diff --git a/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools.go b/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools.go
index 0462a69..613562b 100644
--- a/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools.go
+++ b/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func registerTools(server *mcp.Server, api *giteaAPI) {
 	registerUserTools(server, api)
 	registerRepoTools(server, api)
 	registerContentTools(server, api)
+	registerTreeTools(server, api)
 	registerCommitTools(server, api)
 	registerIssueTools(server, api)
 	registerPullTools(server, api)
diff --git a/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools_tree.go b/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools_tree.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..266c0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/gitea-mcp/tools_tree.go
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
+)
+
+func registerTreeTools(server *mcp.Server, api *giteaAPI) {
+	mcp.AddTool(server, &mcp.Tool{
+		Name:        "list_dir",
+		Description: "List the entries of a directory in a Gitea repository at a given ref. Path empty (or '.') lists the repository root. Returns one level only; use get_tree for recursive listings.",
+	}, listDirHandler(api))
+
+	mcp.AddTool(server, &mcp.Tool{
+		Name:        "get_tree",
+		Description: "List every file/dir under a path in a Gitea repository at a given ref. Resolves the ref to a tree SHA and walks it (recursive by default). Capped at 2000 entries.",
+	}, getTreeHandler(api))
+}
+
+type listDirInput struct {
+	Owner string `json:"owner"`
+	Repo  string `json:"repo"`
+	Path  string `json:"path,omitempty" jsonschema:"directory path inside the repository; empty or '.' for repo root"`
+	Ref   string `json:"ref,omitempty" jsonschema:"optional branch / tag / commit SHA (default: repository default branch)"`
+}
+type dirEntry struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	Type string `json:"type"`
+	Size int64  `json:"size,omitempty"`
+	SHA  string `json:"sha,omitempty"`
+}
+type listDirOutput struct {
+	Path    string     `json:"path"`
+	Ref     string     `json:"ref,omitempty"`
+	Entries []dirEntry `json:"entries"`
+}
+
+func listDirHandler(api *giteaAPI) mcp.ToolHandlerFor[listDirInput, listDirOutput] {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in listDirInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, listDirOutput, error) {
+		if in.Owner == "" || in.Repo == "" {
+			return nil, listDirOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("owner and repo are required")
+		}
+		dir := strings.Trim(in.Path, "/")
+		if dir == "." {
+			dir = ""
+		}
+		q := url.Values{}
+		setIf(q, "ref", in.Ref)
+		path := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/contents/%s",
+			url.PathEscape(in.Owner), url.PathEscape(in.Repo), escapePathSegments(dir))
+		// Gitea returns an object for files and an array for directories.
+		// Try the array shape first; if it decodes to a single non-empty
+		// entry that looks like a file, surface a clear error.
+		var raw []struct {
+			Type string `json:"type"`
+			Name string `json:"name"`
+			Path string `json:"path"`
+			Size int64  `json:"size"`
+			SHA  string `json:"sha"`
+		}
+		if err := api.get(ctx, path, q, &raw); err != nil {
+			return nil, listDirOutput{}, err
+		}
+		out := listDirOutput{Path: dir, Ref: in.Ref, Entries: make([]dirEntry, 0, len(raw))}
+		for _, e := range raw {
+			out.Entries = append(out.Entries, dirEntry{
+				Name: e.Name, Path: e.Path, Type: e.Type, Size: e.Size, SHA: e.SHA,
+			})
+		}
+		return nil, out, nil
+	}
+}
+
+const maxTreeEntries = 2000
+
+type getTreeInput struct {
+	Owner     string `json:"owner"`
+	Repo      string `json:"repo"`
+	Ref       string `json:"ref,omitempty" jsonschema:"branch / tag / commit SHA (default: repository default branch)"`
+	Recursive *bool  `json:"recursive,omitempty" jsonschema:"walk subtrees (default: true)"`
+}
+type treeEntry struct {
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	Type string `json:"type"` // "blob" or "tree"
+	Size int64  `json:"size,omitempty"`
+	SHA  string `json:"sha"`
+}
+type getTreeOutput struct {
+	Ref       string      `json:"ref"`
+	CommitSHA string      `json:"commit_sha"`
+	TreeSHA   string      `json:"tree_sha"`
+	Entries   []treeEntry `json:"entries"`
+	Truncated bool        `json:"truncated,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func getTreeHandler(api *giteaAPI) mcp.ToolHandlerFor[getTreeInput, getTreeOutput] {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, _ *mcp.CallToolRequest, in getTreeInput) (*mcp.CallToolResult, getTreeOutput, error) {
+		if in.Owner == "" || in.Repo == "" {
+			return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("owner and repo are required")
+		}
+		ref := in.Ref
+		if ref == "" {
+			var repoInfo struct {
+				DefaultBranch string `json:"default_branch"`
+			}
+			rpath := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s",
+				url.PathEscape(in.Owner), url.PathEscape(in.Repo))
+			if err := api.get(ctx, rpath, nil, &repoInfo); err != nil {
+				return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("resolve default branch: %w", err)
+			}
+			ref = repoInfo.DefaultBranch
+		}
+		// Resolve ref → commit SHA.
