diff --git a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestApi.ts b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestApi.ts
index 2871ab9e15b0..a2091367d57a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestApi.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestApi.ts
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
         viewer: input.viewer,
         page,
         limit: PAGE_SIZE,
-        includeTracking: input.includeTracking,
+        includeTracking: input.includeTracking === true,
       });
       let rowsSeen = 0;
       let rowsSkipped = 0;
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
                   host: input.host,
                   repository: input.repository,
                   number,
-                  includeTracking: input.includeTracking,
+                  includeTracking: input.includeTracking === true,
                 });
           },
           { concurrency: SEARCH_HYDRATION_CONCURRENCY },
@@ -1525,7 +1525,9 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
 
   const getAutoMergeEnabled = Effect.fn("GiteaPullRequestApi.getAutoMergeEnabled")(
     function* (input: { host: string; repository: string; number: number }) {
-      const features = yield* getFeatures.pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => []));
+      const features = yield* getFeatures.pipe(
+        Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => []),
+      );
       if (features.includes("pull-auto-merge-state")) {
         return (yield* getPullRequest(input)).autoMergeEnabled;
       }
@@ -1573,7 +1575,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
     number: number;
     action: Extract<PullRequestAction, "draft" | "ready">;
   }) {
-    const features = yield* getFeatures.pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => []));
+    const features = yield* getFeatures.pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => []));
     if (features.includes("pull-draft")) {
       return yield* write({
         operation: "runAction",
@@ -1643,7 +1645,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
       subjectIds: ReadonlyArray<string>;
     }) {
       const supportsReviewReactions = (yield* getFeatures.pipe(
-        Effect.orElseSucceed(() => []),
+        Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => []),
       )).includes("pull-review-reactions");
       const targets: Array<{
         readonly subjectId: string | undefined;
@@ -2008,7 +2010,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
             ...input,
             path: `${basePath(input.repository)}/teams`,
           }).pipe(
-            Effect.catchTag("GiteaPullRequestApiError", (error: GiteaPullRequestApiError) =>
+            Effect.catch((error) =>
               isGiteaApiError(error.cause) && error.cause.status === 405
                 ? Effect.succeed([])
                 : Effect.fail(error),
@@ -2165,9 +2167,9 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
       return Effect.gen(function* () {
         if (
           target.kind === "review" &&
-          !(yield* getFeatures.pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => []))).includes(
-            "pull-review-reactions",
-          )
+          !(yield* getFeatures.pipe(
+            Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => []),
+          )).includes("pull-review-reactions")
         ) {
           return yield* new GiteaPullRequestApiError({
             operation: "setReaction",
diff --git a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestProvider.ts b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestProvider.ts
index 1e1b2b7ecd92..35c4e59fd23e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestProvider.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaPullRequestProvider.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
   }) =>
     giteaViewerPermissions({
       canWrite: input.access.canWrite,
-      workflowApprovalSupported: input.workflowApprovalSupported,
-      revertSupported: input.revertSupported,
+      workflowApprovalSupported: input.workflowApprovalSupported === true,
+      revertSupported: input.revertSupported === true,
       ownsPullRequest:
         input.author !== undefined && input.author.toLowerCase() === input.viewer.toLowerCase(),
       updateMethods: input.access.updateMethods,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
           api
             .getWorkflowApprovals(input)
             .pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => ({ supported: false, runs: [] }))),
-          api.getFeatures().pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => [])),
+          api.getFeatures().pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => [])),
         ],
         { concurrency: 4 },
       ).pipe(
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
           api.getPullRequest(input),
           api.getRepositoryAccess(input),
           api.getViewer(),
-          api.getFeatures().pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => [])),
+          api.getFeatures().pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed((): ReadonlyArray<string> => [])),
         ],
         {
           concurrency: 3,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaWorkflows.test.ts b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaWorkflows.test.ts
index 594ec5435eba..1ca1b9a0230d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaWorkflows.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/pullRequest/GiteaWorkflows.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { assert, expect, it, vi } from "@effect/vitest";
 import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
 import * as Option from "effect/Option";
+import * as Schema from "effect/Schema";
 
 import * as GiteaApi from "../sourceControl/GiteaApi.ts";
 import { isCurrentPullWorkflow, list } from "./GiteaWorkflows.ts";
 
+const encodeJson = Schema.encodeSync(Schema.fromJsonString(Schema.Unknown));
+
 const run = {
   id: 7,
   needs_approval: true,
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ it.effect("reads capped pages completely and selects only this PR's current bloc
     const request = vi.fn<GiteaApi.GiteaApi["Service"]["request"]>();
     request.mockReturnValueOnce(
       Effect.succeed({
-        body: JSON.stringify({
+        body: encodeJson({
           total_count: 2,
           workflow_runs: [{ ...run, pull_request_head_sha: "old" }],
         }),
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ it.effect("reads capped pages completely and selects only this PR's current bloc
     );
     request.mockReturnValueOnce(
       Effect.succeed({
-        body: JSON.stringify({ total_count: 2, workflow_runs: [run] }),
+        body: encodeJson({ total_count: 2, workflow_runs: [run] }),
         truncated: false,
         headers: {},
       }),
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ it.effect("fails incomplete pagination instead of reporting no approvals", () =>
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     const request = vi.fn<GiteaApi.GiteaApi["Service"]["request"]>(() =>
       Effect.succeed({
-        body: JSON.stringify({ total_count: 1, workflow_runs: [] }),
+        body: encodeJson({ total_count: 1, workflow_runs: [] }),
         truncated: false,
         headers: {},
       }),