diff --git a/agent/reviewer.py b/agent/reviewer.py
index 70a8b8aa..915b1f2f 100644
--- a/agent/reviewer.py
+++ b/agent/reviewer.py
@@ -637,11 +637,16 @@ async def get_reviewer_agent(config: RunnableConfig) -> Pregel:
             config["metadata"]["github_token_expires_at"] = new_expires_at
             github_token = _token
 
-    sandbox_backend = await ensure_sandbox_for_thread(thread_id)
+    repo_config = config["configurable"].get("repo") or {}
+    repo_private = config["configurable"].get("repo_private")
+    github_proxy_token = github_token if repo_private is False else None
+    sandbox_backend = await ensure_sandbox_for_thread(
+        thread_id,
+        github_proxy_token=github_proxy_token,
+    )
 
     work_dir = await aresolve_sandbox_work_dir(sandbox_backend)
 
-    repo_config = config["configurable"].get("repo") or {}
     repo_owner = str(repo_config.get("owner", ""))
     repo_name = str(repo_config.get("name", ""))
     base_sha = str(config["configurable"].get("base_sha", "") or "")
diff --git a/agent/server.py b/agent/server.py
index 8bbe6371..4c31d5b1 100644
--- a/agent/server.py
+++ b/agent/server.py
@@ -119,36 +119,35 @@ async def _start_langsmith_sandbox_if_needed(sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProt
     await asyncio.to_thread(sandbox.start)
 
 
-async def _create_sandbox_with_proxy() -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
-    """Create a new sandbox with GitHub proxy auth configured.
-
-    Uses create_sandbox (generic factory) so non-langsmith providers still work.
-    For langsmith sandboxes, configures the proxy with the installation token.
-    """
+async def _create_sandbox_with_proxy(
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
+) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
+    """Create a new sandbox with GitHub proxy auth configured."""
     sandbox_backend = await asyncio.to_thread(create_sandbox)
 
     sandbox_type = os.getenv("SANDBOX_TYPE", "langsmith")
     if sandbox_type == "langsmith":
-        installation_token = await get_github_app_installation_token()
-        if not installation_token:
+        token = github_proxy_token or await get_github_app_installation_token()
+        if not token:
             msg = "Cannot configure proxy: GitHub App installation token is unavailable"
             logger.error(msg)
             raise ValueError(msg)
         await _start_langsmith_sandbox_if_needed(sandbox_backend)
-        await asyncio.to_thread(_configure_github_proxy, sandbox_backend.id, installation_token)
+        await asyncio.to_thread(_configure_github_proxy, sandbox_backend.id, token)
 
     return sandbox_backend
 
 
 async def _refresh_github_proxy(
     sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProtocol,
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Refresh GitHub proxy credentials for reused LangSmith sandboxes."""
     if os.getenv("SANDBOX_TYPE", "langsmith") != "langsmith":
         return
 
-    installation_token = await get_github_app_installation_token()
-    if not installation_token:
+    token = github_proxy_token or await get_github_app_installation_token()
+    if not token:
         logger.warning(
             "Skipping GitHub proxy refresh for sandbox %s: installation token unavailable",
             sandbox_backend.id,
@@ -157,16 +156,17 @@ async def _refresh_github_proxy(
 
     current_backend = unwrap_sandbox_backend(sandbox_backend)
     await _start_langsmith_sandbox_if_needed(current_backend)
-    await asyncio.to_thread(_configure_github_proxy, current_backend.id, installation_token)
+    await asyncio.to_thread(_configure_github_proxy, current_backend.id, token)
 
 
 async def _refresh_github_proxy_or_recreate(
     sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProtocol,
     thread_id: str,
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
 ) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     """Refresh proxy credentials, recreating stale LangSmith sandboxes on failure."""
     try:
-        await _refresh_github_proxy(sandbox_backend)
+        await _refresh_github_proxy(sandbox_backend, github_proxy_token)
     except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
         logger.warning(
             "Failed to refresh GitHub proxy for sandbox %s on thread %s, recreating sandbox",
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ async def _refresh_github_proxy_or_recreate(
             thread_id,
             exc_info=True,
         )
-        return await _recreate_sandbox(thread_id)
+        return await _recreate_sandbox(thread_id, github_proxy_token=github_proxy_token)
     return sandbox_backend
 
 
@@ -186,7 +186,11 @@ async def _configure_git_identity(sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProtocol) -> No
     )
 
 
-async def _recreate_sandbox(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
+async def _recreate_sandbox(
+    thread_id: str,
+    *,
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
+) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     """Recreate a sandbox after a connection failure.
 
