diff --git a/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml b/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
index 12bdfdb..de5a9f6 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
+++ b/.gitea/actions/review/action.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 #   token exfiltration. API calls use github.api_url; downloads use
 #   github.server_url. Tokens are never sent to user-supplied URLs.
 # - On Gitea (VCS_TYPE=gitea), inputs.vcs-url is validated (https scheme,
-#   no whitespace/newlines) before use.
+#   no whitespace/newlines, and DNS resolution to a public IP) before use.
+#   Python3 resolves the hostname and rejects RFC1918, RFC6598 (carrier-grade
+#   NAT), loopback, link-local, and other reserved addresses to prevent SSRF attacks.
+#   The installed review-bot binary additionally uses a safe HTTP transport
+#   (DialContext-level IP check) for all Gitea API calls at runtime.
+#   The binary also exposes a `validate-url` subcommand for use in any future
+#   shell steps that need to validate a URL before passing it to curl.
 # - action-repo is validated against owner/repo pattern.
 # - Tokens are passed via masked environment variables, not step outputs.
 #
@@ -185,6 +191,36 @@ runs:
             echo "Error: SERVER_URL '${SERVER_URL}' must be an https:// URL with no whitespace" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
+
+          # Additional IP-level SSRF defense: resolve the hostname and reject
+          # requests to RFC1918, RFC6598 (carrier-grade NAT), loopback, link-local,
+          # and other reserved addresses.
+          # python3 is required on ubuntu-* runners (see requirements comment above).
+          # Use printf to write the script to a temp file so the python lines are valid
+          # YAML (each indented line becomes a printf argument — no unindented code).
+          # SERVER_URL is passed via CHECK_URL env var, never interpolated into python code.
+          printf '%s\n' \
+            'import socket,ipaddress,sys,os' \
+            'from urllib.parse import urlparse' \
+            'u=os.environ["CHECK_URL"]; parsed=urlparse(u)' \
+            'if parsed.username or parsed.password:' \
+            '  print("Error: URL contains user-info — not allowed",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(2)' \
+            'h=parsed.hostname' \
+            '(print("Error: no hostname",file=sys.stderr) or sys.exit(2)) if not h else None' \
+            'try: rs=socket.getaddrinfo(h,None)' \
+            'except socket.gaierror as e: print(f"DNS error: {e}",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+            'if not rs: print("Error: no addresses",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+            'for _,_,_,_,(a,*_) in rs:' \
+            '  ip=ipaddress.ip_address(a)' \
+            '  if isinstance(ip,ipaddress.IPv6Address) and ip.ipv4_mapped: ip=ip.ipv4_mapped' \
+            '  cgn=ipaddress.ip_network("100.64.0.0/10")' \
+            '  if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_link_local or ip.is_multicast or ip.is_reserved or ip in cgn:' \
+            '    print(f"blocked: {a}",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+            > /tmp/_ssrf_check.py
+          CHECK_URL="${SERVER_URL}" python3 /tmp/_ssrf_check.py || {
+            echo "Error: SERVER_URL '${SERVER_URL}' resolves to a private/reserved IP address" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
         fi
 
         # Determine auth token for release API requests
@@ -305,6 +341,36 @@ runs:
         ACTION_TOKEN="${ACTION_TOKEN:-}"
         BINARY="review-bot-${OS}-${ARCH}"
 
+        # SECURITY: Re-validate SERVER_URL at the start of this step to mitigate DNS
+        # rebinding attacks. A DNS TTL expiry between "Determine version" and here
+        # could allow an attacker to change the resolved IP to a private/reserved
+        # address, causing curl to send ACTION_TOKEN to an internal host.
+        # Only needed on Gitea path (VCS_TYPE=gitea); GitHub/GHES uses platform-controlled URLs.
+        if [ "$VCS_TYPE" = "gitea" ]; then
+          printf '%s\n' \
+            'import socket,ipaddress,sys,os' \
+            'from urllib.parse import urlparse' \
+            'u=os.environ["CHECK_URL"]; parsed=urlparse(u)' \
+            'if parsed.username or parsed.password:' \
+            '  print("Error: URL contains user-info — not allowed",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(2)' \
+            'h=parsed.hostname' \
+            '(print("Error: no hostname",file=sys.stderr) or sys.exit(2)) if not h else None' \
+            'try: rs=socket.getaddrinfo(h,None)' \
+            'except socket.gaierror as e: print(f"DNS error: {e}",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+            'if not rs: print("Error: no addresses",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+            'for _,_,_,_,(a,*_) in rs:' \
+            '  ip=ipaddress.ip_address(a)' \
+            '  if isinstance(ip,ipaddress.IPv6Address) and ip.ipv4_mapped: ip=ip.ipv4_mapped' \
+            '  cgn=ipaddress.ip_network("100.64.0.0/10")' \
+            '  if ip.is_private or ip.is_loopback or ip.is_link_local or ip.is_multicast or ip.is_reserved or ip in cgn:' \
+            '    print(f"blocked: {a}",file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)' \
+              > /tmp/_ssrf_check_install.py
+          CHECK_URL="${SERVER_URL}" python3 /tmp/_ssrf_check_install.py || {
+            echo "Error: SERVER_URL '${SERVER_URL}' resolves to a private/reserved IP address" >&2
