# Gitea Access (tea CLI)

**Never access the Gitea API directly** — use the `tea` CLI with all required flags to bypass interactive mode.

Always pass `--login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --output simple` to avoid TTY prompts.

```bash
# List open PRs
tea pr list --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --state open --output simple

# View a PR with comments
tea pr --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --comments -o simple <PR_NUMBER>

# Post a comment on a PR (or issue) — use @filepath for long comments
tooling/tea-comment <NUMBER> @/tmp/review.md
tooling/tea-comment <NUMBER> "short inline comment"

# Approve a PR
tea pr approve --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach <PR_NUMBER>

# List issues
tea issue list --login schweitz --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach --state open --output simple
```

## Key rules

- **All flags must be explicit** — omitting `--login` or `--repo` triggers interactive prompts that crash in Claude Code (no TTY)
- **Use `--output simple`** for machine-readable output (no table borders)
- **For comments, use `tooling/tea-comment <number> @/tmp/file.md`** for long comments (write to file first, then pass `@filepath`). Short inline strings also work: `tooling/tea-comment <number> "body"`. The `@filepath` form avoids `$()` subshells which break permission matching.
- **`tea pr reject` does not work on your own PRs** — use `tea comment` instead
- **Never delete protected branches:** `main`, `maintenance`, `server`, `client`, `copy`, `audio`, `visual`, `ci` are protected on Gitea. Do not use `tea pr clean`, `git push --delete`, or `git branch -D` on these branches.

## Pull requests

**Use `tea` (Gitea CLI), not `gh` (GitHub CLI).** The remote is Gitea at `git.schweitz.internal`.

Always provide all required flags to ensure non-interactive execution:
```bash
tea pr create \
  --repo jpmschweitzer/settled-reach \
  --login schweitz \
  --title "feat(scope): short description" \
  --description "PR body here" \
  --base main \
  --head branch-name
```