Use Gitea from Claude
Add the Gitea connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorGitea
Gitea integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Gitea once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDeveloper Tools & IT
Use Gitea from Codex
Add the Gitea connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Developer Tools & IT
What the Gitea connector can do
Gitea hosts Git repositories, issues, and pull requests on a lightweight, self-hosted or hosted platform. With a Gitea connection in type.com, a developer Space can ask Claude to check the instance's configuration, confirm attachment limits before an upload, or look up a user's federated profile, with findings shared in the thread.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Gitea once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Use Gitea from Claude Code, Codex, and automations
Use Gitea from Claude Code or Codex
Once Gitea is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Automate Gitea on a schedule or webhook
In a Space with Gitea connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
What teams do with Gitea in type.com
Confirm upload limits before sharing a file
Check the instance's attachment settings so the team knows the size and type limits before trying to upload something large.
Check our Gitea instance's attachment settings to see the maximum file size allowed.
Understand enabled repository features
Check which repository features, like mirroring or LFS, are turned on for the instance before planning a workflow around them.
Check Gitea's general repository settings to see if LFS and mirroring are enabled on our instance.
Look up a user's federated profile
Retrieve a user's ActivityPub actor data when working with federation across Gitea instances.
Get the ActivityPub actor for this Gitea user so we can check their federated identity.
Representative actions
- Get ActivityPub Person Actor
Retrieves a user's ActivityPub representation for federation purposes.
- Get General API Settings
Returns configuration like pagination caps and response size limits for the connected Gitea instance.
- Get General Attachment Settings
Returns the instance's file attachment settings, including size and type limits.
- Get General Repository Settings
Returns which repository features, like mirroring or LFS, are enabled for the instance.
- Get General UI Settings
Returns the instance's UI configuration, including default theme and allowed reactions.
Connection
API and auth details
Gitea publishes Swagger/OpenAPI-style REST API documentation for code-hosting resources. Integrations can manage repositories, issues, pull requests, releases, organizations, users, packages, and administrative resources on self-hosted or hosted Gitea instances, typically using access tokens or other instance-supported API authentication.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://docs.gitea.com/api/1.21/
- Official site
- https://about.gitea.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Gitea
Can Claude check Gitea instance settings from type.com?
Yes. Once Gitea is connected and shared with a Space, Claude can check API, attachment, repository, and UI settings from a thread.
How do I authenticate Gitea in type.com?
Gitea uses an access token suited to the instance's authentication method. An admin adds it once when creating the connection.
Can Gitea configuration checks run on a schedule?
Yes. Turn a recurring check, like confirming repository settings after an upgrade, into a type.com automation.
Can Claude Code or Codex use Gitea?
Yes. Once Gitea is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Can I automate Gitea on a schedule?
Yes. In a Space with Gitea connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Gitea?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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