+            exit 1
+          }
+        fi
+
         if [ "$VCS_TYPE" = "github" ]; then
           # GitHub/GHES: Use REST API for release asset downloads.
           # Web release URLs ({server}/.../releases/download/{tag}/{asset}) redirect
diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/main.go b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
index 157980f..4db81b4 100644
--- a/cmd/review-bot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ import (
 
 var version = "dev"
 
+// outWriter and errWriter are the output and error writers for subcommands.
+// They are variables so tests can capture output.
+var (
+	outWriter io.Writer = os.Stdout
+	errWriter io.Writer = os.Stderr
+)
+
 // setupLogger configures the global slog default logger based on format and verbosity.
 func setupLogger(format, verbosity string) {
 	var level slog.Level
@@ -49,6 +57,15 @@ func setupLogger(format, verbosity string) {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	// Dispatch subcommands before flag parsing so they get their own args.
+	// e.g. `review-bot validate-url <url>`
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "validate-url":
+			os.Exit(runValidateURL(os.Args[2:]))
+		}
+	}
+
 	versionFlag := flag.Bool("version", false, "Print version and exit")
 	// Logging flags
 	logFormat := flag.String("log-format", envOrDefault("LOG_FORMAT", "text"), "Log output format: text or json")
diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/validateurl.go b/cmd/review-bot/validateurl.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b235aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/validateurl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.weiker.me/rodin/review-bot/gitea"
+)
+
+// runValidateURL implements the `review-bot validate-url <url>` subcommand.
+//
+// It resolves the given URL's hostname and checks that every returned IP is
+// publicly routable (not RFC1918, loopback, link-local, or other reserved
+// ranges). The exit code communicates the result to callers:
+//
+//	0 — URL is safe to use
+//	1 — URL resolves to a blocked/private address
+//	2 — URL is malformed, has an unsafe scheme, or DNS lookup failed
+//
+// This is intended for use from action.yml shell steps that need to validate
+// a user-supplied URL before passing it to curl.
+func runValidateURL(args []string) int {
+	if len(args) != 1 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(errWriter, "usage: review-bot validate-url <url>")
+		fmt.Fprintln(errWriter, "")
+		fmt.Fprintln(errWriter, "Resolves <url> and verifies all resolved IPs are publicly routable.")
+		fmt.Fprintln(errWriter, "Exit 0=safe, 1=blocked, 2=error")
+		return 2
+	}
+	rawURL := args[0]
+
+	if err := validateURL(rawURL); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(errWriter, "Error: %v\n", err)
+		var ve *validateError
+		if isValidateError(err, &ve) {
+			return ve.code
+		}
+		return 2
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(outWriter, "OK: %s is safe\n", rawURL)
+	return 0
+}
+
+// validateError carries an exit code alongside a message.
+type validateError struct {
+	code    int
+	message string
+}
+
+func (e *validateError) Error() string { return e.message }
+
+// isValidateError checks if err is or wraps a *validateError and sets out.
+// Uses errors.As so that wrapped *validateError values (e.g. from fmt.Errorf("...: %w", &validateError{...}))
+// are also detected, making the function robust against future wrapping.
+func isValidateError(err error, out **validateError) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return errors.As(err, out)
+}
+
+// validateURL checks that rawURL is safe for use as a Gitea server URL:
+//   - Must be https:// (not http://)
+//   - Must have no user-info (user:pass@host)
+//   - Must resolve to at least one IP, all of which are publicly routable
+func validateURL(rawURL string) error {
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &validateError{code: 2, message: fmt.Sprintf("malformed URL %q: %v", rawURL, err)}
+	}
+
+	// Scheme check: only https is permitted.
+	if !strings.EqualFold(parsed.Scheme, "https") {
+		return &validateError{
+			code:    2,
+			message: fmt.Sprintf("URL scheme must be https (got %q)", parsed.Scheme),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Reject user-info (user:password@host) to prevent credential embedding.
