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Merge completed cleanly"
+        else
+          echo "merge_clean=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Merge has conflicts — Claude will resolve them"
+        fi
+    - name: 'Claude: review merge and create PR'
+      uses: https://${{ secrets.READ_REPO_TOKEN }}@git.wxs.ro/actions/claude-code-action@main
+      with:
+        prompt: |-
+          You are automating an upstream sync for our Forgejo fork of anthropics/claude-code-action.
+
+          ## Current state
+          - Branch: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.branch }}
+          - ${{ needs.check-upstream.outputs.behind }} commits behind upstream, ${{ needs.check-upstream.outputs.ahead }} commits ahead (our Forgejo changes)
+          - Merge was attempted. Status: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.merge_clean }} (true = clean, false = has conflicts)
+
+          ## Impact analysis
+          - $FORK_MODIFIED_FILES — all files our fork has changed vs upstream
+          - $AFFECTED_FORK_FILES — subset of fork files that upstream ALSO changed (overlap = conflict risk)
+          - If AFFECTED_FORK_FILES is empty, upstream only touched files we haven't modified — low risk, merge should be clean.
+          - If AFFECTED_FORK_FILES is non-empty, those files need careful review since both sides changed them.
+
+          ## If merge has conflicts (merge_clean=false)
+          Resolve all conflicts. For files in $FORK_MODIFIED_FILES, our fork's changes take PRIORITY — they contain Forgejo-specific adaptations.
+
+          ## Review ALL upstream changes for fork compatibility
+          Read CLAUDE.md for context on our Forgejo adapter pattern and platform-specific code.
+          Even files we haven't modified can break our fork. Check upstream changes for:
+          - Renamed/moved imports or exports that our Forgejo-specific files depend on
+          - Changed function signatures, types, or interfaces used by our adapter code
+          - New assumptions (e.g. GitHub-only APIs) that don't hold on Forgejo
+          - Removed or restructured code that our platform branches reference
+          If you find incompatibilities, fix them to maintain Forgejo support.
+
+          ## Maintainability principle
+          When fixing incompatibilities, minimize fork divergence to keep future merges easy.
+          Prefer adapter patterns (separate Forgejo files) over inline modifications to upstream files.
+          The fewer upstream files we modify, the fewer conflicts in the next sync.
+
+          ## After merge is resolved and reviewed
+          1. Run tests: export GITHUB_SERVER_URL=https://github.com && bun test
+          2. Run typecheck: bun run typecheck
+          3. Check formatting: bun run format:check — if issues, fix with bun run format
+          4. Commit any remaining changes and push the branch
+          5. Create a PR targeting main via the Forgejo API:
+             POST $GITHUB_API_URL/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/pulls
+             Auth: token $GITHUB_TOKEN
+             Title: "chore: merge ${{ needs.check-upstream.outputs.behind }} upstream commits from anthropics/claude-code-action"
+             Body should include:
+             - Summary of notable upstream changes
+             - Impact assessment: which fork files (if any) were affected
+             - List of conflicts resolved (if any)
+             - If no fork files were affected, note that this is a low-risk merge
+        claude_code_oauth_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        platform: forgejo
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLAUDE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+        FORK_MODIFIED_FILES: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.fork_files }}
+        AFFECTED_FORK_FILES: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.affected_files }}