diff --git a/internal/tools/alias_test.go b/internal/tools/alias_test.go
index 76719e3..97cb9e5 100644
--- a/internal/tools/alias_test.go
+++ b/internal/tools/alias_test.go
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-// #36: every caller (claude.ai connector, gitea's own convention) sends the
-// repo identifier as `repo` and issue/PR index as `index`, but the tools
-// declare them as `name` and `number`. Unmatched fields zero-valued the path
-// segment and produced gitea's misleading /api/swagger 404. parseArgs now
-// aliases repo->name and index->number so the idiomatic call works.
+// #38: `repo` (and `number`) are the canonical, idiomatic gitea/GitHub arg names
+// that identifier tools advertise. `name` is kept as a back-compat alias via the
+// bidirectional shim, so old `name` callers still work. `index`->`number` stays.
+// An explicit canonical (`repo`) always wins over its alias (`name`).
 func TestRepoAndIndexAliasesResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		args     string
 		wantPath string
 	}{
-		{"repo+index aliases", `{"owner":"mathias","repo":"infra","index":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
-		{"canonical name+number", `{"owner":"mathias","name":"infra","number":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
-		{"explicit name wins over repo", `{"owner":"mathias","name":"infra","repo":"ignored","number":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
+		{"canonical repo+number", `{"owner":"mathias","repo":"infra","number":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
+		{"repo+index alias", `{"owner":"mathias","repo":"infra","index":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
+		{"legacy name alias", `{"owner":"mathias","name":"infra","number":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
+		{"explicit repo wins over name", `{"owner":"mathias","name":"ignored","repo":"infra","number":7}`, "/api/v1/repos/mathias/infra/issues/7"},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -47,3 +47,28 @@ func TestRepoAndIndexAliasesResolve(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// #38: identifier tools must ADVERTISE `repo` (not `name`) in their schema, so
+// the contract a client reads matches what every caller sends. The two create
+// tools keep `name` because there it means "name of the new repo", not an
+// existing-repo identifier.
+func TestRepoIsCanonicalInAdvertisedSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	c := gitea.NewClient("http://unused", "")
+	a := allowlist.New([]string{"mathias"})
+
+	identifier := map[string]json.RawMessage{
+		"repo_get":    tools.NewRepoGet(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema,
+		"issue_get":   tools.NewIssueGet(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema,
+		"pr_merge":    tools.NewPRMerge(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema,
+		"repo_delete": tools.NewRepoDelete(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema,
+		"file_read":   tools.NewFileRead(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema,
+	}
+	for name, sch := range identifier {
+		s := string(sch)
+		assert.Contains(t, s, `"repo":`, name+" must advertise repo")
+		assert.NotContains(t, s, `"name":`, name+" must not advertise name")
+	}
+
+	// create tools keep `name` (new resource name, not an existing-repo id)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(tools.NewRepoCreate(c, a).Descriptor().InputSchema), `"name":`)
+}
diff --git a/internal/tools/branch_delete.go b/internal/tools/branch_delete.go
index 8938602..162c947 100644
--- a/internal/tools/branch_delete.go
+++ b/internal/tools/branch_delete.go
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ func (t *BranchDelete) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","branch"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","branch"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type branchDeleteArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Branch string `json:"branch"`
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (t *BranchDelete) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawM
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("branch is required: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	if err := t.c.DeleteBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Branch); err != nil {
+	if err := t.c.DeleteBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Branch); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/tools/branch_list.go b/internal/tools/branch_list.go
index f991d75..874b520 100644
--- a/internal/tools/branch_list.go
+++ b/internal/tools/branch_list.go
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ func (t *BranchList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"page":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"limit":{"type":"integer","minimum":1,"maximum":50}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type branchListArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Page  int    `json:"page"`
 	Limit int    `json:"limit"`
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (t *BranchList) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	branches, err := t.c.ListBranches(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Page, capLimit(args.Limit, 30))
+	branches, err := t.c.ListBranches(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Page, capLimit(args.Limit, 30))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/branch_protection_get.go b/internal/tools/branch_protection_get.go
index 821357c..7ce9b81 100644
--- a/internal/tools/branch_protection_get.go
+++ b/internal/tools/branch_protection_get.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *BranchProtectionGet) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","branch"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","branch"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type branchProtectionGetArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Branch string `json:"branch"`
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (t *BranchProtectionGet) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (js
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	bp, err := t.c.GetBranchProtection(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Branch)
+	bp, err := t.c.GetBranchProtection(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Branch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/dir_list.go b/internal/tools/dir_list.go
index 14ac572..b0df36d 100644
--- a/internal/tools/dir_list.go
+++ b/internal/tools/dir_list.go
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ func (t *DirList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"path":{"type":"string"},
 				"ref":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type dirListArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Path  string `json:"path"`
 	Ref   string `json:"ref"`
 }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (t *DirList) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessag
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	entries, err := t.c.ListContents(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Path, args.Ref)
+	entries, err := t.c.ListContents(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Path, args.Ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/file_delete.go b/internal/tools/file_delete.go
index a06e6cb..b7c53a2 100644
--- a/internal/tools/file_delete.go
+++ b/internal/tools/file_delete.go
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ func (t *FileDelete) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"path":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"},
 				"message":{"type":"string"},
 				"sha":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","path","branch","message","sha"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","path","branch","message","sha"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type fileDeleteArgs struct {
 	Owner   string `json:"owner"`
-	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Repo    string `json:"repo"`
 	Path    string `json:"path"`
 	Branch  string `json:"branch"`
 	Message string `json:"message"`
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (t *FileDelete) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("message is required: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	result, err := t.c.DeleteFile(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Path, gitea.DeleteFileArgs{
+	result, err := t.c.DeleteFile(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Path, gitea.DeleteFileArgs{
 		Branch:  args.Branch,
 		Message: args.Message,
 		Sha:     args.Sha,
diff --git a/internal/tools/file_read.go b/internal/tools/file_read.go
index 1cef6f3..6eedad9 100644
--- a/internal/tools/file_read.go
+++ b/internal/tools/file_read.go
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ func (t *FileRead) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"path":{"type":"string"},
 				"ref":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","path"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","path"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type fileReadArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Path  string `json:"path"`
 	Ref   string `json:"ref"`
 }
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ func (t *FileRead) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessa
 	ref := args.Ref
 	if ref == "" {
 		var err error
-		ref, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+		ref, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	fc, err := t.c.GetFileContents(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Path, ref)
+	fc, err := t.c.GetFileContents(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Path, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/file_write_branch.go b/internal/tools/file_write_branch.go
index eaf6113..8362d49 100644
--- a/internal/tools/file_write_branch.go
+++ b/internal/tools/file_write_branch.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (t *FileWriteBranch) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"path":{"type":"string"},
 				"content":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"},
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ func (t *FileWriteBranch) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 				"message":{"type":"string"},
 				"sha":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","path","content","branch","message"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","path","content","branch","message"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type fileWriteBranchArgs struct {
 	Owner   string `json:"owner"`
-	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Repo    string `json:"repo"`
 	Path    string `json:"path"`
 	Content string `json:"content"`
 	Branch  string `json:"branch"`
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (t *FileWriteBranch) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.R
 	}
 
