fix: address remaining review findings (interface assertions, DismissReview ctx, import order, filepath param, spelling)

Findings addressed:
- F1/G1: Add doc comment to GetAllFilesInPath documenting fail-fast contract
- F2/G2: Add explicit backslash-prefix guard to skip '\ No newline' markers
- F3: Add comment explaining position > 0 guard (skip lines before first hunk)
- F4: Refactor parseHunkNewStart to use strconv.Atoi instead of per-char concat
- F5: Add error propagation tests (ListContents, GetFileContent, nested, ctx cancel)
- F6: Wrap errors.ErrUnsupported in DismissReview for programmatic checking
- S1: Add ctx.Err() checks + max file count/byte constants with clear errors
- S2: Addressed by S1 — input bounds are now enforced via the same constants

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
           - name: security
             token_secret: SECURITY_REVIEW_TOKEN
             model: gpt-5
+            patterns_repo: rodin/security-patterns
+            patterns_files: "."
             system_prompt_file: SECURITY_REVIEW.md
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ jobs:
           AICORE_API_URL: ${{ secrets.AICORE_API_URL }}
           AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ secrets.AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
           CONVENTIONS_FILE: "CONVENTIONS.md"
-          PATTERNS_REPO: "rodin/go-patterns"
+          PATTERNS_REPO: ${{ matrix.patterns_repo || 'rodin/go-patterns' }}
-          PATTERNS_FILES: "README.md,patterns/"
+          PATTERNS_FILES: ${{ matrix.patterns_files || 'README.md,patterns/' }}
           LLM_TIMEOUT: "600"
           SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE: ${{ matrix.system_prompt_file }}
         run: ./review-bot

.github/actions/review/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+# This composite action is designed for Gitea Actions runners.
+# Gitea Actions supports GitHub Actions syntax including $GITHUB_OUTPUT,
+# actions/cache, and actions/checkout.
+# Requirements: python3, sha256sum, curl (all present on ubuntu-* runners).
+name: 'AI Code Review'
+description: 'Run AI-powered code review on a pull request using review-bot'
+
+inputs:
+  gitea-url:
+    description: 'Gitea instance URL (defaults to server_url)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  repo:
+    description: 'Repository (owner/name, defaults to current)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  pr-number:
+    description: 'Pull request number (defaults to current PR)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  reviewer-token:
+    description: 'Gitea token for posting the review'
+    required: true
+  reviewer-name:
+    description: 'Display name for the reviewer'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  llm-base-url:
+    description: 'OpenAI-compatible LLM API base URL (not required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  llm-api-key:
+    description: 'LLM API key (not required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  llm-model:
+    description: 'LLM model name'
+    required: true
+  llm-provider:
+    description: 'LLM API provider: openai, anthropic, or aicore (default openai)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'openai'
+  aicore-client-id:
+    description: 'SAP AI Core client ID (required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  aicore-client-secret:
+    description: 'SAP AI Core client secret (required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  aicore-auth-url:
+    description: 'SAP AI Core authentication URL (required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  aicore-api-url:
+    description: 'SAP AI Core API URL (required for aicore provider)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  aicore-resource-group:
+    description: 'SAP AI Core resource group (default: default)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'default'
+  conventions-file:
+    description: 'Path to conventions file in the repo (e.g. CLAUDE.md)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  patterns-repo:
+    description: 'Comma-separated repos with language patterns (e.g. rodin/elixir-patterns,rodin/phoenix-conventions)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  patterns-files:
+    description: 'Comma-separated file paths or directories to fetch from patterns repos'
+    required: false
+    default: 'README.md'
+  temperature:
+    description: 'LLM temperature (0 = server default)'
+    required: false
+    default: '0'
+  timeout:
+    description: 'LLM request timeout in seconds (default 300)'
+    required: false
+    default: '300'
+  version:
+    description: 'review-bot version to install (e.g. v0.1.0, defaults to latest)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'latest'
+  dry-run:
+    description: 'Print review to stdout instead of posting'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
+  update-existing:
+    description: 'Delete previous review from same bot after posting new one. Accepts: true/1/yes or false/0/no (default true)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
+  system-prompt-file:
+    description: 'Local file with additional system prompt instructions (e.g. security review focus)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  persona:
+    description: 'Built-in persona name (security, architect, docs)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  persona-file:
+    description: 'Path to custom persona JSON file'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Determine version
+      id: version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        GITEA_URL="${{ inputs.gitea-url || github.server_url }}"
+        REPO="${{ inputs.repo || 'rodin/review-bot' }}"
+        if [ "${{ inputs.version }}" = "latest" ]; then
+          VERSION=$(curl -sSf "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases?limit=1" \
+            | python3 -c "import sys, json; releases = json.load(sys.stdin); print(releases[0]['tag_name'] if releases else '')")
+          if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to determine latest version" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        else
+          VERSION="${{ inputs.version }}"
+        fi
+        echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - name: Cache review-bot binary
+      id: cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/review-bot
+        key: review-bot-linux-amd64-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Install review-bot
+      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        GITEA_URL="${{ inputs.gitea-url || github.server_url }}"
+        REPO="${{ inputs.repo || 'rodin/review-bot' }}"
+        VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+        BINARY="review-bot-linux-amd64"
+
+        curl -sSfL "${GITEA_URL}/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/${BINARY}" \
+          -o "${{ runner.temp }}/review-bot"
+        curl -sSfL "${GITEA_URL}/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/checksums.txt" \
+          -o "${{ runner.temp }}/checksums.txt"
+
+        # Verify SHA-256 checksum
+        cd "${{ runner.temp }}"
+        EXPECTED=$(grep "${BINARY}" checksums.txt | awk '{print $1}')
+        ACTUAL=$(sha256sum review-bot | awk '{print $1}')
+
+        if [ -z "$EXPECTED" ]; then
+          echo "Error: no checksum found for ${BINARY}" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if [ "$EXPECTED" != "$ACTUAL" ]; then
+          echo "Error: checksum mismatch!" >&2
+          echo "  Expected: $EXPECTED" >&2
+          echo "  Actual:   $ACTUAL" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        chmod +x "${{ runner.temp }}/review-bot"
+        echo "Installed review-bot ${VERSION} (checksum verified)"
+
+    - name: Run review
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ inputs.gitea-url || github.server_url }}
+        GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ inputs.repo || github.repository }}
+        PR_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.pr-number || github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        REVIEWER_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.reviewer-token }}
+        REVIEWER_NAME: ${{ inputs.reviewer-name }}
+        LLM_BASE_URL: ${{ inputs.llm-base-url }}
+        LLM_API_KEY: ${{ inputs.llm-api-key }}
+        LLM_MODEL: ${{ inputs.llm-model }}
+        CONVENTIONS_FILE: ${{ inputs.conventions-file }}
+        PATTERNS_REPO: ${{ inputs.patterns-repo }}
+        PATTERNS_FILES: ${{ inputs.patterns-files }}
+        LLM_TEMPERATURE: ${{ inputs.temperature }}
+        LLM_TIMEOUT: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
+        LLM_PROVIDER: ${{ inputs.llm-provider }}
+        UPDATE_EXISTING: ${{ inputs.update-existing }}
+        SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE: ${{ inputs.system-prompt-file }}
+        PERSONA: ${{ inputs.persona }}
+        PERSONA_FILE: ${{ inputs.persona-file }}
+        AICORE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ inputs.aicore-client-id }}
+        AICORE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ inputs.aicore-client-secret }}
+        AICORE_AUTH_URL: ${{ inputs.aicore-auth-url }}
+        AICORE_API_URL: ${{ inputs.aicore-api-url }}
+        AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ inputs.aicore-resource-group }}
+      run: |
+        ARGS=""
+        if [ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" = "true" ]; then
+          ARGS="--dry-run"
+        fi
+        ${{ runner.temp }}/review-bot $ARGS

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.26'
+      - run: go test ./...
+      - run: go vet ./...
+      - run: go build -o review-bot ./cmd/review-bot
+
+  # Self-review using native SAP AI Core provider
+  # Models must match SAP AI Core deployments
+  # Available models: gpt-5, anthropic--claude-4.6-sonnet, anthropic--claude-4.6-opus
+  # Removed gpt-4.1, gpt-5-mini, gpt-4.1-mini - not deployed on AI Core
+  review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    needs: test
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - name: sonnet
+            token_secret: SONNET_REVIEW_TOKEN
+            model: anthropic--claude-4.6-sonnet
+          - name: gpt
+            token_secret: GPT_REVIEW_TOKEN
+            model: gpt-5
+          - name: security
+            token_secret: SECURITY_REVIEW_TOKEN
+            model: gpt-5
+            patterns_repo: rodin/security-patterns
+            patterns_files: "."
+            system_prompt_file: SECURITY_REVIEW.md
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.26'
+      - run: go build -o review-bot ./cmd/review-bot
+      - name: Run ${{ matrix.name }} review
+        env:
+          GITHUB_SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          REVIEWER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets[matrix.token_secret] }}
+          REVIEWER_NAME: ${{ matrix.name }}
+          LLM_PROVIDER: aicore
+          LLM_MODEL: ${{ matrix.model }}
+          AICORE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AICORE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          AICORE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AICORE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+          AICORE_AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.AICORE_AUTH_URL }}
+          AICORE_API_URL: ${{ secrets.AICORE_API_URL }}
+          AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP: ${{ secrets.AICORE_RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+          CONVENTIONS_FILE: "CONVENTIONS.md"
+          PATTERNS_REPO: ${{ matrix.patterns_repo || 'rodin/go-patterns' }}
+          PATTERNS_FILES: ${{ matrix.patterns_files || 'README.md,patterns/' }}
+          LLM_TIMEOUT: "600"
+          SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE: ${{ matrix.system_prompt_file }}
+        run: ./review-bot

.github/workflows/pr-ready-gate.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: PR Ready Gate
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  clear-labels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    # Always run - curl commands are safe if labels don't exist
+    steps:
+      - name: Remove ready and self-reviewed labels, reassign to author
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RODIN_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          AUTHOR=${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+          READY_LABEL_ID=38
+          SELF_REVIEWED_LABEL_ID=37
+          
+          # Remove ready label if present
+          curl -sS -X DELETE \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "https://gitea.weiker.me/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/labels/${READY_LABEL_ID}" || true
+          
+          # Remove self-reviewed label if present
+          curl -sS -X DELETE \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            "https://gitea.weiker.me/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/labels/${SELF_REVIEWED_LABEL_ID}" || true
+          
+          # Reassign to author
+          curl -sS -X PATCH \
+            -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"assignees\": [\"${AUTHOR}\"]}" \
+            "https://gitea.weiker.me/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}"
+          
+          echo "Cleared ready/self-reviewed labels and reassigned PR #${PR_NUMBER} to ${AUTHOR}"