+		commitSHA := ""
+		if isHexSHA(ref) {
+			commitSHA = ref
+		} else {
+			var br struct {
+				Commit struct {
+					ID string `json:"id"`
+				} `json:"commit"`
+			}
+			bpath := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/branches/%s",
+				url.PathEscape(in.Owner), url.PathEscape(in.Repo), url.PathEscape(ref))
+			if err := api.get(ctx, bpath, nil, &br); err != nil {
+				return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("resolve branch %q: %w", ref, err)
+			}
+			commitSHA = br.Commit.ID
+			if commitSHA == "" {
+				return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("branch %q has no commit", ref)
+			}
+		}
+		// Resolve commit → tree SHA.
+		var commit struct {
+			RepoCommit struct {
+				Tree struct {
+					SHA string `json:"sha"`
+				} `json:"tree"`
+			} `json:"commit"`
+		}
+		cpath := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/git/commits/%s",
+			url.PathEscape(in.Owner), url.PathEscape(in.Repo), url.PathEscape(commitSHA))
+		if err := api.get(ctx, cpath, nil, &commit); err != nil {
+			return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("resolve commit %s: %w", commitSHA, err)
+		}
+		treeSHA := commit.RepoCommit.Tree.SHA
+		if treeSHA == "" {
+			return nil, getTreeOutput{}, fmt.Errorf("gitea returned commit %q without a tree sha", commitSHA)
+		}
+		recursive := true
+		if in.Recursive != nil {
+			recursive = *in.Recursive
+		}
+		out := getTreeOutput{
+			Ref: ref, CommitSHA: commitSHA, TreeSHA: treeSHA,
+			Entries: make([]treeEntry, 0, 256),
+		}
+		// Gitea paginates /git/trees. Page through until we hit the cap
+		// or run out.
+		const perPage = 1000
+		tpath := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/git/trees/%s",
+			url.PathEscape(in.Owner), url.PathEscape(in.Repo), url.PathEscape(treeSHA))
+		for pageNum := 1; ; pageNum++ {
+			q := url.Values{
+				"page":     []string{strconv.Itoa(pageNum)},
+				"per_page": []string{strconv.Itoa(perPage)},
+			}
+			if recursive {
+				q.Set("recursive", "true")
+			}
+			var resp struct {
+				Truncated bool `json:"truncated"`
+				Tree      []struct {
+					Path string `json:"path"`
+					Type string `json:"type"`
+					Size int64  `json:"size"`
+					SHA  string `json:"sha"`
+				} `json:"tree"`
+			}
+			if err := api.get(ctx, tpath, q, &resp); err != nil {
+				return nil, getTreeOutput{}, err
+			}
+			for _, e := range resp.Tree {
+				if len(out.Entries) >= maxTreeEntries {
+					out.Truncated = true
+					return nil, out, nil
+				}
+				out.Entries = append(out.Entries, treeEntry{
+					Path: e.Path, Type: e.Type, Size: e.Size, SHA: e.SHA,
+				})
+			}
+			if resp.Truncated {
+				out.Truncated = true
+			}
+			if len(resp.Tree) < perPage {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, out, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// isHexSHA reports whether s looks like a 7-40 char hex git SHA.
+func isHexSHA(s string) bool {
+if len(s) < 7 || len(s) > 40 {
+return false
+}
+for _, r := range s {
+switch {
+case r >= '0' && r <= '9':
+case r >= 'a' && r <= 'f':
+case r >= 'A' && r <= 'F':
+default:
+return false
+}
+}
+return true
+}
diff --git a/docs/gitea-mcp.md b/docs/gitea-mcp.md
index 12857c2..8cf38c5 100644
--- a/docs/gitea-mcp.md
+++ b/docs/gitea-mcp.md
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ Tools exposed (all read-only; write tools land in a follow-up):
 |---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 | `list_repos`        | Search/list repos accessible to the user.       |
 | `get_file`          | Read file contents (≤ 256 KiB, truncated tail). |
+| `list_dir`          | List one directory level at a given ref.        |
+| `get_tree`          | Recursive listing of files/dirs (≤ 2000 entries) at a given ref. |
 | `file_history`      | Commits touching a specific file.               |
 | `list_branches`     | Branches of a repo.                             |
 | `get_branch`        | One branch's details + tip SHA.                 |