diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 62eff0f2..e5717974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
-# DEFGROUP: GitHub.Workflow
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
 # INGROUP: MokoStandards.Release
-# REPO: https://github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/auto-release.yml.template
 # VERSION: 04.06.00
 # BRIEF: Joomla build & release — ZIP package, updates.xml, SHA-256 checksum
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@
 # |    4. Update [VERSION: XX.YY.ZZ] badges in markdown files              |
 # |    5. Write updates.xml (Joomla update server XML)                      |
 # |    6. Create git tag vXX.YY.ZZ                                        |
-# |    7a. Patch: update existing GitHub Release for this minor            |
+# |    7a. Patch: update existing Gitea Release for this minor             |
 # |    8. Build ZIP, upload asset, write SHA-256 to updates.xml             |
 # |                                                                        |
 # |  Every version change: archives main -> version/XX.YY branch           |
-# |  Patch 00 = development (no release). First release = patch 01.        |
+# |  All patches release (including 00). Patch 00/01 = full pipeline.      |
 # |  First release only (patch == 01):                                     |
-# |    7b. Create new GitHub Release                                       |
+# |    7b. Create new Gitea Release                                        |
+# |                                                                        |
+# |  GitHub mirror: stable/rc releases only (continue-on-error)            |
 # |                                                                        |
 # +========================================================================+
 
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
+  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -61,25 +66,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup MokoStandards tools
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
-          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN }}"}}'
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch version/04 --quiet \
-            "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards.git" \
-            /tmp/mokostandards
-          cd /tmp/mokostandards
+            "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoStandards-API.git" \
+            /tmp/mokostandards-api
+          cd /tmp/mokostandards-api
           composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet
 
       # -- STEP 1: Read version -----------------------------------------------
       - name: "Step 1: Read version from README.md"
         id: version
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
+          VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
           if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
             echo "No VERSION in README.md — skipping release"
             echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -97,19 +103,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "minor=$MINOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "major=$MAJOR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "release_tag=v${MAJOR}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          if [ "$PATCH" = "00" ]; then
-            echo "skip=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "is_minor=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Version: $VERSION (patch 00 = development — skipping release)"
+          # Determine stability for mirror gating
+          echo "stability=stable" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [ "$PATCH" = "00" ] || [ "$PATCH" = "01" ]; then
+            echo "is_minor=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Version: $VERSION (first release for this minor — full pipeline)"
           else
-            echo "skip=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            if [ "$PATCH" = "01" ]; then
-              echo "is_minor=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-              echo "Version: $VERSION (first release — full pipeline)"
-            else
-              echo "is_minor=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-              echo "Version: $VERSION (patch — platform version + badges only)"
-            fi
+            echo "is_minor=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Version: $VERSION (patch — platform version + badges only)"
           fi
 
       - name: Check if already released
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
           steps.check.outputs.already_released != 'true'
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/version_set_platform.php \
+          php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_set_platform.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch main
 
       # -- STEP 4: Update version badges ----------------------------------------
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Build targetplatform (fallback to Joomla 5 if not in manifest)
           if [ -z "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ]; then
-            TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="5.*" %s>' "/")
+            TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="((5.[0-9])|(6.[0-9]))" %s>' "/")
           fi
 
           # Build php_minimum tag
@@ -318,11 +320,12 @@ jobs:
             PHP_TAG="<php_minimum>${PHP_MINIMUM}</php_minimum>"
           fi
 
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/v${VERSION}/${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}.zip"
-          INFO_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/tag/v${VERSION}"
+          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/v${VERSION}/${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}.zip"
+          INFO_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/tag/v${VERSION}"
 