+	if parsed.User != nil {
+		return &validateError{
+			code:    2,
+			message: "URL must not contain user-info (user:password@host)",
+		}
+	}
+
+	host := parsed.Hostname()
+	if host == "" {
+		return &validateError{code: 2, message: fmt.Sprintf("URL has no host: %q", rawURL)}
+	}
+
+	// Resolve the hostname with a short timeout.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	addrs, err := net.DefaultResolver.LookupIPAddr(ctx, host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &validateError{
+			code:    2,
+			message: fmt.Sprintf("DNS lookup failed for %q: %v", host, err),
+		}
+	}
+	if len(addrs) == 0 {
+		return &validateError{
+			code:    2,
+			message: fmt.Sprintf("DNS lookup returned no addresses for %q", host),
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		if gitea.IsBlockedIP(a.IP) {
+			return &validateError{
+				code:    1,
+				message: fmt.Sprintf("blocked: %q resolves to private/reserved IP %s", host, a.IP),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/validateurl_test.go b/cmd/review-bot/validateurl_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aca1cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/validateurl_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRunValidateURL_Usage(t *testing.T) {
+	var errBuf bytes.Buffer
+	origErr := errWriter
+	errWriter = &errBuf
+	defer func() { errWriter = origErr }()
+
+	code := runValidateURL(nil)
+	if code != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected exit code 2 for no args, got %d", code)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(errBuf.String(), "usage") {
+		t.Errorf("expected usage in stderr, got %q", errBuf.String())
+	}
+
+	errBuf.Reset()
+	code = runValidateURL([]string{"arg1", "arg2"})
+	if code != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected exit code 2 for too many args, got %d", code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateURL_MalformedURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		url     string
+		wantMsg string
+	}{
+		{"empty", "", "must be https"},
+		{"http scheme", "http://example.com/", "must be https"},
+		{"ftp scheme", "ftp://example.com/", "must be https"},
+		{"no scheme", "example.com", "must be https"},
+		{"user info", "https://user:pass@example.com/", "user-info"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateURL(tc.url)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected error for URL %q, got nil", tc.url)
+				return
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantMsg) {
+				t.Errorf("error %q does not contain %q", err.Error(), tc.wantMsg)
+			}
+			var ve *validateError
+			if !isValidateError(err, &ve) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected *validateError, got %T", err)
+			}
+			if ve.code != 2 {
+				t.Errorf("expected code 2, got %d", ve.code)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateURL_BlockedPrivateIP(t *testing.T) {
+	// localhost always resolves to 127.0.0.1 (loopback).
+	err := validateURL("https://localhost/")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Skip("localhost did not resolve (network unavailable in test environment)")
+	}
+	var ve *validateError
+	if !isValidateError(err, &ve) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *validateError, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+	if ve.code != 1 && ve.code != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected code 1 (blocked) or 2 (dns fail), got %d: %s", ve.code, ve.message)
+	}
+	// If it resolved (code 1), the message must say "blocked".
+	if ve.code == 1 && !strings.Contains(ve.message, "blocked") {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'blocked' in message, got %q", ve.message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateURL_ExitCodes(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		url      string
+		wantCode int
+	}{
+		{"http scheme", "http://example.com/", 2},
+		{"no scheme", "example.com", 2},
+		{"user info", "https://admin:secret@example.com/", 2},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateURL(tc.url)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error for %q", tc.url)
+			}
+			var ve *validateError
+			if !isValidateError(err, &ve) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected *validateError, got %T", err)
+			}
+			if ve.code != tc.wantCode {
+				t.Errorf("code = %d, want %d (url=%q, msg=%s)", ve.code, tc.wantCode, tc.url, ve.message)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunValidateURL_WithCapture(t *testing.T) {
+	var outBuf, errBuf bytes.Buffer
+	origOut, origErr := outWriter, errWriter
+	outWriter = &outBuf
+	errWriter = &errBuf
+	defer func() {
+		outWriter = origOut
+		errWriter = origErr
+	}()
+
+	// http:// scheme should fail with code 2.
+	code := runValidateURL([]string{"http://example.com/"})
+	if code != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected code 2 for http:// URL, got %d", code)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(errBuf.String(), "must be https") {
+		t.Errorf("expected error about https in stderr, got %q", errBuf.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gitea/client.go b/gitea/client.go
index 9243b14..e1e4bf4 100644
--- a/gitea/client.go
+++ b/gitea/client.go
@@ -106,34 +106,113 @@ func defaultCheckRedirect(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// safeDialContext is the default DialContext for NewClient.
+// It resolves the hostname and checks every returned IP against the blocked
+// CIDR list before establishing a connection. This prevents SSRF attacks
+// where user-supplied URLs resolve to internal/private addresses.
+//
+// After validating all IPs, we dial the first resolved IP directly to avoid
+// a second DNS lookup (which could return a different IP in a DNS rebinding
+// attack). This narrows — but does not fully eliminate — the DNS rebinding
+// window to the time between LookupIPAddr and DialContext.
+//
+// If the host is already an IP literal, LookupIPAddr returns it directly
+// (no DNS query issued), so IP literals like https://127.0.0.1/ are blocked.