     Sets the SANDBOX_CREATING sentinel and creates a fresh sandbox
@@ -195,7 +199,10 @@ async def _recreate_sandbox(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     """
     await client.threads.update(thread_id=thread_id, metadata=_creating_metadata())
     try:
-        sandbox_backend = set_sandbox_backend(thread_id, await _create_sandbox_with_proxy())
+        sandbox_backend = set_sandbox_backend(
+            thread_id,
+            await _create_sandbox_with_proxy(github_proxy_token),
+        )
     except Exception:
         logger.exception("Failed to recreate sandbox after connection failure")
         await client.threads.update(thread_id=thread_id, metadata=_RESET_METADATA)
@@ -204,7 +211,9 @@ async def _recreate_sandbox(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
 
 
 async def check_or_recreate_sandbox(
-    sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProtocol, thread_id: str
+    sandbox_backend: SandboxBackendProtocol,
+    thread_id: str,
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
 ) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     """Check if a cached sandbox is reachable; recreate it if not.
 
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ async def check_or_recreate_sandbox(
             "Cached sandbox is no longer reachable for thread %s, recreating",
             thread_id,
         )
-        sandbox_backend = await _recreate_sandbox(thread_id)
+        sandbox_backend = await _recreate_sandbox(thread_id, github_proxy_token=github_proxy_token)
     return sandbox_backend
 
 
@@ -272,7 +281,11 @@ def graph_loaded_for_execution(config: RunnableConfig) -> bool:
     )
 
 
-async def ensure_sandbox_for_thread(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
+async def ensure_sandbox_for_thread(
+    thread_id: str,
+    *,
+    github_proxy_token: str | None = None,
+) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     """Get-or-create a healthy sandbox bound to ``thread_id``.
 
     Implements the four-state lifecycle described in AGENTS.md:
@@ -297,14 +310,18 @@ async def ensure_sandbox_for_thread(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
     if sandbox_backend:
         logger.info("Using cached sandbox backend for thread %s", thread_id)
         original_sandbox_id = sandbox_backend.id
-        sandbox_backend = await check_or_recreate_sandbox(sandbox_backend, thread_id)
+        sandbox_backend = await check_or_recreate_sandbox(
+            sandbox_backend, thread_id, github_proxy_token
+        )
         if sandbox_backend.id == original_sandbox_id:
-            sandbox_backend = await _refresh_github_proxy_or_recreate(sandbox_backend, thread_id)
+            sandbox_backend = await _refresh_github_proxy_or_recreate(
+                sandbox_backend, thread_id, github_proxy_token
+            )
     elif sandbox_id is None:
         logger.info("Creating new sandbox for thread %s", thread_id)
         await client.threads.update(thread_id=thread_id, metadata=_creating_metadata())
         try:
-            sandbox_backend = await _create_sandbox_with_proxy()
+            sandbox_backend = await _create_sandbox_with_proxy(github_proxy_token)
             logger.info("Sandbox created: %s", sandbox_backend.id)
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to create sandbox")
@@ -322,7 +339,7 @@ async def ensure_sandbox_for_thread(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
             logger.warning("Failed to connect to existing sandbox %s, creating new one", sandbox_id)
             await client.threads.update(thread_id=thread_id, metadata=_creating_metadata())
             try:
-                sandbox_backend = await _create_sandbox_with_proxy()
+                sandbox_backend = await _create_sandbox_with_proxy(github_proxy_token)
                 created_replacement_sandbox = True
             except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to create replacement sandbox")
@@ -330,10 +347,12 @@ async def ensure_sandbox_for_thread(thread_id: str) -> SandboxBackendProtocol:
                 raise
         if not created_replacement_sandbox:
             original_sandbox_id = sandbox_backend.id
-            sandbox_backend = await check_or_recreate_sandbox(sandbox_backend, thread_id)
+            sandbox_backend = await check_or_recreate_sandbox(
+                sandbox_backend, thread_id, github_proxy_token
+            )
             if sandbox_backend.id == original_sandbox_id:
                 sandbox_backend = await _refresh_github_proxy_or_recreate(
-                    sandbox_backend, thread_id
+                    sandbox_backend, thread_id, github_proxy_token
                 )
 
     sandbox_backend = set_sandbox_backend(thread_id, sandbox_backend)
diff --git a/agent/utils/github_app.py b/agent/utils/github_app.py
index ba708aa6..4d45a360 100644
--- a/agent/utils/github_app.py
+++ b/agent/utils/github_app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 import os
 import time
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Any
 
 import httpx
 import jwt
@@ -28,26 +30,35 @@ def _generate_app_jwt() -> str:
     return jwt.encode(payload, private_key, algorithm="RS256")
 