-          # -- Build stable entry to temp file ─────────────────────────
-          {
+          # -- Build update entry for a given stability tag
+          build_entry() {
+            local TAG_NAME="$1"
             printf '%s\n' '  <update>'
             printf '%s\n' "    <name>${EXT_NAME}</name>"
             printf '%s\n' "    <description>${EXT_NAME} update</description>"
@@ -331,9 +334,7 @@ jobs:
             printf '%s\n' "    <version>${VERSION}</version>"
             [ -n "$CLIENT_TAG" ] && printf '%s\n' "    ${CLIENT_TAG}"
             [ -n "$FOLDER_TAG" ] && printf '%s\n' "    ${FOLDER_TAG}"
-            printf '%s\n' '    <tags>'
-            printf '%s\n' '      <tag>stable</tag>'
-            printf '%s\n' '    </tags>'
+            printf '%s\n' "    <tags><tag>${TAG_NAME}</tag></tags>"
             printf '%s\n' "    <infourl title=\"${EXT_NAME}\">${INFO_URL}</infourl>"
             printf '%s\n' '    <downloads>'
             printf '%s\n' "      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"zip\">${DOWNLOAD_URL}</downloadurl>"
@@ -343,35 +344,22 @@ jobs:
             printf '%s\n' '    <maintainer>Moko Consulting</maintainer>'
             printf '%s\n' '    <maintainerurl>https://mokoconsulting.tech</maintainerurl>'
             printf '%s\n' '  </update>'
-          } > /tmp/stable_entry.xml
-
-          # -- Write updates.xml preserving dev/rc entries ──────────────
-          # Extract existing entries for other stability levels
-          # Order reflects release workflow: development → alpha → beta → rc → stable
-          if [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            printf 'import re, sys\n' > /tmp/extract.py
-            printf 'with open("updates.xml") as f: c = f.read()\n' >> /tmp/extract.py
-            printf 'tag = sys.argv[1]\n' >> /tmp/extract.py
-            printf 'm = re.search(r"(  <update>.*?<tag>" + re.escape(tag) + r"</tag>.*?</update>)", c, re.DOTALL)\n' >> /tmp/extract.py
-            printf 'if m: print(m.group(1))\n' >> /tmp/extract.py
-          fi
-          DEV_ENTRY=$(python3 /tmp/extract.py development 2>/dev/null || true)
-          ALPHA_ENTRY=$(python3 /tmp/extract.py alpha 2>/dev/null || true)
-          BETA_ENTRY=$(python3 /tmp/extract.py beta 2>/dev/null || true)
-          RC_ENTRY=$(python3 /tmp/extract.py rc 2>/dev/null || true)
+          }
 
+          # -- Write updates.xml with cascading channels
+          # Stable release updates ALL channels (development, alpha, beta, rc, stable)
           {
             printf '%s\n' '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
             printf '%s\n' '<updates>'
-            [ -n "$DEV_ENTRY" ] && echo "$DEV_ENTRY"
-            [ -n "$ALPHA_ENTRY" ] && echo "$ALPHA_ENTRY"
-            [ -n "$BETA_ENTRY" ] && echo "$BETA_ENTRY"
-            [ -n "$RC_ENTRY" ] && echo "$RC_ENTRY"
-            cat /tmp/stable_entry.xml
+            build_entry "development"
+            build_entry "alpha"
+            build_entry "beta"
+            build_entry "rc"
+            build_entry "stable"
             printf '%s\n' '</updates>'
           } > updates.xml
 
-          echo "updates.xml: ${VERSION} (stable + rc/dev preserved)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "updates.xml: ${VERSION} (all channels updated to stable)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       # -- Commit all changes ---------------------------------------------------
       - name: Commit release changes
@@ -384,11 +372,13 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
-          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          # Set push URL with token for branch-protected repos
+          git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "chore(release): build ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-            --author="github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
+            --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
           git push
 
       # -- STEP 6: Create tag ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -409,69 +399,76 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "Tag: ${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-      # -- STEP 7: Create or update GitHub Release ------------------------------
-      - name: "Step 7: GitHub Release"
+      # -- STEP 7: Create or update Gitea Release --------------------------------
+      - name: "Step 7: Gitea Release"
         if: >-
           steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
           steps.check.outputs.tag_exists != 'true'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
           BRANCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.branch }}"
           MAJOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
-          NOTES=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null)
+          NOTES=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null)
           [ -z "$NOTES" ] && NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
-          echo "$NOTES" > /tmp/release_notes.md
 
           # Check if the major release already exists
-          EXISTING=$(gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" --json tagName -q .tagName 2>/dev/null || true)
+          EXISTING=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          EXISTING_ID=$(echo "$EXISTING" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
-          if [ -z "$EXISTING" ]; then
+          if [ -z "$EXISTING_ID" ]; then
             # First release for this major
-            gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" \
-              --notes-file /tmp/release_notes.md \
-              --target "$BRANCH"
+            curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API_BASE}/releases" \
+              -d "$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({
+                'tag_name': '${RELEASE_TAG}',
+                'name': 'v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})',
+                'body': '''${NOTES}''',
+                'target_commitish': '${BRANCH}'
+              }))")"
             echo "Release created: ${RELEASE_TAG} (${VERSION})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           else
             # Append version notes to existing major release
-            CURRENT_NOTES=$(gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" --json body -q .body 2>/dev/null || true)
-            {
-              echo "$CURRENT_NOTES"
-              echo ""
-              echo "---"
-              echo "### ${VERSION}"
-              echo ""
-              cat /tmp/release_notes.md
-            } > /tmp/updated_notes.md
+            CURRENT_BODY=$(echo "$EXISTING" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('body',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            UPDATED_BODY="${CURRENT_BODY}
 