+func safeDialContext(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("safeDialContext: invalid address %q: %w", addr, err)
+	}
+	addrs, err := net.DefaultResolver.LookupIPAddr(ctx, host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("safeDialContext: DNS lookup %q: %w", host, err)
+	}
+	if len(addrs) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("safeDialContext: no addresses returned for %q", host)
+	}
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		if IsBlockedIP(a.IP) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("safeDialContext: blocked: %q resolves to private/reserved IP %s", host, a.IP)
+		}
+	}
+	// Try each resolved IP in order, returning the first successful connection.
+	// Fallback is important when a hostname resolves to multiple IPs and the first
+	// is temporarily unreachable. All IPs were already validated above, so dialing
+	// any of them is safe.
+	//
+	// Timeout: 10s per the design (PLAN.md); the outer http.Client has a 30s
+	// total timeout, but the per-dial timeout ensures a slow TCP connect on one IP
+	// doesn't consume the budget needed to try others.
+	d := &net.Dialer{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	var lastErr error
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		conn, err := d.DialContext(ctx, network, net.JoinHostPort(a.IP.String(), port))
+		if err == nil {
+			return conn, nil
+		}
+		lastErr = err
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("safeDialContext: all %d addresses for %q failed, last error: %w", len(addrs), host, lastErr)
+}
+
+// newSafeHTTPClient returns an *http.Client with the SSRF-blocking safeDialContext
+// transport and the cross-host redirect rejection policy.
+//
+// We clone http.DefaultTransport to preserve its production-ready defaults
+// (ProxyFromEnvironment, TLSHandshakeTimeout, IdleConnTimeout, connection
+// pooling, HTTP/2 support) and override only DialContext with safeDialContext.
+func newSafeHTTPClient() *http.Client {
+	transport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	transport.DialContext = safeDialContext
+	return &http.Client{
+		Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		Transport:     transport,
+		CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+	}
+}
+
 // NewClient creates a new Gitea API client.
+//
+// The client uses a safe HTTP transport by default: DNS resolution is performed
+// before connecting and any IP in a private/reserved range is rejected
+// (RFC1918, loopback, link-local, ULA, etc.). Cross-host and HTTPS→HTTP
+// redirects are also rejected.
+//
+// For tests that use httptest.NewServer (which listens on 127.0.0.1), call
+// WithUnsafeDialer() to bypass the IP check.
 func NewClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
 		baseURL: strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/"),
 		token:   token,
-		http: &http.Client{
-			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
-			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
-		},
+		http:    newSafeHTTPClient(),
 	}
 }
 
+// WithUnsafeDialer returns the client configured with a plain HTTP client that
+// has no IP-level SSRF protection. It preserves the redirect-rejection policy.
+//
+// This MUST only be used in tests. Production code must never call this method.
+func (c *Client) WithUnsafeDialer() *Client {
+	c.http = &http.Client{
+		Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
+		CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
 // SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
 // This is intended for test setup only to inject mock transports; it must be
 // called before any goroutines issue requests.
 //
-// Passing nil restores the default client (30s timeout + redirect-rejecting
-// CheckRedirect policy matching NewClient).
+// Passing nil restores the default safe client (30s timeout, IP-blocking
+// safeDialContext, and redirect-rejecting CheckRedirect policy matching NewClient).
 //
 // Callers providing a non-nil client are responsible for configuring a safe
 // CheckRedirect policy. Without one, the default net/http behavior will follow
 // redirects and may forward the Authorization header to untrusted hosts.
 func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
 	if hc == nil {
-		hc = &http.Client{
-			Timeout:       30 * time.Second,
-			CheckRedirect: defaultCheckRedirect,
-		}
+		hc = newSafeHTTPClient()
 	}
 	c.http = hc
 }
diff --git a/gitea/client_test.go b/gitea/client_test.go
index 19ac55b..8de33ab 100644
--- a/gitea/client_test.go
+++ b/gitea/client_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	got, err := client.GetPullRequest(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequestDiff(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	got, err := client.GetPullRequestDiff(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestGetCommitStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	got, err := client.GetCommitStatuses(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "abc123")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestPostReview(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	review, err := client.PostReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 3, "APPROVED", "LGTM", "abc123def", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequest_Non200(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.GetPullRequest(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 999)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 404, got nil")
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequest_BadJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.GetPullRequest(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for bad JSON, got nil")
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestPostReview_Non200(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.PostReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, "APPROVED", "test", "", nil)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 403, got nil")
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestPostReview_EmptyCommitID_OmittedFromPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.PostReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, "APPROVED", "ok", "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func TestGetFileContent(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	got, err := client.GetFileContent(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "CONVENTIONS.md")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequestFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	files, err := client.GetPullRequestFiles(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestGetFileContentRef(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	content, err := client.GetFileContentRef(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "main.go", "feature-branch")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestListContents(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	entries, err := client.ListContents(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "docs")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func TestListContents_DotPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	entries, err := client.ListContents(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", ".")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestListContents_FilePath(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	entries, err := client.ListContents(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "README.md")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_File(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	files, err := client.GetAllFilesInPath(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "README.md")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func TestListReviews(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	reviews, err := client.ListReviews(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func TestListReviews_Pagination(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	reviews, err := client.ListReviews(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func TestDeleteReview(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.DeleteReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func TestDeleteReview_Forbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.DeleteReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5, 10)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 403, got nil")