 
-async def get_github_app_installation_token() -> str | None:
-    """Exchange the GitHub App JWT for an installation access token.
-
-    Returns:
-        Installation access token string, or None if unavailable.
-    """
-    token, _ = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+async def get_github_app_installation_token(
+    *,
+    repository_ids: Sequence[int] | None = None,
+    repositories: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+) -> str | None:
+    """Exchange the GitHub App JWT for an installation access token."""
+    token, _ = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry(
+        repository_ids=repository_ids,
+        repositories=repositories,
+    )
     return token
 
 
-async def get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry() -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
-    """Exchange the GitHub App JWT for an installation access token and its expiry.
-
-    Returns ``(token, expires_at)`` where ``expires_at`` is the ISO-8601 string
-    returned by GitHub (typically 1 hour out). Either value may be ``None``.
-    """
+async def get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry(
+    *,
+    repository_ids: Sequence[int] | None = None,
+    repositories: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    """Exchange the GitHub App JWT for an installation access token and its expiry."""
     if not GITHUB_APP_ID or not GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY or not GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:
         logger.debug("GitHub App env vars not fully configured, skipping app token")
         return None, None
 
+    body: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if repository_ids:
+        body["repository_ids"] = list(repository_ids)
+    elif repositories:
+        body["repositories"] = list(repositories)
+
     try:
         app_jwt = _generate_app_jwt()
         async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
@@ -58,6 +69,7 @@ async def get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry() -> tuple[str | None, s
                     "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
                     "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
                 },
+                json=body or None,
             )
             response.raise_for_status()
             data = response.json()
diff --git a/agent/webapp.py b/agent/webapp.py
index f38dea4d..4256d4e7 100644
--- a/agent/webapp.py
+++ b/agent/webapp.py
@@ -1668,6 +1668,46 @@ async def fetch_github_pr_metadata(pr_ref: GitHubPrRef, *, token: str) -> dict[s
     return data if isinstance(data, dict) else None
 
 
+def _repo_private_from_pr_metadata(pr_metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> bool | None:
+    repo = pr_metadata.get("base", {}).get("repo")
+    if isinstance(repo, dict) and isinstance(repo.get("private"), bool):
+        return repo["private"]
+    return None
+
+
+def _repo_id_from_pr_metadata(pr_metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> int | None:
+    repo = pr_metadata.get("base", {}).get("repo")
+    repo_id = repo.get("id") if isinstance(repo, dict) else None
+    return repo_id if isinstance(repo_id, int) else None
+
+
+def _repo_private_from_payload(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> bool | None:
+    repo = payload.get("repository")
+    private = repo.get("private") if isinstance(repo, dict) else None
+    return private if isinstance(private, bool) else None
+
+
+def _repo_id_from_payload(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> int | None:
+    repo = payload.get("repository")
+    repo_id = repo.get("id") if isinstance(repo, dict) else None
+    return repo_id if isinstance(repo_id, int) else None
+
+
+async def _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+    repo_config: dict[str, str],
+    *,
+    repo_private: bool | None,
+    repo_id: int | None = None,
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    if repo_private is False:
+        if repo_id is not None:
+            return await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry(repository_ids=[repo_id])
+        repo_name = repo_config.get("name")
+        if repo_name:
+            return await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry(repositories=[repo_name])
+    return await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+
+
 async def trigger_pr_review_from_ref(
     pr_ref: GitHubPrRef,
     *,
@@ -1681,6 +1721,8 @@ async def trigger_pr_review_from_ref(
     if not await _is_repo_enabled_for_review(repo_config):
         return {"success": False, "error": "Repository not enabled for review"}
 