-            gh release edit "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" \
-              --notes-file /tmp/updated_notes.md
+          ---
+          ### ${VERSION}
+
+          ${NOTES}"
+
+            curl -sf -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              "${API_BASE}/releases/${EXISTING_ID}" \
+              -d "$(python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.dumps({
+                'name': 'v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})',
+                'body': sys.stdin.read()
+              }))" <<< "$UPDATED_BODY")"
             echo "Release updated: ${RELEASE_TAG} -> ${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
 
       # -- STEP 8: Build Joomla install ZIP + SHA-256 checksum ------------------
-      # Every patch builds an install-ready ZIP and uploads it to the minor release.
-      # Result: one Release per minor version with a ZIP for each patch.
       - name: "Step 8: Build Joomla package and update checksum"
         if: >-
           steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
           RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
           REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
           # All ZIPs upload to the major release tag (vXX)
-          gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" --json tagName > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+          RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE_JSON" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
             echo "No release ${RELEASE_TAG} found — skipping ZIP upload"
             exit 0
-          }
+          fi
 
           # Find extension element name from manifest
           MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xml" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
@@ -505,27 +502,108 @@ jobs:
           SHA256_ZIP=$(sha256sum "/tmp/${ZIP_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
           SHA256_TAR=$(sha256sum "/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
 
+          # -- Delete existing assets with same name before uploading ------
+          ASSETS=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" 2>/dev/null || echo "[]")
+          for ASSET_NAME in "$ZIP_NAME" "$TAR_NAME"; do
+            ASSET_ID=$(echo "$ASSETS" | python3 -c "
+          import sys,json
+          assets = json.load(sys.stdin)
+          for a in assets:
+              if a['name'] == '${ASSET_NAME}':
+                  print(a['id']); break
+          " 2>/dev/null || true)
+            if [ -n "$ASSET_ID" ]; then
+              curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${ASSET_ID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+          done
+
           # -- Upload both to release tag ----------------------------------
-          gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" "/tmp/${ZIP_NAME}" --clobber 2>/dev/null || true
-          gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" "/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" --clobber 2>/dev/null || true
+          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            --data-binary @"/tmp/${ZIP_NAME}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${ZIP_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+          curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            --data-binary @"/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${TAR_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
           # -- Update updates.xml with both download formats ---------------
           if [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            ZIP_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${ZIP_NAME}"
-            TAR_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${TAR_NAME}"
+            ZIP_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${ZIP_NAME}"
+            TAR_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${TAR_NAME}"
 
-            # Replace downloads block with both formats + SHA
-            sed -i "s|<downloads>.*</downloads>|<downloads>\n      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"zip\">${ZIP_URL}</downloadurl>\n      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"tar.gz\">${TAR_URL}</downloadurl>\n    </downloads>|" updates.xml 2>/dev/null || true
-            if grep -q '<sha256>' updates.xml; then
-              sed -i "s|<sha256>.*</sha256>|<sha256>sha256:${SHA256_ZIP}</sha256>|" updates.xml
-            else
-              sed -i "s|</downloads>|</downloads>\n    <sha256>sha256:${SHA256_ZIP}</sha256>|" updates.xml
-            fi
+            # Use Python to update only the stable entry's downloads + sha256
+            export PY_ZIP_URL="$ZIP_URL" PY_TAR_URL="$TAR_URL" PY_SHA="$SHA256_ZIP"
+            python3 << 'PYEOF'
+          import re, os
 
