diff --git a/packages/infra/scripts/mintel-optimizer.sh b/packages/infra/scripts/mintel-optimizer.sh
index 9f8a9bb..ed4af9b 100644
--- a/packages/infra/scripts/mintel-optimizer.sh
+++ b/packages/infra/scripts/mintel-optimizer.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@ KEEP_TAGS=3
 
 echo "🏥 Starting Aggressive Mintel Infrastructure Optimization..."
 
-# 1. Prune Registry Tags (Filesystem level)
+# 1. Gitea Maintenance
+echo "🍵 Running Gitea Maintenance..."
+GITEA_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --format "{{.Names}}" | grep gitea | head -1 || true)
+if [ -n "$GITEA_CONTAINER" ]; then
+    # Run common Gitea cleanup tasks
+    docker exec -u git "$GITEA_CONTAINER" gitea admin cron run cleanup_old_repository_archives || true
+    docker exec -u git "$GITEA_CONTAINER" gitea admin cron run cleanup_upload_directory || true
+    docker exec -u git "$GITEA_CONTAINER" gitea admin cron run cleanup_packages || true
+    docker exec -u git "$GITEA_CONTAINER" gitea admin cron run garbage_collect_attachment || true
+    docker exec -u git "$GITEA_CONTAINER" gitea admin cron run garbage_collect_lfs || true
+fi
+
+# 2. Prune Registry Tags (Filesystem level)
 if [ -d "$REGISTRY_DATA" ]; then
     echo "🔍 Processing Registry tags..."
     for repo_dir in "$REGISTRY_DATA/repositories/mintel/"*; do