Gitea + tea CLI

Use this skill when tasks target Gitea and the tea CLI, especially if the user would normally use gh on GitHub.

When To Use

• User mentions Gitea, self-hosted git, forgejo-compatible flows, or tea
• You need CLI automation for issues, pull requests, repos, comments, or releases
• You need host-specific auth profiles (multiple Gitea instances)

Core Rules

1. Prefer tea over gh for Gitea targets.
2. Always scope commands to target explicitly when ambiguity exists:

- --repo owner/name - --login <profile> - --remote <remote-name>

1. If command flags differ by tea version, run tea <cmd> --help first and follow local help text.
2. For PR/review actions, ensure local branches are pushed before create/merge operations.

Auth Workflow

Create login profile (token)

tea login add --name <profile> --url https://gitea.example.com --token <token>

Verify logins / switch default

tea login ls
tea login default -n <profile>

Optional env-based auth (automation)

• GITEASERVERURL
• GITEASERVERTOKEN
• GITEASERVERUSER
• GITEASERVERPASSWORD

Command Mapping (gh -> tea)

• Repo list: gh repo list -> tea repos ls
• Issue list: gh issue list -> tea issues ls
• Issue create: gh issue create -> tea issues create
• PR list: gh pr list -> tea pr ls or tea pulls ls
• PR create: gh pr create -> tea pr create or tea pulls create
• PR checkout: gh pr checkout <n> -> tea pulls checkout <n>
• Comment on PR/issue: gh pr comment / gh issue comment -> tea comment <index> [body]
• Release list/create: gh release list/create -> tea releases ls / tea releases create

Practical Patterns

Work on a specific repo

tea issues ls --repo owner/name --login <profile>
tea pr ls --repo owner/name --login <profile>

Create issue / PR

tea issues create --repo owner/name --title "Title" --body "Details"
tea pr create --repo owner/name --head <branch> --title "Title" --description "Details"

Review / merge PR

tea pulls review <index>
tea pulls approve <index>
tea pulls merge <index>

Release workflow

tea releases create --repo owner/name --tag vX.Y.Z --title "vX.Y.Z"
tea release assets --help

Safety + Verification

• Run read-only commands first (ls, list, view) before mutating operations.
• If repo context unclear, require explicit --repo and --login.
• Before destructive actions (delete, close, merge), confirm target index and repository.
• If command fails, capture tea <subcommand> --help output and adapt flags to installed version.

Troubleshooting

• Auth failures: re-check login profile URL/token; verify tea login ls.
• Wrong target host/repo: pass both --login and --repo explicitly.
• PR creation errors: ensure branch is pushed and upstream is configured.
• TLS issues on internal hosts: prefer proper CA trust; use insecure flags only when user explicitly accepts risk.