diff --git a/apps/harness/k8s/base/deployment.yaml b/apps/harness/k8s/base/deployment.yaml
index 6006b73..ab13e9c 100644
--- a/apps/harness/k8s/base/deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/harness/k8s/base/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
                   name: harness-mcp-credentials
                   key: gitea-token
             - name: GITEA_URL
-              value: "http://gitea.platform.svc:3000"
+              value: "http://gitea-helm-http.platform.svc:3000"
             - name: HARNESS_PG_MCP_URL
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/apps/harness/src/components/harness-dashboard.tsx b/apps/harness/src/components/harness-dashboard.tsx
index 4cdab6a..5b26890 100644
--- a/apps/harness/src/components/harness-dashboard.tsx
+++ b/apps/harness/src/components/harness-dashboard.tsx
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ function RepoSearch({ onSelect, mobile }: {
     return (
       <div style={{ background: tokens.color.bg2, border: `1px solid ${tokens.color.warnDim}`, padding: tokens.space[3], display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: tokens.space[2] }}>
         <Mono size={tokens.size.sm} color={tokens.color.warn}>No git credentials configured.</Mono>
-        <Mono size={tokens.size.sm} color={tokens.color.text2}>Add GitHub or GitLab tokens in the credentials section below to search repositories.</Mono>
+        <Mono size={tokens.size.sm} color={tokens.color.text2}>Add GitHub, GitLab, or Gitea tokens in the credentials section below to search repositories.</Mono>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ function RepoSearch({ onSelect, mobile }: {
       <Input
         value={query}
         onChange={e => setQuery(e.target.value)}
-        placeholder="Search GitHub / GitLab repos..."
+        placeholder="Search GitHub / GitLab / Gitea repos..."
       />
       {loading && <Mono size={tokens.size.sm} color={tokens.color.text3}>Searching...</Mono>}
       {results.length > 0 && (
@@ -689,11 +689,11 @@ function RepoSearch({ onSelect, mobile }: {
                 <span style={{
                   padding: "1px 6px", fontSize: tokens.size.xs,
                   fontFamily: tokens.font.mono, letterSpacing: tokens.tracking.wide,
-                  background: repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.bg3 : tokens.color.purpleDim,
-                  color: repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.text1 : tokens.color.purple,
-                  border: `1px solid ${repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.border0 : tokens.color.purpleDim}`,
+                  background: repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.bg3 : repo.provider === "gitea" ? tokens.color.passDim : tokens.color.purpleDim,
+                  color: repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.text1 : repo.provider === "gitea" ? tokens.color.pass : tokens.color.purple,
+                  border: `1px solid ${repo.provider === "github" ? tokens.color.border0 : repo.provider === "gitea" ? tokens.color.passDim : tokens.color.purpleDim}`,
                 }}>
-                  {repo.provider === "github" ? "GH" : "GL"}
+                  {repo.provider === "github" ? "GH" : repo.provider === "gitea" ? "GT" : "GL"}
                 </span>
                 <Mono size={tokens.size.sm} color={tokens.color.text0}>{repo.fullName}</Mono>
                 {repo.private && (
diff --git a/apps/harness/src/lib/repo-search.ts b/apps/harness/src/lib/repo-search.ts
index 3717568..f084972 100644
--- a/apps/harness/src/lib/repo-search.ts
+++ b/apps/harness/src/lib/repo-search.ts
@@ -118,21 +118,30 @@ async function searchGitea(query: string): Promise<RepoResult[]> {
         }
       );
 
-      if (!res.ok) continue;
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        console.error(`[repo-search] Gitea search failed: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
+        continue;
+      }
 
       const data = await res.json();
+      // Rewrite internal service URLs to external Gitea URL
+      const externalUrl = process.env.GITEA_EXTERNAL_URL || "https://gitea.coreworlds.io";
       for (const repo of data.data || []) {
+        let htmlUrl: string = repo.html_url || "";
+        if (baseUrl !== externalUrl && htmlUrl.startsWith(baseUrl)) {
+          htmlUrl = externalUrl + htmlUrl.slice(baseUrl.length);
+        }
         results.push({
           provider: "gitea",
           fullName: repo.full_name,
-          url: repo.html_url,
+          url: htmlUrl,
           description: repo.description || "",
           defaultBranch: repo.default_branch || "main",
           private: repo.private,
         });
       }
-    } catch {
-      // skip failed credential
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`[repo-search] Gitea search error:`, err);
     }
   }