+          with open("updates.xml") as f:
+              content = f.read()
+
+          zip_url = os.environ["PY_ZIP_URL"]
+          tar_url = os.environ["PY_TAR_URL"]
+          sha = os.environ["PY_SHA"]
+
+          # Find the stable update block and replace its downloads + sha256
+          def replace_stable(m):
+              block = m.group(0)
+              # Replace downloads block
+              new_downloads = (
+                  "    <downloads>\n"
+                  f"      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"zip\">{zip_url}</downloadurl>\n"
+                  f"      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"tar.gz\">{tar_url}</downloadurl>\n"
+                  "    </downloads>"
+              )
+              block = re.sub(r'    <downloads>.*?</downloads>', new_downloads, block, flags=re.DOTALL)
+              # Add or replace sha256
+              if '<sha256>' in block:
+                  block = re.sub(r'    <sha256>.*?</sha256>', f'    <sha256>{sha}</sha256>', block)
+              else:
+                  block = block.replace('</downloads>', f'</downloads>\n    <sha256>{sha}</sha256>')
+              return block
+
+          content = re.sub(
+              r'  <update>.*?<tag>stable</tag>.*?</update>',
+              replace_stable,
+              content,
+              flags=re.DOTALL
+          )
+
+          with open("updates.xml", "w") as f:
+              f.write(content)
+          PYEOF
+
+            CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
             git add updates.xml
             git commit -m "chore(release): ZIP + tar.gz for ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-              --author="github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>" || true
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" || true
             git push || true
+
+            # Also update updates.xml on main via Gitea API (git push blocked by branch protection)
+            if [ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "main" ]; then
+              GA_TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
+              API="${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}"
+
+              FILE_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+                "${API}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" | jq -r '.sha // empty')
+
+              if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ]; then
+                CONTENT=$(base64 -w0 updates.xml)
+                curl -sf -X PUT -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+                  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                  "${API}/contents/updates.xml" \
+                  -d "$(jq -n \
+                    --arg content "$CONTENT" \
+                    --arg sha "$FILE_SHA" \
+                    --arg msg "chore: update stable channel to ${VERSION} on main [skip ci]" \
+                    --arg branch "main" \
+                    '{content: $content, sha: $sha, message: $msg, branch: $branch}'
+                  )" > /dev/null && echo "updates.xml synced to main via API" || echo "WARNING: failed to sync updates.xml to main"
+              fi
+            fi
           fi
 
           echo "### Joomla Packages" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -535,7 +613,50 @@ jobs:
           echo "| \`${ZIP_NAME}\` | ${ZIP_SIZE} | \`${SHA256_ZIP}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| \`${TAR_NAME}\` | ${TAR_SIZE} | \`${SHA256_TAR}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| Release | \`${RELEASE_TAG}\` | |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| Download | [${PACKAGE_NAME}](https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${PACKAGE_NAME}) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Download | [${ZIP_NAME}](${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${ZIP_NAME}) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      # -- STEP 9: Mirror to GitHub (stable only) --------------------------------
+      - name: "Step 9: Mirror release to GitHub"
+        if: >-
+          steps.version.outputs.skip != 'true' &&
+          steps.version.outputs.stability == 'stable' &&
+          secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN != ''
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          RELEASE_TAG="${{ steps.version.outputs.release_tag }}"
+          MAJOR="${{ steps.version.outputs.major }}"
+          BRANCH="${{ steps.version.outputs.branch }}"
+          GH_REPO="${{ vars.GH_MIRROR_REPO || github.repository }}"
+
+          NOTES=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/release_notes.php --path . --version "$VERSION" 2>/dev/null || true)
+          [ -z "$NOTES" ] && NOTES="Release ${VERSION}"
+          echo "$NOTES" > /tmp/release_notes.md
+
+          EXISTING=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" 2>/dev/null | jq -r ".tag_name // empty" || true)
+
+          if [ -z "$EXISTING" ]; then
+            gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" \
+              --repo "$GH_REPO" \
+              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" \
+              --notes-file /tmp/release_notes.md \
+              --target "$BRANCH" || true
+          else
+            gh release edit "$RELEASE_TAG" \
+              --repo "$GH_REPO" \
+              --title "v${MAJOR} (latest: ${VERSION})" || true
+          fi
+
+          # Upload assets to GitHub mirror
+          for PKG in /tmp/${EXT_ELEMENT:-pkg}-${VERSION}.*; do
+            if [ -f "$PKG" ]; then
+              _RELID=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" 2>/dev/null | jq -r ".id // empty")
+              [ -n "$_RELID" ] && curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${_RELID}/assets?name=$(basename $PKG)" --data-binary "@$PKG" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "GitHub mirror updated: ${GH_REPO} ${RELEASE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
       # -- Summary --------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Pipeline Summary
@@ -556,5 +677,5 @@ jobs:
             echo "| Version | \`${VERSION}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "| Branch | \`${{ steps.version.outputs.branch }}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "| Tag | \`${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo "| Release | [View](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "| Release | [View](${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/tag/${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}) |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-server.yml b/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
index 83c8e0da..df227fd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-server.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
-# DEFGROUP: GitHub.Workflow
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
 # INGROUP: MokoStandards.Joomla
-# REPO: https://github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template
 # VERSION: 04.06.00
 # BRIEF: Update Joomla update server XML feed with stable/rc/dev entries
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
+  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -61,39 +64,40 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup MokoStandards tools
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
-          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN }}"}}'
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch version/04 --quiet \
-            "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards.git" \
-            /tmp/mokostandards 2>/dev/null || true
-          if [ -d "/tmp/mokostandards" ] && [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards/composer.json" ]; then
-            cd /tmp/mokostandards && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
+            "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/MokoStandards-API.git" \
+            /tmp/mokostandards-api 2>/dev/null || true
+          if [ -d "/tmp/mokostandards-api" ] && [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards-api/composer.json" ]; then
+            cd /tmp/mokostandards-api && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
           fi
 