 	// Resolve base default if branch needs to be created
-	exists, err := t.c.BranchExists(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Branch)
+	exists, err := t.c.BranchExists(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Branch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ func (t *FileWriteBranch) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.R
 		base := args.Base
 		if base == "" {
 			var err error
-			base, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+			base, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		if err := t.c.CreateBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Branch, base); err != nil {
+		if err := t.c.CreateBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Branch, base); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(args.Content))
-	result, err := t.c.UpsertFile(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Path, gitea.UpsertFileArgs{
+	result, err := t.c.UpsertFile(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Path, gitea.UpsertFileArgs{
 		Branch:  args.Branch,
 		Content: encoded,
 		Message: args.Message,
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_close.go b/internal/tools/issue_close.go
index eb7532d..661ebfa 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_close.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_close.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *IssueClose) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueCloseArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (t *IssueClose) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	iss, err := t.c.SetIssueState(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number, "closed")
+	iss, err := t.c.SetIssueState(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number, "closed")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_comment.go b/internal/tools/issue_comment.go
index 0b641e2..21d452a 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_comment.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_comment.go
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ func (t *IssueComment) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"body":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number","body"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number","body"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueCommentArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 	Body   string `json:"body"`
 }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (t *IssueComment) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawM
 	}
 	body := identity.ApplyFooter(args.Body, auth.Caller(ctx))
 
