Leave pull request numbers out of patch notes

backend/src/api/patchnotes_routes.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 from src.patchnotes.feedback import FeedbackError, interpret_feedback
 from src.patchnotes.folders import catalog_entries, clean_folder_name, safe_rule
 from src.patchnotes.safety import hidden_knowledge_warning
-from src.patchnotes.summarize import signature_ok, summarize_push
+from src.patchnotes.summarize import signature_ok, strip_pr_numbers, summarize_push
 from src.skins.auth import HEADER_STAFF_KEY, require_staff_key
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("patchnotes.routes")
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _serialize(row: dict[str, Any], *, public: bool) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "id": str(row["id"]),
         "week": row["week"],
         "section": row["section"],
-        "body": row["body"],
+        "body": strip_pr_numbers(str(row.get("body") or "")).strip(),
         "created_at": _iso(row.get("created_at")),
         "highlight": bool(row.get("highlight")),
     }

backend/src/api/test_patchnotes_routes.py

@@ -333,6 +333,15 @@ def test_published_weeks_need_no_auth(self, _mock_weeks) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(res.json()["weeks"], ["2026-W39"])
 
+    @mock.patch(
+        "src.api.patchnotes_routes.list_approved",
+        return_value=[_row(status="approved", body="Added evil RP sessions (#33)")],
+    )
+    def test_published_week_hides_pull_request_numbers(self, _mock_list) -> None:
+        res = self.client.get("/patchnotes/weeks/2026-W39")
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(res.json()["bullets"][0]["body"], "Added evil RP sessions")
+
     @mock.patch(
         "src.api.patchnotes_routes.list_approved",
         return_value=[

backend/src/patchnotes/summarize.py

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 _COORDS = re.compile(r"(?<![\w.])-?\d{3,6}\s*,\s*-?\d{1,4}\s*,\s*-?\d{3,6}(?![\w.])")
 _XYZ = re.compile(r"(?<![A-Za-z0-9])[xyz]\s*[:=]\s*-?\d{1,6}", re.IGNORECASE)
 _WORD = re.compile(r"[A-Za-z]{2,}")
+_PR_NUMBER = re.compile(r"\s*\(#\d+\)")
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -208,8 +209,14 @@ def _section(kind: str, text: str) -> str:
     return "technical"
 
 
+def strip_pr_numbers(text: str) -> str:
+    """Drop GitHub pull-request numbers. They are not part of the note."""
+    return _PR_NUMBER.sub("", text or "")
+
+
 def player_text(text: str) -> str | None:
     """A line safe to store, or None when the line must not be stored at all."""
+    text = strip_pr_numbers(text)
     if (
         hidden_knowledge_warning(text)
         or _SECRET.search(text)

backend/src/patchnotes/test_summarize.py

@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ def test_withholds_lore_secrets_exploits_and_permissions(self) -> None:
             self.assertEqual(notes.drafts, [], message)
             self.assertEqual(notes.withheld, 1, message)
 
+    def test_leaves_out_pull_request_numbers(self) -> None:
+        notes = summarize_push(
+            _push("fry eggs using chicken genetics for quality (#38)")
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(notes.drafts), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            notes.drafts[0].body,
+            "Gathering: fry eggs using chicken genetics for quality",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn("#38", notes.drafts[0].body)
+
     def test_strips_coordinates_and_keeps_the_fix(self) -> None:
         notes = summarize_push(_push("fix: Fixed a chest at 1204, 64, -880"))
         self.assertEqual(len(notes.drafts), 1)