From ddf896e3f9571fc173b3ab493bc1ac3e786d919b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Mintel <marc@mintel.me>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 20:53:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gitea): prevent mcp server crash if token is missing

---
 packages/gitea-mcp/src/index.ts | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/gitea-mcp/src/index.ts b/packages/gitea-mcp/src/index.ts
index 1784ec8..92b04b1 100644
--- a/packages/gitea-mcp/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/gitea-mcp/src/index.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ const GITEA_HOST = process.env.GITEA_HOST || "https://git.infra.mintel.me";
 const GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN;
 
 if (!GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN) {
-    console.error("Error: GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable is required");
-    process.exit(1);
+    console.error("Warning: GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable is missing. Pipeline tools will return unauthorized errors.");
 }
 
 const giteaClient = axios.create({