+    # Full token to read PR metadata (privacy/id aren't in the trigger ref);
+    # re-scoped below once we know whether the repo is public.
     app_token, app_token_expires_at = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
     if not app_token:
         logger.warning("No GitHub App token available for PR reviewer request")
@@ -1690,6 +1732,17 @@ async def trigger_pr_review_from_ref(
     if not pr_metadata:
         return {"success": False, "error": "Could not fetch pull request metadata"}
 
+    repo_private = _repo_private_from_pr_metadata(pr_metadata)
+    repo_id = _repo_id_from_pr_metadata(pr_metadata)
+    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+        repo_config,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+    )
+    if not app_token:
+        logger.warning("No GitHub App token available for PR reviewer request")
+        return {"success": False, "error": "No GitHub App token available"}
+
     base_sha = pr_metadata.get("base", {}).get("sha", "")
     head = pr_metadata.get("head", {})
     head_sha = head.get("sha", "")
@@ -1742,6 +1795,7 @@ async def trigger_pr_review_from_ref(
         base_sha=base_sha,
         head_sha=head_sha,
         branch_name=branch_name,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
         slack_channel_id=slack_channel_id,
         slack_thread_ts=slack_thread_ts,
     )
@@ -1781,6 +1835,7 @@ def _build_reviewer_configurable(
     base_sha: str,
     head_sha: str,
     branch_name: str,
+    repo_private: bool | None = None,
     re_review: bool = False,
     last_reviewed_sha: str = "",
     slack_channel_id: str = "",
@@ -1801,6 +1856,8 @@ def _build_reviewer_configurable(
     }
     if branch_name:
         configurable["branch_name"] = branch_name
+    if repo_private is not None:
+        configurable["repo_private"] = repo_private
     if last_reviewed_sha:
         configurable["last_reviewed_sha"] = last_reviewed_sha
     if slack_channel_id and slack_thread_ts:
@@ -1836,6 +1893,8 @@ async def _dispatch_first_review_from_pr_payload(payload: dict[str, Any], *, sou
         "owner": repo.get("owner", {}).get("login", ""),
         "name": repo.get("name", ""),
     }
+    repo_private = _repo_private_from_payload(payload)
+    repo_id = _repo_id_from_payload(payload)
     pr_number = pull_request.get("number")
     pr_url = pull_request.get("html_url", "") or pull_request.get("url", "")
     branch_name = pull_request.get("head", {}).get("ref", "")
@@ -1881,7 +1940,11 @@ async def _dispatch_first_review_from_pr_payload(payload: dict[str, Any], *, sou
                     return
                 last_reviewed_sha = existing_last_reviewed_sha
 
-    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+        repo_config,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+    )
     if not app_token:
         logger.warning("No GitHub App token available for reviewer dispatch")
         return
@@ -1917,6 +1980,7 @@ async def _dispatch_first_review_from_pr_payload(payload: dict[str, Any], *, sou
         base_sha=base_sha,
         head_sha=head_sha,
         branch_name=branch_name,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
         re_review=is_re_review,
         last_reviewed_sha=last_reviewed_sha,
     )
@@ -2204,6 +2268,8 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         "owner": repo.get("owner", {}).get("login", "") or repo.get("owner", {}).get("name", ""),
         "name": repo.get("name", ""),
     }
+    repo_private = _repo_private_from_payload(payload)
+    repo_id = _repo_id_from_payload(payload)
     if not repo_config["owner"] or not repo_config["name"]:
         logger.warning("Push to %s ignored: repository owner/name missing from payload", head_ref)
         return
@@ -2216,7 +2282,11 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         )
         return
 
-    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+        repo_config,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+    )
     if not app_token:
         logger.warning("No GitHub App token for push re-review on %s", head_ref)
         return
@@ -2231,6 +2301,21 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         )
         return
 
