diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/debug-api.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/debug-api.yml
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+name: debug-api
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['*']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test-api:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: System info
+        run: |
+          echo "=== curl version ==="
+          curl --version
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== wget version ==="
+          wget --version | head -3
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== DNS check ==="
+          cat /etc/resolv.conf
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== route to git.dungeon.red ==="
+          getent hosts git.dungeon.red || echo "getent failed"
+
+      - name: Test GET (no auth)
+        run: |
+          echo "=== Simple GET to API root ==="
+          curl -v https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/version 2>&1 | head -50
+
+      - name: Test GET with auth
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Token length: ${#FORGEJO_TOKEN}"
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== GET /user with auth ==="
+          curl -v -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/user 2>&1 | head -60
+
+      - name: Test POST with file body
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo '{"tag_name":"debug-test","name":"debug-test"}' > /tmp/body.json
+          cat /tmp/body.json
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== POST with --data-binary @file ==="
+          curl -v --http1.1 -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            --data-binary @/tmp/body.json \
+            "https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" 2>&1 | head -80
+
+      - name: Test POST with inline data
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "=== POST with -d inline ==="
+          curl -v --http1.1 -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d '{"tag_name":"debug-test2","name":"debug-test2"}' \
+            "https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" 2>&1 | head -80
+
+      - name: Test with --trace
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "=== curl --trace (raw bytes) ==="
+          curl --trace /tmp/trace.txt --http1.1 -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d '{"tag_name":"debug-test3","name":"debug-test3"}' \
+            "https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" 2>&1 || true
+          echo "=== trace output ==="
+          cat /tmp/trace.txt | head -100
+
+      - name: Test wget POST
+        env:
+          FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "=== wget POST ==="
+          wget -O- -S --header="Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
+            --header="Content-Type: application/json" \
+            --post-data='{"tag_name":"debug-test4","name":"debug-test4"}' \
+            "https://git.dungeon.red/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/releases" 2>&1 | head -60 || true
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml.disabled
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rename from .forgejo/workflows/release.yml
rename to .forgejo/workflows/release.yml.disabled