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.26'
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          go vet ./...
+          go test ./...
+
+      - name: Build binaries
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
+          mkdir -p dist
+
+          GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}" -o dist/review-bot-linux-amd64 ./cmd/review-bot
+          GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}" -o dist/review-bot-linux-arm64 ./cmd/review-bot
+          GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}" -o dist/review-bot-darwin-amd64 ./cmd/review-bot
+          GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=${VERSION}" -o dist/review-bot-darwin-arm64 ./cmd/review-bot
+
+          cd dist && sha256sum * > checksums.txt
+
+      - name: Create release and upload assets
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
+          GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
+          REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+
+          # Create release (or find existing one for this tag)
+          HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /tmp/release_response.json -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases" \
+            -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${VERSION}\", \"name\": \"${VERSION}\", \"body\": \"Release ${VERSION}\", \"draft\": false, \"prerelease\": false}")
+
+          if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "409" ]; then
+            echo "Release for ${VERSION} already exists, fetching existing..."
+            curl -sSf -o /tmp/release_response.json \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${VERSION}"
+          elif [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "201" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to create release (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE})" >&2
+            cat /tmp/release_response.json >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Parse release ID (python3 available on ubuntu-24.04 runners)
+          RELEASE_ID=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('/tmp/release_response.json'))['id'])")
+
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+            echo "Failed to parse release ID" >&2
+            cat /tmp/release_response.json >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
+
+          # Upload each asset (idempotent: delete existing asset with same name first)
+          for file in dist/*; do
+            filename=$(basename "$file")
+            echo "Uploading ${filename}..."
+
+            # Check if asset already exists and delete it
+            EXISTING_ID=$(export ASSET_NAME="${filename}"; curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" \
+              | python3 -c "import json,sys,os; name=os.environ['ASSET_NAME']; assets=json.load(sys.stdin); print(next((str(a['id']) for a in assets if a['name']==name),''))" 2>/dev/null)
+
+            if [ -n "$EXISTING_ID" ]; then
+              echo "  Asset ${filename} already exists (id=${EXISTING_ID}), deleting..."
+              curl -sSf -X DELETE \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+                "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${EXISTING_ID}"
+            fi
+
+            curl -sSf -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+              "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(printf '%s' "${filename}" | jq -sRr @uri)" \
+              --data-binary "@${file}"
+          done
+
+          echo "Release ${VERSION} created with assets"

README.md

@@ -329,11 +329,12 @@ All flags have environment variable equivalents:
 ### Token Scopes Required
 
 | Scope | Purpose |
-|-------|---------|
+|-------|--------|
 | `write:issue` | Post and delete reviews |
 | `write:repository` | Read PR diffs, file content, commit statuses |
+| `read:user` | Self-request as reviewer (optional but recommended) |
 
-No `read:user` scope needed — the bot identifies itself from the review response.
+Without `read:user`, the bot still works but cannot add itself to the PR's reviewer list.
 
 ## Development
 
@@ -459,41 +460,6 @@ YAML is the recommended format for personas because it supports:
 
 JSON is also supported for backwards compatibility—just use `.json` extension.
 
-### Repository Personas (Auto-Discovery)
-
-Repositories can ship their own personas in `.review-bot/personas/`. When you specify `--persona <name>`, review-bot will:
-
-1. **Try to load from the target repo** — Checks `.review-bot/personas/<name>.yaml` (or `.yml`)
-2. **Fall back to built-in** — If not found in repo, uses the built-in persona
-
-This lets each repo define domain-specific personas without modifying CI config:
-
-```
-my-trading-repo/
-├── .review-bot/
-│   └── personas/
-│       ├── trading.yaml      # Custom trading persona
-│       └── regulatory.yaml   # Compliance-focused reviews
-├── lib/
-└── ...
-```
-
-```yaml
-# CI config (no persona-file needed)
-- uses: rodin/review-bot/.gitea/actions/review@v1
-  with:
-    reviewer-name: trading
-    persona: trading           # Will find .review-bot/personas/trading.yaml
-    ...
-```
-
-**Priority order:**
-1. Repo's `.review-bot/personas/<name>.yaml`
-2. Built-in persona with matching name
-3. Error if neither exists
-
-This allows repos to override built-in personas (e.g., a custom `security` persona that adds project-specific rules) while keeping the simple `persona: security` syntax in CI.
-
 
 ### Persona vs system-prompt-file
 

cmd/review-bot/main.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
 	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/llm"
 	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/review"
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
 )
 
 var version = "dev"
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ func main() {
 	logFormat := flag.String("log-format", envOrDefault("LOG_FORMAT", "text"), "Log output format: text or json")
 	verbosity := flag.String("verbosity", envOrDefault("LOG_VERBOSITY", "info"), "Log verbosity: debug, info, warn, error")
 	// CLI flags
-	giteaURL := flag.String("gitea-url", envOrDefault("GITEA_URL", ""), "Gitea instance URL")
+	giteaURL := flag.String("gitea-url", envOrDefault("GITEA_URL", envOrDefault("GITHUB_SERVER_URL", "")), "Gitea instance URL")
-	repo := flag.String("repo", envOrDefault("GITEA_REPO", ""), "Repository (owner/name)")
+	repo := flag.String("repo", envOrDefault("GITEA_REPO", envOrDefault("GITHUB_REPOSITORY", "")), "Repository (owner/name)")
 	prNum := flag.String("pr", envOrDefault("PR_NUMBER", ""), "Pull request number")
 	reviewerName := flag.String("reviewer-name", envOrDefault("REVIEWER_NAME", ""), "Reviewer display name")
 	reviewerToken := flag.String("reviewer-token", envOrDefault("REVIEWER_TOKEN", ""), "Gitea token for posting review")
@@ -115,9 +116,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	// Persona loading is deferred until after giteaClient is initialized,
+	// NOTE: Persona loading deferred until after Gitea client init to support repo personas
-	// so we can try loading from the target repo first.
-	var persona *review.Persona
 
 	// Validate reviewer-name: only safe characters allowed in sentinel
 	if err := validateReviewerName(*reviewerName); err != nil {
@@ -175,23 +174,22 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), overallTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	// Load persona: try remote repo first, then fall back to built-in
+	// Load persona if specified (after Gitea client init to support repo personas)
+	var persona *review.Persona
 	if *personaName != "" {
-		// Try loading from target repo's .review-bot/personas/ directory
+		// Try loading from repo first, then fall back to built-in
-		fetcher := &giteaFetcher{client: giteaClient}
+		repoPersonas, err := review.LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, newGiteaClientAdapter(giteaClient), owner, repoName)
-		remotePersonas, err := review.LoadRemotePersonas(ctx, fetcher, owner, repoName)
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not load remote personas", "repo", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", owner, repoName), "error", err)
+			slog.Warn("could not load repo personas", "repo", owner+"/"+repoName, "error", err)
-			// Assign empty map so the lookup below doesn't panic
+			// Continue with built-in personas only.
-			remotePersonas = map[string]*review.Persona{}
+			// NOTE: repoPersonas is nil here, but map indexing on a nil map is safe in Go
+			// (returns the zero value), so the fallback to built-in below works correctly.
 		}
-
+		if p, ok := repoPersonas[*personaName]; ok {
-		if p, ok := remotePersonas[*personaName]; ok {
 			persona = p
-			slog.Info("loaded persona from target repo", "persona", persona.Name, "display", persona.DisplayName)
+			slog.Info("loaded repo persona", "persona", persona.Name, "display", persona.DisplayName, "repo", owner+"/"+repoName)
 		} else {
-			// Fall back to built-in persona
+			// Fall back to built-in
-			var err error
 			persona, err = review.LoadBuiltinPersona(*personaName)
 			if err != nil {
 				slog.Error("failed to load persona", "persona", *personaName, "error", err)
@@ -205,12 +203,11 @@ func main() {
 			slog.Error("invalid persona-file path", "error", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		loadedPersona, loadErr := review.LoadPersona(resolvedPath)
+		persona, err = review.LoadPersona(resolvedPath)
-		if loadErr != nil {
+		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("failed to load persona file", "file", *personaFile, "error", loadErr)
+			slog.Error("failed to load persona file", "file", *personaFile, "error", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		persona = loadedPersona
 		slog.Info("loaded persona from file", "file", *personaFile, "persona", persona.Name)
 	}
 
@@ -548,6 +545,9 @@ func fetchPatterns(ctx context.Context, client *gitea.Client, patternsRepo, patt
 		}
 		owner, repo := parts[0], parts[1]
 
+		var repoLoadedFiles []string
+		var repoSkippedFiles []string
+
 		for _, path := range paths {
 			path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
 			if path == "" {
@@ -563,11 +563,22 @@ func fetchPatterns(ctx context.Context, client *gitea.Client, patternsRepo, patt
 			for filePath, content := range files {
 				// Only include markdown and text files as patterns
 				if !isPatternFile(filePath) {
+					repoSkippedFiles = append(repoSkippedFiles, filePath)
 					continue
 				}
+				repoLoadedFiles = append(repoLoadedFiles, filePath)
 				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("### %s/%s\n\n%s\n\n", repoRef, filePath, content))
 			}
 		}
+
+		if len(repoLoadedFiles) > 0 {
+			slog.Info("loaded pattern files", "repo", repoRef, "count", len(repoLoadedFiles), "files", repoLoadedFiles)
+		} else {
+			slog.Warn("no pattern files loaded", "repo", repoRef, "paths", paths)
+		}
+		if len(repoSkippedFiles) > 0 {
+			slog.Debug("skipped non-pattern files", "repo", repoRef, "count", len(repoSkippedFiles), "files", repoSkippedFiles)
+		}
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
@@ -802,20 +813,23 @@ func shouldSkipStaleReview(evaluatedSHA, currentSHA string) bool {
 	return evaluatedSHA != currentSHA
 }
 
-// giteaFetcher adapts gitea.Client to review.PersonaFetcher interface.
+// giteaClientAdapter adapts gitea.Client to vcs.FileReader interface.
-type giteaFetcher struct {
+type giteaClientAdapter struct {
 	client *gitea.Client
 }
 
-func (f *giteaFetcher) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]review.ContentEntry, error) {
+func newGiteaClientAdapter(c *gitea.Client) *giteaClientAdapter {
-	entries, err := f.client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, path)
+	return &giteaClientAdapter{client: c}
+}
+
+func (a *giteaClientAdapter) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]vcs.ContentEntry, error) {
+	entries, err := a.client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// Convert gitea.ContentEntry to review.ContentEntry
+	result := make([]vcs.ContentEntry, len(entries))
-	result := make([]review.ContentEntry, len(entries))
 	for i, e := range entries {
-		result[i] = review.ContentEntry{
+		result[i] = vcs.ContentEntry{
 			Name: e.Name,
 			Path: e.Path,
 			Type: e.Type,
@@ -824,6 +838,9 @@ func (f *giteaFetcher) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path strin
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (f *giteaFetcher) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error) {
+func (a *giteaClientAdapter) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filePath, ref string) (string, error) {
-	return f.client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, filepath)
+	if ref != "" {
+		return a.client.GetFileContentRef(ctx, owner, repo, filePath, ref)
+	}
+	return a.client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, filePath)
 }