+    # Push payloads normally carry repo privacy/id; fall back to PR metadata.
+    # If the repo turns out public, re-scope the token so reviewer.py doesn't
+    # proxy a full-installation token for a public PR.
+    if repo_private is None:
+        repo_private = _repo_private_from_pr_metadata(pr)
+        repo_id = repo_id or _repo_id_from_pr_metadata(pr)
+        if repo_private is False:
+            app_token, app_token_expires_at = await _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+                repo_config,
+                repo_private=repo_private,
+                repo_id=repo_id,
+            )
+            if not app_token:
+                logger.warning("No GitHub App token for push re-review on %s", head_ref)
+                return
     pr_number = pr.get("number")
     pr_url = pr.get("html_url") or pr.get("url") or ""
     base_sha = pr.get("base", {}).get("sha", "")
@@ -2332,6 +2417,7 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         base_sha=base_sha,
         head_sha=head_sha,
         branch_name=head_ref,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
         re_review=True,
         last_reviewed_sha=last_reviewed_sha if isinstance(last_reviewed_sha, str) else "",
     )
@@ -2599,6 +2685,8 @@ async def process_github_review_finding_reply(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         "owner": repo.get("owner", {}).get("login", ""),
         "name": repo.get("name", ""),
     }
+    repo_private = _repo_private_from_payload(payload)
+    repo_id = _repo_id_from_payload(payload)
     pr_number = pull_request.get("number")
     if not isinstance(pr_number, int):
         return
@@ -2610,7 +2698,11 @@ async def process_github_review_finding_reply(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     if metadata is None or metadata.get("kind") != REVIEWER_THREAD_KIND:
         return
 
-    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+    app_token, app_token_expires_at = await _reviewer_token_for_repo(
+        repo_config,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
+        repo_id=repo_id,
+    )
     if not app_token:
         return
     try:
@@ -2669,6 +2761,7 @@ async def process_github_review_finding_reply(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         base_sha=base_sha,
         head_sha=head_sha,
         branch_name=branch_name,
+        repo_private=repo_private,
         re_review=True,
     )
     configurable.update(
diff --git a/tests/test_github_app.py b/tests/test_github_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..795d8798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_github_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from agent.utils import github_app
+
+
+class _FakeResponse:
+    def raise_for_status(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def json(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        return {"token": "token", "expires_at": "expires"}
+
+
+class _FakeAsyncClient:
+    last_post: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> _FakeAsyncClient:
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type: object, exc: object, tb: object) -> None:
+        return None
+
+    async def post(self, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> _FakeResponse:
+        type(self).last_post = {"url": url, **kwargs}
+        return _FakeResponse()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_installation_token_can_be_scoped_to_repository_ids(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_ID", "1")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY", "key")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID", "2")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "_generate_app_jwt", lambda: "jwt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app.httpx, "AsyncClient", _FakeAsyncClient)
+
+    token, expires_at = await github_app.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry(
+        repository_ids=[123]
+    )
+
+    assert token == "token"
+    assert expires_at == "expires"
+    assert _FakeAsyncClient.last_post is not None
+    assert _FakeAsyncClient.last_post["json"] == {"repository_ids": [123]}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_installation_token_omits_scope_for_full_installation(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_ID", "1")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY", "key")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID", "2")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app, "_generate_app_jwt", lambda: "jwt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(github_app.httpx, "AsyncClient", _FakeAsyncClient)
+
+    await github_app.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry()
+
+    assert _FakeAsyncClient.last_post is not None
+    assert _FakeAsyncClient.last_post["json"] is None
diff --git a/tests/test_pr_ready_auto_review.py b/tests/test_pr_ready_auto_review.py
index 849034af..ae1dcc97 100644
--- a/tests/test_pr_ready_auto_review.py
+++ b/tests/test_pr_ready_auto_review.py
@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@ import pytest
 from agent import webapp
 
