Attempt to make this work

src/github/api/client.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ export type GitHubClient = {
 };
 
 export function createClient(token: string): GitHubClient {
+  // Use the GITEA_API_URL environment variable if provided
+  const apiUrl = process.env.GITEA_API_URL;
+  console.log(
+    `Creating client with API URL: ${apiUrl || "default (https://api.github.com)"}`,
+  );
+
   return {
-    api: createGiteaClient(token),
+    api: apiUrl ? new GiteaApiClient(token, apiUrl) : createGiteaClient(token),
   };
 }

src/github/api/gitea-client.ts

@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ export class GiteaApiClient {
     this.baseUrl = baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ""); // Remove trailing slashes
   }
 
+  getBaseUrl(): string {
+    return this.baseUrl;
+  }
+
   private async request<T = any>(
     method: string,
     endpoint: string,
     body?: any,
   ): Promise<GiteaApiResponse<T>> {
     const url = `${this.baseUrl}${endpoint}`;
+    console.log(`Making ${method} request to: ${url}`);
 
     const headers: Record<string, string> = {
       "Content-Type": "application/json",

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 &&
+    giteaApiUrl &&
-    !process.env.GITEA_API_URL.includes("api.github.com");
+    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",