docs/DESIGN-vcs-abstraction.md

@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+# GitHub Support for review-bot
+
+## Goal
+
+AI code reviews on GitHub PRs using SAP AI Core as the LLM provider.
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Auto-detection of platform (explicit `--provider` flag is fine)
+- Unifying into one abstraction layer for its own sake
+
+## Constraints
+
+1. **Same features on both platforms** — anything review-bot does on Gitea should work on GitHub
+2. **Testable** — small interfaces, dependency injection, no global state
+3. **Interface from working code** — extract from gitea/, don't invent in vacuum
+
+---
+
+## Part 1: Feature Inventory
+
+What does review-bot actually do?
+
+### Core Review Flow
+
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| Get PR metadata | Title, body, head SHA, base ref |
+| Get PR diff | Unified diff format |
+| Get PR files | List of changed files with status |
+| Get file content | Raw file at ref |
+| List directory | Enumerate files in path |
+| Post review | Body + inline comments + verdict |
+
+### Review Management
+
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| List reviews | Get existing reviews on PR |
+| Delete review | Remove old review before re-posting |
+| Get authenticated user | Who am I? |
+
+### Platform-Specific (not in shared interface)
+
+| Feature | Gitea | GitHub |
+|---------|-------|--------|
+| Resolve comment | Yes | No equivalent |
+| Timeline API | Yes | No equivalent |
+
+These stay on gitea.Client directly. Callers that need them type-assert.
+
+---
+
+## Part 2: GitHub API Mapping
+
+| Feature | Gitea API | GitHub API |
+|---------|-----------|------------|
+| Get PR | `GET /api/v1/repos/.../pulls/{n}` | `GET /repos/.../pulls/{n}` |
+| Get diff | `.diff` suffix | `Accept: application/vnd.github.diff` header |
+| Get files | `GET .../pulls/{n}/files` | Same |
+| Get file content | `GET .../raw/{path}?ref=` | `GET .../contents/{path}?ref=` + base64 decode |
+| List directory | `GET .../contents/{path}` | Same |
+| Post review | `POST .../pulls/{n}/reviews` | Same (adapter handles comment schema) |
+| List reviews | `GET .../pulls/{n}/reviews` | Same |
+| Delete review | `DELETE .../pulls/{n}/reviews/{id}` | Same |
+| Get user | `GET /api/v1/user` | `GET /user` |
+
+---
+
+## Part 3: Interface Design
+
+**Principle:** Extract from working gitea/ code. The interface is discovered, not invented.
+
+### Small, role-based interfaces
+
+```go
+// vcs/interfaces.go
+
+type PRReader interface {
+    GetPullRequest(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) (*PullRequest, error)
+    GetPullRequestDiff(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) (string, error)
+    GetPullRequestFiles(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) ([]ChangedFile, error)
+}
+
+type FileReader interface {
+    GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path, ref string) (string, error)
+    ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error)
+}
+
+type Reviewer interface {
+    PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, req ReviewRequest) (*Review, error)
+    ListReviews(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) ([]Review, error)
+    DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, reviewID int64) error
+}
+
+type Identity interface {
+    GetAuthenticatedUser(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+}
+
+// Client combines all for callers that need everything
+type Client interface {
+    PRReader
+    FileReader
+    Reviewer
+    Identity
+}
+```
+
+### Types
+
+Use what gitea/ already has. Move to vcs/types.go or re-export.
+
+```go
+type PullRequest struct { ... }   // from gitea.PullRequest
+type ChangedFile struct { ... }   // from gitea.ChangedFile
+type ContentEntry struct { ... }  // from gitea.ContentEntry
+type Review struct { ... }        // from gitea.Review
+type ReviewRequest struct { ... } // new, for PostReview input
+type ReviewComment struct { ... } // from gitea.ReviewComment
+```
+
+### Adapter responsibilities
+
+Each adapter (gitea, github) handles:
+- API URL construction
+- Auth header format (`token` vs `Bearer`)
+- Request/response mapping
+- Comment schema translation (line numbers, commit IDs, etc.)
+
+---
+
+## Part 4: Test Plan
+
+### Unit Tests (mock HTTP)
+
+```
+github/
+  pr_test.go        # TestGetPullRequest, TestGetDiff, TestGetFiles
+  files_test.go     # TestGetFileContent, TestListContents
+  review_test.go    # TestPostReview, TestListReviews, TestDeleteReview
+  identity_test.go  # TestGetAuthenticatedUser
+```
+
+Per method: happy path, 404, 401, 429, malformed response.
+
+### Integration Tests
+
+Against github.com/aweiker/ai-core-review-bot:
+- Fetch real PR
+- Fetch real file
+- Post + delete review (clean up)
+
+### End-to-End
+
+Open PR on test repo, run full review-bot, verify review appears.
+
+---
+
+## Part 5: Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Extract interfaces from gitea/
+
+**Work:**
+- Create `vcs/interfaces.go` with interfaces extracted from gitea/client.go signatures
+- Create `vcs/types.go` — move or alias types from gitea/
+- Verify gitea.Client satisfies vcs.Client (compile-time check)
+
+**Exit criteria:** `var _ vcs.Client = (*gitea.Client)(nil)` compiles.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 2: Gitea adapter (if needed)
+
+**Work:**
+- If gitea.Client method signatures don't match exactly, create wrapper
+- Keep gitea/ working exactly as before
+
+**Exit criteria:** Existing tests pass. No behavior change.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 3: GitHub client — PRReader
+
+**Work:**
+- `github/client.go` — struct, constructor, HTTP helpers
+- `github/pr.go` — GetPullRequest, GetPullRequestDiff, GetPullRequestFiles
+- Unit tests
+
+**Exit criteria:** `go test ./github/...` passes for PR methods.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 4: GitHub client — FileReader
+
+**Work:**
+- `github/files.go` — GetFileContent, ListContents
+- Unit tests
+
+**Exit criteria:** Unit tests pass.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 5: GitHub client — Reviewer + Identity
+
+**Work:**
+- `github/review.go` — PostReview, ListReviews, DeleteReview
+- `github/identity.go` — GetAuthenticatedUser
+- Unit tests
+
+**Exit criteria:** Unit tests pass.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 6: Integration tests
+
+**Work:**
+- `integration/github_test.go`
+- Test against real GitHub
+
+**Exit criteria:** All integration tests pass.
+
+---
+
+### Phase 7: Wire into cmd/review-bot
+
+**Work:**
+- Add `--provider github|gitea` flag (default: gitea for backward compat)
+- Select client based on flag
+- Update to use vcs interfaces where it makes sense
+
+**Exit criteria:**
+- `./review-bot --provider github ...` works
+- `./review-bot --provider gitea ...` works (same as before)
+- Existing Gitea workflows unchanged
+
+---
+
+### Phase 8: GitHub Actions workflow + releases
+
+**Work:**
+- `.github/workflows/ci.yml` — test on PR
+- `.github/workflows/release.yml` — publish binary to GitHub releases
+- `.github/actions/review/action.yml` — composite action
+- Action downloads binary from github.com/aweiker/ai-core-review-bot releases
+
+**Exit criteria:** 
+- CI runs on github.com/aweiker/ai-core-review-bot
+- Release creates downloadable binary
+- Review action posts review successfully
+
+---
+
+## Part 6: Decisions
+
+| Question | Decision |
+|----------|----------|
+| Auth token | Workflow `GITHUB_TOKEN` (automatic) |
+| Binary distribution | GitHub releases on aweiker/ai-core-review-bot |
+| Comment schema | Adapter's job — translate ReviewComment to platform format |
+| Default provider | `gitea` for backward compatibility |
+| Shared types | vcs/types.go (extracted from gitea/) |
+| Platform-specific features | Stay on concrete client, not interface |
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+8 phases. Start by extracting interfaces from working gitea/ code, not inventing them. GitHub implements the same interfaces. Each phase has clear exit criteria.

gitea/client.go

@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -39,12 +41,26 @@ func IsNotFound(err error) bool {
 	return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound
 }
 
+// IsServerError reports whether an error is an API 5xx response.
+func IsServerError(err error) bool {
+	var apiErr *APIError
+	return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode >= 500 && apiErr.StatusCode < 600
+}
+
 // Client interacts with the Gitea API.
 // A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 type Client struct {
 	baseURL string
 	token   string
 	http    *http.Client
+
+	// RetryBackoff defines the delays between retry attempts.
+	// RetryBackoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (after attempt i fails).
+	// If nil, defaults to {1s, 2s}. Set to shorter durations in tests.
+	//
+	// This field must be configured before the first request is made.
+	// Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.
+	RetryBackoff []time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewClient creates a new Gitea API client.
@@ -56,6 +72,12 @@ func NewClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
+// This is intended for testing to inject mock transports.
+func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
+	c.http = hc
+}
+
 // PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata.
 type PullRequest struct {
 	Title string `json:"title"`
@@ -210,24 +232,185 @@ func (c *Client) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int,
 	return &review, nil
 }
 
+// isTemporaryNetError reports whether err is a temporary network error worth retrying.
+// This includes connection refused, network unreachable, connection reset, and DNS
+// timeouts. It explicitly excludes permanent errors like permission denied or
+// "no such host" DNS failures.
+func isTemporaryNetError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check for OpError and inspect the underlying syscall error.
+	// Not all OpErrors are transient — permission denied, for example, is permanent.
+	var opErr *net.OpError
+	if errors.As(err, &opErr) {
+		return isRetriableSyscallError(opErr.Err)
+	}
+
+	// DNS errors: only retry on timeout, not on "no such host" which is permanent.
+	var dnsErr *net.DNSError
+	if errors.As(err, &dnsErr) {
+		return dnsErr.IsTimeout
+	}
+
+	// Check for net.Error with Timeout() (Temporary is deprecated)
+	var netErr net.Error
+	if errors.As(err, &netErr) {
+		return netErr.Timeout()
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// isRetriableSyscallError reports whether the underlying error from a net.OpError
+// is a transient syscall error worth retrying.
+func isRetriableSyscallError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check for syscall.Errno directly or wrapped
+	var errno syscall.Errno
+	if errors.As(err, &errno) {
+		switch errno {
+		case syscall.ECONNREFUSED, // connection refused — server not listening
+			syscall.ECONNRESET,   // connection reset by peer
+			syscall.ENETUNREACH,  // network unreachable
+			syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, // host unreachable
+			syscall.ETIMEDOUT:    // connection timed out
+			return true
+		default:
+			// EACCES, EPERM, etc. are permanent — don't retry
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If we can't identify the specific syscall error, be conservative and retry.
+	// This handles wrapped errors or platform-specific error types.
+	// The retry count is limited, so erring on the side of retrying is safe.
+	return true
+}
+
+// redactURL strips query parameters from a URL for safe logging.
+// This prevents accidental exposure of sensitive data that future callers
+// might pass via query strings.
+func redactURL(rawURL string) string {
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If we cannot parse it, return a safe placeholder rather than
+		// potentially logging something sensitive.
+		return "[invalid URL]"
+	}
+	if parsed.RawQuery != "" {
+		parsed.RawQuery = "[redacted]"
+	}
+	return parsed.String()
+}
+
+// sanitizeErrorForLog returns a loggable version of an error that omits
+// potentially sensitive content like response bodies. For APIError, only
+// the status code is included; for other errors, the type is preserved.
+func sanitizeErrorForLog(err error) string {
+	if err == nil {
+		return "<nil>"
+	}
+	var apiErr *APIError
+	if errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("HTTP %d", apiErr.StatusCode)
+	}
+	return err.Error()
+}
+
+// doGet performs an HTTP GET request with retry on 5xx errors and temporary
+// network errors. Retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff (1s, 2s delays
+// by default; configurable via Client.RetryBackoff for testing).
 func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
+	const maxAttempts = 3
-	if err != nil {
+	// backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails).
-		return nil, err
+	// First attempt (i=0) has no delay; retries wait 1s then 2s by default.
+	backoff := c.RetryBackoff
+	if backoff == nil {
+		backoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Second, 2 * time.Second}
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)
 
