diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-pr-review.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-pr-review.yml
index f2ac1a891..0c4f46712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-pr-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-pr-review.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,48 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      # A digest bump says nothing by itself. Pull both images and report what
+      # differs inside them, so the review states facts instead of guessing.
+      - name: Describe the builder image change
+        if: startsWith(github.head_ref, 'dependabot/docker/')
+        env:
+          BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          builder_ref() { sed -n 's/^FROM \(golang:[^ ]*\) AS builder$/\1/p'; }
+          old=$(git show "$BASE_SHA:Dockerfile" | builder_ref)
+          new=$(builder_ref < Dockerfile)
+
+          facts() {
+            docker run --rm "$1" sh -c '
+              echo "Alpine $(cat /etc/alpine-release)"
+              echo "Go $(go version | cut -d" " -f3)"
+              apk list -I 2>/dev/null | cut -d" " -f1 | sort | sed "s/^/pkg /"'
+          }
+          facts "$old" > old.txt
+          facts "$new" > new.txt
+
+          {
+            echo "### Builder image: what changed"
+            echo
+            echo "| | base | PR |"
+            echo "|---|---|---|"
+            for k in Alpine Go; do
+              printf '| %s | %s | %s |\n' "$k" \
+                "$(awk -v k="$k" '$1==k{print $2}' old.txt)" \
+                "$(awk -v k="$k" '$1==k{print $2}' new.txt)"
+            done
+            echo
+            echo "<details><summary>Package changes</summary>"
+            echo
+            echo '```diff'
+            # diff exits 1 on differences, which pipefail would turn into a failure.
+            { diff old.txt new.txt || true; } | sed -n 's/^< pkg /-/p; s/^> pkg /+/p'
+            echo '```'
+            echo "</details>"
+          } > builder-image.md
+          cat builder-image.md >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
       - name: Claude review (dependency updates)
         uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1.0.261
 
@@ -48,13 +90,17 @@ jobs:
             --max-turns 40
             --max-budget-usd 5
             --model claude-opus-5-5
-            --allowedTools "mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*),Bash(gh pr diff:*),Bash(gh pr view:*)"
+            --allowedTools "mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment,Bash(gh pr comment:*),Bash(gh pr diff:*),Bash(gh pr view:*),Read"
           prompt: |
             REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
             PR NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
             This PR updates dependencies. Please:
 
+            If `builder-image.md` exists, put its contents verbatim at the top of your
+            summary comment. It is the measured difference between the old and new
+            builder images; do not guess at what a digest bump contains.
+
             1. Identify which dependencies changed.
             2. For each changed dependency, consider changelogs, release notes, and semver: look for breaking changes, deprecations, and behavior changes that could affect this codebase.
             3. Search the repo for how each upgraded dependency is used (imports, config, APIs). Flag any usage that might break or behave differently after the upgrade.