diff --git a/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/comment.test.ts b/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/comment.test.ts
index 5facca7b4c9d89..d63714c7328eb2 100644
--- a/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/comment.test.ts
+++ b/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/comment.test.ts
@@ -953,6 +953,19 @@ describe( 'marker attributes', () => {
 		expect( parseSections( merged )[ 0 ].runUrl ).toBe( runUrl );
 	} );
 
+	it( 'keeps a run link with a query string', () => {
+		const runUrl = 'https://ci.example/runs/123?attempt=2';
+		const merged = bodyOf(
+			mergeSection(
+				undefined,
+				{ id: 'bundle-size', body: 'Size.', sha: HEAD, runUrl },
+				HEAD
+			)
+		);
+
+		expect( parseSections( merged )[ 0 ].runUrl ).toBe( runUrl );
+	} );
+
 	it.each( [
 		[ 'a space', 'https://example.com/a b' ],
 		[ 'a closing bracket', 'https://example.com/a>b' ],
diff --git a/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/core.test.ts b/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/core.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5e1f5d30687476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pr-meta/src/__tests__/core.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { infoVerbatim } from '../core.ts';
+
+describe( 'infoVerbatim', () => {
+	afterEach( () => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'stops workflow commands around the message and resumes them', () => {
+		const write = vi
+			.spyOn( process.stdout, 'write' )
+			.mockImplementation( () => true );
+
+		infoVerbatim( '::add-mask::secret\n::warning::spoofed' );
+
+		const lines = write.mock.calls.map( ( [ chunk ] ) => String( chunk ) );
+		const token = lines[ 0 ].match( /^::stop-commands::(.+)\n$/ )?.[ 1 ];
+
+		expect( token ).toBeTruthy();
+		expect( lines[ 1 ] ).toBe( '::add-mask::secret\n::warning::spoofed\n' );
+		expect( lines[ 2 ] ).toBe( `::${ token }::\n` );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'uses a fresh token each time', () => {
+		const write = vi
+			.spyOn( process.stdout, 'write' )
+			.mockImplementation( () => true );
+
+		infoVerbatim( 'one' );
+		infoVerbatim( 'two' );
+
+		const starts = write.mock.calls
+			.map( ( [ chunk ] ) => String( chunk ) )
+			.filter( ( line ) => line.startsWith( '::stop-commands::' ) );
+
+		expect( new Set( starts ).size ).toBe( 2 );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/tools/pr-meta/src/comment.ts b/tools/pr-meta/src/comment.ts
index abf2c92f6392b6..fbcfb0528caeee 100644
--- a/tools/pr-meta/src/comment.ts
+++ b/tools/pr-meta/src/comment.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ function parseAttributes(
 	const attributes: Pick< ParsedSection, 'sha' | 'runUrl' > = {};
 
 	for ( const pair of raw.trim().split( /\s+/ ).filter( Boolean ) ) {
-		const [ key, value ] = pair.split( '=' );
+		/* Split at the first `=` only: a run link can carry a query string. */
+		const separator = pair.indexOf( '=' );
+		const key = separator < 0 ? pair : pair.slice( 0, separator );
+		const value = separator < 0 ? undefined : pair.slice( separator + 1 );
 		if ( key === 'sha' ) {
 			attributes.sha = safeSha( value );
 		} else if ( key === 'run' ) {
diff --git a/tools/pr-meta/src/core.ts b/tools/pr-meta/src/core.ts
index 9400e279107d38..ee285d18ddec2a 100644
--- a/tools/pr-meta/src/core.ts
+++ b/tools/pr-meta/src/core.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 
 /*
@@ -18,6 +19,18 @@ export function info( message: string ): void {
 	process.stdout.write( `${ message }\n` );
 }
 
+/* Logs text that may hold `::` lines without the runner acting on them. */
+export function infoVerbatim( message: string ): void {
+	const token = randomUUID();
+
+	info( `::stop-commands::${ token }` );
+	try {
+		info( message );
+	} finally {
+		info( `::${ token }::` );
+	}
+}
+
 function escapeData( value: string ): string {
 	return value
 		.replace( /%/g, '%25' )
diff --git a/tools/pr-meta/src/index.ts b/tools/pr-meta/src/index.ts
index 905d3a446272ac..66ef75b90bbaa7 100644
--- a/tools/pr-meta/src/index.ts
+++ b/tools/pr-meta/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { info, warning } from './core.ts';
+import { info, infoVerbatim, warning } from './core.ts';
 import { resolveBody, run } from './run.ts';
 
 /*
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ run().catch( ( error ) => {
 	);
 
 	try {
-		info( resolveBody() );
+		infoVerbatim( resolveBody() );
 	} catch {
 		info( 'The section body could not be read either.' );
 	}