hope this works

.gitea/actions/esp-idf-ci-action/action.yaml

@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ runs:
         mkdir -p "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${INPUT_PATH}"
         docker cp "$CID:$WORKDIR/build/." "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${INPUT_PATH}/build" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-        exit $status
+        exit $status

.gitea/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -17,4 +17,75 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.gitea/actions/esp-idf-ci-action
         with:
           esp_idf_version: v6.0.2
-          target: esp32c6
+          target: esp32c6
+
+      - name: Package firmware
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          NAME="firmware-${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          mkdir -p "release/${NAME}/build/bootloader" "release/${NAME}/build/partition_table"
+          
+          # Keep the build/ layout so "@flash_args" works after unzipping
+          cp build/bootloader/bootloader.bin           "release/${NAME}/build/bootloader/"
+          cp build/partition_table/partition-table.bin "release/${NAME}/build/partition_table/"
+          cp "build/${PROJECT_BIN}"                    "release/${NAME}/build/"
+          cp build/flash_args                          "release/${NAME}/build/"
+          (cd release && zip -qr "${NAME}.zip" "${NAME}")
+          
+          # Standalone copies
+          cp build/bootloader/bootloader.bin           release/
+          cp build/partition_table/partition-table.bin release/
+          cp "build/${PROJECT_BIN}"                    release/
+          
+          cat > release/notes.md <<EOF
+          ## Flashing (${CHIP})
+          
+          Requires [esptool](https://github.com/espressif/esptool) (\`pip install esptool\`).
+          
+          **Option 1: with the individual files**
+          
+          \`\`\`
+          python -m esptool --chip ${CHIP} -b 460800 --before default-reset --after hard-reset write-flash --flash-mode dio --flash-size 4MB --flash-freq 80m 0x0 build/bootloader/bootloader.bin 0x8000 build/partition_table/partition-table.bin 0x10000 build/${PROJECT_BIN}
+          \`\`\`
+          
+          **Option 2: unzip \`${NAME}.zip\`, then from inside its \`build\` directory**
+          
+          \`\`\`
+          python -m esptool --chip ${CHIP} -b 460800 --before default-reset --after hard-reset write-flash "@flash_args"
+          \`\`\`
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Create release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          body_path: release/notes.md
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+
+      # actions/upload-release-asset relies on GitHub's templated upload_url, which Gitea
+      # doesn't provide, so attach the files through Gitea's API. The release ID is looked
+      # up by tag rather than taken from the step's outputs, because the old toolkit inside
+      # actions/create-release may emit outputs in a format Gitea's runner doesn't parse.
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          API="${GITHUB_API_URL:-${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/api/v1}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
+          
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            "${API}/releases/tags/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" | jq -r .id)
+          
+          for f in release/firmware-*.zip release/bootloader.bin release/partition-table.bin "release/${PROJECT_BIN}"; do
+            echo "Uploading $(basename "$f")"
+            curl -fsS -X POST "${API}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=$(basename "$f")" \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+              -F "attachment=@${f}" >/dev/null
+          done