diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
index 61cf6a9..17de613 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-review.yml
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ jobs:
                EXCEPTIONS — never delete:
                - the tracking comment for THIS run (the one you update via update_claude_comment)
                - any comment containing "claude-pr-feedback-round" (round-limit markers used by the feedback workflow)
-            4. Dismiss any previous formal review from github-actions[bot] on this PR.
-            5. Resolve any outdated inline review comment threads from previous reviews.
+            4. Dismiss any previous formal review from github-actions[bot] on this PR. List them with:
+               gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/reviews --jq '.[] | select(.user.login == "github-actions[bot]" and (.state == "APPROVED" or .state == "CHANGES_REQUESTED")) | .id'
+               and dismiss each with:
+               gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/reviews/<id>/dismissals -X PUT -f message="Superseded by a newer automated review"
+            5. Best effort only: try to resolve outdated inline review comment threads from previous reviews with `gh api graphql` (resolveReviewThread mutation). The workflow token is often refused on that mutation; if it fails, move on without reporting it as a problem.
 
             **Now review the pull request:**
 
@@ -110,13 +113,23 @@ jobs:
             Leave inline comments on specific lines and a top-level summary.
             Skip nitpicks; prioritize substantive feedback.
 
-            **When you are done, submit a GitHub review using one of:**
-            - `gh pr review ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --approve --body "..."` — if no substantive issues found
-            - `gh pr review ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --request-changes --body "..."` — if there are blocking problems
+            **When you are done, submit a formal GitHub review.** Prefer the MCP tool
+            `mcp__github__create_and_submit_pull_request_review` (owner/repo/pullNumber from
+            the header above) with event `APPROVE` if no substantive issues were found, or
+            `REQUEST_CHANGES` if there are blocking problems. `gh pr review ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --approve|--request-changes --body "..."`
+            is the fallback if the MCP tool is unavailable.
 
             Do not leave a PR without a formal APPROVE or REQUEST_CHANGES state.
+          # Bash rule shapes matter here. Claude Code only treats `:*` as a
+          # wildcard on an otherwise-literal prefix: a `*` earlier in the rule
+          # combined with a `:*` suffix never matches anything (verified on
+          # 2.1.258/2.1.261 — every `gh api repos/...` call was denied with "This
+          # command requires approval" while `gh pr view:*` worked). Rules with a
+          # mid-pattern `*` must use the trailing-space form (`... *`) instead.
+          # The `gh api` rules stay scoped to issues/pulls endpoints so the
+          # token's `actions: write` scope is still unreachable from the agent.
           claude_args: |
-            --model sonnet --allowedTools "mcp__github__pull_request_review_write,mcp__github__add_comment_to_pending_review,mcp__github__add_issue_comment,mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*),Bash(gh pr diff:*),Bash(gh pr view:*),Bash(gh pr review:*),Bash(gh api repos/*/issues/*/comments:*),Bash(gh api repos/*/issues/comments/*:*),Bash(gh api repos/*/pulls/*/reviews:*),Bash(gh api repos/*/pulls/*/comments:*)"
+            --model sonnet --allowedTools "mcp__github__get_issue_comments,mcp__github__get_pull_request_reviews,mcp__github__get_pull_request_diff,mcp__github__create_and_submit_pull_request_review,mcp__github__create_pending_pull_request_review,mcp__github__add_comment_to_pending_review,mcp__github__submit_pending_pull_request_review,mcp__github__add_issue_comment,mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*),Bash(gh pr diff:*),Bash(gh pr view:*),Bash(gh pr review:*),Bash(gh api graphql *),Bash(gh api repos/*/issues/*/comments *),Bash(gh api repos/*/issues/comments/* *),Bash(gh api repos/*/pulls/*/reviews *),Bash(gh api repos/*/pulls/*/reviews/*/dismissals *),Bash(gh api repos/*/pulls/*/comments *)"
 
       # Reviews from the default GITHUB_TOKEN raise no workflow events, so the
       # feedback loop must be kicked explicitly (see header). Deterministic step