-	c, err := t.c.CreateIssueComment(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number, body)
+	c, err := t.c.CreateIssueComment(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_create.go b/internal/tools/issue_create.go
index a58b0d3..37cda25 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_create.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_create.go
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ func (t *IssueCreate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"title":{"type":"string"},
 				"body":{"type":"string"},
 				"labels":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"integer"}},
 				"assignees":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},
 				"milestone":{"type":"integer"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","title"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","title"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueCreateArgs struct {
 	Owner     string   `json:"owner"`
-	Name      string   `json:"name"`
+	Repo      string   `json:"repo"`
 	Title     string   `json:"title"`
 	Body      string   `json:"body"`
 	Labels    []int64  `json:"labels"`
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *IssueCreate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMe
 	}
 	body := identity.ApplyFooter(args.Body, auth.Caller(ctx))
 
-	iss, err := t.c.CreateIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.CreateIssueArgs{
+	iss, err := t.c.CreateIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.CreateIssueArgs{
 		Title:     args.Title,
 		Body:      body,
 		Labels:    args.Labels,
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_edit.go b/internal/tools/issue_edit.go
index 6d9c3a7..dd6e49b 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_edit.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_edit.go
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ func (t *IssueEdit) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"title":{"type":"string","description":"New title. Omit to leave unchanged."},
 				"body":{"type":"string","description":"New body, full replacement. Omit to leave unchanged."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueEditArgs struct {
 	Owner  string  `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string  `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string  `json:"repo"`
 	Number int     `json:"number"`
 	Title  *string `json:"title,omitempty"`
 	Body   *string `json:"body,omitempty"`
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (t *IssueEdit) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMess
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one of title or body must be set: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	iss, err := t.c.EditIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number, gitea.EditIssueArgs{
+	iss, err := t.c.EditIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number, gitea.EditIssueArgs{
 		Title: args.Title,
 		Body:  args.Body,
 	})
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_get.go b/internal/tools/issue_get.go
index 1ee716d..0013c08 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_get.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_get.go
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ func (t *IssueGet) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueGetArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (t *IssueGet) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessa
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	iss, err := t.c.GetIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number)
+	iss, err := t.c.GetIssue(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_list.go b/internal/tools/issue_list.go
index 0889cc1..aab71b7 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_list.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_list.go
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ func (t *IssueList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"state":{"type":"string","enum":["open","closed","all"]},
 				"labels":{"type":"string"},
 				"since":{"type":"string"},
 				"page":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"limit":{"type":"integer","minimum":1,"maximum":50}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueListArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	State  string `json:"state"`
 	Labels string `json:"labels"`
 	Since  string `json:"since"`
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (t *IssueList) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMess
 	if args.Page < 1 {
 		args.Page = 1
 	}
-	issues, err := t.c.ListIssues(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.ListIssuesArgs{
+	issues, err := t.c.ListIssues(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.ListIssuesArgs{
 		State:  args.State,
 		Labels: args.Labels,
 		Since:  args.Since,
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_list_comments.go b/internal/tools/issue_list_comments.go
index c2d2888..4a0b579 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_list_comments.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_list_comments.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *IssueListComments) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueListCommentsArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (t *IssueListComments) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	comments, err := t.c.ListIssueComments(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number)
+	comments, err := t.c.ListIssueComments(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/issue_reopen.go b/internal/tools/issue_reopen.go
index c3a9f53..6bfe038 100644
--- a/internal/tools/issue_reopen.go
+++ b/internal/tools/issue_reopen.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *IssueReopen) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type issueReopenArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (t *IssueReopen) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMe
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	iss, err := t.c.SetIssueState(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number, "open")
+	iss, err := t.c.SetIssueState(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number, "open")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_comment.go b/internal/tools/pr_comment.go
index 32c1c52..9f6e974 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_comment.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_comment.go
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ func (t *PRComment) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"body":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number","body"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number","body"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prCommentArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 	Body   string `json:"body"`
 }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (t *PRComment) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMess
 	}
 	body := identity.ApplyFooter(args.Body, auth.Caller(ctx))
 
