diff --git a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/tools/cases.py b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/tools/cases.py
index 4ce03db..7c07717 100644
--- a/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/tools/cases.py
+++ b/mcp-server/src/legal_mcp/tools/cases.py
@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@ def _gitea_token() -> str:
     return os.environ.get("GITEA_ACCESS_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN", "")
 
 
-async def _setup_gitea_remote(case_number: str, title: str, case_dir: Path) -> bool:
-    """Create Gitea repo and configure git remote. Best-effort — returns False on failure."""
+async def _setup_gitea_remote(case_number: str, title: str, case_dir: Path) -> dict:
+    """Create Gitea repo and configure git remote.
+
+    Returns a dict with: ok (bool), url (str|None), error (str|None).
+    Never raises — failures are reported via the dict so callers can surface
+    them to the UI instead of silently swallowing them.
+    """
     token = _gitea_token()
     if not token:
         logger.info("No GITEA_TOKEN — skipping Gitea repo creation for %s", case_number)
-        return False
+        return {"ok": False, "url": None, "error": "no_token"}
 
     try:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False, timeout=30) as client:
@@ -59,8 +64,9 @@ async def _setup_gitea_remote(case_number: str, title: str, case_dir: Path) -> b
                 repo = resp.json()
 
         clone_url = repo.get("clone_url", "")
+        html_url = repo.get("html_url", "")
         if not clone_url:
-            return False
+            return {"ok": False, "url": None, "error": "no_clone_url"}
 
         auth_url = clone_url.replace("https://", f"https://chaim:{token}@")
 
@@ -94,15 +100,20 @@ async def _setup_gitea_remote(case_number: str, title: str, case_dir: Path) -> b
             cwd=case_dir, capture_output=True, text=True, env=git_env,
         )
         if push.returncode != 0:
-            logger.warning("Gitea push failed for %s: %s", case_number, push.stderr)
-            return False
+            stderr = push.stderr.strip()
+            logger.warning("Gitea push failed for %s: %s", case_number, stderr)
+            return {"ok": False, "url": html_url or None, "error": f"push_failed: {stderr[:200]}"}
 
         logger.info("Gitea repo created and pushed for %s", case_number)
-        return True
+        return {"ok": True, "url": html_url or None, "error": None}
 
+    except httpx.HTTPStatusError as exc:
+        msg = f"http_{exc.response.status_code}"
+        logger.warning("Gitea setup failed for %s: %s", case_number, msg)
+        return {"ok": False, "url": None, "error": msg}
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.warning("Gitea setup failed for %s: %s", case_number, exc)
-        return False
+        return {"ok": False, "url": None, "error": f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"[:200]}
 
 
 async def case_create(
@@ -214,11 +225,10 @@ async def case_create(
     except Exception:
         pass  # git not available — non-critical
 
-    # Create Gitea repo and configure remote (best-effort)
-    try:
-        await _setup_gitea_remote(case_number, title, case_dir)
-    except Exception:
-        pass  # Gitea not available — non-critical
+    # Create Gitea repo and configure remote — surface result so callers can
+    # show failures (e.g. stale token) and offer a retry button instead of
+    # silently producing a case with no remote.
+    case["gitea"] = await _setup_gitea_remote(case_number, title, case_dir)
 
     return json.dumps(case, default=str, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
 
diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/cases/case-header.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/cases/case-header.tsx
index e2b70d4..c4c48ae 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/cases/case-header.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/cases/case-header.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { StatusBadge } from "@/components/cases/status-badge";
 import { SyncIndicator } from "@/components/cases/sync-indicator";
 import { CaseArchiveAction } from "@/components/cases/case-archive-action";
+import { CreateRepoButton } from "@/components/cases/create-repo-button";
 import {
   PRACTICE_AREA_LABELS,
   APPEAL_SUBTYPE_LABELS,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export function CaseHeader({ data }: { data?: CaseDetail }) {
                   archivedAt={data.archived_at}
                 />
               )}
+              <CreateRepoButton data={data} />
             </div>
             <h1 className="text-navy text-xl font-bold leading-snug max-w-2xl mb-0">
               {data?.title ?? "טוען…"}
diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/cases/create-repo-button.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/cases/create-repo-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17cf124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/cases/create-repo-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { Cloud, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  useCreateGiteaRepo,
+  useGitStatus,
+  type CaseDetail,
+} from "@/lib/api/cases";
+
+export function CreateRepoButton({ data }: { data?: CaseDetail }) {
+  const { data: gitStatus } = useGitStatus(data?.case_number);
+  const createRepo = useCreateGiteaRepo(data?.case_number);
+
+  if (!data?.case_number || !gitStatus) return null;
+
+  /* Show only when something is actually missing — repo, remote, or
+   * unpushed commits. If everything is in sync, the SyncIndicator already
+   * communicates that. */
+  const needsRepo = gitStatus.error === "no_repo" || !gitStatus.has_remote;
+  if (!needsRepo) return null;
+
+  function handleClick() {
+    if (!data) return;
+    createRepo.mutate(
+      { title: data.title ?? "", description: data.subject ?? "" },
+      {
+        onSuccess: (res) =>
+          toast.success(
+            res.pushed
+              ? `הריפו נוצר ב-Gitea: ${res.repo_url}`
+              : `הריפו נוצר אך ה-push נכשל. בדוק את הלוגים של ה-backend.`,
+          ),
+        onError: (err) =>
+          toast.error(
+            err instanceof Error ? err.message : "יצירת הריפו נכשלה",
+          ),
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Button
+      variant="outline"
+      size="sm"
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      disabled={createRepo.isPending}
+      title="יצירת ריפו ב-Gitea וקישור התיק המקומי אליו"
+    >
+      {createRepo.isPending ? (
+        <Loader2 className="me-1 h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />
+      ) : (
+        <Cloud className="me-1 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+      )}
+      צור ריפו ב-Gitea
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web-ui/src/lib/api/cases.ts b/web-ui/src/lib/api/cases.ts
index 6018342..59aa637 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/lib/api/cases.ts
+++ b/web-ui/src/lib/api/cases.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,30 @@ export function useGitStatus(caseNumber: string | undefined) {
   });
 }
 
+export type CreateGiteaRepoResult = {
+  repo_url: string;
+  clone_url: string;
+  pushed: boolean;
+};
+
+export function useCreateGiteaRepo(caseNumber: string | undefined) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { title: string; description?: string }) =>
+      apiRequest<CreateGiteaRepoResult>(`/api/integrations/gitea/create-repo`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: {
+          case_number: caseNumber,
+          title: input.title,
+          description: input.description ?? "",
+        },
+      }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: [...casesKeys.all, "git-status", caseNumber ?? ""] });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 export type StartWorkflowResult = {
   case_number: string;
   status: string;
diff --git a/web/app.py b/web/app.py
index dcb3561..2cc83bf 100644
--- a/web/app.py
+++ b/web/app.py
@@ -1214,6 +1214,15 @@ async def api_case_create(req: CaseCreateRequest):
         logger.warning("Failed to auto-create Paperclip project for case %s: %s", req.case_number, e)
         parsed["paperclip_error"] = str(e)
 
+    # Gitea result was attached by case_create itself; log if it failed so
+    # ops can spot stale-token issues without scanning every response.
+    gitea_result = parsed.get("gitea") or {}
+    if not gitea_result.get("ok"):
+        logger.warning(
+            "Gitea repo not created for case %s: %s",
+            req.case_number, gitea_result.get("error") or "unknown",
+        )
+
     return parsed