031ac4b63ca1dcf57af03abc46b90c578a12771e
diff --git a/src/forgejo.ts b/src/forgejo.ts
index c71cdaa7176bb571101bbce3680d5dcb575e9b78..ec981804e128581ff6cd7d484a0416bf54181bd3 100644
--- a/src/forgejo.ts
+++ b/src/forgejo.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ export const createRepoForUser = async (params: {
       name: params.name,
       description: params.description ?? "",
       private: false,
-      auto_init: true,
+      // No auto_init: the agent's first push becomes the genuine initial
+      // commit. An admin-authored "Initial commit" would muddle the phase
+      // log and break attribution on the agent's repo page.
+      auto_init: false,
       default_branch: "main",
-      readme: "Default",
     }),
   });
   if (!res.ok) {