 
-def _pr_payload(*, action: str, draft: bool, author: str = "alice") -> dict[str, Any]:
+def _pr_payload(
+    *,
+    action: str,
+    draft: bool,
+    author: str = "alice",
+    private: bool | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    repository: dict[str, Any] = {"owner": {"login": "lc"}, "name": "repo", "id": 123}
+    if private is not None:
+        repository["private"] = private
     return {
         "action": action,
-        "repository": {"owner": {"login": "lc"}, "name": "repo"},
+        "repository": repository,
         "pull_request": {
             "number": 7,
             "html_url": "https://github.com/lc/repo/pull/7",
@@ -56,6 +65,55 @@ async def test_pr_ready_non_draft_triggers_run(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch)
     assert kwargs["config"]["configurable"]["pr_number"] == 7
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_ready_public_repo_uses_scoped_reviewer_token(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    fake_client = MagicMock()
+    fake_client.runs.create = AsyncMock()
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("scoped-token", "expires"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "_ensure_thread_exists_for_metadata", AsyncMock(return_value=True))
+    persist_token = AsyncMock(return_value="enc")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "persist_encrypted_github_token", persist_token)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "set_reviewer_thread_metadata", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "is_thread_active", AsyncMock(return_value=False))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_client", lambda url: fake_client)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_profile", AsyncMock(return_value=None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_team_settings", AsyncMock(return_value={}))
+
+    await webapp.process_github_pr_ready(_pr_payload(action="opened", draft=False, private=False))
+
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with(repository_ids=[123])
+    persist_token.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert persist_token.await_args.args[1] == "scoped-token"
+    _, kwargs = fake_client.runs.create.await_args
+    assert kwargs["config"]["configurable"]["repo_private"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_pr_ready_private_repo_uses_full_reviewer_token(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    fake_client = MagicMock()
+    fake_client.runs.create = AsyncMock()
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("full-token", "expires"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "_ensure_thread_exists_for_metadata", AsyncMock(return_value=True))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "persist_encrypted_github_token", AsyncMock(return_value="enc"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "set_reviewer_thread_metadata", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "is_thread_active", AsyncMock(return_value=False))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_client", lambda url: fake_client)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_profile", AsyncMock(return_value=None))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(webapp, "get_team_settings", AsyncMock(return_value={}))
+
+    await webapp.process_github_pr_ready(_pr_payload(action="opened", draft=False, private=True))
+
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with()
+    _, kwargs = fake_client.runs.create.await_args
+    assert kwargs["config"]["configurable"]["repo_private"] is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_pr_ready_for_review_triggers_run(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     fake_client = MagicMock()
diff --git a/tests/test_proxy_auth.py b/tests/test_proxy_auth.py
index 221c4c83..dfc40fb3 100644
--- a/tests/test_proxy_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_proxy_auth.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class TestRefreshProxyOnSandboxReuse:
 
             assert sandbox is replacement_sandbox
             mock_proxy.assert_called_once_with("sandbox-stale", "ghs_fresh")
-            mock_recreate.assert_awaited_once_with("thread-123")
+            mock_recreate.assert_awaited_once_with("thread-123", github_proxy_token=None)
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_starts_stopped_langsmith_sandbox_before_proxy_refresh(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py b/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
index 2c4d9b22..032bc7ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
+++ b/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
@@ -3,18 +3,31 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, call, patch
 
 import pytest
 
 from agent import webapp
 
 
-def _push_payload(*, ref: str, after: str, owner: str = "lc", name: str = "repo") -> dict[str, Any]:
+def _push_payload(
+    *,
+    ref: str,
+    after: str,
+    owner: str = "lc",
+    name: str = "repo",
+    private: bool | None = None,
+    repo_id: int | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    repository: dict[str, Any] = {"owner": {"login": owner}, "name": name}
+    if private is not None:
+        repository["private"] = private
+    if repo_id is not None:
+        repository["id"] = repo_id
     return {
         "ref": ref,
         "after": after,
-        "repository": {"owner": {"login": owner}, "name": name},
+        "repository": repository,
         "sender": {"login": "alice", "id": 7},
     }
 
