diff --git a/src/modules/project-center/gitea.service.ts b/src/modules/project-center/gitea.service.ts
index 8e67ce2..290ebbb 100644
--- a/src/modules/project-center/gitea.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/project-center/gitea.service.ts
@@ -20,18 +20,30 @@ export class GiteaService {
     }
   }
 
+  private extractData<T>(response: any): T | null {
+    if (!response) return null;
+    // Gitea API wraps responses in {ok: true, data: ...}
+    if (response.ok && Array.isArray(response.data)) return response.data as T;
+    // Direct array response (standard REST API)
+    if (Array.isArray(response)) return response as T;
+    return null;
+  }
+
   async getRepos() {
-    // Try search with wildcard first, fall back to user repos
-    let repos = await this.giteaGet<any[]>('/repos/search?q=&limit=50');
+    let repos: any[] | null = null;
+
+    const searchResult = await this.giteaGet<any>('/repos/search?q=&limit=50');
+    repos = this.extractData<any[]>(searchResult);
+
     if (!repos || repos.length === 0) {
-      repos = await this.giteaGet<any[]>('/user/repos?limit=50');
+      const userResult = await this.giteaGet<any>('/user/repos?limit=50');
+      repos = this.extractData<any[]>(userResult);
     }
     if (!repos) return [];
 
     const enriched: any[] = [];
     for (const r of repos) {
       const fullName = r.full_name;
-      // Just use open_issues_count from the search result; skip extra API calls
       enriched.push({
         id: r.id, name: r.name, fullName, description: r.description,
         owner: r.owner?.login, stars: r.stars_count ?? 0, forks: r.forks_count ?? 0,
@@ -43,20 +55,24 @@ export class GiteaService {
   }
 
   async getMilestones(owner: string, repo: string) {
-    return this.giteaGet<any[]>(`/repos/${owner}/${repo}/milestones?state=all`) ?? [];
+    const result = await this.giteaGet<any>(`/repos/${owner}/${repo}/milestones?state=all`);
+    return this.extractData<any[]>(result) ?? [];
   }
 
   async getIssues(owner: string, repo: string, milestone?: string, state = 'open') {
     let path = `/repos/${owner}/${repo}/issues?state=${state}&limit=50`;
     if (milestone) path += `&milestone=${milestone}`;
-    return this.giteaGet<any[]>(path) ?? [];
+    const result = await this.giteaGet<any>(path);
+    return this.extractData<any[]>(result) ?? [];
   }
 
   async getRunners() {
-    return this.giteaGet<any[]>('/admin/runners') ?? [];
+    const result = await this.giteaGet<any>('/admin/runners');
+    return this.extractData<any[]>(result) ?? [];
   }
 
   async getReleases(owner: string, repo: string) {
-    return this.giteaGet<any[]>(`/repos/${owner}/${repo}/releases?limit=20`) ?? [];
+    const result = await this.giteaGet<any>(`/repos/${owner}/${repo}/releases?limit=20`);
+    return this.extractData<any[]>(result) ?? [];
   }
 }