-	resp, err := c.http.Do(req)
+	// maxErrorBodyBytes limits how much of an error response body we read
-	if err != nil {
+	// to protect against malicious servers sending unbounded data.
-		return nil, err
+	const maxErrorBodyBytes = 64 * 1024 // 64 KB
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+	var lastErr error
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
-		return nil, &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(body)}
+		if attempt > 0 {
+			// Determine delay: use backoff slice if available, otherwise retry immediately.
+			// An empty RetryBackoff slice means "retry without delay" — this is intentional
+			// as the caller explicitly configured no delays.
+			var delay time.Duration
+			if attempt-1 < len(backoff) {
+				delay = backoff[attempt-1]
+			}
+
+			if delay > 0 {
+				slog.Warn("retrying request after error",
+					"attempt", attempt+1,
+					"url", redactURL(reqURL),
+					"delay", delay.String(),
+					"lastError", sanitizeErrorForLog(lastErr))
+
+				timer := time.NewTimer(delay)
+				select {
+				case <-timer.C:
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					timer.Stop()
+					return nil, ctx.Err()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)
+
+		resp, err := c.http.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Always capture the error for consistent return at loop end.
+			// This ensures both network errors and HTTP 5xx return lastErr.
+			lastErr = err
+
+			// Only retry temporary network errors when attempts remain.
+			if attempt < maxAttempts-1 && isTemporaryNetError(err) {
+				slog.Warn("temporary network error, will retry",
+					"attempt", attempt+1,
+					"url", redactURL(reqURL),
+					"error", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			// Non-retryable network error or final attempt exhausted.
+			return nil, lastErr
+		}
+		if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
+			body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return body, nil
+		}
+
+		// Error path: limit how much we read from potentially malicious server
+		errBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, maxErrorBodyBytes))
+		resp.Body.Close()
+
+		lastErr = &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(errBody)}
+
+		// Only retry on 5xx server errors
+		if resp.StatusCode < 500 || resp.StatusCode >= 600 {
+			return nil, lastErr
+		}
 	}
-	return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+
+	return nil, lastErr
 }
 
 // escapePath escapes each segment of a relative file path for use in URLs.
@@ -251,7 +434,13 @@ type ContentEntry struct {
 
 // ListContents lists files and directories at a given path in a repo.
 // Pass an empty path to list the repository root.
+// If the path points to a file (not a directory), Gitea returns a single
+// object instead of an array; this method normalizes both cases to a slice.
 func (c *Client) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error) {
+	// Normalize "." to empty string — Gitea API rejects "." with 500
+	if path == "." {
+		path = ""
+	}
 	var reqURL string
 	if path == "" {
 		reqURL = fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents", c.baseURL, url.PathEscape(owner), url.PathEscape(repo))
@@ -264,7 +453,16 @@ func (c *Client) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]
 	}
 	var entries []ContentEntry
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &entries); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse contents JSON: %w", err)
+		// Gitea returns a single object (not an array) when path is a file
+		var single ContentEntry
+		if err2 := json.Unmarshal(body, &single); err2 != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse contents JSON: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Guard against empty/malformed responses
+		if single.Name == "" && single.Path == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse contents JSON: empty response for path %q", path)
+		}
+		entries = []ContentEntry{single}
 	}
 	return entries, nil
 }
@@ -317,9 +515,9 @@ func (c *Client) GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string
 
 // Review represents a pull request review from the Gitea API.
 type Review struct {
-	ID       int64  `json:"id"`
+	ID   int64  `json:"id"`
-	Body     string `json:"body"`
+	Body string `json:"body"`
-	User     struct {
+	User struct {
 		Login string `json:"login"`
 	} `json:"user"`
 	State    string `json:"state"`
@@ -633,3 +831,15 @@ func (c *Client) ResolveComment(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, comment
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// DismissReview dismisses a review on a pull request.
+// This is a stub for the vcs.Reviewer interface; full implementation is Phase 2.
+func (c *Client) DismissReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, reviewID int64, message string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("dismiss review %d on %s/%s#%d: %w", reviewID, owner, repo, number, errors.ErrUnsupported)
+}
+
+// GetFileContentAtRef fetches a file at a specific ref from a repo.
+// This delegates to GetFileContentRef for the Gitea implementation.
+func (c *Client) GetFileContentAtRef(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path, ref string) (string, error) {
+	return c.GetFileContentRef(ctx, owner, repo, path, ref)
+}

gitea/client_test.go

@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestGetPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -276,11 +280,64 @@ func TestListContents(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestListContents_DotPath(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// "." should be normalized to empty path, which hits the root contents endpoint
+		if r.URL.Path != "/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/contents" {
+			t.Errorf("expected root contents path, got: %s", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `[{"name":"README.md","path":"README.md","type":"file"}]`)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	entries, err := client.ListContents(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", ".")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(entries) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(entries))
+	}
+	if entries[0].Name != "README.md" {
+		t.Errorf("expected README.md, got %s", entries[0].Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListContents_FilePath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Gitea returns a single object (not an array) when path is a file
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/contents/README.md" {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected path: %s", r.URL.Path)
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		// Single object, not an array
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"name":"README.md","path":"README.md","type":"file"}`)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	entries, err := client.ListContents(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "README.md")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(entries) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 entry, got %d", len(entries))
+	}
+	if entries[0].Name != "README.md" {
+		t.Errorf("expected README.md, got %s", entries[0].Name)
+	}
+	if entries[0].Type != "file" {
+		t.Errorf("expected type file, got %s", entries[0].Type)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetAllFilesInPath_File(t *testing.T) {
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.URL.Path == "/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/contents/README.md" {
-			// Gitea returns 404 for contents API on files (it's not a dir)
+			// Gitea returns a single object (not array) when path is a file
-			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"name":"README.md","path":"README.md","type":"file"}`)
 			return
 		}
 		if r.URL.Path == "/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/README.md" {
@@ -584,9 +641,9 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_403Propagates(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
+		name string
-		err    error
+		err  error
-		want   bool
+		want bool
 	}{
 		{"nil error", nil, false},
 		{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
@@ -743,3 +800,347 @@ func TestResolveComment_Error(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 404 response")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsServerError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"nil error", nil, false},
+		{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
+		{"404 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "not found"}, false},
+		{"500 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "server error"}, true},
+		{"502 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: "bad gateway"}, true},
+		{"503 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "unavailable"}, true},
+		{"599 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 599, Body: "edge case"}, true},
+		{"600 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 600, Body: "edge"}, false},
+		{"400 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 400, Body: "bad request"}, false},
+		{"wrapped 500", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "err"}), true},
+		{"wrapped 404", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "err"}), false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := IsServerError(tt.err)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsServerError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoGet_RetriesOn500(t *testing.T) {
+	attempts := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		attempts++
+		if attempts < 3 {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"transient error"}`))
+			return
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"data":"success"}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	// Use short backoff for fast tests
+	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
+
+	body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected success after retry, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != `{"data":"success"}` {
+		t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"data":"success"}`)
+	}
+	if attempts != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3", attempts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
+	attempts := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		attempts++
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"persistent error"}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	// Use short backoff for fast tests
+	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
+
+	_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error after max retries")
+	}
+	var apiErr *APIError
+	if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 500", apiErr.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if attempts != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (max retries)", attempts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoGet_NoRetryOn4xx(t *testing.T) {
+	attempts := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		attempts++
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"forbidden"}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for 403")
+	}
+	var apiErr *APIError
+	if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 403", apiErr.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if attempts != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 1 (no retry on 4xx)", attempts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	attempts := 0
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		attempts++
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"error"}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	// Use longer backoff to give us time to cancel during the wait
+	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{100 * time.Millisecond, 100 * time.Millisecond}
+
+	// Cancel after first attempt returns and retry begins
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+		cancel()
+	}()
+
+	_, err := client.doGet(ctx, server.URL+"/test")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on context cancellation")
+	}
+	// Should have made 1 attempt, then context cancelled during backoff
+	if attempts != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, expected 1 before context cancel during backoff", attempts)
+	}
+}
+
+
+// mockTransport is a test helper that returns errors for the first N calls,
+// then delegates to a real server.
+type mockTransport struct {
+	failCount    int32 // number of failures remaining (atomic)
+	failErr      error // error to return on failure
+	realServer   *httptest.Server
+	attemptsMade atomic.Int32 // tracks total attempts
+}
+
+func (m *mockTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	m.attemptsMade.Add(1)
+	remaining := atomic.AddInt32(&m.failCount, -1)
+	if remaining >= 0 {
+		// Still have failures to return
+		return nil, m.failErr
+	}
+	// Redirect to real server
+	req.URL.Host = m.realServer.Listener.Addr().String()
+	req.URL.Scheme = "http"
+	return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req)
+}
+
+func TestDoGet_RetriesOnTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
+	// Real server that will handle successful requests
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	// Mock transport: fail twice with ECONNREFUSED, then succeed
+	mt := &mockTransport{
+		failCount:  2,
+		failErr:    &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Net: "tcp", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED},
+		realServer: server,
+	}
+
+	client := NewClient("http://fake-host/", "test-token")
+	client.SetHTTPClient(&http.Client{Transport: mt})
+	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
+
+	body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), "http://fake-host/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected success after retries, got error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(body) != `{"status":"ok"}` {
+		t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"status":"ok"}`)
+	}
+
+	// Should have made exactly 3 attempts: 2 failures + 1 success
+	if got := mt.attemptsMade.Load(); got != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (2 failures + 1 success)", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"nil error", nil, false},
+		{"plain error", fmt.Errorf("some error"), false},
+		// OpError with retriable syscall errors
+		{"OpError ECONNREFUSED", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED}, true},
+		{"OpError ECONNRESET", &net.OpError{Op: "read", Err: syscall.ECONNRESET}, true},
+		{"OpError ENETUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ENETUNREACH}, true},
+		{"OpError EHOSTUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EHOSTUNREACH}, true},
+		{"OpError ETIMEDOUT", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ETIMEDOUT}, true},
+		// OpError with permanent syscall errors — should NOT retry
+		{"OpError EACCES", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EACCES}, false},
+		{"OpError EPERM", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EPERM}, false},
+		// OpError with unknown inner error — conservative retry
+		{"OpError unknown inner", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: fmt.Errorf("unknown")}, true},
+		// DNS errors
+		{"DNS timeout", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: true}, true},
+		{"DNS no such host", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: false, Name: "bad.host"}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isTemporaryNetError(tt.err)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isTemporaryNetError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsRetriableSyscallError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"nil", nil, false},
+		{"ECONNREFUSED", syscall.ECONNREFUSED, true},
+		{"ECONNRESET", syscall.ECONNRESET, true},
+		{"ENETUNREACH", syscall.ENETUNREACH, true},
+		{"EHOSTUNREACH", syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, true},
+		{"ETIMEDOUT", syscall.ETIMEDOUT, true},
+		{"EACCES (permanent)", syscall.EACCES, false},
+		{"EPERM (permanent)", syscall.EPERM, false},
+		{"ENOENT (permanent)", syscall.ENOENT, false},
+		{"unknown error", fmt.Errorf("something"), true}, // conservative retry
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isRetriableSyscallError(tt.err)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isRetriableSyscallError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRedactURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "no query params",
+			input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
+			want:  "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "with query params - redacts",
+			input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?ref=main",
+			want:  "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?[redacted]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "multiple query params",
+			input: "https://example.com/path?token=secret&page=1",
+			want:  "https://example.com/path?[redacted]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "invalid URL",
+			input: "://invalid",
+			want:  "[invalid URL]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "empty string",
+			input: "",
+			want:  "",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := redactURL(tt.input)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("redactURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeErrorForLog(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		err  error
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil error",
+			err:  nil,
+			want: "<nil>",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "APIError omits body",
+			err:  &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "internal error: database connection failed"},
+			want: "HTTP 500",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "APIError with large body still only shows status",
+			err:  &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: strings.Repeat("x", 1000)},
+			want: "HTTP 502",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-API error preserved",
+			err:  fmt.Errorf("connection refused"),
+			want: "connection refused",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wrapped APIError",
+			err:  fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "service unavailable"}),
+			want: "HTTP 503",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := sanitizeErrorForLog(tt.err)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("sanitizeErrorForLog() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

gitea/conformance_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build phase2
+
+package gitea_test
+
+import (
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+// Compile-time interface conformance assertions.
+// These will verify gitea.Client satisfies vcs interfaces once the Phase 2
+// adapter bridges the method signature gaps:
+//
+//   - PRReader: GetPullRequest returns *gitea.PullRequest (needs *vcs.PullRequest)
+//   - PRReader: GetPullRequestFiles returns []gitea.ChangedFile (needs []vcs.ChangedFile)
+//   - FileReader: GetFileContent lacks ref parameter
+//   - Reviewer: PostReview uses (event, body, comments) instead of vcs.ReviewRequest
+//
+// Remove the phase2 build tag once the adapter is complete.
+var (
+	_ vcs.PRReader   = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
+	_ vcs.FileReader = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
+	_ vcs.Reviewer   = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
+	_ vcs.Identity   = (*gitea.Client)(nil)
+)

review/formatter.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package review
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -23,29 +22,10 @@ func GiteaEvent(verdict string) string {
 	}
 }
 
