diff --git a/.github/workflows/continue-agents.yml b/.github/workflows/continue-agents.yml
index 57bb7a815ba..d227c3e9199 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continue-agents.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continue-agents.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Discover agents
         id: discover
+        env:
+          AGENTS_PATH: ${{ inputs.agents-path }}
         run: |
-          AGENTS_DIR="${{ inputs.agents-path }}"
+          AGENTS_DIR="$AGENTS_PATH"
           if [ -d "$AGENTS_DIR" ]; then
             # Use -sc for compact single-line JSON (required for GitHub Actions output)
             FILES=$(find "$AGENTS_DIR" -name "*.md" -type f 2>/dev/null | jq -R . | jq -sc .)
@@ -67,20 +69,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract agent name
         id: agent-name
+        env:
+          AGENT_FILE: ${{ matrix.agent }}
         run: |
-          AGENT_FILE="${{ matrix.agent }}"
           AGENT_NAME=$(basename "$AGENT_FILE" .md)
           echo "name=$AGENT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Create Check Run
         id: check
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        env:
+          AGENT_NAME: ${{ steps.agent-name.outputs.name }}
         with:
           script: |
+            const agentName = process.env.AGENT_NAME || 'unknown';
             const { data: check } = await github.rest.checks.create({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              name: `Continue: ${{ steps.agent-name.outputs.name }}`,
+              name: `Continue: ${agentName}`,
               head_sha: context.sha,
               status: 'in_progress',
               started_at: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -91,9 +97,8 @@ jobs:
         id: run
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          AGENT_FILE: ${{ matrix.agent }}
         run: |
-          AGENT_FILE="${{ matrix.agent }}"
-
           # Run agent in non-interactive mode (-p flag)
           if OUTPUT=$(cn -p --agent "$AGENT_FILE" 2>&1); then
             echo "success=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -117,22 +122,27 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Write job summary
         if: always()
+        env:
+          AGENT_NAME: ${{ steps.agent-name.outputs.name }}
+          AGENT_SUCCESS: ${{ steps.run.outputs.success }}
+          AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.run.outputs.output }}
+          AGENT_ERROR: ${{ steps.run.outputs.error }}
         run: |
-          echo "## 🤖 Agent: ${{ steps.agent-name.outputs.name }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "## 🤖 Agent: $AGENT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          if [ "${{ steps.run.outputs.success }}" == "true" ]; then
+          if [ "$AGENT_SUCCESS" == "true" ]; then
             echo "✅ **Status:** Completed successfully" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "### Output" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo "${{ steps.run.outputs.output }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "$AGENT_OUTPUT" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           else
             echo "❌ **Status:** Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "### Error" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo "${{ steps.run.outputs.error }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "$AGENT_ERROR" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
 
@@ -143,16 +153,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update Check Run
         if: always()
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        env:
+          AGENT_SUCCESS: ${{ steps.run.outputs.success }}
+          AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.run.outputs.output }}
+          AGENT_ERROR: ${{ steps.run.outputs.error }}
+          CHECK_RUN_ID: ${{ steps.check.outputs.id }}
         with:
           script: |
-            const success = '${{ steps.run.outputs.success }}' === 'true';
-            const output = `${{ steps.run.outputs.output }}`;
-            const error = `${{ steps.run.outputs.error }}`;
+            const success = process.env.AGENT_SUCCESS === 'true';
+            const output = process.env.AGENT_OUTPUT || '';
+            const error = process.env.AGENT_ERROR || '';
+            const checkRunId = parseInt(process.env.CHECK_RUN_ID, 10);
 
             await github.rest.checks.update({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
-              check_run_id: ${{ steps.check.outputs.id }},
+              check_run_id: checkRunId,
               status: 'completed',
               conclusion: success ? 'success' : 'failure',
               completed_at: new Date().toISOString(),