@@ -309,6 +322,139 @@ async def test_push_event_idempotent_when_head_unchanged() -> None:
     fake_client.runs.create.assert_not_called()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reviewer_token_for_repo_public_scopes_by_id() -> None:
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("scoped", "exp"))
+    with patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token):
+        token, expires = await webapp._reviewer_token_for_repo(
+            {"owner": "lc", "name": "repo"}, repo_private=False, repo_id=123
+        )
+    assert (token, expires) == ("scoped", "exp")
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with(repository_ids=[123])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reviewer_token_for_repo_public_scopes_by_name_without_id() -> None:
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("scoped", "exp"))
+    with patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token):
+        await webapp._reviewer_token_for_repo(
+            {"owner": "lc", "name": "repo"}, repo_private=False, repo_id=None
+        )
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with(repositories=["repo"])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reviewer_token_for_repo_private_uses_full_token() -> None:
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("full", "exp"))
+    with patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token):
+        await webapp._reviewer_token_for_repo(
+            {"owner": "lc", "name": "repo"}, repo_private=True, repo_id=123
+        )
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reviewer_token_for_repo_unknown_privacy_uses_full_token() -> None:
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("full", "exp"))
+    with patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token):
+        await webapp._reviewer_token_for_repo(
+            {"owner": "lc", "name": "repo"}, repo_private=None, repo_id=123
+        )
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_push_event_public_repo_uses_scoped_token() -> None:
+    payload = _push_payload(ref="refs/heads/feat-x", after="newsha", private=False, repo_id=123)
+    pr = {
+        "number": 7,
+        "html_url": "https://github.com/lc/repo/pull/7",
+        "title": "T",
+        "head": {"sha": "newsha", "ref": "feat-x"},
+        "base": {"sha": "basesha", "ref": "main"},
+    }
+    fake_client = MagicMock()
+    fake_client.runs.create = AsyncMock()
+    get_token = AsyncMock(return_value=("scoped-token", "exp"))
+    persist = AsyncMock(return_value="enc")
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._is_repo_enabled_for_review", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=True
+        ),
+        patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token),
+        patch("agent.webapp._fetch_open_pr_for_branch", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=pr),
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._get_thread_metadata_safe",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value={"kind": "reviewer", "watch": True},
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._ensure_thread_exists_for_metadata",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=True,
+        ),
+        patch("agent.webapp.persist_encrypted_github_token", persist),
+        patch("agent.webapp.fetch_pr_review_threads", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=[]),
+        patch("agent.webapp.reconcile_findings_with_review_threads", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+        patch("agent.webapp.set_reviewer_thread_metadata", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+        patch("agent.webapp.is_thread_active", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=False),
+        patch("agent.webapp.get_client", return_value=fake_client),
+    ):
+        await webapp.process_github_push_event(payload)
+
+    get_token.assert_awaited_once_with(repository_ids=[123])
+    assert persist.await_args.args[1] == "scoped-token"
+    _, kwargs = fake_client.runs.create.await_args
+    assert kwargs["config"]["configurable"]["repo_private"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_push_event_rescopes_token_when_pr_metadata_reveals_public() -> None:
+    payload = _push_payload(ref="refs/heads/feat-x", after="newsha")
+    pr = {
+        "number": 7,
+        "html_url": "https://github.com/lc/repo/pull/7",
+        "title": "T",
+        "head": {"sha": "newsha", "ref": "feat-x"},
+        "base": {"sha": "basesha", "ref": "main", "repo": {"private": False, "id": 456}},
+    }
+    fake_client = MagicMock()
+    fake_client.runs.create = AsyncMock()
+    get_token = AsyncMock(side_effect=[("full-token", "e1"), ("scoped-token", "e2")])
+    persist = AsyncMock(return_value="enc")
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._is_repo_enabled_for_review", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=True
+        ),
+        patch("agent.webapp.get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry", get_token),
+        patch("agent.webapp._fetch_open_pr_for_branch", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=pr),
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._get_thread_metadata_safe",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value={"kind": "reviewer", "watch": True},
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp._ensure_thread_exists_for_metadata",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=True,
+        ),
+        patch("agent.webapp.persist_encrypted_github_token", persist),
+        patch("agent.webapp.fetch_pr_review_threads", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=[]),
+        patch("agent.webapp.reconcile_findings_with_review_threads", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+        patch("agent.webapp.set_reviewer_thread_metadata", new_callable=AsyncMock),
+        patch("agent.webapp.is_thread_active", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=False),
+        patch("agent.webapp.get_client", return_value=fake_client),
+    ):
+        await webapp.process_github_push_event(payload)
+
+    assert get_token.await_args_list == [call(), call(repository_ids=[456])]
+    assert persist.await_args.args[1] == "scoped-token"
+    _, kwargs = fake_client.runs.create.await_args
+    assert kwargs["config"]["configurable"]["repo_private"] is False
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_pr_close_disables_watch() -> None:
     captured: list[Any] = []
diff --git a/tests/test_stale_sandbox_creating.py b/tests/test_stale_sandbox_creating.py
index 2c7ed57d..1088457e 100644
--- a/tests/test_stale_sandbox_creating.py
+++ b/tests/test_stale_sandbox_creating.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def test_fresh_sandbox_creating_waits_for_other_worker() -> None:
         {"metadata": {"sandbox_id": "sandbox-existing", "sandbox_creating_at": fresh_at}},
     ]
 
-    async def passthrough(sb, _thread_id):
+    async def passthrough(sb, _thread_id, _github_proxy_token=None):
         return sb
 
     with (