diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdabc22..4271cfb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ arrives in Phase 3.
   - A plain push publishes the current day's release (same-day pushes are deduped).
   - Bumping `version` in `custom_components/nvidia_shield/manifest.json` forces that
     specific version's release before the date fallback kicks in.
-- Releases land on Gitea (tag + `nvidia_shield.zip` asset), and are optionally
-  mirrored to a public GitHub repo for HACS.
+- Releases land on Gitea with the tag and a `nvidia_shield.zip` asset for manual
+  installs. (No automatic mirroring — see the HACS note below.)
 
 ## Installation
 
-### HACS (custom repository — GitHub mirror)
+### HACS
 
-HACS only works with public GitHub repositories, so releases are mirrored from
-Gitea to a public GitHub repo. Add the *mirror* as a custom repository:
+HACS only works with public GitHub repositories, so the Gitea repo cannot be
+added to HACS directly. If you set up a public GitHub mirror of the releases,
+add it as a custom repository:
 
 1. In HACS, open the overflow menu (⋮) → **Custom repositories**.
 2. Paste `https://github.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield`, pick type
@@ -116,8 +117,9 @@ Requirements: Settings > Developer options > Network debugging enabled on the Sh
 ## Development
 
 - **Repository:** [Gitea — git.notexpectedyet.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield](https://git.notexpectedyet.com/notexpectedyet/ha-nvidia-shield), branch `master`
-- **CI/CD:** Gitea Actions; every push to `master` releases (see `.github/workflows/release.yml`).
-  The optional `hacs-github-mirror` job needs `GH_MIRROR_TOKEN` + `GH_MIRROR_REPO` secrets.
+- **CI/CD:** Gitea Actions; every push to `master` releases (see
+  `.gitea/workflows/release.yml`). Auth uses the job-provided `GITEA_TOKEN` —
+  no extra secrets required.
 - **Shared ADB helpers** are vendored at `custom_components/nvidia_shield/ha_adb_common/`
   (trimmed in this fork); dev extras in `pyproject.toml` (`uv sync --extra dev`).