diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/mirror-to-github.yml b/.gitea/workflows/mirror-to-github.yml
index d4d259b..acde132 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/mirror-to-github.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/mirror-to-github.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   mirror:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Note: For GitHub fine-grained tokens, ensure the token has:
+    # - Repository access to the-luap/picpeak
+    # - Repository permissions: Contents (Read and Write), Metadata (Read)
+    # For classic tokens: repo scope is sufficient
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -34,7 +38,10 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf photo-sharing-prd.md || true
           rm -rf CLAUDE.md || true
           rm -rf storage/ || true
-
+          rm -rf events/ || true
+          rm -rf .playwright-mcp/
+          rm -rf .swarm || true
+          rm -rf .claude-flow || true
 
           
           echo "Sensitive files removal completed"
@@ -57,29 +64,68 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -z "$GITHUBTOKEN" ]; then
             echo "ERROR: GITHUBTOKEN secret is not set!"
+            echo "Please add a GitHub Personal Access Token as a secret named GITHUBTOKEN"
+            echo ""
+            echo "For fine-grained tokens:"
+            echo "  - Go to GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Fine-grained tokens"
+            echo "  - Create token with repository access to the-luap/picpeak"
+            echo "  - Grant permissions: Contents (Read and Write), Metadata (Read)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "For classic tokens:"
+            echo "  - Go to GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens > Tokens (classic)"
+            echo "  - Create token with 'repo' scope"
             exit 1
           else
-            echo "GitHub token is available (length: ${#GITHUBTOKEN})"
+            echo "✅ GitHub token is available (length: ${#GITHUBTOKEN})"
+            # Try to detect token type (fine-grained tokens are typically longer)
+            if [ ${#GITHUBTOKEN} -gt 80 ]; then
+              echo "📌 Token appears to be a fine-grained personal access token"
+            else
+              echo "📌 Token appears to be a classic personal access token"
+            fi
           fi
 
       - name: Push to GitHub
         env:
           GITHUBTOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUBTOKEN }}
+          GIT_TRACE: 1  # Enable Git trace for debugging if needed
         run: |
           # Remove existing github remote if it exists
           git remote remove github || true
           
-          # Add GitHub remote
-          git remote add github https://x-access-token:${GITHUBTOKEN}@github.com/the-luap/picpeak.git
+          # Configure Git to use the token for authentication
+          # This method works for both classic and fine-grained tokens
+          git config --global url."https://the-luap:${GITHUBTOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+          
+          # Add GitHub remote (clean URL without credentials)
+          git remote add github https://github.com/the-luap/picpeak.git
           
           # Verify remote was added
-          echo "GitHub remote added:"
+          echo "GitHub remote configuration:"
           git remote -v
           
-          # Push to GitHub main branch
+          # Push to GitHub main branch with error handling
           echo "Pushing to GitHub..."
-          git push github main --force
-          echo "✅ Push to GitHub completed!"
+          if git push github main --force 2>&1; then
+            echo "✅ Push to GitHub completed successfully!"
+          else
+            echo "❌ Push to GitHub failed!"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Common issues and solutions:"
+            echo "1. Token permissions: Ensure your token has 'Contents: write' permission"
+            echo "2. Token expiration: Check if your token has expired"
+            echo "3. Repository access: Verify the token has access to the-luap/picpeak repository"
+            echo ""
+            echo "For fine-grained tokens, required permissions:"
+            echo "  - Repository access: the-luap/picpeak"
+            echo "  - Repository permissions: Contents (Read and Write), Metadata (Read)"
+            echo ""
+            echo "For classic tokens, required scope: 'repo'"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Clean up the git config after push
+          git config --global --unset url."https://the-luap:${GITHUBTOKEN}@github.com/".insteadOf
 
       - name: Workflow completed
         run: |