       - name: Generate updates.xml entry
+        id: update
         run: |
           BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
           REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
-          VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
 
-          # Auto-bump patch on alpha/beta/rc branches (not dev — dev bumps manually)
-          if [[ "$BRANCH" != dev/* ]]; then
-            git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-            git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-            BUMPED=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
-            if [ -n "$BUMPED" ]; then
-              VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "$VERSION")
-              git add -A
-              git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump patch ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-                --author="github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>" 2>/dev/null || true
-              git push 2>/dev/null || true
-            fi
+          # Auto-bump patch on all branches (dev, alpha, beta, rc)
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          BUMPED=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ -n "$BUMPED" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "$VERSION")
+            git add -A
+            git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump patch ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>" 2>/dev/null || true
+            git push 2>/dev/null || true
           fi
 
           # Determine stability from branch or input
@@ -111,6 +115,8 @@ jobs:
             STABILITY="stable"
           fi
 
+          echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
           # Parse manifest (portable — no grep -P)
           MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.xml" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
           if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
           # Use manifest version if README version is empty
           [ "$VERSION" = "0.0.0" ] && [ -n "$EXT_VERSION" ] && VERSION="$EXT_VERSION"
 
-          [ -z "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ] && TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="5.*" %s>' "/")
+          [ -z "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ] && TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="((5.[0-9])|(6.[0-9]))" %s>' "/")
 
           CLIENT_TAG=""
           [ -n "$EXT_CLIENT" ] && CLIENT_TAG="<client>${EXT_CLIENT}</client>"
@@ -173,10 +179,10 @@ jobs:
           esac
 
           PACKAGE_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${DISPLAY_VERSION}.zip"
-          DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
-          INFO_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}"
+          DOWNLOAD_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
+          INFO_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
 
-          # ── Build install packages (ZIP + tar.gz) ───────────────────
+          # -- Build install packages (ZIP + tar.gz) --------------------
           SOURCE_DIR="src"
           [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
           if [ -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
@@ -192,20 +198,62 @@ jobs:
 
             SHA256=$(sha256sum "/tmp/${PACKAGE_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
 
-            # Ensure release exists
-            gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" --json tagName > /dev/null 2>&1 || \
-              gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" --title "${RELEASE_TAG} (${DISPLAY_VERSION})" --notes "${STABILITY} release" --prerelease --target main 2>/dev/null || true
+            # Ensure release exists on Gitea
+            RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+              "${API_BASE}/releases/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE_JSON" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
-            # Upload both formats
-            gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" "/tmp/${PACKAGE_NAME}" --clobber 2>/dev/null || true
-            gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" "/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" --clobber 2>/dev/null || true
+            if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+              # Create release
+              RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                "${API_BASE}/releases" \
+                -d "$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({
+                  'tag_name': '${RELEASE_TAG}',
+                  'name': '${RELEASE_TAG} (${DISPLAY_VERSION})',
+                  'body': '${STABILITY} release',
+                  'prerelease': True,
+                  'target_commitish': 'main'
+                }))")" 2>/dev/null || true)
+              RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE_JSON" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
+            fi
+
+            if [ -n "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
+              # Delete existing assets with same name before uploading
+              ASSETS=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets" 2>/dev/null || echo "[]")
+              for ASSET_FILE in "$PACKAGE_NAME" "$TAR_NAME"; do
+                ASSET_ID=$(echo "$ASSETS" | python3 -c "
+          import sys,json
+          assets = json.load(sys.stdin)
+          for a in assets:
+              if a['name'] == '${ASSET_FILE}':
+                  print(a['id']); break
+          " 2>/dev/null || true)
+                if [ -n "$ASSET_ID" ]; then
+                  curl -sf -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                    "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${ASSET_ID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+                fi
+              done
+
+              # Upload both formats
+              curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+                --data-binary @"/tmp/${PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${PACKAGE_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+              curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+                --data-binary @"/tmp/${TAR_NAME}" \
+                "${API_BASE}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${TAR_NAME}" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            fi
 