-	c, err := t.c.CreateIssueComment(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number, body)
+	c, err := t.c.CreateIssueComment(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_create.go b/internal/tools/pr_create.go
index c5ccfc5..a7334ea 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_create.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_create.go
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ func (t *PRCreate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"title":{"type":"string"},
 				"body":{"type":"string"},
 				"head":{"type":"string"},
 				"base":{"type":"string"},
 				"draft":{"type":"boolean"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","title","head","base"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","title","head","base"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prCreateArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Title string `json:"title"`
 	Body  string `json:"body"`
 	Head  string `json:"head"`
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (t *PRCreate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessa
 
 	body := identity.ApplyFooter(args.Body, auth.Caller(ctx))
 
-	pr, err := t.c.CreatePullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.CreatePullRequestArgs{
+	pr, err := t.c.CreatePullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.CreatePullRequestArgs{
 		Title: args.Title,
 		Body:  body,
 		Head:  args.Head,
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_files_diff.go b/internal/tools/pr_files_diff.go
index 12f131a..fb7f3a9 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_files_diff.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_files_diff.go
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ func (t *PRFilesDiff) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prFilesDiffArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ func (t *PRFilesDiff) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMe
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("number must be >= 1: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	files, err := t.c.GetPullRequestFiles(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number)
+	files, err := t.c.GetPullRequestFiles(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rawDiff, err := t.c.GetPullRequestDiff(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number)
+	rawDiff, err := t.c.GetPullRequestDiff(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_get.go b/internal/tools/pr_get.go
index 87334c0..3188fbd 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_get.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_get.go
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ func (t *PRGet) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"number":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","number"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","number"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prGetArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Number int    `json:"number"`
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (t *PRGet) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessage,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("number must be >= 1: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	pr, err := t.c.GetPullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Number)
+	pr, err := t.c.GetPullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_list.go b/internal/tools/pr_list.go
index b2ecb0d..f881a08 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_list.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_list.go
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ func (t *PRList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"state":{"type":"string","enum":["open","closed","all"]},
 				"head":{"type":"string"},
 				"page":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"limit":{"type":"integer","minimum":1,"maximum":50}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prListArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	State string `json:"state"`
 	Head  string `json:"head"`
 	Page  int    `json:"page"`
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (t *PRList) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessage
 		state = "open"
 	}
 
-	prs, err := t.c.ListPullRequests(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, state, args.Head, args.Page, capLimit(args.Limit, 30))
+	prs, err := t.c.ListPullRequests(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, state, args.Head, args.Page, capLimit(args.Limit, 30))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/pr_merge.go b/internal/tools/pr_merge.go
index 6e6da4a..f6b0e0d 100644
--- a/internal/tools/pr_merge.go
+++ b/internal/tools/pr_merge.go
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ func (t *PRMerge) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"index":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"style":{"type":"string","enum":["merge","squash","rebase"]},
 				"merge_message_title":{"type":"string"},
 				"merge_message_field":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","index"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","index"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type prMergeArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Index int    `json:"index"`
 	Style string `json:"style"`
 	Title string `json:"merge_message_title"`
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *PRMerge) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessag
 		style = "merge"
 	}
 