-// markdownSpecialChars matches characters that have special meaning in Markdown.
-// We escape these to prevent untrusted input from breaking formatting.
-// Uses a quoted string since raw strings can't contain backticks.
-var markdownSpecialChars = regexp.MustCompile("([\\\\*_`\\[\\]()#<>|~])")
-
-// sanitizeMarkdownText escapes special Markdown characters in untrusted text.
-// This prevents markdown injection attacks where a malicious display name could
-// break formatting, inject links, or create unexpected rendering.
-func sanitizeMarkdownText(s string) string {
-	// First, remove any control characters and null bytes
-	cleaned := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
-		if r < 32 && r != '\t' && r != '\n' {
-			return -1 // drop the character
-		}
-		return r
-	}, s)
-	// Escape special Markdown characters by prepending backslash
-	return markdownSpecialChars.ReplaceAllString(cleaned, `\$1`)
-}
-
 // FormatMarkdownWithDisplay formats a ReviewResult with separate display name and sentinel name.
-// displayName is sanitized to prevent Markdown injection from untrusted remote persona metadata.
+// Note: displayName is not HTML-escaped as Gitea sanitizes rendered Markdown.
-// sentinelName is used for the cleanup sentinel comment (machine-readable, not rendered).
+// Persona display names are controlled by repo owners (trusted input).
+// displayName is used for the header title, sentinelName is used for the cleanup sentinel.
 // If displayName is empty, sentinelName is used for both.
 func FormatMarkdownWithDisplay(result *ReviewResult, displayName, sentinelName string) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
@@ -57,8 +37,7 @@ func FormatMarkdownWithDisplay(result *ReviewResult, displayName, sentinelName s
 	}
 
 	if headerName != "" {
-		// Sanitize the header name to prevent Markdown injection
+		title := CapitalizeFirst(headerName)
-		title := CapitalizeFirst(sanitizeMarkdownText(headerName))
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("# %s Review\n\n", title))
 	}
 
@@ -82,8 +61,7 @@ func FormatMarkdownWithDisplay(result *ReviewResult, displayName, sentinelName s
 	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("**%s** — %s\n", result.Verdict, result.Recommendation))
 
 	if sentinelName != "" {
-		// Sanitize headerName for the footer as well
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n---\n*Review by %s*\n", headerName))
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n---\n*Review by %s*\n", sanitizeMarkdownText(headerName)))
 		// Hidden sentinel for identifying this bot's reviews during cleanup
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n<!-- review-bot:%s -->\n", sentinelName))
 	}

review/formatter_test.go

@@ -214,71 +214,3 @@ func TestFormatMarkdownWithDisplay(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
-
-func TestSanitizeMarkdownText(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name  string
-		input string
-		want  string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:  "plain text unchanged",
-			input: "Security Specialist",
-			want:  "Security Specialist",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes asterisks",
-			input: "**bold** attack",
-			want:  `\*\*bold\*\* attack`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes brackets for links",
-			input: "[click me](http://evil.com)",
-			want:  `\[click me\]\(http://evil.com\)`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes backticks",
-			input: "`code` injection",
-			want:  "\\`code\\` injection",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes angle brackets",
-			input: "<script>alert(1)</script>",
-			want:  `\<script\>alert\(1\)\</script\>`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes hash for headers",
-			input: "# Fake Header",
-			want:  `\# Fake Header`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes pipe for tables",
-			input: "col1 | col2",
-			want:  `col1 \| col2`,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "removes control characters",
-			input: "hello\x00world\x1f",
-			want:  "helloworld",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "preserves tabs and newlines",
-			input: "line1\n\tindented",
-			want:  "line1\n\tindented",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "escapes tilde for strikethrough",
-			input: "~~strikethrough~~",
-			want:  `\~\~strikethrough\~\~`,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := sanitizeMarkdownText(tt.input)
-			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("sanitizeMarkdownText(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

review/persona.go

@@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ func checkYAMLDepth(node *yaml.Node, depth, maxDepth, maxNodes int, seen map[*ya
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ParsePersonaBytes parses persona data from bytes with a source label for errors.
+// This is useful for parsing personas fetched from external sources (e.g., Gitea API)
+// without requiring filesystem access. Format is detected by source extension.
+func ParsePersonaBytes(data []byte, source string) (*Persona, error) {
+	return parsePersona(data, source)
+}
+
 func validatePersona(p *Persona, source string) error {
 	if p.Name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("persona %s: name is required", source)

review/remote_persona.go

@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-package review
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"log/slog"
-	"sort"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// PersonaFetcher abstracts fetching files from a remote repository.
-// This allows persona loading to work with any Git host API.
-type PersonaFetcher interface {
-	// ListContents returns file/directory entries at a path.
-	// Returns an error if the path doesn't exist or isn't accessible.
-	ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error)
-
-	// GetFileContent returns the raw content of a file from the default branch.
-	GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error)
-}
-
-// ContentEntry represents a file or directory entry.
-type ContentEntry struct {
-	Name string // filename or directory name
-	Path string // full path from repo root
-	Type string // "file" or "dir"
-}
-
-// DefaultPersonasPath is the conventional location for repo-specific personas.
-const DefaultPersonasPath = ".review-bot/personas"
-
-// LoadRemotePersonas fetches personas from a remote repository's .review-bot/personas/ directory.
-// Returns a map of persona name to Persona. If the directory doesn't exist or is empty,
-// returns an empty map with no error (graceful fallback to built-in personas).
-//
-// Files larger than MaxPersonaFileSize are logged and skipped.
-// Invalid YAML files are logged and skipped (partial success model).
-// Only .yaml and .yml files are processed; other files are ignored.
-func LoadRemotePersonas(ctx context.Context, fetcher PersonaFetcher, owner, repo string) (map[string]*Persona, error) {
-	return LoadRemotePersonasFromPath(ctx, fetcher, owner, repo, DefaultPersonasPath)
-}
-
-// LoadRemotePersonasFromPath loads personas from a custom path in a remote repository.
-// It behaves the same as LoadRemotePersonas but allows specifying a path other than
-// the default .review-bot/personas directory.
-func LoadRemotePersonasFromPath(ctx context.Context, fetcher PersonaFetcher, owner, repo, path string) (map[string]*Persona, error) {
-	entries, err := fetcher.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		// 404 is expected when repo doesn't have personas — return empty, not error
-		if isNotFoundError(err) {
-			slog.Debug("no remote personas directory found", "repo", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", owner, repo), "path", path)
-			return map[string]*Persona{}, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list remote personas: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Cap the number of files to process to prevent resource exhaustion
-	// from repos with thousands of small files.
-	const maxPersonaFiles = 50
-
-	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
-	processed := 0
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if processed >= maxPersonaFiles {
-			slog.Warn("persona file limit reached", "limit", maxPersonaFiles, "repo", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", owner, repo))
-			break
-		}
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		}
-
-		// Skip directories and non-YAML files
-		if entry.Type != "file" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if !isYAMLFile(entry.Name) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		content, err := fetcher.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, entry.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not fetch remote persona file", "file", entry.Path, "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Check size before parsing (defense in depth)
-		if len(content) > MaxPersonaFileSize {
-			slog.Warn("remote persona file exceeds size limit", "file", entry.Path, "size", len(content), "limit", MaxPersonaFileSize)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// YAML parsing uses parsePersona which has defenses against YAML DoS attacks:
-		// - MaxPersonaFileSize (above) caps raw input size before any parsing
-		// - maxPersonaFiles (above) limits the number of files processed per repo
-		// - unmarshalYAMLWithDepthLimit enforces MaxYAMLDepth to prevent stack exhaustion
-		// - checkYAMLDepth tracks node counts (MaxYAMLNodes) against "billion laughs" expansion
-		// - Alias cycles are detected and capped by seen-node tracking
-		// See persona.go for the implementation details.
-		persona, err := parsePersona([]byte(content), entry.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not parse remote persona file", "file", entry.Path, "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		result[persona.Name] = persona
-		processed++
-		slog.Debug("loaded remote persona", "name", persona.Name, "file", entry.Path)
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-// MergePersonas combines remote and built-in personas.
-// Remote personas take precedence on name collision.
-// Returns the merged map and a list of persona names in sorted order.
-func MergePersonas(remote, builtin map[string]*Persona) (map[string]*Persona, []string) {
-	merged := make(map[string]*Persona)
-
-	// Add built-in first
-	for name, p := range builtin {
-		merged[name] = p
-	}
-
-	// Remote overrides built-in on collision
-	for name, p := range remote {
-		if _, exists := merged[name]; exists {
-			slog.Debug("remote persona overrides built-in", "name", name)
-		}
-		merged[name] = p
-	}
-
-	// Collect sorted names
-	names := make([]string, 0, len(merged))
-	for name := range merged {
-		names = append(names, name)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(names)
-
-	return merged, names
-}
-
-// LoadAllBuiltinPersonas loads all built-in personas into a map.
-func LoadAllBuiltinPersonas() map[string]*Persona {
-	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
-	for _, name := range ListBuiltinPersonas() {
-		p, err := LoadBuiltinPersona(name)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("could not load built-in persona", "name", name, "error", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		result[name] = p
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-// isYAMLFile returns true if the filename has a YAML extension.
-func isYAMLFile(name string) bool {
-	lower := strings.ToLower(name)
-	return strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yml")
-}
-
-// isNotFoundError checks if an error indicates a 404 response.
-// This is a simple string check to avoid importing the gitea package
-// (which would create a circular dependency).
-func isNotFoundError(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	errStr := err.Error()
-	return strings.Contains(errStr, "HTTP 404")
-}

