diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index e221d53..38f6af1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# deployed by gitea act_runner (push to main/dev triggers this)
 name: Build and Deploy (tool.xpcool.com)
 
 on:
@@ -9,13 +10,22 @@ jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install git (node image has no git)
-        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
+      - name: Install git
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y git
 
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout (local Gitea, no external actions)
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 https://oauth2:${{ github.token }}@git.xpcool.com/${{ github.repository }}.git .
+          git checkout ${{ github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Use npmmirror registry (faster in CN)
+        run: npm config set registry https://registry.npmmirror.com
 
       - name: Enable pnpm via corepack
+        env:
+          COREPACK_NPM_REGISTRY: https://registry.npmmirror.com
         run: |
           corepack enable
           corepack prepare pnpm@10 --activate