             echo "Packages: ${PACKAGE_NAME} + ${TAR_NAME} (SHA: ${SHA256})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           else
             SHA256=""
           fi
 
-          # ── Build the new entry ───────────────────────────────────────
+          # -- Build the new entry -----------------------------------------
           NEW_ENTRY=""
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}  <update>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <name>${EXT_NAME}</name>\n"
@@ -220,37 +268,65 @@ jobs:
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    </tags>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <infourl title=\"${EXT_NAME}\">${INFO_URL}</infourl>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <downloads>\n"
-          TAR_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${EXT_ELEMENT}-${DISPLAY_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+          TAR_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}/releases/download/${RELEASE_TAG}/${EXT_ELEMENT}-${DISPLAY_VERSION}.tar.gz"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"zip\">${DOWNLOAD_URL}</downloadurl>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}      <downloadurl type=\"full\" format=\"tar.gz\">${TAR_URL}</downloadurl>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    </downloads>\n"
-          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <sha256>sha256:${SHA256}</sha256>\n"
+          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <sha256>${SHA256}</sha256>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    ${TARGET_PLATFORM}\n"
           [ -n "$PHP_TAG" ] && NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    ${PHP_TAG}\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <maintainer>Moko Consulting</maintainer>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}    <maintainerurl>https://mokoconsulting.tech</maintainerurl>\n"
           NEW_ENTRY="${NEW_ENTRY}  </update>"
 
-          # ── Write new entry to temp file ───────────────────────────────
+          # -- Write new entry to temp file --------------------------------
           printf '%b' "$NEW_ENTRY" > /tmp/new_entry.xml
 
-          # ── Merge into updates.xml ─────────────────────────────────────
+          # -- Merge into updates.xml (only update this stability channel) -
+          # Cascading update: each stability level updates itself and all lower levels
+          # stable → all | rc → rc,beta,alpha,dev | beta → beta,alpha,dev | alpha → alpha,dev | dev → dev
+          CASCADE_MAP="stable:development,alpha,beta,rc,stable rc:development,alpha,beta,rc beta:development,alpha,beta alpha:development,alpha development:development"
+          TARGETS=""
+          for entry in $CASCADE_MAP; do
+            key="${entry%%:*}"
+            vals="${entry#*:}"
+            if [ "$key" = "${STABILITY}" ]; then
+              TARGETS="$vals"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+          [ -z "$TARGETS" ] && TARGETS="${STABILITY}"
+
           if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
             printf '%s\n' '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' > updates.xml
             printf '%s\n' '<updates>' >> updates.xml
             cat /tmp/new_entry.xml >> updates.xml
             printf '\n%s\n' '</updates>' >> updates.xml
           else
-            # Remove existing entry for this stability, insert new one
-            printf 'import re\nstability = "%s"\n' "${STABILITY}" > /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'with open("updates.xml") as f: content = f.read()\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'with open("/tmp/new_entry.xml") as f: new_entry = f.read()\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'pattern = r"  <update>.*?<tag>" + re.escape(stability) + r"</tag>.*?</update>\\n?"\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'content = re.sub(pattern, "", content, flags=re.DOTALL)\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'content = content.replace("</updates>", new_entry + "\\n</updates>")\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'content = re.sub(r"\\n{3,}", "\\n\\n", content)\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            printf 'with open("updates.xml", "w") as f: f.write(content)\n' >> /tmp/merge_xml.py
-            python3 /tmp/merge_xml.py 2>/dev/null || {
+            # Replace each cascading channel with the new entry (different tag)
+            export PY_TARGETS="$TARGETS"
+            python3 << PYEOF
+          import re, os
+          targets = os.environ["PY_TARGETS"].split(",")
+          stability = "${STABILITY}"
+          with open("updates.xml") as f:
+              content = f.read()
+          with open("/tmp/new_entry.xml") as f:
+              new_entry_template = f.read()
+          for tag in targets:
+              tag = tag.strip()
+              # Build entry with this tag
+              new_entry = re.sub(r"<tag>[^<]*</tag>", f"<tag>{tag}</tag>", new_entry_template)
+              # Remove existing entry for this tag
+              pattern = r"  <update>.*?<tag>" + re.escape(tag) + r"</tag>.*?</update>\n?"
+              content = re.sub(pattern, "", content, flags=re.DOTALL)
+              # Insert before </updates>
+              content = content.replace("</updates>", new_entry + "\n</updates>")
+          content = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", content)
+          with open("updates.xml", "w") as f:
+              f.write(content)
+          PYEOF
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
               # Fallback: rebuild keeping other stability entries
               {
                 printf '%s\n' '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
@@ -265,19 +341,39 @@ jobs:
                 printf '\n%s\n' '</updates>'
               } > /tmp/updates_new.xml
               mv /tmp/updates_new.xml updates.xml
-            }
+            fi
           fi
 
