Attempt to make this work

src/github/validation/permissions.ts

@@ -14,19 +14,53 @@ export async function checkWritePermissions(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const { repository, actor } = context;
 
+  core.info(
+    `Environment check - GITEA_API_URL: ${process.env.GITEA_API_URL || "undefined"}`,
+  );
+  core.info(`API client base URL: ${api.getBaseUrl?.() || "undefined"}`);
+
   // For Gitea compatibility, check if we're in a non-GitHub environment
+  const giteaApiUrl = process.env.GITEA_API_URL?.trim();
   const isGitea =
-    process.env.GITEA_API_URL &&
-    !process.env.GITEA_API_URL.includes("api.github.com");
+    giteaApiUrl &&
+    giteaApiUrl !== "" &&
+    !giteaApiUrl.includes("api.github.com") &&
+    !giteaApiUrl.includes("github.com");
 
   if (isGitea) {
-    core.info(`Detected Gitea environment, assuming actor has permissions`);
+    core.info(
+      `Detected Gitea environment (${giteaApiUrl}), assuming actor has permissions`,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Also check if the API client base URL suggests we're using Gitea
+  const apiUrl = api.getBaseUrl?.() || "";
+  if (
+    apiUrl &&
+    !apiUrl.includes("api.github.com") &&
+    !apiUrl.includes("github.com")
+  ) {
+    core.info(
+      `Detected non-GitHub API URL (${apiUrl}), assuming actor has permissions`,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // If we're still here, we might be using GitHub's API, so attempt the permissions check
+  core.info(
+    `Proceeding with GitHub-style permission check for actor: ${actor}`,
+  );
+
+  // However, if the API client is clearly pointing to a non-GitHub URL, skip the check
+  if (apiUrl && apiUrl !== "https://api.github.com") {
+    core.info(
+      `API URL ${apiUrl} doesn't look like GitHub, assuming permissions and skipping check`,
+    );
     return true;
   }
 
   try {
-    core.info(`Checking permissions for actor: ${actor}`);
-
     // Check permissions directly using the permission endpoint
     const response = await api.customRequest(
       "GET",