-	if err := t.c.MergePullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Index, gitea.MergePRArgs{
+	if err := t.c.MergePullRequest(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Index, gitea.MergePRArgs{
 		Do:    style,
 		Title: args.Title,
 		Body:  args.Body,
diff --git a/internal/tools/release_create.go b/internal/tools/release_create.go
index 9a21247..cae04cb 100644
--- a/internal/tools/release_create.go
+++ b/internal/tools/release_create.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (t *ReleaseCreate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"tag_name":{"type":"string","description":"Tag to create or use, e.g. 'v1.0.0'."},
 				"release_name":{"type":"string","description":"Display name for the release."},
 				"body":{"type":"string","description":"Release notes / changelog."},
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ func (t *ReleaseCreate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 				"prerelease":{"type":"boolean"},
 				"target":{"type":"string","description":"Branch or commit SHA to tag. Defaults to repo default branch."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","tag_name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","tag_name"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type releaseCreateArgs struct {
 	Owner       string `json:"owner"`
-	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Repo        string `json:"repo"`
 	TagName     string `json:"tag_name"`
 	ReleaseName string `json:"release_name"`
 	Body        string `json:"body"`
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (t *ReleaseCreate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.Raw
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	rel, err := t.c.CreateRelease(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.CreateReleaseArgs{
+	rel, err := t.c.CreateRelease(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.CreateReleaseArgs{
 		TagName:    args.TagName,
 		Name:       args.ReleaseName,
 		Body:       args.Body,
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_delete.go b/internal/tools/repo_delete.go
index 0546773..3ea637e 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_delete.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_delete.go
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ func (t *RepoDelete) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"confirm":{"type":"string","description":"Must equal the repo name exactly to proceed."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","confirm"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","confirm"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoDeleteArgs struct {
 	Owner   string `json:"owner"`
-	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Repo    string `json:"repo"`
 	Confirm string `json:"confirm"`
 }
 
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ func (t *RepoDelete) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if args.Confirm != args.Name {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("repo_delete requires confirm=%q to match the repo name — got %q", args.Name, args.Confirm)
+	if args.Confirm != args.Repo {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("repo_delete requires confirm=%q to match the repo name — got %q", args.Repo, args.Confirm)
 	}
-	if err := t.c.DeleteRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name); err != nil {
+	if err := t.c.DeleteRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return textOK(map[string]string{"status": "deleted", "repo": args.Owner + "/" + args.Name})
+	return textOK(map[string]string{"status": "deleted", "repo": args.Owner + "/" + args.Repo})
 }
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_get.go b/internal/tools/repo_get.go
index b7fb650..ef1a4fa 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_get.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_get.go
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ func (t *RepoGet) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 		Description: "Get a repo's metadata.",
 		InputSchema: json.RawMessage(`{
 			"type":"object",
-			"properties":{"owner":{"type":"string"},"name":{"type":"string"}},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"properties":{"owner":{"type":"string"},"repo":{"type":"string"}},
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoGetArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 }
 