review/remote_persona_test.go

@@ -1,394 +0,0 @@
-package review
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-// mockFetcher implements PersonaFetcher for testing.
-type mockFetcher struct {
-	contents     map[string][]ContentEntry // path -> entries
-	files        map[string]string         // path -> content
-	listErr      error                     // error to return from ListContents
-	getFileErr   map[string]error          // path -> error for GetFileContent
-	listNotFound bool                      // return 404-style error
-}
-
-func newMockFetcher() *mockFetcher {
-	return &mockFetcher{
-		contents:   make(map[string][]ContentEntry),
-		files:      make(map[string]string),
-		getFileErr: make(map[string]error),
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *mockFetcher) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error) {
-	if m.listNotFound {
-		return nil, errors.New("HTTP 404: not found")
-	}
-	if m.listErr != nil {
-		return nil, m.listErr
-	}
-	entries, ok := m.contents[path]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("HTTP 404: not found")
-	}
-	return entries, nil
-}
-
-func (m *mockFetcher) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath string) (string, error) {
-	if err, ok := m.getFileErr[filepath]; ok {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	content, ok := m.files[filepath]
-	if !ok {
-		return "", errors.New("HTTP 404: file not found")
-	}
-	return content, nil
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_NoDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.listNotFound = true
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no error for missing directory, got: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected empty map, got %d personas", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_EmptyDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{}
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected empty map, got %d personas", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SinglePersona(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "trading.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml"] = `
-name: trading
-display_name: Trading Expert
-identity: You are a trading systems expert.
-focus:
-  - order execution
-  - market data
-`
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona, got %d", len(result))
-	}
-	if result["trading"] == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected 'trading' persona")
-	}
-	if result["trading"].DisplayName != "Trading Expert" {
-		t.Errorf("expected display name 'Trading Expert', got %q", result["trading"].DisplayName)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_MultiplePersonas(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "one.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/one.yaml", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "two.yml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/two.yml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/one.yaml"] = `
-name: one
-identity: First persona.
-`
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/two.yml"] = `
-name: two
-identity: Second persona.
-`
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 2 personas, got %d", len(result))
-	}
-	if result["one"] == nil || result["two"] == nil {
-		t.Error("expected both personas to be loaded")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SkipsNonYAML(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "readme.md", Path: ".review-bot/personas/readme.md", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "config.json", Path: ".review-bot/personas/config.json", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml"] = `
-name: valid
-identity: Valid persona.
-`
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipping non-YAML), got %d", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SkipsDirectories(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "subdir", Path: ".review-bot/personas/subdir", Type: "dir"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml"] = `
-name: valid
-identity: Valid persona.
-`
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipping dir), got %d", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SkipsInvalidYAML(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "invalid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml"] = `
-name: valid
-identity: Valid persona.
-`
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml"] = `
-this is not valid yaml: [unclosed bracket
-`
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipping invalid), got %d", len(result))
-	}
-	if result["valid"] == nil {
-		t.Error("expected valid persona to be loaded")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SkipsOversizedFiles(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "huge.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	// Create content larger than MaxPersonaFileSize (64KB)
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml"] = `
-name: huge
-identity: ` + string(make([]byte, MaxPersonaFileSize+1000))
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 0 personas (oversized file skipped), got %d", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_SkipsFetchErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
-		{Name: "error.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/error.yaml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml"] = `
-name: valid
-identity: Valid persona.
-`
-	fetcher.getFileErr[".review-bot/personas/error.yaml"] = errors.New("network error")
-
-	result, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipping error), got %d", len(result))
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_ListContentsError(t *testing.T) {
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.listErr = errors.New("server error")
-
-	_, err := LoadRemotePersonas(context.Background(), fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error for list contents failure")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadRemotePersonas_ContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	cancel() // Cancel immediately
-
-	fetcher := newMockFetcher()
-	fetcher.contents[DefaultPersonasPath] = []ContentEntry{
-		{Name: "one.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/one.yaml", Type: "file"},
-	}
-	fetcher.files[".review-bot/personas/one.yaml"] = `
-name: one
-identity: One.
-`
-
-	_, err := LoadRemotePersonas(ctx, fetcher, "owner", "repo")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected context cancellation error")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergePersonas_NoOverlap(t *testing.T) {
-	remote := map[string]*Persona{
-		"trading": {Name: "trading", Identity: "Trading expert."},
-	}
-	builtin := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Security expert."},
-	}
-
-	merged, names := MergePersonas(remote, builtin)
-
-	if len(merged) != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 2 personas, got %d", len(merged))
-	}
-	if len(names) != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 2 names, got %d", len(names))
-	}
-	// Names should be sorted
-	if names[0] != "security" || names[1] != "trading" {
-		t.Errorf("expected sorted names [security, trading], got %v", names)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergePersonas_RemoteOverridesBuiltin(t *testing.T) {
-	remote := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Custom security expert."},
-	}
-	builtin := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Default security expert."},
-	}
-
-	merged, _ := MergePersonas(remote, builtin)
-
-	if merged["security"].Identity != "Custom security expert." {
-		t.Errorf("expected remote to override builtin, got identity: %q", merged["security"].Identity)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergePersonas_EmptyRemote(t *testing.T) {
-	remote := map[string]*Persona{}
-	builtin := map[string]*Persona{
-		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Security."},
-	}
-
-	merged, names := MergePersonas(remote, builtin)
-
-	if len(merged) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona, got %d", len(merged))
-	}
-	if names[0] != "security" {
-		t.Errorf("expected 'security', got %q", names[0])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMergePersonas_EmptyBuiltin(t *testing.T) {
-	remote := map[string]*Persona{
-		"trading": {Name: "trading", Identity: "Trading."},
-	}
-	builtin := map[string]*Persona{}
-
-	merged, names := MergePersonas(remote, builtin)
-
-	if len(merged) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona, got %d", len(merged))
-	}
-	if names[0] != "trading" {
-		t.Errorf("expected 'trading', got %q", names[0])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLoadAllBuiltinPersonas(t *testing.T) {
-	personas := LoadAllBuiltinPersonas()
-
-	// Should load at least the known built-in personas
-	expected := []string{"architect", "docs", "security"}
-	for _, name := range expected {
-		if personas[name] == nil {
-			t.Errorf("expected built-in persona %q to be loaded", name)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsYAMLFile(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		expected bool
-	}{
-		{"test.yaml", true},
-		{"test.yml", true},
-		{"test.YAML", true},
-		{"test.YML", true},
-		{"test.json", false},
-		{"test.md", false},
-		{"yaml", false},
-		{"", false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isYAMLFile(tc.name); got != tc.expected {
-				t.Errorf("isYAMLFile(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.name, got, tc.expected)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsNotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		err      error
-		expected bool
-	}{
-		{"nil error", nil, false},
-		{"HTTP 404", errors.New("HTTP 404: not found"), true},
-		{"not found text", errors.New("path not found"), false},
-		{"server error", errors.New("server error"), false},
-		{"HTTP 500", errors.New("HTTP 500: internal error"), false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isNotFoundError(tc.err); got != tc.expected {
-				t.Errorf("isNotFoundError(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.err, got, tc.expected)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

review/repo_persona.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package review
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+// RepoPersonaPath is the directory path where repo-specific personas are stored.
+const RepoPersonaPath = ".review-bot/personas"
+
+// LoadRepoPersonas fetches personas from a repository's .review-bot/personas/ directory.
+// Returns an empty map (not nil) if the directory doesn't exist or is empty.
+// Individual parse failures are logged and skipped; the remaining personas are still returned.
+// Auth errors and other non-404 errors are propagated.
+// Files exceeding MaxPersonaFileSize are rejected to prevent resource exhaustion.
+func LoadRepoPersonas(ctx context.Context, client vcs.FileReader, owner, repo string) (map[string]*Persona, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
+
+	entries, err := client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, RepoPersonaPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Check if this is a 404 (directory doesn't exist) - expected case
+		if isNotFoundError(err) {
+			slog.Debug("no repo personas directory found", "repo", owner+"/"+repo)
+			return result, nil
+		}
+		// Other errors (auth, server) should propagate
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(entries) == 0 {
+		slog.Debug("repo personas directory is empty", "repo", owner+"/"+repo)
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.Type != "file" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Only process YAML files
+		if !isYAMLFile(entry.Name) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		content, err := client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, entry.Path, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("could not fetch repo persona file",
+				"file", entry.Path,
+				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
+				"error", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Enforce size limit before parsing to prevent resource exhaustion
+		if len(content) > MaxPersonaFileSize {
+			slog.Warn("repo persona file exceeds maximum size",
+				"file", entry.Path,
+				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
+				"size", len(content),
+				"max", MaxPersonaFileSize)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		persona, err := ParsePersonaBytes([]byte(content), entry.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("could not parse repo persona file",
+				"file", entry.Path,
+				"repo", owner+"/"+repo,
+				"error", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result[persona.Name] = persona
+		slog.Debug("loaded repo persona",
+			"name", persona.Name,
+			"file", entry.Path,
+			"repo", owner+"/"+repo)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// MergePersonas combines built-in personas with repo personas.
+// Repo personas take precedence on name collision.
+// Returns a new map; inputs are not modified.
+func MergePersonas(builtin, repo map[string]*Persona) map[string]*Persona {
+	result := make(map[string]*Persona, len(builtin)+len(repo))
+
+	// Copy built-in personas first
+	for name, p := range builtin {
+		result[name] = p
+	}
+
+	// Overlay repo personas (override on collision)
+	for name, p := range repo {
+		if _, exists := result[name]; exists {
+			slog.Debug("repo persona overrides built-in", "name", name)
+		}
+		result[name] = p
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// GetBuiltinPersonasMap returns all built-in personas as a map keyed by name.
+// Returns an empty map (not nil) if loading fails.
+func GetBuiltinPersonasMap() map[string]*Persona {
+	result := make(map[string]*Persona)
+	for _, name := range ListBuiltinPersonas() {
+		p, err := LoadBuiltinPersona(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("could not load built-in persona", "name", name, "error", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		result[name] = p
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// isYAMLFile checks if a filename has a YAML extension.
+func isYAMLFile(name string) bool {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(name)
+	return strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(lower, ".yml")
+}
+
+// isNotFoundError checks if an error represents a 404 response.
+// This uses a specific "HTTP 404" substring match rather than a generic "not found"
+// match to avoid masking authentication failures or transport errors that might
+// contain "not found" in their message.
+func isNotFoundError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "HTTP 404")
+}

