• LIST
  • SUMMARY
  • SEARCH
  • HUMAN

How to inventory organization repositories with your AI

Connect Gitea to your agent to access your organization's data. Once linked, you can audit your entire repository list through chat.

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Short answer

How can I list and summarize all repos in a Gitea organization?

Ask your agent to find the organization and list its repositories. It will then provide a summary of each repo so you can see what's in your codebase. You'll get a clear breakdown of your organization's contents.

The results of your audit.

Where your data lands.

The agent gathers information from Gitea and organizes it for you.

LIST

Complete repo list

The agent identifies every repository within your chosen organization. You get a clean list of names and details.

SUMMARY

Project overviews

Your agent reads the repository data to explain the purpose of each project. This helps you understand the codebase without opening every repo.

SEARCH

Filtered discovery

You can ask for specific repositories or search for projects based on the summaries the agent provides.

HUMAN

Manual decisions

You review the agent's summary to decide which repositories need your attention or further investigation.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The agent follows a sequence to map out your organization's structure.

  1. Locate organization

    The agent finds the specific organization you want to audit within your Gitea instance.

    list_orgs

  2. Fetch repositories

    It pulls the full list of repositories belonging to that organization.

    list_org_repos

  3. Read repository details

    The agent looks at the metadata for each repository to understand its context.

    list_org_repos

  4. Compile summary

    The agent organizes the gathered information into a readable report for you.

    list_org_repos

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your inventory.

Starting points

Swap out the organization names in these examples for your own Gitea handles.

Gitea Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_SICQZKEcHwUlk0yUptygSAxtaKOlo84McxfBfExb/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Gitea capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gitea-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_SICQZKEcHwUlk0yUptygSAxtaKOlo84McxfBfExb/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all repositories in the 'infrastructure-team' organization.

  • Summarize all the repos in 'web-apps'.

  • Which repositories belong to the 'security-audit' org?

  • Give me a breakdown of every repo in 'legacy-systems'.

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Start here

Connect Gitea once, then ask.

Click the link to authorize the connection. Your login stays encrypted on our side, and you can start working immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete or rename a repository?

    No. The agent can only read and list data. It has no tools to modify or delete anything in Gitea.

  • 02

    Can the AI create new repositories?

    No. This MCP is limited to retrieving information; it cannot perform write actions like creating repos.

  • 03

    Can I list repositories for a single user?

    No. The tools provided are specifically for listing repositories within an organization.

  • 04

    Does the AI see my private code files?

    The agent only accesses the repository metadata and descriptions provided by the tools. It doesn't read your source code unless you specifically ask it to look at a file.

  • 05

    How does the AI know which organization to look at?

    You tell the agent the name of the organization in your prompt, and it uses that to find the right data.

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