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func TestEditComment(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.EditComment(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 42, "updated body")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("EditComment() error = %v", err)
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ func TestEditComment_Forbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.EditComment(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 42, "new body")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 403 response")
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func TestGetTimelineReviewCommentID(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	id, err := client.GetTimelineReviewCommentID(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5, "<!-- review-bot:sonnet -->")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("GetTimelineReviewCommentID() error = %v", err)
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func TestGetTimelineReviewCommentID_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.GetTimelineReviewCommentID(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 5, "<!-- review-bot:sonnet -->")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error when sentinel not found")
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_404FallsBackToFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	files, err := client.GetAllFilesInPath(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "README.md")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected fallback to file on 404, got error: %v", err)
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_500Propagates(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.GetAllFilesInPath(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "somepath")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error to propagate for 500, got nil")
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_403Propagates(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.GetAllFilesInPath(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", "private/stuff")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error to propagate for 403, got nil")
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ func TestGetAuthenticatedUser(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	login, err := client.GetAuthenticatedUser(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("GetAuthenticatedUser() error = %v", err)
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func TestRequestReviewer(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.RequestReviewer(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 7, "bot-user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestReviewer() error = %v", err)
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func TestRequestReviewer_204(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.RequestReviewer(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, "user")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RequestReviewer() should accept 204, got error = %v", err)
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func TestRequestReviewer_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.RequestReviewer(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, "user")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 403 response")
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func TestListReviewComments(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	comments, err := client.ListReviewComments(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, 42)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListReviewComments() error = %v", err)
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ func TestResolveComment(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.ResolveComment(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 99)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ResolveComment() error = %v", err)
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ func TestResolveComment_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	err := client.ResolveComment(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 99)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 404 response")
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ func TestDoGet_RetriesOn500(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	// Use short backoff for fast tests
 	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
 
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ func TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	// Use short backoff for fast tests
 	client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
 
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ func TestDoGet_NoRetryOn4xx(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for 403")
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ func TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(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}
 
@@ -1285,3 +1285,137 @@ func TestSetHTTPClient_NilRestoresDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected CheckRedirect policy after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestSafeDialContextBlocksPrivateIPs verifies that NewClient (which uses
+// safeDialContext by default) refuses to connect to private/reserved IPs.
+func TestSafeDialContextBlocksPrivateIPs(t *testing.T) {
+	// These servers listen on 127.0.0.1, so the safe dialer will block them.
+	// We use NewClient (NOT NewTestClient) to exercise the real safe dialer.
+	privateURLs := []struct {
+		name string
+		url  string
+	}{
+		{"loopback localhost", "http://localhost/"},
+		{"loopback 127.0.0.1", "http://127.0.0.1/"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range privateURLs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := NewClient(tc.url, "token")
+			_, err := c.GetPullRequest(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected error connecting to %s, got nil", tc.url)
+			}
+			// Error must mention SSRF/blocked, not a random network error.
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "blocked") &&
+				!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "private") &&
+				!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "loopback") &&
+				!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "reserved") {
+				t.Logf("error: %v", err)
+				// Allow other errors (connection refused, DNS) since the point
+				// is that we don't silently succeed — but prefer the explicit block message.
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestWithUnsafeDialerAllowsLocalhost verifies that WithUnsafeDialer bypasses
+// the IP check, allowing tests to connect to httptest.Server (127.0.0.1).
+func TestWithUnsafeDialerAllowsLocalhost(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"title":"test","body":"","head":{"sha":"abc","ref":"main"}}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	// WithUnsafeDialer should allow connecting to 127.0.0.1.
+	c := NewClient(server.URL, "token").WithUnsafeDialer()
+	pr, err := c.GetPullRequest(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error with unsafe dialer: %v", err)
+	}
+	if pr.Title != "test" {
+		t.Errorf("expected title 'test', got %q", pr.Title)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNewClient_HasSafeTransport verifies that NewClient installs the
+// SSRF-blocking transport (i.e. Transport is not nil and DialContext is set).
+func TestNewClient_HasSafeTransport(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("https://gitea.example.com", "token")
+	if c.http.Transport == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected Transport to be set on NewClient (safe dialer)")
+	}
+	transport, ok := c.http.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *http.Transport, got %T", c.http.Transport)
+	}
+	if transport.DialContext == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected DialContext to be set on transport (safe dialer)")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSetHTTPClient_NilRestoresSafeTransport verifies that SetHTTPClient(nil)
+// restores the safe transport (not just any client).
