diff --git a/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js b/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
index 64f0dc3..64c6ca8 100644
--- a/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
+++ b/frontend/create-issue-sheet.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
   let duplicateRequest = 0;
   let duplicateState = {status: 'idle', key: '', candidates: []};
   let acknowledgedDuplicateKey = '';
+  const repositoryPageRequests = new Map();
   const safeLabelIds = value => Array.from(new Set(
     (Array.isArray(value) ? value : []).filter(id => Number.isInteger(id) && id > 0)
   )).slice(0, 20);
@@ -143,6 +144,21 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
     );
   }
 
+  function loadRepositoryPage(page) {
+    const safePage = Math.max(1, Math.floor(Number(page) || 1));
+    if (repositoryPageRequests.has(safePage)) return repositoryPageRequests.get(safePage);
+    const request = fetchJson('api/v1/repositories?page=' + safePage + '&limit=50')
+      .then(payload => ({
+        items: Array.isArray(payload?.items) ? payload.items : [],
+        page: Number(payload?.page) || safePage,
+        total: Math.max(0, Number(payload?.total) || 0),
+        has_more: payload?.has_more === true,
+      }))
+      .finally(() => repositoryPageRequests.delete(safePage));
+    repositoryPageRequests.set(safePage, request);
+    return request;
+  }
+
   function duplicateKey(draft) {
     const repository = String(draft?.repository || '').trim();
     const title = String(draft?.title || '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ function createIssueCapture({ fetchJson, storage, createOperationId = newIssueOp
   }
 
   return {
-    saveDraft, loadDraft, clearDraft, loadLabels, loadMilestones, findDuplicates,
+    saveDraft, loadDraft, clearDraft, loadLabels, loadMilestones, loadRepositoryPage, findDuplicates,
     needsDuplicateAcknowledgement, acknowledgeDuplicates, submit,
     stageSharedContent, pendingSharedContent, acceptSharedContent, discardSharedContent,
   };
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.css b/frontend/dashboard.css
index 2662d42..b245c22 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.css
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .create-issue-header { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:10px; }
 .create-issue-header button, .create-issue-actions button { min-height:44px; }
 .create-issue-form { display:grid; gap:12px; }
+.create-issue-repository-more { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .create-issue-form label { display:grid; gap:6px; }
 .create-issue-form select, .create-issue-form input[type="date"] { min-height:44px; padding:8px; border-radius:8px; border:1px solid #1f3a5f; background:#0b1526; color:#e5e7eb; }
 .create-issue-labels { display:grid; gap:8px; margin:0; padding:0; border:0; }
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index c1b8407..4bf8e31 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -1868,6 +1868,27 @@
     };
   }
 
+  let issueCaptureRepositories = [];
+  let nextIssueRepositoryPage = 2;
+  let moreIssueRepositoriesAvailable = false;
+
+  function appendIssueRepositories(items) {
+    const select = qs('#create-issue-repository');
+    const selected = select.value;
+    const known = new Set(issueCaptureRepositories);
+    (Array.isArray(items) ? items : []).forEach(item => {
+      const repository = String(item?.full_name || '').trim();
+      if (!repository || known.has(repository)) return;
+      known.add(repository);
+      issueCaptureRepositories.push(repository);
+      const option = document.createElement('option');
+      option.value = repository;
+      option.textContent = repository;
+      select.appendChild(option);
+    });
+    if (selected) select.value = selected;
+  }
+
   let duplicateCheckTimer = null;
   function renderIssueDuplicates(state) {
     if (state.status === 'stale') return;
@@ -1990,13 +2011,18 @@
       return;
     }
     const captureDraft = issueCapture.loadDraft();
-    const repositories = (lastContextSnapshot?.repos || []).map(repository => repository.full_name).filter(Boolean);
-    if (captureDraft.repository && !repositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)) {
-      repositories.unshift(captureDraft.repository);
+    const initialRepositories = (lastContextSnapshot?.repos || []).map(repository => repository.full_name).filter(Boolean);
+    if (!issueCaptureRepositories.length) issueCaptureRepositories = initialRepositories.slice();
+    if (captureDraft.repository && !issueCaptureRepositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)) {
+      issueCaptureRepositories.unshift(captureDraft.repository);
     }
-    qs('#create-issue-repository').innerHTML = repositories.map(repository =>
+    qs('#create-issue-repository').innerHTML = issueCaptureRepositories.map(repository =>
       '<option value="' + escAttr(repository) + '">' + escapeHtml(repository) + '</option>'
     ).join('');
+    if (nextIssueRepositoryPage === 2) {
+      moreIssueRepositoriesAvailable = lastContextSnapshot?.repository_pagination?.has_more === true;
+    }
+    qs('#load-more-issue-repositories').hidden = !moreIssueRepositoriesAvailable;
     if (captureDraft.repository) qs('#create-issue-repository').value = captureDraft.repository;
     qs('#create-issue-title').value = captureDraft.title;
     qs('#create-issue-body').value = captureDraft.body;
@@ -2004,9 +2030,9 @@
     loadIssueLabels(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.labelIds);
     loadIssueMilestones(qs('#create-issue-repository').value, captureDraft.milestoneId);
     scheduleIssueDuplicateCheck();
-    qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = repositories.length ? '' : 'No accessible repositories are available.';
-    qs('#submit-new-issue').disabled = !repositories.length;
-    qs('#create-and-start-issue').disabled = !repositories.length || !createAndStart.available();
+    qs('#create-issue-status').textContent = issueCaptureRepositories.length ? '' : 'No accessible repositories are available.';
+    qs('#submit-new-issue').disabled = !issueCaptureRepositories.length;
+    qs('#create-and-start-issue').disabled = !issueCaptureRepositories.length || !createAndStart.available();
     qs('#create-issue-sheet').classList.add('open');
     creatingIssue = true;
     qs('#create-issue-title').focus();
@@ -2799,6 +2825,26 @@
     saveIssueCaptureDraft();
     scheduleIssueDuplicateCheck();
   });
+  qs('#load-more-issue-repositories').addEventListener('click', async event => {
+    const button = event.currentTarget;
+    const status = qs('#create-issue-repository-status');
+    saveIssueCaptureDraft();
+    button.disabled = true;
+    status.textContent = 'Loading more repositories…';
+    try {
+      const payload = await issueCapture.loadRepositoryPage(nextIssueRepositoryPage);
+      appendIssueRepositories(payload.items);
+      nextIssueRepositoryPage = payload.page + 1;
+      moreIssueRepositoriesAvailable = payload.has_more;
+      button.hidden = !moreIssueRepositoriesAvailable;
+      status.textContent = payload.items.length ?
+        'More repositories are available in the selector.' : 'All accessible repositories are loaded.';
+    } catch (_error) {
+      status.textContent = 'Repositories could not be loaded. Your draft is safe; retry.';
+    } finally {
+      button.disabled = false;
+    }
+  });
   qs('#create-issue-label-list').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
   qs('#create-issue-milestone').addEventListener('change', saveIssueCaptureDraft);
   qs('#create-issue-anyway').addEventListener('click', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 6cd5efe..d6018c3 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
       <label for="create-issue-repository">Repository
         <select id="create-issue-repository" required></select>
       </label>
+      <button class="create-issue-repository-more" id="load-more-issue-repositories" type="button" hidden>Load more repositories</button>
+      <div id="create-issue-repository-status" class="small" aria-live="polite"></div>
       <label for="create-issue-title">Title
         <input id="create-issue-title" type="text" maxlength="255" required autocomplete="off" />
       </label>
diff --git a/frontend/service-worker.js b/frontend/service-worker.js
index f1ebd5a..4ccf556 100644
--- a/frontend/service-worker.js
+++ b/frontend/service-worker.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64';
 const OFFLINE_LEASE_URL = new URL(BASE + '__offline-session-lease', self.location.origin).href;
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS = self.__STACKCHAIN_NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS || 4000;
diff --git a/src/gitea_proxy.py b/src/gitea_proxy.py
index 6f392f8..57f47b7 100644
--- a/src/gitea_proxy.py
+++ b/src/gitea_proxy.py
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ class WorkItems(list[dict]):
         self.pagination = pagination
 
 
+class RepositoryItems(list[dict]):
+    """A list-compatible repository page carrying truthful pagination metadata."""
+
+    def __init__(self, items: list[dict], pagination: dict):
+        super().__init__(items)
+        self.pagination = pagination
+
+
 class WorkRouteUnavailableError(ValueError):
     """Raised when a shared route no longer belongs in the current user's queue."""
 
@@ -261,8 +269,48 @@ async def current_user() -> dict:
     return await fetch("user")
 
 
-async def repos() -> list[dict]:
-    return await fetch("user/repos?limit=50")
+async def repo_page(page: int = 1, limit: int = 50) -> dict:
+    """Load one bounded page of repositories available to the current user."""
+    response = await _get_client().get(
+        "/api/v1/user/repos",
+        headers=_auth(),
+        params={"page": page, "limit": limit},
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    payload = response.json()
+    if not isinstance(payload, list):
+        raise ValueError("Gitea repository response was not a list")
+    items = [item for item in payload if isinstance(item, dict)]
+    try:
+        total = max(len(items), int(response.headers.get("X-Total-Count", len(items))))
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        total = len(items)
+    return {
+        "items": items,
+        "page": page,
+        "total": total,
+        "has_more": page * limit < total,
+    }
+
+
+async def repos() -> RepositoryItems:
+    result = await repo_page()
+    return RepositoryItems(
+        result["items"],
+        {key: result[key] for key in ("page", "total", "has_more")},
+    )
+
+
+async def repository_access(repository: str) -> dict | None:
+    """Return a repository only when the authenticated user can access it."""
+    response = await _get_client().get(
+        f"/api/v1/repos/{repository}", headers=_auth()
+    )
+    if response.status_code == 404:
+        return None
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    payload = response.json()
+    return payload if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
 
 
 WORK_SEARCHES = {
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 90e3694..1217d8f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ def _context_payload(user_data, repo_data, issues_data, prs_data) -> dict:
         and all(field in p for field in ("id", "number", "title", "state", "html_url"))
     ]
     payload = compute(user_model, repo_models, issue_models, pr_models).model_dump()
+    repository_pagination = getattr(repo_data, "pagination", None)
+    if isinstance(repository_pagination, dict):
+        payload["repository_pagination"] = repository_pagination
     pagination = {}
     pagination.update(getattr(issues_data, "pagination", {}))
     pagination.update(getattr(prs_data, "pagination", {}))
@@ -1213,6 +1216,36 @@ async def context() -> JSONResponse:
     return JSONResponse(_context_payload(user_data, repo_data, issues_data, prs_data))
 
 
+@app.get("/api/v1/repositories")
+async def repository_page(
+    page: int = Query(default=1, ge=1, le=1000),
+    limit: int = Query(default=50, ge=1, le=50),
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    """Return one bounded repository page for lazy issue-capture selection."""
+    try:
+        result = await asyncio.wait_for(
+            gitea_proxy.repo_page(page=page, limit=limit),
+            timeout=ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        )
+        items = [
+            Repo(
+                id=item["id"], name=item["name"], full_name=item["full_name"],
+                description=item.get("description") or "", url=item["html_url"],
+                updated_at=item.get("updated_at", ""),
+            ).model_dump()
+            for item in result.get("items", [])
+            if isinstance(item, dict)
+            and all(field in item for field in ("id", "name", "full_name", "html_url"))
+        ]
+        return JSONResponse({**result, "items": items})
+    except Exception:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Repositories could not be loaded. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={"Retry-After": "1"},
+        )
+
+
 @app.get("/api/v1/background-identity")
 async def background_identity() -> JSONResponse:
     """Return only the account key required to safely drain a browser outbox."""
@@ -2191,13 +2224,7 @@ async def repository_milestones(owner: str, repo: str):
     repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
 
     async def load_milestones():
-        available = await gitea_proxy.repos()
-        accessible = {
-            item.get("full_name")
-            for item in (available if isinstance(available, list) else [])
-            if isinstance(item, dict)
-        }
-        if repository not in accessible:
+        if await gitea_proxy.repository_access(repository) is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Repository not found")
         return await gitea_proxy.repo_milestones(repository)
 
@@ -2220,13 +2247,7 @@ async def repository_labels(owner: str, repo: str):
     repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
 
     async def load_labels():
-        available = await gitea_proxy.repos()
-        accessible = {
-            item.get("full_name")
-            for item in (available if isinstance(available, list) else [])
-            if isinstance(item, dict)
-        }
-        if repository not in accessible:
+        if await gitea_proxy.repository_access(repository) is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Repository not found")
         return await gitea_proxy.repo_labels(repository)
 
@@ -2252,16 +2273,11 @@ async def create_assigned_issue(
     repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
 
     async def create_issue():
-        user, available = await asyncio.gather(
-            gitea_proxy.current_user(), gitea_proxy.repos()
+        user, accessible = await asyncio.gather(
+            gitea_proxy.current_user(), gitea_proxy.repository_access(repository)
         )
         login = user.get("login") if isinstance(user, dict) else None
-        accessible = {
-            item.get("full_name")
-            for item in (available if isinstance(available, list) else [])
-            if isinstance(item, dict)
-        }
-        if not login or repository not in accessible:
+        if not login or accessible is None:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Repository not found")
         if creation.label_ids:
             available_labels = await gitea_proxy.repo_labels(repository)
diff --git a/tests/test_drafts.py b/tests/test_drafts.py
index d552e3b..d7ee837 100644
--- a/tests/test_drafts.py
+++ b/tests/test_drafts.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async def test_mobile_dashboard_exposes_touch_safe_draft_recovery_lane():
     assert 'Discard this unfinished draft?' in html
     assert '.draft-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
     assert 'createDraftInbox({ storage: localStorage' in html
-    assert "captureDraft.repository && !repositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)" in html
+    assert "captureDraft.repository && !issueCaptureRepositories.includes(captureDraft.repository)" in html
     assert "Verified not posted — retry" in html
     assert "payload.detail?.message" in html
     assert "error.code = payload.detail?.code" in html
diff --git a/tests/test_issue_api.py b/tests/test_issue_api.py
index c20c4c5..03a8126 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue_api.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ from src import gitea_proxy, main
 from src.idempotency import IdempotencyLedger
 
 
+async def repository_access_from(loader, repository):
+    repositories = await loader()
+    return next(
+        (item for item in repositories if item.get("full_name") == repository), None
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_gitea_milestone_update_revalidates_assignment_and_open_repository_milestone():
     requests = []
@@ -70,6 +77,10 @@ async def test_milestone_routes_are_repository_bounded_and_no_store(monkeypatch)
         }
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_milestones", milestones, raising=False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "update_assigned_issue_milestone", update, raising=False)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
@@ -352,6 +363,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_endpoint_derives_self_assignment_and_returns_confirm
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_labels", labels, raising=False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create, raising=False)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
@@ -373,6 +388,118 @@ async def test_create_issue_endpoint_derives_self_assignment_and_returns_confirm
     assert calls == [("stackchain/api", "Capture mobile work", "Context", "timmy", [3])]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_repository_page_reports_more_results_and_targeted_access_uses_repository_route():
+    calls = []
+
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        calls.append((request.url.path, dict(request.url.params)))
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/user/repos"):
+            return httpx.Response(
+                200,
+                json=[{"id": 51, "name": "later", "full_name": "stackchain/later"}],
+                headers={"X-Total-Count": "51"},
+            )
+        if request.url.path.endswith("/repos/stackchain/later"):
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={"id": 51, "full_name": "stackchain/later"})
+        return httpx.Response(404)
+
+    gitea_proxy.start_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler))
+    try:
+        page = await gitea_proxy.repo_page(page=2, limit=50)
+        first_page = await gitea_proxy.repos()
+        accessible = await gitea_proxy.repository_access("stackchain/later")
+        missing = await gitea_proxy.repository_access("stackchain/missing")
+    finally:
+        await gitea_proxy.stop_client()
+
+    assert page == {
+        "items": [{"id": 51, "name": "later", "full_name": "stackchain/later"}],
+        "page": 2,
+        "total": 51,
+        "has_more": False,
+    }
+    assert accessible["full_name"] == "stackchain/later"
+    assert missing is None
+    assert first_page.pagination == {"page": 1, "total": 51, "has_more": True}
+    assert calls == [
+        ("/api/v1/user/repos", {"page": "2", "limit": "50"}),
+        ("/api/v1/user/repos", {"page": "1", "limit": "50"}),
+        ("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/later", {}),
+        ("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/missing", {}),
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_repository_page_endpoint_and_issue_creation_support_later_repository(monkeypatch):
+    access_calls = []
+    create_calls = []
+
+    async def page(page, limit):
+        assert (page, limit) == (2, 50)
+        return {
+            "items": [{
+                "id": 51, "name": "later", "full_name": "stackchain/later",
+                "description": "", "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/later",
+                "updated_at": "2026-08-09T12:00:00Z",
+            }],
+            "page": 2, "total": 51, "has_more": False,
+        }
+
+    async def access(repository):
+        access_calls.append(repository)
+        return {"id": 51, "full_name": repository} if repository == "stackchain/later" else None
+
+    async def user():
+        return {"login": "timmy"}
+
+    async def create(repository, title, body, assignee, label_ids):
+        create_calls.append((repository, title, assignee))
+        return {
+            "id": 403, "number": 403, "title": title, "state": "open",
+            "repository": repository, "labels": [], "assignees": [assignee],
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-09T12:00:00Z",
+            "url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/later/issues/403",
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_page", page)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access", access)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        listed = await client.get("/api/v1/repositories?page=2&limit=50")
+        created = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/repos/stackchain/later/issues", json={"title": "Later-page work"}
+        )
+
+    assert listed.status_code == 200
+    assert listed.json()["items"][0]["full_name"] == "stackchain/later"
+    assert listed.json()["has_more"] is False
+    assert created.status_code == 201
+    assert access_calls == ["stackchain/later"]
+    assert create_calls == [("stackchain/later", "Later-page work", "timmy")]
+
+
+def test_context_exposes_truthful_repository_pagination():
+    repositories = gitea_proxy.RepositoryItems(
+        [{
+            "id": 1, "name": "api", "full_name": "stackchain/api",
+            "description": "", "html_url": "https://forge.example/stackchain/api",
+            "updated_at": "2026-08-09T12:00:00Z",
+        }],
+        {"page": 1, "total": 51, "has_more": True},
+    )
+
+    payload = main._context_payload(
+        {"id": 2, "login": "timmy"}, repositories, [], []
+    )
+
+    assert payload["repository_pagination"] == {
+        "page": 1, "total": 51, "has_more": True
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_create_issue_atomically_validates_and_sends_release_plan(monkeypatch):
     calls = []
@@ -400,6 +527,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_atomically_validates_and_sends_release_plan(monkeypa
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_milestones", milestones)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
@@ -448,6 +579,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_replays_one_upstream_result_for_concurrent_idempoten
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     headers = {"Idempotency-Key": "capture-177-concurrent"}
@@ -496,6 +631,10 @@ async def test_completed_issue_creation_replays_after_ledger_reconstruction(monk
     )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     headers = {"Idempotency-Key": "restart-create-201"}
@@ -544,6 +683,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_rejects_changed_payload_for_an_existing_idempotency_
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     headers = {"Idempotency-Key": "capture-177-payload-conflict"}
@@ -585,6 +728,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_retry_recovers_result_after_the_first_request_times_
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 0.01)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     headers = {"Idempotency-Key": "capture-177-timeout-recovery"}
@@ -627,6 +774,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_durable_ledger_evicts_completed_entry_at_size_limit(
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_idempotency_ledger", ledger)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
@@ -735,6 +886,10 @@ async def test_repo_labels_endpoint_only_loads_labels_for_accessible_repository(
         return [{"id": 3, "name": "P0", "color": "d73a4a", "description": "Urgent"}]
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_labels", labels)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
@@ -811,6 +966,10 @@ async def test_create_issue_rejects_label_not_in_target_repository(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "current_user", user)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repos", available_repos)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main.gitea_proxy, "repository_access",
+        lambda repository: repository_access_from(available_repos, repository),
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "repo_labels", labels)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main.gitea_proxy, "create_issue", create)
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
diff --git a/tests/test_later_sync.py b/tests/test_later_sync.py
index e29e9af..d64093b 100644
--- a/tests/test_later_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_later_sync.py
@@ -347,5 +347,5 @@ async def test_dashboard_syncs_every_later_change_and_exposes_account_status():
 def test_later_sync_ships_atomically_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-sync.js'" in source
diff --git a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
index 8fe8c25..3bb265f 100644
--- a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def test_markdown_work_bodies_are_mobile_safe_block_containers():
     assert ".markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content pre { max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content a { min-height:44px;" in css
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in worker
diff --git a/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py b/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
index cb493a8..dd05e1e 100644
--- a/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
+++ b/tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ def test_offline_shell_contains_every_local_dashboard_runtime_asset():
     shell_assets = set(re.findall(r"BASE \+ '([^']+)'", worker.split("async function sessionCsrf", 1)[0]))
 
     assert local_assets <= shell_assets, f"Offline shell is missing: {sorted(local_assets - shell_assets)}"
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in worker
diff --git a/tests/test_my_work.py b/tests/test_my_work.py
index a3c2d06..2fb6a6f 100644
--- a/tests/test_my_work.py
+++ b/tests/test_my_work.py
@@ -1938,6 +1938,19 @@ async def test_mobile_my_work_exposes_truthful_work_pagination_control():
     assert '.load-more-work { min-height:44px;' in html
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_issue_capture_can_load_more_repositories_without_leaving_form():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="load-more-issue-repositories"' in html
+    assert '>Load more repositories<' in html
+    assert 'id="create-issue-repository-status" class="small" aria-live="polite"' in html
+    assert 'issueCapture.loadRepositoryPage(nextIssueRepositoryPage)' in html
+    assert 'lastContextSnapshot?.repository_pagination?.has_more === true' in html
+    assert 'appendIssueRepositories(payload.items)' in html
+    assert '.create-issue-repository-more { min-height:44px;' in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_mobile_assigned_issue_sheet_exposes_touch_sized_content_editor():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -2040,6 +2053,52 @@ Promise.all([first, duplicate]).then(results => process.stdout.write(JSON.string
     assert output["results"][1]["number"] == 17
 
 
+def test_issue_capture_repository_pages_are_single_flight_and_retryable_without_touching_draft():
+    script = f"""
+const createIssueCapture = require({json.dumps(str(CREATE_ISSUE_SHEET))});
+const values = new Map();
+const storage = {{
+  getItem:key => values.get(key) || null,
+  setItem:(key,value) => values.set(key,value),
+  removeItem:key => values.delete(key),
+}};
+let calls = 0;
+let release;
+const capture = createIssueCapture({{
+  storage,
+  fetchJson: url => {{
+    calls += 1;
+    if (calls === 1) return Promise.reject(new Error('temporary'));
+    return new Promise(resolve => {{ release = () => resolve({{
+      items:[{{full_name:'stackchain/later'}}], page:2, total:51, has_more:false
+    }}); }});
+  }},
+}});
+capture.saveDraft({{repository:'stackchain/api', title:'Keep me', body:'Context', labelIds:[3]}});
+capture.loadRepositoryPage(2).catch(() => {{
+  const first = capture.loadRepositoryPage(2);
+  const duplicate = capture.loadRepositoryPage(2);
+  release();
+  Promise.all([first, duplicate]).then(results => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+    calls, results, draft:capture.loadDraft()
+  }})));
+}});
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    output = json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+    assert output["calls"] == 2
+    assert output["results"] == [
+        {"items": [{"full_name": "stackchain/later"}], "page": 2, "total": 51, "has_more": False},
+        {"items": [{"full_name": "stackchain/later"}], "page": 2, "total": 51, "has_more": False},
+    ]
+    assert output["draft"] == {
+        "repository": "stackchain/api", "title": "Keep me", "body": "Context", "labelIds": [3]
+    }
+
+
 def test_issue_capture_reuses_its_persisted_idempotency_key_after_reload():
     script = f"""
 const createIssueCapture = require({json.dumps(str(CREATE_ISSUE_SHEET))});
diff --git a/tests/test_plan_today.py b/tests/test_plan_today.py
index f32b4f1..bab4edd 100644
--- a/tests/test_plan_today.py
+++ b/tests/test_plan_today.py
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ async def test_plan_today_wires_cancel_back_and_success_through_overlay_history(
 def test_plan_today_controller_is_available_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today.js'" in source
diff --git a/tests/test_service_worker.py b/tests/test_service_worker.py
index 6060586..90bca3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_worker.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async function dispatchNotificationClick(route) {{
 def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/my-work.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/create-issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_exact_later_picker_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-picker.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/install-app.js'" in source
@@ -154,21 +154,21 @@ def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
 def test_today_convergence_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-search-viewport.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_update_ownership_flow_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-ownership.js'" in source
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_today_sync.py b/tests/test_today_sync.py
index 09635ef..50809f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_today_sync.py
+++ b/tests/test_today_sync.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sync.enqueue('add', 'issue:r:1:');
 def test_inflight_today_drain_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v63" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v64" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source