 func (t *RepoGet) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessage, error) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (t *RepoGet) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessag
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	r, err := t.c.GetRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+	r, err := t.c.GetRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_mirror_push.go b/internal/tools/repo_mirror_push.go
index 783c863..8309508 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_mirror_push.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_mirror_push.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (t *RepoMirrorPush) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"action":{"type":"string","enum":["add","list","delete"]},
 				"remote_address":{"type":"string","description":"Mirror target URL (required for add)."},
 				"remote_username":{"type":"string"},
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ func (t *RepoMirrorPush) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 				"sync_on_commit":{"type":"boolean"},
 				"mirror_name":{"type":"string","description":"Remote name to delete (required for delete)."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","action"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","action"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoMirrorPushArgs struct {
 	Owner          string `json:"owner"`
-	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Repo           string `json:"repo"`
 	Action         string `json:"action"`
 	RemoteAddress  string `json:"remote_address"`
 	RemoteUsername string `json:"remote_username"`
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (t *RepoMirrorPush) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.Ra
 	}
 	switch args.Action {
 	case "add":
-		m, err := t.c.AddPushMirror(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.AddPushMirrorArgs{
+		m, err := t.c.AddPushMirror(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.AddPushMirrorArgs{
 			RemoteAddress:  args.RemoteAddress,
 			RemoteUsername: args.RemoteUsername,
 			RemotePassword: args.RemotePassword,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (t *RepoMirrorPush) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.Ra
 		}
 		return textOK(toSafeMirror(m))
 	case "list":
-		mirrors, err := t.c.ListPushMirrors(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+		mirrors, err := t.c.ListPushMirrors(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (t *RepoMirrorPush) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.Ra
 		if args.MirrorName == "" {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mirror_name is required for action=delete")
 		}
-		if err := t.c.DeletePushMirror(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.MirrorName); err != nil {
+		if err := t.c.DeletePushMirror(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.MirrorName); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return textOK(map[string]string{"status": "deleted", "mirror_name": args.MirrorName})
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_status.go b/internal/tools/repo_status.go
index ac2e939..f9f6313 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_status.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_status.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *RepoStatus) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoStatusArgs struct {
 	Owner  string `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string `json:"repo"`
 	Branch string `json:"branch"`
 }
 
@@ -52,23 +52,23 @@ func (t *RepoStatus) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 	branch := args.Branch
 	if branch == "" {
 		var err error
-		branch, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+		branch, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	branches, err := t.c.ListBranches(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, 1, 50)
+	branches, err := t.c.ListBranches(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, 1, 50)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	prs, err := t.c.ListPullRequests(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, "open", "", 1, 50)
+	prs, err := t.c.ListPullRequests(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, "open", "", 1, 50)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	bp, err := t.c.GetBranchProtection(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, branch)
+	bp, err := t.c.GetBranchProtection(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, branch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_topics_update.go b/internal/tools/repo_topics_update.go
index 7a330e9..657fb84 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_topics_update.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_topics_update.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *RepoTopicsUpdate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"topics":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"},"description":"Full replacement list. Send [] to clear all topics."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","topics"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","topics"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoTopicsUpdateArgs struct {
 	Owner  string   `json:"owner"`
-	Name   string   `json:"name"`
+	Repo   string   `json:"repo"`
 	Topics []string `json:"topics"`
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (t *RepoTopicsUpdate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := t.c.UpdateTopics(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Topics); err != nil {
+	if err := t.c.UpdateTopics(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Topics); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return textOK(map[string]any{"status": "updated", "topics": args.Topics})
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_tree.go b/internal/tools/repo_tree.go
index 97ecdb0..acc963d 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_tree.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_tree.go
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func (t *RepoTree) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"ref":{"type":"string","description":"Branch, tag, or commit SHA."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","ref"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","ref"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoTreeArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	Ref   string `json:"ref"`
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (t *RepoTree) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMessa
 	if err := t.a.Check(args.Owner); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	tree, err := t.c.GetTree(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Ref, true)
+	tree, err := t.c.GetTree(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Ref, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/repo_update.go b/internal/tools/repo_update.go
index 5201070..60ed9ea 100644
--- a/internal/tools/repo_update.go
+++ b/internal/tools/repo_update.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (t *RepoUpdate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"description":{"type":"string"},
 				"private":{"type":"boolean","description":"Toggle visibility. false makes the repo public."},
 				"website":{"type":"string","description":"Homepage URL"},
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func (t *RepoUpdate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 				"template":{"type":"boolean","description":"Toggle template-repo flag"},
 				"confirm":{"type":"string","description":"Required when setting private=false. Must equal the repo name."}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type repoUpdateArgs struct {
 	Owner         string  `json:"owner"`
-	Name          string  `json:"name"`
+	Repo          string  `json:"repo"`
 	Description   *string `json:"description,omitempty"`
 	Private       *bool   `json:"private,omitempty"`
 	Website       *string `json:"website,omitempty"`
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func (t *RepoUpdate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 
 	// Making a repo public is a significant action — require explicit confirmation.
 	if args.Private != nil && !*args.Private {
-		if args.Confirm != args.Name {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting private=false makes the repo public: set confirm=%q to proceed", args.Name)
+		if args.Confirm != args.Repo {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting private=false makes the repo public: set confirm=%q to proceed", args.Repo)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (t *RepoUpdate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMes
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one updatable field must be set: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	r, err := t.c.UpdateRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.UpdateRepoArgs{
+	r, err := t.c.UpdateRepo(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.UpdateRepoArgs{
 		Description:   args.Description,
 		Private:       args.Private,
 		Website:       args.Website,
diff --git a/internal/tools/tag_create.go b/internal/tools/tag_create.go
index 7b6b435..fa7e6ad 100644
--- a/internal/tools/tag_create.go
+++ b/internal/tools/tag_create.go
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ func (t *TagCreate) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"tag":{"type":"string"},
 				"target":{"type":"string"},
 				"message":{"type":"string"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","tag","target"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","tag","target"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type tagCreateArgs struct {
 	Owner   string `json:"owner"`
-	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Repo    string `json:"repo"`
 	Tag     string `json:"tag"`
 	Target  string `json:"target"`
 	Message string `json:"message"`
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (t *TagCreate) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.RawMess
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("target is required: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	tag, err := t.c.CreateTag(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.CreateTagArgs{
+	tag, err := t.c.CreateTag(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.CreateTagArgs{
 		TagName: args.Tag,
 		Target:  args.Target,
 		Message: args.Message,
diff --git a/internal/tools/tool.go b/internal/tools/tool.go
index 28132cc..ec4c287 100644
--- a/internal/tools/tool.go
+++ b/internal/tools/tool.go
@@ -21,19 +21,21 @@ func parseArgs(raw json.RawMessage, dst any) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(normalizeAliases(raw), dst)
 }
 
