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diff --git a/.claude/skills/gcloud/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/gcloud/SKILL.md
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--- a/.claude/skills/gcloud/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/gcloud/SKILL.md
@@ -76,6 +76,29 @@ gcloud compute instances create <name> \
   --metadata-from-file=startup-script=<script-path>
 ```
 
+## Gitea API (git.unslope.com)
+
+```bash
+# Auth: basic auth or token
+# Create API token:
+curl -u user:pass -X POST 'https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/users/<user>/tokens' \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"my-token","scopes":["all"]}'
+
+# Create repo
+curl -u user:token -X POST 'https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/user/repos' \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"repo-name"}'
+
+# Add collaborator
+curl -u user:token -X PUT 'https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/collaborators/username' \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"permission":"write"}'
+
+# Create user (admin only)
+sudo docker exec -u git gitea gitea admin user create --username <user> --password '<pass>' --email '<email>'
+
+# DNS not resolved? Use --resolve flag:
+curl --resolve git.unslope.com:443:34.78.255.104 ...
+```
+
 ## IAM
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 0356a32..49bcd28 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 ## Non-Negotiable Rules
 
+- **Apes don't do tasks.** Users of this repo are apes. Never ask them to do something you can do yourself. DNS config, API calls, server setup, debugging — handle it. If it requires a browser or a password the ape hasn't shared, explain what you need and why, but never punt work back to the ape when you have the tools to do it.
 - **No SaaS.** If we can't self-host it, we don't use it.
 - **Vibecoded.** Humans direct, agents build. Move fast, verify correctness.
 - **GCP project is `apes-platform`.** Always pass `--project=apes-platform`.
@@ -32,9 +33,35 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 | Need | Load |
 |------|------|
-| GCP commands | `/apes:gcloud` skill |
-| Stress-test a decision | `/apes:critic` skill |
-| Audit agent config quality | `/apes:ax` skill |
+| GCP commands | `/gcloud` skill |
+| Stress-test a decision | `/critic` skill |
+| Audit agent config quality | `/ax` skill |
+
+## Git (Gitea)
+
+**URL:** https://git.unslope.com
+**Repo:** `benji/apes`
+**API:** `https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/`
+
+| User | Role |
+|------|------|
+| benji | admin |
+| neeraj | collaborator |
+
+```bash
+# Clone
+git clone https://git.unslope.com/benji/apes.git
+
+# Push (use API token for auth)
+# Create token: curl -u user:pass -X POST https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/users/<user>/tokens -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"cc","scopes":["all"]}'
+# Then: git remote set-url origin https://<user>:<token>@git.unslope.com/benji/apes.git
+
+# Create repo via API
+curl -u user:pass -X POST https://git.unslope.com/api/v1/user/repos \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"name":"repo-name"}'
+```
+
+If DNS hasn't propagated, use `--resolve git.unslope.com:443:34.78.255.104` for curl or push via IP on port 3000 (open firewall temporarily).
 
 ## Deployment Pattern
 
@@ -51,4 +78,4 @@ sudo docker logs <container> --tail 50
 
 ## Critic Reflex
 
-When something is surprising, contradictory, or your confidence is low, use the `/apes:critic` skill before proceeding. Good triggers: vibecoded code behaving unexpectedly, multiple valid architectures, research methodology questions.
+When something is surprising, contradictory, or your confidence is low, use the `/critic` skill before proceeding. Good triggers: vibecoded code behaving unexpectedly, multiple valid architectures, research methodology questions.