+func TestSetHTTPClient_NilRestoresSafeTransport(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("https://gitea.example.com", "token")
+	c.SetHTTPClient(&http.Client{}) // replace with plain client
+	c.SetHTTPClient(nil)            // restore
+	transport, ok := c.http.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *http.Transport after SetHTTPClient(nil), got %T", c.http.Transport)
+	}
+	if transport.DialContext == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected DialContext to be restored after SetHTTPClient(nil)")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNewSafeHTTPClient_PreservesDefaultTransportSettings verifies that
+// newSafeHTTPClient clones http.DefaultTransport to retain proxy support,
+// TLS handshake timeout, idle connection limits, and HTTP/2.
+func TestNewSafeHTTPClient_PreservesDefaultTransportSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewClient("https://gitea.example.com", "token")
+	transport, ok := c.http.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *http.Transport, got %T", c.http.Transport)
+	}
+
+	defaults := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
+
+	// TLSHandshakeTimeout must be inherited (non-zero), not the zero value
+	// that a bare &http.Transport{} would have.
+	if transport.TLSHandshakeTimeout == 0 {
+		t.Error("TLSHandshakeTimeout is 0; expected inherited value from DefaultTransport")
+	}
+	if transport.TLSHandshakeTimeout != defaults.TLSHandshakeTimeout {
+		t.Errorf("TLSHandshakeTimeout = %v, want %v", transport.TLSHandshakeTimeout, defaults.TLSHandshakeTimeout)
+	}
+
+	// IdleConnTimeout must be inherited.
+	if transport.IdleConnTimeout == 0 {
+		t.Error("IdleConnTimeout is 0; expected inherited value from DefaultTransport")
+	}
+	if transport.IdleConnTimeout != defaults.IdleConnTimeout {
+		t.Errorf("IdleConnTimeout = %v, want %v", transport.IdleConnTimeout, defaults.IdleConnTimeout)
+	}
+
+	// MaxIdleConns must be inherited.
+	if transport.MaxIdleConns == 0 {
+		t.Error("MaxIdleConns is 0; expected inherited value from DefaultTransport")
+	}
+
+	// ForceAttemptHTTP2 must be inherited.
+	if !transport.ForceAttemptHTTP2 {
+		t.Error("ForceAttemptHTTP2 is false; expected true from DefaultTransport")
+	}
+
+	// Proxy must be set (ProxyFromEnvironment).
+	if transport.Proxy == nil {
+		t.Error("Proxy is nil; expected ProxyFromEnvironment from DefaultTransport")
+	}
+
+	// DialContext must be our safe dialer, not the default.
+	if transport.DialContext == nil {
+		t.Error("DialContext is nil; expected safeDialContext")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gitea/diff_size_test.go b/gitea/diff_size_test.go
index 005f87c..b01c056 100644
--- a/gitea/diff_size_test.go
+++ b/gitea/diff_size_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestGetPullRequestDiff_SizeLimits(t *testing.T) {
 			}))
 			defer server.Close()
 
-			client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+			client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 			client.MaxDiffSize = tt.maxDiffSize
 			client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{}
 
diff --git a/gitea/export_test.go b/gitea/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3a41df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitea/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Package gitea — export_test.go exposes test helpers to test files in this
+// package. It uses `package gitea` (not `package gitea_test`) so it can access
+// unexported identifiers; Go only compiles it into the test binary, never into
+// the production binary. This is the idiomatic pattern for white-box testing
+// in Go (see net/http/export_test.go in the stdlib for the same approach).
+package gitea
+
+// NewTestClient creates a Gitea client configured for use in unit tests.
+// It bypasses the IP-level SSRF protection so that tests can connect to
+// httptest.Server instances (which listen on 127.0.0.1).
+//
+// Using the internal package gitea declaration (not gitea_test) means this
+// symbol is available to all _test.go files in this package. It is ONLY
+// compiled into the test binary; production binaries never include it.
+// Production code must use NewClient, which enables the safe dialer.
+func NewTestClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
+	return NewClient(baseURL, token).WithUnsafeDialer()
+}
diff --git a/gitea/ipcheck.go b/gitea/ipcheck.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..186b2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitea/ipcheck.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Package gitea provides a client for the Gitea API.
+// ipcheck.go implements IP-level SSRF protection by checking resolved addresses
+// against known blocked CIDR ranges (RFC1918, loopback, link-local, etc.).
+package gitea
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// blockedCIDRStrings is the canonical list of CIDR strings that should never
+// be contacted by review-bot. See IsBlockedIP for the full list of covered
+// address families.
+//
+// These are hard-coded literals: any parse failure is a programming error.
+// Validity is verified by TestBlockedCIDRsValid in ipcheck_test.go.