-// normalizeAliases maps the near-universal gitea/GitHub argument names onto the
-// idiosyncratic ones these tools declare: `repo` -> `name`, `index` -> `number`.
-// Every MCP caller (the claude.ai connector, LLMs primed on gitea's own API)
-// reaches for `repo`/`index`; without this the unmatched fields zero-valued the
-// upstream path segment and produced gitea's misleading /api/swagger 404 (#36).
-// The alias key is left intact so a tool whose real field IS `index`
-// (e.g. pr_merge) is unaffected.
+// normalizeAliases reconciles the two spellings of the repo identifier so a tool
+// works whichever the caller sends. `repo` is the canonical, idiomatic name that
+// identifier tools now advertise (#38); `name` is kept as a back-compat alias.
+// The mapping is bidirectional: `name`->`repo` fills the new canonical for old
+// callers, and `repo`->`name` still fills the two create tools (repo_create,
+// create_project_from_template) whose `name` legitimately means "name of the new
+// repo". `index`->`number` is kept for the issue tools whose canonical is
+// `number`. An explicit canonical value always wins over its alias.
 func normalizeAliases(raw json.RawMessage) json.RawMessage {
 	var m map[string]json.RawMessage
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &m); err != nil {
 		return raw // not a JSON object — leave untouched
 	}
 	changed := aliasInto(m, "name", "repo")
+	changed = aliasInto(m, "repo", "name") || changed
 	changed = aliasInto(m, "number", "index") || changed
 	if !changed {
 		return raw
diff --git a/internal/tools/workflow_run_list.go b/internal/tools/workflow_run_list.go
index f6b486d..bed7420 100644
--- a/internal/tools/workflow_run_list.go
+++ b/internal/tools/workflow_run_list.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"branch":{"type":"string"},
 				"head_sha":{"type":"string"},
 				"status":{"type":"string","enum":["queued","in_progress","completed","all"]},
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunList) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 				"page":{"type":"integer","minimum":1},
 				"limit":{"type":"integer","minimum":1,"maximum":50}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name"]
+			"required":["owner","repo"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type workflowRunListArgs struct {
 	Owner    string `json:"owner"`
-	Name     string `json:"name"`
+	Repo     string `json:"repo"`
 	Branch   string `json:"branch"`
 	HeadSHA  string `json:"head_sha"`
 	Status   string `json:"status"`
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunList) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json.R
 	if args.Page < 1 {
 		args.Page = 1
 	}
-	resp, err := t.c.ListWorkflowRuns(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, gitea.ListWorkflowRunsArgs{
+	resp, err := t.c.ListWorkflowRuns(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, gitea.ListWorkflowRunsArgs{
 		Branch:   args.Branch,
 		HeadSHA:  args.HeadSHA,
 		Status:   args.Status,
diff --git a/internal/tools/workflow_run_status.go b/internal/tools/workflow_run_status.go
index 45ce198..4530c30 100644
--- a/internal/tools/workflow_run_status.go
+++ b/internal/tools/workflow_run_status.go
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunStatus) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"run_id":{"type":"integer","minimum":1}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","run_id"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","run_id"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type workflowRunStatusArgs struct {
 	Owner string `json:"owner"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
 	RunID int64  `json:"run_id"`
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunStatus) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (json
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("run_id must be >= 1: %w", gitea.ErrValidation)
 	}
 
