diff --git a/API_COVERAGE.md b/API_COVERAGE.md
index ab8b6b6..59b879d 100644
--- a/API_COVERAGE.md
+++ b/API_COVERAGE.md
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ relationships, while
 Generated API modules and client configuration are deliberately private so the
 CLI and app cannot duplicate Gitea behavior.
 
-Forgejo uses the common generated client for its documented Gitea-compatible
-`/api/v1` surface. Provider discovery and provider-specific endpoints, such as
-Forgejo's dedicated version API, are routed inside `gotcha_gitea::Client`.
+Forgejo uses operations from its advertised Gitea 1.22-compatible `/api/v1`
+surface. Gotcha must not assume that newer operations from its generated Gitea
+1.25 client exist on Forgejo: provider-specific endpoints and any operation
+outside the shared contract are routed inside `gotcha_gitea::Client`.
 
 | Domain | Queries | Other actions | Generated client | CLI queries | CLI writes | Capabilities |
 | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
diff --git a/crates/gitea/src/repositories.rs b/crates/gitea/src/repositories.rs
index d9f4c51..3969ce1 100644
--- a/crates/gitea/src/repositories.rs
+++ b/crates/gitea/src/repositories.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 
 use crate::{
-    Client, Error, Result,
+    Client, Error, Method, Result,
     domain::{DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE, HistoryCommit, Page, RepositoryId},
     models, validate_page,
 };
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ impl Client {
             .await
             .map_err(Error::generated)
         } else {
-            apis::repository_api::repo_get_contents_ext(
-                &configuration,
-                &repository.owner,
-                &repository.repository,
-                path,
-                None,
-                None,
-            )
-            .await
-            .map(|contents| contents.dir_contents.unwrap_or_default())
-            .map_err(Error::generated)
+            let endpoint = format!(
+                "repos/{}/{}/contents/{}",
+                apis::urlencode(&repository.owner),
+                apis::urlencode(&repository.repository),
+                apis::urlencode(path),
+            );
+            self.execute(self.request(Method::GET, &endpoint)?)
+                .await?
+                .json()
+                .await
+                .map_err(Into::into)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/gitea/src/repositories/tests.rs b/crates/gitea/src/repositories/tests.rs
index 127f426..39f6f58 100644
--- a/crates/gitea/src/repositories/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/gitea/src/repositories/tests.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 use super::*;
+use std::{
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    net::TcpListener,
+    thread,
+};
 
 fn commit(sha: &str, parents: &[&str]) -> models::Commit {
     models::Commit {
@@ -95,3 +100,41 @@ fn labels_first_commit_of_pull_branch() {
             .contains(&"feature".into())
     );
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn reads_nested_directory_from_compatible_contents_endpoint() {
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+    let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+    let server = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().unwrap();
+        let mut buffer = [0; 4096];
+        let length = stream.read(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+        let request = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..length]).into_owned();
+        let body = r#"[{"name":"guide.md","path":"docs/guide.md","type":"file"}]"#;
+        write!(
+            stream,
+            "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n{body}",
+            body.len()
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        request
+    });
+
+    let client =
+        Client::with_provider(&format!("http://{address}"), None, crate::Provider::Forgejo)
+            .unwrap();
+    let repository = RepositoryId::new("forgejo", "forgejo").unwrap();
+    let contents = client
+        .repository_contents(&repository, "docs/guide")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(contents.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(contents[0].path.as_deref(), Some("docs/guide.md"));
+    assert!(
+        server
+            .join()
+            .unwrap()
+            .starts_with("GET /api/v1/repos/forgejo/forgejo/contents/docs%2Fguide ")
+    );
+}