review/repo_persona_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+package review
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+func TestParsePersonaBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		data     string
+		source   string
+		wantName string
+		wantErr  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid yaml",
+			data: "name: test\nidentity: test identity\nfocus:\n  - testing\n",
+			source:   "test.yaml",
+			wantName: "test",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "missing name",
+			data:    "identity: test\n",
+			source:  "test.yaml",
+			wantErr: "name is required",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid yaml",
+			data:    "not: valid:\n  yaml: [broken",
+			source:  "test.yaml",
+			wantErr: "parse",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "json format by extension",
+			data:     `{"name": "jsontest", "identity": "json identity"}`,
+			source:   "test.json",
+			wantName: "jsontest",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p, err := ParsePersonaBytes([]byte(tt.data), tt.source)
+			if tt.wantErr != "" {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q, got nil", tt.wantErr)
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+					t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if p.Name != tt.wantName {
+				t.Errorf("Name = %q, want %q", p.Name, tt.wantName)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// mockGiteaClient implements vcs.FileReader for testing.
+type mockGiteaClient struct {
+	contents map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry // path -> entries
+	files    map[string]string             // path -> content
+	listErr  error
+	fileErr  map[string]error // path -> error
+}
+
+func (m *mockGiteaClient) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]vcs.ContentEntry, error) {
+	if m.listErr != nil {
+		return nil, m.listErr
+	}
+	entries, ok := m.contents[path]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("list contents .review-bot/personas: HTTP 404: not found")
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockGiteaClient) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, filepath, ref string) (string, error) {
+	if m.fileErr != nil {
+		if err, ok := m.fileErr[filepath]; ok {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	content, ok := m.files[filepath]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", errors.New("HTTP 404: file not found")
+	}
+	return content, nil
+}
+
+func TestLoadRepoPersonas(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("directory not found returns empty map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{} // No contents configured -> 404
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if personas == nil {
+			t.Error("expected empty map, got nil")
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 0 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty directory returns empty map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {},
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 0 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("loads valid personas", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "trading.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "crypto.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/crypto.yaml", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/trading.yaml": "name: trading\ndisplay_name: Trading Expert\nidentity: You are a trading expert.\nfocus:\n  - order handling\n  - risk management\n",
+				".review-bot/personas/crypto.yaml":  "name: crypto\ndisplay_name: Crypto Expert\nidentity: You are a cryptography expert.\nfocus:\n  - key management\n  - encryption\n",
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2 personas, got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+		if personas["trading"] == nil {
+			t.Error("expected trading persona")
+		}
+		if personas["crypto"] == nil {
+			t.Error("expected crypto persona")
+		}
+		if personas["trading"].DisplayName != "Trading Expert" {
+			t.Errorf("trading display name = %q, want %q", personas["trading"].DisplayName, "Trading Expert")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips invalid persona files", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "valid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "invalid.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/valid.yaml":   "name: valid\nidentity: Valid persona\n",
+				".review-bot/personas/invalid.yaml": "not valid yaml: [broken",
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped invalid), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+		if personas["valid"] == nil {
+			t.Error("expected valid persona")
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips non-yaml files", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "persona.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "README.md", Path: ".review-bot/personas/README.md", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "notes.txt", Path: ".review-bot/personas/notes.txt", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml": "name: test\nidentity: Test persona\n",
+				".review-bot/personas/README.md":    "# Personas\n\nPut your personas here.",
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (yaml only), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips subdirectories", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "persona.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "subdir", Path: ".review-bot/personas/subdir", Type: "dir"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/persona.yaml": "name: test\nidentity: Test persona\n",
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (files only), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("propagates auth errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			listErr: errors.New("HTTP 401: unauthorized"),
+		}
+		_, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error for auth failure")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "401") {
+			t.Errorf("error = %q, want containing '401'", err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips files that fail to fetch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "good.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/good.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "bad.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/bad.yaml", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/good.yaml": "name: good\nidentity: Good persona\n",
+			},
+			fileErr: map[string]error{
+				".review-bot/personas/bad.yaml": errors.New("HTTP 500: internal server error"),
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped failed fetch), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("skips oversized files", func(t *testing.T) {
+		oversizedContent := strings.Repeat("a", MaxPersonaFileSize+1)
+		client := &mockGiteaClient{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				RepoPersonaPath: {
+					{Name: "normal.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/normal.yaml", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "huge.yaml", Path: ".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				".review-bot/personas/normal.yaml": "name: normal\nidentity: Normal sized persona\n",
+				".review-bot/personas/huge.yaml":   oversizedContent,
+			},
+		}
+		personas, err := LoadRepoPersonas(ctx, client, "owner", "repo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(personas) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1 persona (skipped oversized), got %d", len(personas))
+		}
+		if personas["normal"] == nil {
+			t.Error("expected normal persona")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMergePersonas(t *testing.T) {
+	builtin := map[string]*Persona{
+		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Built-in security"},
+		"docs":     {Name: "docs", Identity: "Built-in docs"},
+	}
+	repo := map[string]*Persona{
+		"security": {Name: "security", Identity: "Repo security override"},
+		"trading":  {Name: "trading", Identity: "Repo trading"},
+	}
+
+	merged := MergePersonas(builtin, repo)
+
+	t.Run("repo overrides builtin on collision", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if merged["security"].Identity != "Repo security override" {
+			t.Errorf("security identity = %q, want repo override", merged["security"].Identity)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("builtin preserved when no collision", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if merged["docs"].Identity != "Built-in docs" {
+			t.Errorf("docs identity = %q, want built-in", merged["docs"].Identity)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("repo-only persona added", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if merged["trading"] == nil {
+			t.Error("expected trading persona from repo")
+		}
+		if merged["trading"].Identity != "Repo trading" {
+			t.Errorf("trading identity = %q, want repo", merged["trading"].Identity)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("original maps not modified", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if builtin["trading"] != nil {
+			t.Error("builtin map was modified")
+		}
+		if len(repo) != 2 {
+			t.Error("repo map was modified")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestGetBuiltinPersonasMap(t *testing.T) {
+	personas := GetBuiltinPersonasMap()
+
+	if len(personas) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected at least one built-in persona")
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{"security", "architect", "docs"}
+	for _, name := range expected {
+		if personas[name] == nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected built-in persona %q", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for name, p := range personas {
+		if p.Name != name {
+			t.Errorf("persona %q has mismatched name %q", name, p.Name)
+		}
+		if p.Identity == "" {
+			t.Errorf("persona %q has empty identity", name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsYAMLFile(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"test.yaml", true},
+		{"test.yml", true},
+		{"test.YAML", true},
+		{"test.YML", true},
+		{"test.json", false},
+		{"test.md", false},
+		{"test.txt", false},
+		{"yaml", false},
+		{"yaml.md", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := isYAMLFile(tt.name); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isYAMLFile(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.name, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsNotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		err  error
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{nil, false},
+		{errors.New("HTTP 404: not found"), true},
+		{errors.New("HTTP 404"), true},
+		{errors.New("something not found"), false},
+		{errors.New("HTTP 401: unauthorized"), false},
+		{errors.New("connection refused"), false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		name := "nil"
+		if tt.err != nil {
+			name = tt.err.Error()
+		}
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := isNotFoundError(tt.err); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("isNotFoundError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

vcs/check_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//go:build phase2
+
+package vcs_test
+
+import (
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+// Compile-time assertion: documents the gap between gitea.Client and vcs.Client.
+// Guarded by the "phase2" build tag — enable once the Gitea adapter bridges these gaps:
+//
+//  1. PostReview signature mismatch:
+//     gitea.Client:  PostReview(ctx, owner, repo, number, event, body string, comments []gitea.ReviewComment)
+//     vcs.Reviewer:  PostReview(ctx, owner, repo, number, req vcs.ReviewRequest)
+//
+//  2. GetFileContent signature mismatch:
+//     gitea.Client:  GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, filepath string)  [no ref; uses default branch]
+//     vcs.FileReader: GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, path, ref string)
+//     (gitea.Client has GetFileContentRef for the ref variant)
+//
+//  3. ReviewComment type mismatch:
+//     gitea.ReviewComment uses NewPosition int64 (Gitea line-number convention)
+//     vcs.ReviewComment uses Position int (GitHub diff-position convention)
+//
+// The Gitea adapter (Phase 2) will wrap gitea.Client to bridge these gaps.
+var _ vcs.Client = (*gitea.Client)(nil)

vcs/interfaces.go

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Package vcs defines the shared VCS client interface and supporting types.
+// Platform adapters (gitea, github) implement these interfaces so the core
+// review logic can work with any VCS platform without platform-specific code.
+package vcs
+
+import "context"
+
+// PRReader can fetch pull request metadata, diffs, and changed files.
+type PRReader interface {
+	GetPullRequest(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) (*PullRequest, error)
+	GetPullRequestDiff(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) (string, error)
+	GetPullRequestFiles(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) ([]ChangedFile, error)
+	GetFileContentAtRef(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path, ref string) (string, error)
+	GetCommitStatuses(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, sha string) ([]CommitStatus, error)
+}
+
+// FileReader can fetch file contents and list directory entries.
+type FileReader interface {
+	GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path, ref string) (string, error)
+	ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]ContentEntry, error)
+}
+
+// Reviewer can post, list, and delete pull request reviews.
+type Reviewer interface {
+	PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, req ReviewRequest) (*Review, error)
+	ListReviews(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int) ([]Review, error)
+	DeleteReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, reviewID int64) error
+	DismissReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, reviewID int64, message string) error
+}
+
+// Identity can report who the authenticated user is.
+type Identity interface {
+	GetAuthenticatedUser(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+}
+
+// Client is the full VCS interface: PR reads, file reads, review management, and identity.
+// Platform adapters (gitea, github) implement this interface.
+type Client interface {
+	PRReader
+	FileReader
+	Reviewer
+	Identity
+}

vcs/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package vcs
+
+// ReviewEvent is the event type for a pull request review action.
+// Adapters must translate these action constants to/from platform-native values.
+// For example, Gitea uses "APPROVED" as both action and state, while GitHub
+// uses "APPROVE" for the action and returns "approved" as the state.
+type ReviewEvent string
+
+const (
+	// ReviewEventApprove approves the pull request.
+	ReviewEventApprove ReviewEvent = "APPROVE"
+	// ReviewEventRequestChanges requests changes to the pull request.
+	ReviewEventRequestChanges ReviewEvent = "REQUEST_CHANGES"
+	// ReviewEventComment posts a review comment without approval or rejection.
+	ReviewEventComment ReviewEvent = "COMMENT"
+)
+
+// BaseRef identifies the target branch of a pull request.
+type BaseRef struct {
+	Ref string `json:"ref"`
+}
+
+// HeadRef identifies the source branch and latest commit of a pull request.
+type HeadRef struct {
+	SHA string `json:"sha"`
+	Ref string `json:"ref"`
+}
+
+// UserInfo identifies a user by login name.
+type UserInfo struct {
+	Login string `json:"login"`
+}
+
+// PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata.
+type PullRequest struct {
+	Number int     `json:"number"`
+	Title  string  `json:"title"`
+	Body   string  `json:"body"`
+	Head   HeadRef `json:"head"`
+	Base   BaseRef `json:"base"`
+}
+
+// ChangedFile represents a file modified in a PR.
+type ChangedFile struct {
+	Filename string `json:"filename"`
+	Status   string `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// ContentEntry represents a file or directory entry from the contents API.
+type ContentEntry struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	Type string `json:"type"` // "file" or "dir"
+}
+
+// CommitStatus represents a single CI status entry for a commit.
+type CommitStatus struct {
+	Status      string `json:"status"`
+	Context     string `json:"context"`
+	Description string `json:"description"`
+	TargetURL   string `json:"target_url"`
+}
+
+// Review represents a pull request review.
+type Review struct {
+	ID       int64    `json:"id"`
+	Body     string   `json:"body"`
+	User     UserInfo `json:"user"`
+	State    string   `json:"state"`
+	Stale    bool     `json:"stale"`
+	CommitID string   `json:"commit_id"`
+}
+
+// ReviewComment represents an inline comment in a review.
+// All adapters use GitHub diff-position convention:
+//   - Position is a 1-indexed offset from the @@ hunk line in the unified diff.
+//   - CommitID identifies the commit the comment is anchored to.
+//     It is optional; omit (empty string) for review-level comments that are
+//     not attached to a specific commit.
+//
+// Adapters are responsible for translating to/from platform-native formats
+// (e.g. Gitea uses line numbers; GitHub uses diff positions natively).
+type ReviewComment struct {
+	Path     string `json:"path"`
+	Position int    `json:"position"` // diff-position: 1-indexed offset from @@ hunk line
+	CommitID string `json:"commit_id"`
+	Body     string `json:"body"`
+}
+
+// ReviewRequest is the payload for posting a review.
+type ReviewRequest struct {
+	// Body is the top-level review comment.
+	Body string `json:"body"`
+	// Event is the review action (approve, request changes, or comment).
+	Event    ReviewEvent     `json:"event"`
+	Comments []ReviewComment `json:"comments,omitempty"`
+}

