How to connect Gitea with ChatGPT

Connect ChatGPT to Gitea MCP. List all open issues in your repository, create a new pull request for dev branch, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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How to connect Gitea MCP with ChatGPT

ChatGPT can take action across your apps and files, stay with a project for hours, and turn a goal into finished materials like sheets, slides, and docs, not just answers.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Gitea account to ChatGPT via Composio Connect, so it can list all open issues in your repository, create a new pull request for dev branch, get commit history for a specific file through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Gitea integration lets ChatGPT take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,500+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Gitea to ChatGPT

1. Install the Composio plugin

Click the button. ChatGPT opens the Composio plugin page. Click Install plugin.

Install in ChatGPT

Composio plugin page in ChatGPT with the Install plugin button

You can also find it inside ChatGPT: go to Settings, open Plugins, search the marketplace for Composio, and click Install plugin.

2. Authenticate

After you install, ChatGPT asks you to authenticate with Composio. Log in and click Allow access to authorize ChatGPT to use your Composio account.

Composio login and Allow access screen for ChatGPT

3. Start using Composio

That is it. Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT. Type @Composio followed by your request, for example @Composio find unread Gitea messages and summarize them, and it will run the actions you authorize. On first use it asks you to authorize Gitea.

Option 2: Add Composio as an MCP server

If you cannot use the plugin marketplace, add Composio as a custom MCP server instead.

1. Open the MCP settings

In ChatGPT, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.

ChatGPT settings showing the Plugins page with the MCP tab selected

2. Add the server

Click Add server. In the Name field enter Composio, for Type select Streamable HTTP, and in the URL field paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
ChatGPT Add server dialog with the name Composio, type Streamable HTTP, and the Composio MCP URL

Then click Save. The Composio server now appears in your MCP plugins list.

ChatGPT Plugins page showing the Composio MCP server added to the list

3. Authenticate

Click Authenticate on the Composio entry, log in via Composio, and click Allow access. Composio tools are then available in ChatGPT the same way as with the plugin.

What you can do after connecting Gitea

  • List all open issues in your repository
  • Create a new pull request for dev branch
  • Get commit history for a specific file

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Gitea action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get ActivityPub Person Actor

Tool to retrieve the ActivityPub Person actor for a Gitea user.

Add Issue Dependency

Make one repository issue depend on another issue.

Cancel Workflow Run

Cancel an active Actions workflow run and return its resulting state.

Change Repository Files

Create, update, upload, rename, or delete files in one repository commit.

Create Branch

Create a repository branch from a branch, tag, or commit reference.

Create Issue

Create an issue with optional assignments and repository relationships.

Create Pull Request

Open a pull request between repository branches.

Create Repository Label

Create a repository label with configurable display and behavior settings.

Dispatch Workflow

Trigger a workflow_dispatch event and return the created run details.

Get Branch

Retrieve a repository branch, its commit, and effective protection state.

Get Commit

Retrieve one repository commit by Git ref or SHA.

Get Commit Status

Get the combined status and individual checks for a commit reference.

Get Current User

Return the Gitea user authenticated by the connected API token.

Get General API Settings

Tool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global API settings including pagination limits and response size constraints.

Get General Attachment Settings

Tool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for file attachments including enabled status, allowed file types, size limits, and file count limits.

Get General Repository Settings

Tool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for repositories including feature flags for mirroring, HTTP Git, migrations, stars, time tracking, and LFS.

Get General UI Settings

Tool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for UI including default theme, allowed reactions, and custom emojis.

Get Gitignore Template Info

Tool to retrieve information about a specific gitignore template.

Get Git Object

Retrieve a repository Git tree or blob by object SHA.

Get Label Template Info

Tool to retrieve all labels from a specific label template.

Get License Template Info

Tool to retrieve information about a specific license template.

Get Node Info

Tool to retrieve the nodeinfo of the Gitea application.

Get Pull Request

Retrieve one pull request and its current merge state and references.

Get Release by Tag

Retrieve a repository release by its exact tag name.

Get Repository

Retrieve metadata and capabilities for one repository.

Get Repository Contents

Retrieve file content or directory entries from a repository path.

Get Signing Key

Tool to retrieve the default GPG signing key used by Gitea to sign commits.

Get Version

Tool to retrieve the version of the Gitea application.

Get Workflow Job

Get structured status and step details for one Gitea Actions job.

Get Workflow Job Logs

Retrieve the plain-text diagnostic log for a repository Actions job.

List Branches

List repository branches and their head commits.

List Commits

List and filter commits in a repository.

List Gitignore Templates

Tool to retrieve all available gitignore templates.

List Issue Comments

List comments on a repository issue, optionally bounded by update time.

List Label Templates

Tool to retrieve all available label templates.

List License Templates

Tool to retrieve all available license templates.

List Pull Request Files

List files changed by a pull request.

List Pull Requests

Filter and list pull requests in a repository.

List Workflow Run Jobs

List jobs and step outcomes for one repository Actions workflow run.

List Workflow Runs

List and filter Actions workflow runs for a repository.

Merge Pull Request

Merge now or after checks using a selected strategy, with optional requirement bypass and source-branch deletion.

Get All Organizations

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all organizations in the Gitea instance.

List Organization Actions Secrets

Tool to list all action secrets for an organization.

Render Markdown

Tool to render a markdown document as HTML with configurable rendering modes and context.

Render Markdown Raw

Tool to render raw markdown text as HTML.

Render Markup

Tool to render a markup document as HTML with support for multiple markup formats.

Upsert Repository File

Create, update, move, or rename a file, optionally on a new branch with force-push.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Gitea MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Gitea tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Gitea and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. ChatGPT fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Gitea tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Gitea scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Gitea data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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