+var blockedCIDRStrings = []string{
+	// IPv4 loopback
+	"127.0.0.0/8",
+	// IPv4 unspecified / "this network"
+	"0.0.0.0/8",
+	// RFC1918 private ranges
+	"10.0.0.0/8",
+	"172.16.0.0/12",
+	"192.168.0.0/16",
+	// IPv4 link-local (APIPA, also used by AWS instance metadata 169.254.169.254)
+	"169.254.0.0/16",
+	// IPv4 shared address space (RFC6598, carrier-grade NAT)
+	"100.64.0.0/10",
+	// IPv4 multicast
+	"224.0.0.0/4",
+	// IPv4 reserved / broadcast
+	"240.0.0.0/4",
+	// IPv6 loopback
+	"::1/128",
+	// IPv6 unspecified
+	"::/128",
+	// IPv6 link-local
+	"fe80::/10",
+	// IPv6 unique local (ULA) — RFC4193
+	"fc00::/7",
+	// IPv6 multicast
+	"ff00::/8",
+}
+
+// blockedCIDRs is the parsed form of blockedCIDRStrings.
+// Any entry that fails to parse is recorded in blockedCIDRParseErrors instead
+// of panicking; tests verify this slice is always empty via TestBlockedCIDRsValid.
+var (
+	blockedCIDRs           []*net.IPNet
+	blockedCIDRParseErrors []string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	blockedCIDRs = make([]*net.IPNet, 0, len(blockedCIDRStrings))
+	for _, r := range blockedCIDRStrings {
+		_, cidr, err := net.ParseCIDR(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Record the error rather than panicking; TestBlockedCIDRsValid
+			// will catch this during tests, and the CI build will fail.
+			blockedCIDRParseErrors = append(blockedCIDRParseErrors,
+				fmt.Sprintf("ipcheck: invalid built-in CIDR %q: %v", r, err))
+			continue
+		}
+		blockedCIDRs = append(blockedCIDRs, cidr)
+	}
+}
+
+// IsBlockedIP reports whether ip is in a blocked address range.
+// It is exported for use by the validate-url subcommand and tests outside
+// this package.
+//
+// IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses (e.g. ::ffff:192.168.1.1) are normalized to their
+// IPv4 form before checking so that IPv4 CIDRs catch them.
+//
+// Based on:
+//   - RFC1918 private ranges
+//   - RFC5735 / RFC4193 special-use IPv4/IPv6 ranges
+//   - RFC4291 IPv6 link-local / loopback
+func IsBlockedIP(ip net.IP) bool {
+	// Normalize IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses (::ffff:x.x.x.x) to plain IPv4.
+	if v4 := ip.To4(); v4 != nil {
+		ip = v4
+	}
+	for _, cidr := range blockedCIDRs {
+		if cidr.Contains(ip) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/gitea/ipcheck_test.go b/gitea/ipcheck_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d3d08e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitea/ipcheck_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package gitea
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsBlockedIP(t *testing.T) {
+	blocked := []struct {
+		name string
+		ip   string
+	}{
+		// IPv4 loopback
+		{"loopback 127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.1"},
+		{"loopback 127.0.0.2", "127.0.0.2"},
+		{"loopback 127.255.255.255", "127.255.255.255"},
+		// IPv4 unspecified
+		{"unspecified 0.0.0.0", "0.0.0.0"},
+		{"unspecified 0.1.2.3", "0.1.2.3"},
+		// RFC1918
+		{"RFC1918 10.0.0.1", "10.0.0.1"},
+		{"RFC1918 10.255.255.255", "10.255.255.255"},
+		{"RFC1918 172.16.0.1", "172.16.0.1"},
+		{"RFC1918 172.31.255.255", "172.31.255.255"},
+		{"RFC1918 192.168.0.1", "192.168.0.1"},
+		{"RFC1918 192.168.255.255", "192.168.255.255"},
+		// Link-local (APIPA / AWS metadata)
+		{"link-local 169.254.0.1", "169.254.0.1"},
+		{"link-local 169.254.169.254", "169.254.169.254"},
+		// Shared address space (carrier-grade NAT)
+		{"CGN 100.64.0.1", "100.64.0.1"},
+		{"CGN 100.127.255.255", "100.127.255.255"},
+		// Multicast
+		{"multicast 224.0.0.1", "224.0.0.1"},
+		{"multicast 239.255.255.255", "239.255.255.255"},
+		// Reserved
+		{"reserved 240.0.0.1", "240.0.0.1"},
+		{"broadcast 255.255.255.255", "255.255.255.255"},
+		// IPv6 loopback
+		{"IPv6 loopback ::1", "::1"},
+		// IPv6 unspecified
+		{"IPv6 unspecified ::", "::"},
+		// IPv6 link-local
+		{"IPv6 link-local fe80::1", "fe80::1"},
+		{"IPv6 link-local fe80::dead:beef", "fe80::dead:beef"},
+		// IPv6 ULA
+		{"IPv6 ULA fc00::1", "fc00::1"},
+		{"IPv6 ULA fd00::1", "fd00::1"},
+		// IPv6 multicast
+		{"IPv6 multicast ff02::1", "ff02::1"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range blocked {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ip := net.ParseIP(tc.ip)
+			if ip == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to parse IP %q", tc.ip)
+			}
+			if !IsBlockedIP(ip) {
+				t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(%q) = false, want true", tc.ip)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	allowed := []struct {
+		name string
+		ip   string
+	}{
+		{"public 8.8.8.8", "8.8.8.8"},
+		{"public 1.1.1.1", "1.1.1.1"},
+		{"public 198.51.100.1", "198.51.100.1"}, // RFC5737 TEST-NET-2 — a documentation-only range;
+					// not assigned to any real host, but intentionally left unblocked here because
+					// it has no special routing treatment (unlike RFC1918/loopback/link-local) and
+					// blocking it would require tracking every RFC5737 range without meaningful
+					// security benefit (no server should ever listen on a TEST-NET address).
+		{"public 151.101.1.1", "151.101.1.1"},        // Fastly
+		{"public IPv6 2001:4860:4860::8888", "2001:4860:4860::8888"}, // Google DNS
+		{"public IPv6 2606:4700:4700::1111", "2606:4700:4700::1111"}, // Cloudflare DNS
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range allowed {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ip := net.ParseIP(tc.ip)
+			if ip == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to parse IP %q", tc.ip)
+			}
+			if IsBlockedIP(ip) {
+				t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(%q) = true, want false", tc.ip)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsBlockedIPv6MappedIPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	// ::ffff:192.168.1.1 is an IPv6-mapped IPv4 address — should be blocked as RFC1918.
+	// Construct it manually as a 16-byte IP.
+	mapped := net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xff, 192, 168, 1, 1}
+	if !IsBlockedIP(mapped) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(::ffff:192.168.1.1) = false, want true (IPv6-mapped IPv4 must be normalized)")
+	}
+
+	// ::ffff:8.8.8.8 — IPv6-mapped public IP — should be allowed.
+	mappedPublic := net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xff, 0xff, 8, 8, 8, 8}
+	if IsBlockedIP(mappedPublic) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(::ffff:8.8.8.8) = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsBlockedIPEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
+	// The boundary between RFC1918 and public ranges.
+	// 172.15.255.255 is NOT private (just below 172.16.0.0/12).
+	notPrivate := net.ParseIP("172.15.255.255")
+	if IsBlockedIP(notPrivate) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(172.15.255.255) = true, want false (outside 172.16.0.0/12)")
+	}
+	// 172.32.0.0 is NOT private (just above 172.31.255.255).
+	notPrivate2 := net.ParseIP("172.32.0.0")
+	if IsBlockedIP(notPrivate2) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(172.32.0.0) = true, want false (outside 172.16.0.0/12)")
+	}
+	// CGN: 100.63.255.255 is NOT in 100.64.0.0/10.
+	notCGN := net.ParseIP("100.63.255.255")
+	if IsBlockedIP(notCGN) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(100.63.255.255) = true, want false (outside 100.64.0.0/10)")
+	}
+	// CGN: 100.128.0.0 is NOT in 100.64.0.0/10.
+	notCGN2 := net.ParseIP("100.128.0.0")
+	if IsBlockedIP(notCGN2) {
+		t.Errorf("IsBlockedIP(100.128.0.0) = true, want false (outside 100.64.0.0/10)")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBlockedCIDRsValid verifies that all entries in blockedCIDRStrings parse
+// successfully. This catches programming errors in the CIDR list without
+// requiring a startup panic. The init() function records parse failures in
+// blockedCIDRParseErrors rather than panicking; this test makes those failures
+// visible as test failures during CI.
+func TestBlockedCIDRsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	if len(blockedCIDRParseErrors) > 0 {
+		for _, msg := range blockedCIDRParseErrors {
+			t.Errorf("CIDR parse error: %s", msg)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gitea/post_review_comments_test.go b/gitea/post_review_comments_test.go
index 7a8bf57..3792ece 100644
--- a/gitea/post_review_comments_test.go
+++ b/gitea/post_review_comments_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestPostReview_WithComments(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	comments := []ReviewComment{
 		{Path: "main.go", NewPosition: 42, Body: "[MAJOR] Something bad"},
 		{Path: "util.go", NewPosition: 10, Body: "[MINOR] Style issue"},
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestPostReview_NilComments(t *testing.T) {
 	}))
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
+	client := NewTestClient(server.URL, "test-token")
 	_, err := client.PostReview(context.Background(), "owner", "repo", 1, "APPROVED", "all good", "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)