feat: Add GitHub Actions Codebase Agent workflow

[jeremyeder]

Summary

Adds GitHub Actions deployment for the Codebase Agent pattern with flexible authentication supporting both Anthropic API and Vertex AI.

Key Features:

• 🤖 @mentions: Type @cba please review in any issue/PR comment
• 🏷️ Labels: Add cba-review or cba-help labels for automatic review
• 📦 Modular Python: Extracted to .github/scripts/codebase_agent/ for testability
• 🔒 Production-ready: Error handling, timeouts, proper exception handling
• 🔄 Dual Authentication: Vertex AI with automatic Anthropic API fallback
• 🎯 Template-friendly: Self-contained, no external dependencies required
• 💡 Smart defaults: Hardcoded agent context with quality principles

Implementation:

• 56-line workflow (73% reduction from 207-line inline version)
• 223-line Python package (modular, testable, maintainable)
• Hardcoded context (no file I/O, works out-of-box)
• Flexible auth: Choose Anthropic API (quick) or Vertex AI (advanced)

Architecture

User types @cba → GitHub Actions → Try Vertex AI → Fallback to Anthropic API → Response posted

Module Structure:

.github/scripts/codebase_agent/
├── __init__.py           # Package initialization
├── main.py              # Entry point with error handling
├── github_parser.py     # Context extraction
└── ai_client.py         # Vertex AI + Anthropic fallback logic

Authentication Flow:

GCP_PROJECT_ID set?
  ↓ Try Vertex AI
  ↓ Success? → Use Vertex AI ✅
  ↓ Failure? → Fall back to Anthropic API ⚠️

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY set? → Use Anthropic API ✅
  ↓ Not set? → Error ❌

What Changed

New Files:

• .github/workflows/codebase-agent.yml - 56-line streamlined workflow with dual auth
• .github/scripts/codebase_agent/ - Modular Python package (4 files)

Modified Files:

• docs/patterns/codebase-agent.md - Updated with authentication options guide

Removed Complexity:

• ✅ No GCP authentication by default (optional for Vertex AI)
• ✅ No bash parsing duplication
• ✅ No file I/O for context loading
• ✅ No reaction steps or unused features
• ✅ No documentation-code drift
• ✅ No "Powered by" messaging

Authentication Options

Option 1: Anthropic API (Default - Recommended)

Setup:

1. Get API key from https://console.anthropic.com
2. Add ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret
3. Done!

Best for: Quick setup, any cloud, pay-as-you-go

Option 2: Vertex AI (Advanced)

Setup:

1. Set up GCP Workload Identity (see docs)
2. Uncomment GCP auth steps in workflow
3. Add GitHub secrets/variables
4. Done!

Best for: GCP users, no API keys, enterprise deployments

Automatic Fallback: Workflow tries Vertex AI first, falls back to Anthropic API if unavailable.

Code Quality Improvements

Refactoring Highlights:

• 71% code reduction while improving maintainability
• Modular architecture - testable, IDE-friendly components
• Flexible authentication - Choose your provider
• Error handling - Proper exceptions for API failures, timeouts
• Simplicity - Removed over-engineering, trusted AI safety

Agent Context (Hardcoded):

• Operating principles (safety first, high signal/low noise)
• Code review focus (bugs, security, performance, style, testing)
• Communication style (direct, technical, actionable)
• Anti-patterns (no AI slop, no filler content)

Test Plan

• Create feature branch
• Extract Python to modular package
• Add Vertex AI support with fallback
• Add comprehensive error handling
• Remove unused code and complexity
• Update documentation with dual auth options
• Verify module imports
• Validate workflow YAML
• Commit and push
• Merge to main
• Add ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret (or configure Vertex AI)
• Test with @cba mention in issue/PR

Setup (After Merge)

Quick Start (Anthropic API):

1. Go to Settings → Secrets → Actions
2. Add ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from https://console.anthropic.com
3. Done!

Advanced (Vertex AI):

1. Follow GCP Workload Identity setup
2. Uncomment GCP auth steps in workflow
3. Add GCP secrets and variables
4. Done!

Usage:

# In any issue or PR comment:
@cba please review this for security issues
@cba help me understand this error

# Or add labels:
cba-review  → Automatic code review
cba-help    → Automatic analysis

Files Modified

Modified:
  .github/workflows/codebase-agent.yml  (207 → 56 lines, -73%)
  docs/patterns/codebase-agent.md       (enhanced with auth options)

Created:
  .github/scripts/codebase_agent/__init__.py
  .github/scripts/codebase_agent/main.py
  .github/scripts/codebase_agent/github_parser.py
  .github/scripts/codebase_agent/ai_client.py (Vertex AI + fallback logic)

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[jeremyeder]

jeremyeder@e792750#diff-9cd72ff775ffa406e961bc36383131d421b160a149ce6d3abc6343897f04cc6fR131 this is where it could be customized.

[jeremyeder]

Documentation Updates Added

Added commit ebf1acf with documentation structure improvements:

Changes:

• ✅ Moved docs/quickstart.md → docs/README.md for better discoverability
• ✅ Deleted redundant docs/index.md
• ✅ Updated CLAUDE.md with complete repository structure
• ✅ Documented all 5 GitHub Actions workflows (was 2)
• ✅ Added automation scripts section to CLAUDE.md
• ✅ Updated all cross-references in README and PRESENTATION files

CLAUDE.md Improvements:

• Added .github/scripts/codebase_agent/ module documentation
• Listed all workflows: codebase-agent, docs-validation, ci, deploy-docs, security
• Updated documentation structure to reflect standalone patterns approach
• Removed references to deleted files (architecture.md, tutorial.md, api-reference.md)

All markdown linting passes ✓

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