diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude-doc-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/claude-doc-pr.yml
index 43a7b3bdbd..1d7e096f8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude-doc-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude-doc-pr.yml
@@ -48,17 +48,25 @@ jobs:
             echo "count=$(echo "$CHANGED_MD_FILES" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - name: Delete previous bot review comments
+      - name: Delete previous bot comments
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.count > 0
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          # Delete previous review comments
           COMMENT_IDS=$(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments \
             --jq '[.[] | select(.user.login == "github-actions[bot]" and (.body | contains("Documentation PR Review"))) | .id] | .[]' 2>/dev/null || true)
           for ID in $COMMENT_IDS; do
             gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/${ID} -X DELETE 2>/dev/null || true
           done
+          # Dismiss previous Vale reviews so they don't pile up
+          REVIEW_IDS=$(gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/reviews \
+            --jq '[.[] | select(.user.login == "github-actions[bot]" and .state == "COMMENTED") | .id] | .[]' 2>/dev/null || true)
+          for ID in $REVIEW_IDS; do
+            gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/reviews/${ID}/dismissals \
+              -f message="Superseded by new review" -f event="DISMISS" 2>/dev/null || true
+          done
 
       - name: Install Vale
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.count > 0
@@ -67,26 +75,53 @@ jobs:
           curl -sfL "https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases/download/${VERSION}/vale_${VERSION#v}_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz" \
             | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin vale
 
-      - name: Run Vale on changed files
+      - name: Run Vale and post inline comments
         id: vale
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.count > 0
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           IFS=',' read -ra FILES <<< "${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}"
-          VALE_OUTPUT=""
+          VALE_COUNT=0
+          COMMENTS_JSON="[]"
+
           for FILE in "${FILES[@]}"; do
             if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
               RESULT=$(vale --output=line "$FILE" 2>&1 || true)
               if [ -n "$RESULT" ]; then
-                VALE_OUTPUT+="**${FILE}**"$'\n\n'"${RESULT}"$'\n\n'
-              else
-                VALE_OUTPUT+="**${FILE}** — No issues found."$'\n\n'
+                while IFS= read -r LINE; do
+                  # Format: file:line:col:rule:message
+                  LINE_NUM=$(echo "$LINE" | cut -d: -f2)
+                  RULE=$(echo "$LINE" | cut -d: -f4)
+                  MESSAGE=$(echo "$LINE" | cut -d: -f5-)
+                  if [ -n "$LINE_NUM" ] && [ -n "$MESSAGE" ]; then
+                    BODY="**Vale** (\`${RULE}\`): ${MESSAGE}"
+                    COMMENTS_JSON=$(echo "$COMMENTS_JSON" | jq \
+                      --arg path "$FILE" \
+                      --argjson line "$LINE_NUM" \
+                      --arg body "$BODY" \
+                      '. += [{"path": $path, "line": $line, "body": $body}]')
+                    VALE_COUNT=$((VALE_COUNT + 1))
+                  fi
+                done <<< "$RESULT"
               fi
             fi
           done
-          # Save to file for Claude to read
-          echo "$VALE_OUTPUT" > /tmp/vale-results.txt
-          echo "Vale results saved to /tmp/vale-results.txt"
-          cat /tmp/vale-results.txt
+
+          echo "vale_count=$VALE_COUNT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if [ "$VALE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Posting $VALE_COUNT Vale inline comments"
+            # Post as a PR review with inline comments
+            jq -n \
+              --arg body "**Vale found ${VALE_COUNT} issue(s).** See inline comments below." \
+              --argjson comments "$COMMENTS_JSON" \
+              '{"body": $body, "event": "COMMENT", "comments": $comments}' \
+              | gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/reviews \
+                  --input - 2>&1
+          else
+            echo "No Vale issues found"
+          fi
 
       - name: Get PR diff
         id: diff
@@ -98,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Diff saved to /tmp/pr-diff.txt"
           wc -l /tmp/pr-diff.txt
 
-      - name: Run doc-pr review
+      - name: Run editorial review
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.count > 0
         uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1
         env:
@@ -109,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           show_full_output: true
           prompt: |
             You are a documentation reviewer. Your ONLY job is to:
-            1. Read pre-computed Vale results and PR diff
+            1. Read the PR diff and changed files
             2. Do a brief editorial review
             3. Post a formatted review comment to the PR
 
@@ -117,14 +152,14 @@ jobs:
             - Repository: ${{ github.repository }}
             - PR number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
             - Changed files: ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}
-            - Vale results are at: /tmp/vale-results.txt
+            - Vale issues: ${{ steps.vale.outputs.vale_count }} (already posted as inline comments)
             - PR diff is at: /tmp/pr-diff.txt
 
             INSTRUCTIONS:
 
-            Step 1: Read /tmp/vale-results.txt to get the Vale linting results.
+            Step 1: Read /tmp/pr-diff.txt to see what changed. Then read each changed file to understand context.
 
-            Step 2: Read /tmp/pr-diff.txt to see what changed. Then read each changed file to understand context. Do a brief editorial review focusing on:
+            Step 2: Do a brief editorial review of ONLY added/modified lines, focusing on:
             - Voice: passive voice, first person, impersonal phrases
             - Clarity: hard-to-parse sentences, ambiguous references
             - Surface: wordiness, redundancy
@@ -133,14 +168,12 @@ jobs:
 
             ## Documentation PR Review
 
-            ### Vale Linting
-            (list Vale issues as bullet points: **Line N**: Message. Suggested fix: "...")
-
             ### Editorial Review
             (list editorial issues as bullet points: **Category** — Line N: description. Suggested fix: "...")
+            (if no issues found, write "No editorial issues found.")
 
             ### Summary
-            N Vale issues, N editorial suggestions across N files.
+            N Vale issues (see inline comments), N editorial suggestions across N files.
 
             ---
             **What to do next:**