           # Commit
-          git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
           git add updates.xml
           git diff --cached --quiet || {
             git commit -m "chore: update updates.xml (${STABILITY}: ${DISPLAY_VERSION}) [skip ci]" \
-              --author="github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
+              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
             git push
           }
 
+      # -- Mirror to GitHub (stable and rc only) --------------------------------
+      - name: Mirror release to GitHub
+        if: >-
+          (steps.update.outputs.stability == 'stable' || steps.update.outputs.stability == 'rc') &&
+          secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN != ''
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_MIRROR_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          GH_REPO="${{ vars.GH_MIRROR_REPO || github.repository }}"
+          STABILITY="${{ steps.update.outputs.stability }}"
+          echo "GitHub mirror sync for ${STABILITY} — ${GH_REPO}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          # Mirror packages if they exist
+          for PKG in /tmp/*.zip /tmp/*.tar.gz; do
+            if [ -f "$PKG" ]; then
+              _RELID=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}" 2>/dev/null | jq -r ".id // empty")
+              [ -n "$_RELID" ] && curl -sf -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" "${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases/${_RELID}/assets?name=$(basename $PKG)" --data-binary "@$PKG" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            fi
+          done
+
       - name: SFTP deploy to dev server
         if: contains(github.ref, 'dev/')
         env:
@@ -288,15 +384,15 @@ jobs:
           DEV_PORT: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PORT }}
           DEV_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_KEY }}
           DEV_PASS: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_PASSWORD }}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}
         run: |
-          # ── Permission check: admin or maintain role required ──────
+          # -- Permission check: admin or maintain role required --------
           ACTOR="${{ github.actor }}"
           REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
-          PERMISSION=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" \
-            --jq '.permission' 2>/dev/null || \
-            gh api "repos/${REPO}/collaborators/${ACTOR}" \
-            --jq '.role' 2>/dev/null || echo "read")
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          PERMISSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" 2>/dev/null | \
+            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('permission','read'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "read")
           case "$PERMISSION" in
             admin|maintain|write) ;;
             *)
@@ -324,11 +420,11 @@ jobs:
             printf ',"password":"%s"}' "$DEV_PASS" >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
           fi
 
-          PLATFORM=$(php /tmp/mokostandards/api/cli/platform_detect.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
-          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "waas-component" ] && [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards/api/deploy/deploy-joomla.php" ]; then
-            php /tmp/mokostandards/api/deploy/deploy-joomla.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          elif [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards/api/deploy/deploy-sftp.php" ]; then
-            php /tmp/mokostandards/api/deploy/deploy-sftp.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          PLATFORM=$(php /tmp/mokostandards-api/cli/platform_detect.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "waas-component" ] && [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards-api/deploy/deploy-joomla.php" ]; then
+            php /tmp/mokostandards-api/deploy/deploy-joomla.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          elif [ -f "/tmp/mokostandards-api/deploy/deploy-sftp.php" ]; then
+            php /tmp/mokostandards-api/deploy/deploy-sftp.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
           fi
           rm -f /tmp/deploy_key /tmp/sftp-config.json
           echo "SFTP deploy to dev complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY