diff --git a/src/timmy/adapters/__init__.py b/src/timmy/adapters/__init__.py
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+"""Adapters — normalize external data streams into sensory events."""
diff --git a/src/timmy/adapters/gitea_adapter.py b/src/timmy/adapters/gitea_adapter.py
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+"""Gitea webhook adapter — normalize webhook payloads to event bus events.
+
+Receives raw Gitea webhook payloads and emits typed events via the
+infrastructure event bus.  Bot-only activity is filtered unless it
+represents a PR merge (which is always noteworthy).
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from infrastructure.events.bus import emit
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Gitea usernames considered "bot" accounts
+BOT_USERNAMES = frozenset({"hermes", "kimi", "manus"})
+
+# Owner username — activity from this user is always emitted
+OWNER_USERNAME = "rockachopa"
+
+# Mapping from Gitea webhook event type to our bus event type
+_EVENT_TYPE_MAP = {
+    "push": "gitea.push",
+    "issues": "gitea.issue.opened",
+    "issue_comment": "gitea.issue.comment",
+    "pull_request": "gitea.pull_request",
+}
+
+
+def _extract_actor(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Extract the actor username from a webhook payload."""
+    # Gitea puts actor in sender.login for most events
+    sender = payload.get("sender", {})
+    return sender.get("login", "unknown")
+
+
+def _is_bot(username: str) -> bool:
+    return username.lower() in BOT_USERNAMES
+
+
+def _is_pr_merge(event_type: str, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Check if this is a pull_request merge event."""
+    if event_type != "pull_request":
+        return False
+    action = payload.get("action", "")
+    pr = payload.get("pull_request", {})
+    return action == "closed" and pr.get("merged", False)
+
+
+def _normalize_push(payload: dict[str, Any], actor: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Normalize a push event payload."""
+    commits = payload.get("commits", [])
+    return {
+        "actor": actor,
+        "ref": payload.get("ref", ""),
+        "repo": payload.get("repository", {}).get("full_name", ""),
+        "num_commits": len(commits),
+        "head_message": commits[0].get("message", "").split("\n", 1)[0].strip() if commits else "",
+    }
+
+
+def _normalize_issue_opened(payload: dict[str, Any], actor: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Normalize an issue-opened event payload."""
+    issue = payload.get("issue", {})
+    return {
+        "actor": actor,
+        "action": payload.get("action", "opened"),
+        "repo": payload.get("repository", {}).get("full_name", ""),
+        "issue_number": issue.get("number", 0),
+        "title": issue.get("title", ""),
+    }
+
+
+def _normalize_issue_comment(payload: dict[str, Any], actor: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Normalize an issue-comment event payload."""
+    issue = payload.get("issue", {})
+    comment = payload.get("comment", {})
+    return {
+        "actor": actor,
+        "action": payload.get("action", "created"),
+        "repo": payload.get("repository", {}).get("full_name", ""),
+        "issue_number": issue.get("number", 0),
+        "issue_title": issue.get("title", ""),
+        "comment_body": (comment.get("body", "")[:200]),
+    }
+
+
+def _normalize_pull_request(payload: dict[str, Any], actor: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Normalize a pull-request event payload."""
+    pr = payload.get("pull_request", {})
+    return {
+        "actor": actor,
+        "action": payload.get("action", ""),
+        "repo": payload.get("repository", {}).get("full_name", ""),
+        "pr_number": pr.get("number", 0),
+        "title": pr.get("title", ""),
+        "merged": pr.get("merged", False),
+    }
+
+
+_NORMALIZERS = {
+    "push": _normalize_push,
+    "issues": _normalize_issue_opened,
+    "issue_comment": _normalize_issue_comment,
+    "pull_request": _normalize_pull_request,
+}
+
+
+async def handle_webhook(event_type: str, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Normalize a Gitea webhook payload and emit it to the event bus.
+
+    Args:
+        event_type: The Gitea event type header (e.g. "push", "issues").
+        payload: The raw JSON payload from the webhook.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if an event was emitted, False if filtered or unsupported.
+    """
+    bus_event_type = _EVENT_TYPE_MAP.get(event_type)
+    if bus_event_type is None:
+        logger.debug("Unsupported Gitea event type: %s", event_type)
+        return False
+
+    actor = _extract_actor(payload)
+
+    # Filter bot-only activity — except PR merges
+    if _is_bot(actor) and not _is_pr_merge(event_type, payload):
+        logger.debug("Filtered bot activity from %s on %s", actor, event_type)
+        return False
+
+    normalizer = _NORMALIZERS[event_type]
+    data = normalizer(payload, actor)
+
+    await emit(bus_event_type, source="gitea", data=data)
+    logger.info("Emitted %s from %s", bus_event_type, actor)
+    return True
diff --git a/tests/timmy/adapters/__init__.py b/tests/timmy/adapters/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/timmy/adapters/test_gitea_adapter.py b/tests/timmy/adapters/test_gitea_adapter.py
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+"""Tests for the Gitea webhook adapter."""
+
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter import (
+    BOT_USERNAMES,
+    _extract_actor,
+    _is_bot,
+    _is_pr_merge,
+    _normalize_issue_comment,
+    _normalize_issue_opened,
+    _normalize_pull_request,
+    _normalize_push,
+    handle_webhook,
+)
+
+# ── Fixtures: sample payloads ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _sender(login: str) -> dict:
+    return {"sender": {"login": login}}
+
+
+def _push_payload(actor: str = "rockachopa", ref: str = "refs/heads/main") -> dict:
+    return {
+        **_sender(actor),
+        "ref": ref,
+        "repository": {"full_name": "rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"},
+        "commits": [
+            {"message": "fix: something\n\nDetails here"},
+            {"message": "chore: cleanup"},
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+def _issue_payload(actor: str = "rockachopa", action: str = "opened") -> dict:
+    return {
+        **_sender(actor),
+        "action": action,
+        "repository": {"full_name": "rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"},
+        "issue": {"number": 42, "title": "Bug in dashboard"},
+    }
+
+
+def _issue_comment_payload(actor: str = "rockachopa") -> dict:
+    return {
+        **_sender(actor),
+        "action": "created",
+        "repository": {"full_name": "rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"},
+        "issue": {"number": 42, "title": "Bug in dashboard"},
+        "comment": {"body": "I think this is related to the config change"},
+    }
+
+
+def _pr_payload(
+    actor: str = "rockachopa",
+    action: str = "opened",
+    merged: bool = False,
+) -> dict:
+    return {
+        **_sender(actor),
+        "action": action,
+        "repository": {"full_name": "rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"},
+        "pull_request": {
+            "number": 99,
+            "title": "feat: add new feature",
+            "merged": merged,
+        },
+    }
+
+
+# ── Unit tests: helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestExtractActor:
+    def test_normal_sender(self):
+        assert _extract_actor({"sender": {"login": "rockachopa"}}) == "rockachopa"
+
+    def test_missing_sender(self):
+        assert _extract_actor({}) == "unknown"
+
+
+class TestIsBot:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("name", list(BOT_USERNAMES))
+    def test_known_bots(self, name):
+        assert _is_bot(name) is True
+
+    def test_owner_not_bot(self):
+        assert _is_bot("rockachopa") is False
+
+    def test_case_insensitive(self):
+        assert _is_bot("Kimi") is True
+
+
+class TestIsPrMerge:
+    def test_merged_pr(self):
+        payload = _pr_payload(action="closed", merged=True)
+        assert _is_pr_merge("pull_request", payload) is True
+
+    def test_closed_not_merged(self):
+        payload = _pr_payload(action="closed", merged=False)
+        assert _is_pr_merge("pull_request", payload) is False
+
+    def test_opened_pr(self):
+        payload = _pr_payload(action="opened")
+        assert _is_pr_merge("pull_request", payload) is False
+
+    def test_non_pr_event(self):
+        assert _is_pr_merge("push", {}) is False
+
+
+# ── Unit tests: normalizers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestNormalizePush:
+    def test_basic(self):
+        data = _normalize_push(_push_payload(), "rockachopa")
+        assert data["actor"] == "rockachopa"
+        assert data["ref"] == "refs/heads/main"
+        assert data["num_commits"] == 2
+        assert data["head_message"] == "fix: something"
+        assert data["repo"] == "rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard"
+
+    def test_empty_commits(self):
+        payload = {**_push_payload(), "commits": []}
+        data = _normalize_push(payload, "rockachopa")
+        assert data["num_commits"] == 0
+        assert data["head_message"] == ""
+
+
+class TestNormalizeIssueOpened:
+    def test_basic(self):
+        data = _normalize_issue_opened(_issue_payload(), "rockachopa")
+        assert data["issue_number"] == 42
+        assert data["title"] == "Bug in dashboard"
+        assert data["action"] == "opened"
+
+
+class TestNormalizeIssueComment:
+    def test_basic(self):
+        data = _normalize_issue_comment(_issue_comment_payload(), "rockachopa")
+        assert data["issue_number"] == 42
+        assert data["comment_body"].startswith("I think this is related")
+
+    def test_long_comment_truncated(self):
+        payload = _issue_comment_payload()
+        payload["comment"]["body"] = "x" * 500
+        data = _normalize_issue_comment(payload, "rockachopa")
+        assert len(data["comment_body"]) == 200
+
+
+class TestNormalizePullRequest:
+    def test_opened(self):
+        data = _normalize_pull_request(_pr_payload(), "rockachopa")
+        assert data["pr_number"] == 99
+        assert data["merged"] is False
+        assert data["action"] == "opened"
+
+    def test_merged(self):
+        payload = _pr_payload(action="closed", merged=True)
+        data = _normalize_pull_request(payload, "rockachopa")
+        assert data["merged"] is True
+
+
+# ── Integration tests: handle_webhook ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+class TestHandleWebhook:
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_push_emitted(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("push", _push_payload())
+        assert result is True
+        mock_emit.assert_called_once()
+        args = mock_emit.call_args
+        assert args[0][0] == "gitea.push"
+        assert args[1]["data"]["num_commits"] == 2
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_issue_opened_emitted(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("issues", _issue_payload())
+        assert result is True
+        mock_emit.assert_called_once()
+        assert mock_emit.call_args[0][0] == "gitea.issue.opened"
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_issue_comment_emitted(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("issue_comment", _issue_comment_payload())
+        assert result is True
+        assert mock_emit.call_args[0][0] == "gitea.issue.comment"
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_pull_request_emitted(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("pull_request", _pr_payload())
+        assert result is True
+        assert mock_emit.call_args[0][0] == "gitea.pull_request"
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_unsupported_event_filtered(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("fork", {"sender": {"login": "someone"}})
+        assert result is False
+        mock_emit.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_bot_push_filtered(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("push", _push_payload(actor="kimi"))
+        assert result is False
+        mock_emit.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_bot_issue_filtered(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("issues", _issue_payload(actor="hermes"))
+        assert result is False
+        mock_emit.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_bot_pr_merge_not_filtered(self, mock_emit):
+        """Bot PR merges should still be emitted."""
+        payload = _pr_payload(actor="kimi", action="closed", merged=True)
+        result = await handle_webhook("pull_request", payload)
+        assert result is True
+        mock_emit.assert_called_once()
+        data = mock_emit.call_args[1]["data"]
+        assert data["merged"] is True
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_bot_pr_close_without_merge_filtered(self, mock_emit):
+        """Bot PR close (not merge) should be filtered."""
+        payload = _pr_payload(actor="manus", action="closed", merged=False)
+        result = await handle_webhook("pull_request", payload)
+        assert result is False
+        mock_emit.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("timmy.adapters.gitea_adapter.emit", new_callable=AsyncMock)
+    async def test_owner_activity_always_emitted(self, mock_emit):
+        result = await handle_webhook("push", _push_payload(actor="rockachopa"))
+        assert result is True
+        mock_emit.assert_called_once()