vcs/util.go

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package vcs
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const (
+	// maxFilesInPath is the maximum number of files GetAllFilesInPath will fetch.
+	// Prevents unbounded resource consumption on very large directory trees.
+	maxFilesInPath = 10000
+
+	// maxTotalBytesInPath is the maximum total bytes GetAllFilesInPath will accumulate.
+	// Prevents memory exhaustion when fetching large repositories.
+	maxTotalBytesInPath = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100 MB
+)
+
+// GetAllFilesInPath recursively fetches all file contents under a path using the
+// provided FileReader. Returns a map of filepath -> content for all files found.
+// If the path points to an empty directory, returns an empty map.
+//
+// This function uses fail-fast error handling: any error from ListContents or
+// GetFileContent aborts the entire traversal and returns the error immediately.
+// This differs from gitea.Client.GetAllFilesInPath, which logs errors and continues.
+// The fail-fast contract ensures callers can trust that a nil error means all files
+// were successfully fetched.
+//
+// Resource limits: the traversal is bounded by maxFilesInPath (file count) and
+// maxTotalBytesInPath (total accumulated bytes). The context is checked before each
+// recursive call and file fetch to respect cancellation.
+func GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, client FileReader, owner, repo, path string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	results := make(map[string]string)
+	totalBytes := 0
+
+	var walk func(string) error
+	walk = func(dir string) error {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("context canceled during traversal: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		entries, err := client.ListContents(ctx, owner, repo, dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("list contents %q: %w", dir, err)
+		}
+
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("context canceled during traversal: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			switch entry.Type {
+			case "file":
+				if len(results) >= maxFilesInPath {
+					return fmt.Errorf("exceeded max file count (%d) in path %q", maxFilesInPath, path)
+				}
+
+				content, err := client.GetFileContent(ctx, owner, repo, entry.Path, "")
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("get file %q: %w", entry.Path, err)
+				}
+
+				totalBytes += len(content)
+				if totalBytes > maxTotalBytesInPath {
+					return fmt.Errorf("exceeded max total bytes (%d) in path %q", maxTotalBytesInPath, path)
+				}
+
+				results[entry.Path] = content
+			case "dir":
+				if err := walk(entry.Path); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := walk(path); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+// BuildLineToPositionMap parses a unified diff and returns a map of
+// filename -> (new line number -> diff position). The diff position is a
+// 1-indexed offset from the @@ hunk header line for each file.
+// Only lines that appear in the new file (context lines and additions) are mapped.
+// Deletion-only lines are not included.
+func BuildLineToPositionMap(diff string) map[string]map[int]int {
+	result := make(map[string]map[int]int)
+
+	lines := strings.Split(diff, "\n")
+	var currentFile string
+	var position int
+	var newLine int
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		// Detect new file in diff
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "+++ b/") {
+			currentFile = strings.TrimPrefix(line, "+++ b/")
+			position = 0
+			newLine = 0
+			if result[currentFile] == nil {
+				result[currentFile] = make(map[int]int)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip --- lines (old file header)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "--- ") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip diff --git lines
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "diff --git") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip index lines
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "index ") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Parse hunk headers
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "@@") {
+			position++
+			// Extract new file start line from @@ -a,b +c,d @@
+			newLine = parseHunkNewStart(line)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// We need a current file to map lines
+		if currentFile == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip "\ No newline at end of file" markers — these are git diff
+		// metadata and not part of the file content.
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, `\`) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Process diff content lines
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "+") {
+			position++
+			result[currentFile][newLine] = position
+			newLine++
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "-") {
+			position++
+			// Deletion lines don't map to new line numbers
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, " ") {
+			// Context line (space-prefixed).
+			// Only map if position > 0, which means we've seen a hunk header.
+			// Lines before the first hunk header (position == 0) are not part
+			// of any diff hunk and should be skipped.
+			if position > 0 {
+				position++
+				result[currentFile][newLine] = position
+				newLine++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// parseHunkNewStart extracts the new-file starting line number from a hunk header.
+// Format: @@ -old_start[,old_count] +new_start[,new_count] @@
+func parseHunkNewStart(hunkLine string) int {
+	// Find the +N part
+	plusIdx := strings.Index(hunkLine, "+")
+	if plusIdx < 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	rest := hunkLine[plusIdx+1:]
+
+	// Find the end of the number (first non-digit after +)
+	endIdx := 0
+	for endIdx < len(rest) && rest[endIdx] >= '0' && rest[endIdx] <= '9' {
+		endIdx++
+	}
+
+	if endIdx == 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(rest[:endIdx])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return n
+}

vcs/util_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+package vcs_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/vcs"
+)
+
+// mockFileReader implements vcs.FileReader for testing.
+type mockFileReader struct {
+	contents map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry // path -> entries
+	files    map[string]string             // path -> content
+}
+
+func (m *mockFileReader) GetFileContent(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path, ref string) (string, error) {
+	content, ok := m.files[path]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP 404: file not found: %s", path)
+	}
+	return content, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockFileReader) ListContents(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string) ([]vcs.ContentEntry, error) {
+	entries, ok := m.contents[path]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP 404: path not found: %s", path)
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+func TestGetAllFilesInPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("empty directory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {},
+			},
+		}
+		result, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(result) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected empty map, got %d entries", len(result))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("flat directory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {
+					{Name: "main.go", Path: "src/main.go", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "util.go", Path: "src/util.go", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"src/main.go": "package main",
+				"src/util.go": "package main\n// util",
+			},
+		}
+		result, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(result) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2 files, got %d", len(result))
+		}
+		if result["src/main.go"] != "package main" {
+			t.Errorf("main.go content = %q", result["src/main.go"])
+		}
+		if result["src/util.go"] != "package main\n// util" {
+			t.Errorf("util.go content = %q", result["src/util.go"])
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nested directories", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {
+					{Name: "main.go", Path: "src/main.go", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "pkg", Path: "src/pkg", Type: "dir"},
+				},
+				"src/pkg": {
+					{Name: "lib.go", Path: "src/pkg/lib.go", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "sub", Path: "src/pkg/sub", Type: "dir"},
+				},
+				"src/pkg/sub": {
+					{Name: "deep.go", Path: "src/pkg/sub/deep.go", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"src/main.go":         "package main",
+				"src/pkg/lib.go":      "package pkg",
+				"src/pkg/sub/deep.go": "package sub",
+			},
+		}
+		result, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(result) != 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 3 files, got %d", len(result))
+		}
+		if result["src/main.go"] != "package main" {
+			t.Errorf("main.go content = %q", result["src/main.go"])
+		}
+		if result["src/pkg/lib.go"] != "package pkg" {
+			t.Errorf("lib.go content = %q", result["src/pkg/lib.go"])
+		}
+		if result["src/pkg/sub/deep.go"] != "package sub" {
+			t.Errorf("deep.go content = %q", result["src/pkg/sub/deep.go"])
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mixed files and dirs", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"root": {
+					{Name: "README.md", Path: "root/README.md", Type: "file"},
+					{Name: "docs", Path: "root/docs", Type: "dir"},
+					{Name: "config.yaml", Path: "root/config.yaml", Type: "file"},
+				},
+				"root/docs": {
+					{Name: "guide.md", Path: "root/docs/guide.md", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"root/README.md":     "# Hello",
+				"root/config.yaml":   "key: value",
+				"root/docs/guide.md": "## Guide",
+			},
+		}
+		result, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "root")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if len(result) != 3 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 3 files, got %d", len(result))
+		}
+		if result["root/README.md"] != "# Hello" {
+			t.Errorf("README content = %q", result["root/README.md"])
+		}
+		if result["root/docs/guide.md"] != "## Guide" {
+			t.Errorf("guide content = %q", result["root/docs/guide.md"])
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuildLineToPositionMap(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("single hunk", func(t *testing.T) {
+		diff := "diff --git a/file.go b/file.go\nindex abc..def 100644\n--- a/file.go\n+++ b/file.go\n@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@\n package main\n \n+// new comment\n func main() {}\n"
+		result := vcs.BuildLineToPositionMap(diff)
+		fileMap, ok := result["file.go"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected file.go in result")
+		}
+		// Hunk header @@ is position 1
+		// Line 1: " package main" -> position 2
+		if fileMap[1] != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("line 1 position = %d, want 2", fileMap[1])
+		}
+		// Line 2: " " (context) -> position 3
+		if fileMap[2] != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("line 2 position = %d, want 3", fileMap[2])
+		}
+		// Line 3: "+// new comment" -> position 4
+		if fileMap[3] != 4 {
+			t.Errorf("line 3 position = %d, want 4", fileMap[3])
+		}
+		// Line 4: " func main() {}" -> position 5
+		if fileMap[4] != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("line 4 position = %d, want 5", fileMap[4])
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multi hunk", func(t *testing.T) {
+		diff := "diff --git a/file.go b/file.go\n--- a/file.go\n+++ b/file.go\n@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@\n package main\n \n-// old\n+// new\n@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@\n func foo() {\n+\t// added\n \treturn\n }\n"
+		result := vcs.BuildLineToPositionMap(diff)
+		fileMap, ok := result["file.go"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected file.go in result")
+		}
+		// First hunk: @@ is position 1
+		// Line 1: " package main" -> position 2
+		if fileMap[1] != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("line 1 position = %d, want 2", fileMap[1])
+		}
+		// Line 3: "+// new" -> position 5 (after " ", "-// old" at pos 3,4)
+		if fileMap[3] != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("line 3 position = %d, want 5", fileMap[3])
+		}
+		// Second hunk: @@ is position 6
+		// Line 10: " func foo() {" -> position 7
+		if fileMap[10] != 7 {
+			t.Errorf("line 10 position = %d, want 7", fileMap[10])
+		}
+		// Line 11: "+\t// added" -> position 8
+		if fileMap[11] != 8 {
+			t.Errorf("line 11 position = %d, want 8", fileMap[11])
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("deletion lines not in map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		diff := "diff --git a/file.go b/file.go\n--- a/file.go\n+++ b/file.go\n@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@\n package main\n \n-// deleted line\n func main() {}\n"
+		result := vcs.BuildLineToPositionMap(diff)
+		fileMap, ok := result["file.go"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected file.go in result")
+		}
+		// Line 1: " package main" -> position 2
+		if fileMap[1] != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("line 1 position = %d, want 2", fileMap[1])
+		}
+		// Line 3 in new file: " func main() {}" -> position 5 (after deletion at pos 4)
+		if fileMap[3] != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("line 3 position = %d, want 5", fileMap[3])
+		}
+		// Should only have 3 entries (lines 1, 2, 3 of new file)
+		if len(fileMap) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 3 mapped lines, got %d: %v", len(fileMap), fileMap)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple files", func(t *testing.T) {
+		diff := "diff --git a/a.go b/a.go\n--- a/a.go\n+++ b/a.go\n@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@\n package a\n \n+// file a\ndiff --git a/b.go b/b.go\n--- a/b.go\n+++ b/b.go\n@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@\n package b\n \n+// file b\n"
+		result := vcs.BuildLineToPositionMap(diff)
+		if len(result) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2 files, got %d", len(result))
+		}
+		aMap, ok := result["a.go"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected a.go in result")
+		}
+		bMap, ok := result["b.go"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("expected b.go in result")
+		}
+		// a.go line 3: "+// file a" -> position 4
+		if aMap[3] != 4 {
+			t.Errorf("a.go line 3 position = %d, want 4", aMap[3])
+		}
+		// b.go line 3: "+// file b" -> position 4
+		if bMap[3] != 4 {
+			t.Errorf("b.go line 3 position = %d, want 4", bMap[3])
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestGetAllFilesInPath_ErrorPropagation(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("ListContents error propagates", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				// "src" not in map, so ListContents will fail
+			},
+		}
+		_, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "list contents") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error about list contents, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GetFileContent error propagates", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {
+					{Name: "main.go", Path: "src/main.go", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				// "src/main.go" not in files map, so GetFileContent will fail
+			},
+		}
+		_, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "get file") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error about get file, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nested ListContents error propagates", func(t *testing.T) {
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {
+					{Name: "pkg", Path: "src/pkg", Type: "dir"},
+				},
+				// "src/pkg" not in map, so recursive ListContents will fail
+			},
+		}
+		_, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "list contents") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error about list contents, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("canceled context propagates", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		cancel() // Cancel immediately
+
+		client := &mockFileReader{
+			contents: map[string][]vcs.ContentEntry{
+				"src": {
+					{Name: "main.go", Path: "src/main.go", Type: "file"},
+				},
+			},
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"src/main.go": "package main",
+			},
+		}
+		_, err := vcs.GetAllFilesInPath(ctx, client, "owner", "repo", "src")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected error from canceled context, got nil")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context canceled") {
+			t.Errorf("expected context cancellation error, got: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+}