-	run, err := t.c.GetWorkflowRun(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.RunID)
+	run, err := t.c.GetWorkflowRun(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.RunID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tools/workflow_run_trigger.go b/internal/tools/workflow_run_trigger.go
index 8a8dcdb..357d2fd 100644
--- a/internal/tools/workflow_run_trigger.go
+++ b/internal/tools/workflow_run_trigger.go
@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunTrigger) Descriptor() registry.ToolDescriptor {
 			"type":"object",
 			"properties":{
 				"owner":{"type":"string"},
-				"name":{"type":"string"},
+				"repo":{"type":"string"},
 				"workflow":{"type":"string"},
 				"ref":{"type":"string"},
 				"inputs":{"type":"object"}
 			},
-			"required":["owner","name","workflow"]
+			"required":["owner","repo","workflow"]
 		}`),
 	}
 }
 
 type workflowRunTriggerArgs struct {
 	Owner    string         `json:"owner"`
-	Name     string         `json:"name"`
+	Repo     string         `json:"repo"`
 	Workflow string         `json:"workflow"`
 	Ref      string         `json:"ref"`
 	Inputs   map[string]any `json:"inputs"`
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunTrigger) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (jso
 	ref := args.Ref
 	if ref == "" {
 		var err error
-		ref, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name)
+		ref, err = t.c.DefaultBranch(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunTrigger) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (jso
 
 	// Snapshot the newest existing workflow_dispatch run BEFORE dispatching, so we
 	// can tell our fresh run apart from a prior one (Gitea's 204 carries no run ID).
-	baseline := t.newestDispatchRunID(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Workflow, ref)
+	baseline := t.newestDispatchRunID(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Workflow, ref)
 
-	if err := t.c.DispatchWorkflow(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Workflow, gitea.DispatchWorkflowArgs{
+	if err := t.c.DispatchWorkflow(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Workflow, gitea.DispatchWorkflowArgs{
 		Ref:    ref,
 		Inputs: args.Inputs,
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunTrigger) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (jso
 			case <-time.After(dispatchResolvePoll):
 			}
 		}
-		if r := t.newestDispatchRun(ctx, args.Owner, args.Name, args.Workflow, ref); r != nil && r.ID > baseline {
+		if r := t.newestDispatchRun(ctx, args.Owner, args.Repo, args.Workflow, ref); r != nil && r.ID > baseline {
 			run = r
 			break
 		}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (t *WorkflowRunTrigger) Call(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (jso
 
 	htmlURL := run.HTMLURL
 	if htmlURL == "" {
-		htmlURL = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/actions/runs/%d", t.baseURL, args.Owner, args.Name, run.ID)
+		htmlURL = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/actions/runs/%d", t.baseURL, args.Owner, args.Repo, run.ID)
 	}
 	return textOK(map[string]any{
 		"dispatched": true,