diff --git a/entry b/entry
index e137edf..b9ce7bf 100755
--- a/entry
+++ b/entry
@@ -162630,15 +162630,18 @@ var Timer = class {
 };
 
 // utils/workflowRun.ts
-async function fetchWorkflowRunInfo(runId) {
+async function fetchWorkflowRunInfo(params) {
   const apiUrl = process.env.API_URL || "https://pullfrog.com";
   const timeoutMs = 3e4;
   const controller = new AbortController();
   const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs);
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/workflow-run/${runId}`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/workflow-run/${params.runId}`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
+        // apiToken not strictly required (route only exposes public IDs)
+        // but claims in token enable preview API URL forwarding
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${params.apiToken}`,
         "Content-Type": "application/json"
       },
       signal: controller.signal
@@ -162663,7 +162666,7 @@ async function resolveRun(params) {
     throw new Error(`GITHUB_REPOSITORY env var must be set to "owner/repo", got: ${githubRepo}`);
   }
   const [owner, repo] = githubRepo.split("/");
-  const workflowRunInfo = runId ? await fetchWorkflowRunInfo(runId) : { progressCommentId: null };
+  const workflowRunInfo = runId ? await fetchWorkflowRunInfo({ runId, apiToken: params.apiToken }) : { progressCommentId: null };
   if (workflowRunInfo.progressCommentId) {
     log.info(`\xBB using pre-created progress comment: ${workflowRunInfo.progressCommentId}`);
   }
@@ -162692,14 +162695,14 @@ async function main() {
     const timer = new Timer();
     const tokenRef = __using(_stack2, await resolveInstallationToken(), true);
     const octokit = createOctokit(tokenRef.token);
-    const runInfo = await resolveRun({ octokit });
+    const runContext = await resolveRunContextData({ octokit, token: tokenRef.token });
+    timer.checkpoint("runContextData");
+    const runInfo = await resolveRun({ octokit, apiToken: runContext.apiToken });
     const toolState = initToolState({ runInfo });
     setupExitHandler(toolState);
     try {
       var _stack = [];
       try {
-        const runContext = await resolveRunContextData({ octokit, token: tokenRef.token });
-        timer.checkpoint("runContextData");
         const payload = resolvePayload(runContext.repoSettings);
         if (payload.cwd && process.cwd() !== payload.cwd) {
           process.chdir(payload.cwd);
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 7befb41..6394c05 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ export async function main(): Promise<MainResult> {
   await using tokenRef = await resolveInstallationToken();
 
   const octokit = createOctokit(tokenRef.token);
-  const runInfo = await resolveRun({ octokit });
+  const runContext = await resolveRunContextData({ octokit, token: tokenRef.token });
+  timer.checkpoint("runContextData");
+
+  const runInfo = await resolveRun({ octokit, apiToken: runContext.apiToken });
   const toolState = initToolState({ runInfo });
 
   setupExitHandler(toolState);
 
   try {
-    const runContext = await resolveRunContextData({ octokit, token: tokenRef.token });
-    timer.checkpoint("runContextData");
 
     // resolve payload after runContextData so permissions can use DB settings
     // precedence: action inputs > json payload > repoSettings > fallbacks
diff --git a/utils/workflow.ts b/utils/workflow.ts
index 16c61c9..86405b9 100644
--- a/utils/workflow.ts
+++ b/utils/workflow.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { fetchWorkflowRunInfo, type WorkflowRunInfo } from "./workflowRun.ts";
 
 interface ResolveRunParams {
   octokit: OctokitWithPlugins;
+  apiToken: string;
 }
 
 export interface ResolveRunResult {
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ export async function resolveRun(params: ResolveRunParams): Promise<ResolveRunRe
   }
   const [owner, repo] = githubRepo.split("/");
 
-  const workflowRunInfo = runId ? await fetchWorkflowRunInfo(runId) : { progressCommentId: null };
+  const workflowRunInfo = runId
+    ? await fetchWorkflowRunInfo({ runId, apiToken: params.apiToken })
+    : { progressCommentId: null };
 
   if (workflowRunInfo.progressCommentId) {
     log.info(`» using pre-created progress comment: ${workflowRunInfo.progressCommentId}`);
diff --git a/utils/workflowRun.ts b/utils/workflowRun.ts
index ce90afe..ee06049 100644
--- a/utils/workflowRun.ts
+++ b/utils/workflowRun.ts
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@ export interface WorkflowRunInfo {
   progressCommentId: string | null;
 }
 
+interface FetchWorkflowRunInfoParams {
+  runId: string;
+  apiToken: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetch workflow run info from the Pullfrog API.
  * Returns the pre-created progress comment ID if one exists.
  */
-export async function fetchWorkflowRunInfo(runId: string): Promise<WorkflowRunInfo> {
+export async function fetchWorkflowRunInfo(params: FetchWorkflowRunInfoParams): Promise<WorkflowRunInfo> {
   const apiUrl = process.env.API_URL || "https://pullfrog.com";
   const timeoutMs = 30000;
   const controller = new AbortController();
   const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs);
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/workflow-run/${runId}`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api/workflow-run/${params.runId}`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
+        // apiToken not strictly required (route only exposes public IDs)
+        // but claims in token enable preview API URL forwarding
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${params.apiToken}`,
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
       },
       signal: controller.signal,