diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 8465b2a..7bf8d19 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,24 +9,72 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Ensure git is available
+        run: |
+          if command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git --version
+            exit 0
+          fi
 
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt-get update
+            apt-get install -y git
+          elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            dnf install -y git
+          elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            yum install -y git
+          else
+            echo "No supported package manager found to install git."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          git --version
+
+      - name: Checkout source (native git)
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE:-}" ]; then
+            cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          fi
+
+          if [ ! -d .git ]; then
+            git init
+            git remote add origin "${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
+          fi
+
+          git fetch --depth 1 origin "$GITHUB_SHA"
+          git checkout --force FETCH_HEAD
+
+      - name: Ensure Python and pip are available
+        run: |
+          if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            python3 --version
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt-get update
+            apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
+          elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            dnf install -y python3 python3-pip
+          elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            yum install -y python3 python3-pip
+          else
+            echo "No supported package manager found to install Python."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          python3 --version
 
       - name: Install package and dev dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -e .[dev]
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python3 -m pip install -e .[dev]
 
       - name: Lint
-        run: ruff check .
+        run: python3 -m ruff check .
 
       - name: Type-check
-        run: mypy src
+        run: python3 -m mypy src
 
       - name: Test
-        run: pytest
+        run: python3 -m pytest
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3442cdc..bc49818 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - `ROADMAP.md` — phased development plan covering decisions, data collection, AI integration, CLI design, and hardening
 - `CHANGELOG.md` — this file; established changelog tracking for the project
 - `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` — Gitea Actions CI workflow for push and pull request events
+- Gitea CI now uses native `git` checkout and system Python setup to avoid host-executor JavaScript action path issues
 - Python package scaffold with `src` layout and project metadata in `pyproject.toml`
 - Initial CLI entrypoint with agreed SSH flags: `--identity-file`, `--jump-host`, and `--ignore-ssh-config`
 - Input parsing/validation module and core request model