diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter.php b/src/VCS/Adapter.php
index 3a759b0c..367c068d 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter.php
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ abstract class Adapter
     public const TYPE_GIT = 'git';
     public const TYPE_SVN = 'svn';
 
+    public const WEBHOOK_SCOPE_INSTALLATION = 'installation';
+    public const WEBHOOK_SCOPE_REPOSITORY = 'repository';
+
     protected bool $selfSigned = true;
 
     protected string $endpoint;
@@ -194,14 +197,23 @@ abstract public function updateComment(string $owner, string $repositoryName, st
     abstract public function generateCloneCommand(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $version, string $versionType, string $directory, string $rootDirectory): string;
 
     /**
-     * Parses webhook event payload
+     * Validates a webhook payload signature.
+     *
+     * Default covers unprefixed HMAC-SHA256, the scheme most providers use.
+     * Override for providers with a different scheme (a prefixed digest, a
+     * plain secret-token compare, etc).
      *
      * @param  string  $payload Raw body of HTTP request
      * @param  string  $signature Signature provided by Git provider in header
      * @param  string  $signatureKey Webhook secret configured on Git provider
      * @return bool
      */
-    abstract public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature, string $signatureKey): bool;
+    public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature, string $signatureKey): bool
+    {
+        $expected = \hash_hmac('sha256', $payload, $signatureKey);
+
+        return \hash_equals($expected, $signature);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Parses webhook event payload
@@ -212,6 +224,57 @@ abstract public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature
      */
     abstract public function getEvent(string $event, string $payload): array;
 
+    /**
+     * HTTP header name carrying the webhook event type (e.g. 'x-github-event').
+     */
+    abstract public function getEventHeaderName(): string;
+
+    /**
+     * HTTP header name carrying webhook verification data. Usually an HMAC
+     * signature of the payload (e.g. 'x-hub-signature-256'), but some
+     * providers (e.g. GitLab's 'x-gitlab-token') send a plain shared secret
+     * instead — check validateWebhookEvent()'s implementation per adapter
+     * before assuming uniform HMAC comparison.
+     */
+    abstract public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string;
+
+    /**
+     * Webhook scopes this adapter can deliver events through.
+     *
+     * WEBHOOK_SCOPE_INSTALLATION: events arrive platform-wide once the
+     * integration itself is installed (e.g. a GitHub App) -- no per-repository
+     * registration needed.
+     * WEBHOOK_SCOPE_REPOSITORY: createWebhook() must be called on each
+     * individual repository to receive its events.
+     *
+     * An adapter may support more than one scope. Consumers that only need
+     * one webhook per connected repository should prefer
+     * WEBHOOK_SCOPE_INSTALLATION when present.
+     *
+     * @return array<string>
+     */
+    abstract public function getSupportedWebhookScopes(): array;
+
+    /**
+     * Browser-facing URL for a repository's home page.
+     */
+    abstract public function getRepositoryUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName): string;
+
+    /**
+     * Browser-facing URL for a branch within a repository.
+     */
+    abstract public function getBranchUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $branch): string;
+
+    /**
+     * Browser-facing URL for a commit within a repository.
+     */
+    abstract public function getCommitUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $commitHash): string;
+
+    /**
+     * Browser-facing URL for a file at a given ref within a repository.
+     */
+    abstract public function getFileUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $reference): string;
+
     /**
      * Fetches repository name using repository id
      *
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Forgejo.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Forgejo.php
index c7f09fee..485770c6 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Forgejo.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Forgejo.php
@@ -20,4 +20,14 @@ protected function getHookType(): string
     {
         return 'forgejo';
     }
+
+    public function getEventHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-forgejo-event';
+    }
+
+    public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-forgejo-signature';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitHub.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitHub.php
index 9c54df63..ae8fa5b9 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitHub.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitHub.php
@@ -121,12 +121,37 @@ public function createPullRequest(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string
 
     /**
      * Create a webhook on a repository
-     *
-     * Note: Not applicable for GitHub - webhooks are managed via GitHub Apps
      */
     public function createWebhook(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $url, string $secret, array $events = ['push', 'pull_request']): int
     {
-        throw new Exception('Not applicable for GitHub - webhooks are managed via GitHub Apps');
+        $response = $this->call(
+            self::METHOD_POST,
+            "/repos/{$owner}/{$repositoryName}/hooks",
+            ['Authorization' => "Bearer $this->accessToken"],
+            [
+                'name' => 'web',
+                'active' => true,
+                'events' => $events,
+                'config' => [
+                    'url' => $url,
+                    'content_type' => 'json',
+                    'secret' => $secret,
+                ],
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $responseHeaders = $response['headers'] ?? [];
+        $responseHeadersStatusCode = $responseHeaders['status-code'] ?? 0;
+        if ($responseHeadersStatusCode >= 400) {
+            throw new Exception("Failed to create webhook: HTTP {$responseHeadersStatusCode}", $responseHeadersStatusCode);
+        }
+
+        $id = $response['body']['id'] ?? null;
+        if ($id === null) {
+            throw new Exception('Webhook created but response did not include an id');
+        }
+
+        return (int) $id;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1195,6 +1220,41 @@ public function generateCloneCommand(string $owner, string $repositoryName, stri
         return $fullCommand;
     }
 
+    public function getEventHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-github-event';
+    }
+
+    public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-hub-signature-256';
+    }
+
+    public function getSupportedWebhookScopes(): array
+    {
+        return [self::WEBHOOK_SCOPE_INSTALLATION, self::WEBHOOK_SCOPE_REPOSITORY];
+    }
+
+    public function getRepositoryUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName): string
+    {
+        return "https://github.com/{$owner}/{$repositoryName}";
+    }
+
+    public function getBranchUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $branch): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/tree/{$branch}";
+    }
+
+    public function getCommitUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $commitHash): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/commit/{$commitHash}";
+    }
+
+    public function getFileUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $reference): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/blob/{$reference}";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses webhook event payload
      *
@@ -1347,7 +1407,9 @@ public function getEvent(string $event, string $payload): array
      */
     public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature, string $signatureKey): bool
     {
-        return $signature === ('sha256=' . hash_hmac('sha256', $payload, $signatureKey));
+        $expected = 'sha256=' . hash_hmac('sha256', $payload, $signatureKey);
+
+        return hash_equals($expected, $signature);
     }
 
     public function createTag(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $tagName, string $target, string $message = ''): array
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitLab.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitLab.php
index 6bc5c2b0..51b20f49 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitLab.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/GitLab.php
@@ -38,6 +38,41 @@ public function getName(): string
         return 'gitlab';
     }
 
+    public function getEventHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gitlab-event';
+    }
+
+    public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gitlab-token';
+    }
+
+    public function getSupportedWebhookScopes(): array
+    {
+        return [self::WEBHOOK_SCOPE_REPOSITORY];
+    }
+
+    public function getRepositoryUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName): string
+    {
+        return "{$this->gitlabUrl}/{$owner}/{$repositoryName}";
+    }
+
+    public function getBranchUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $branch): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/-/tree/{$branch}";
+    }
+
+    public function getCommitUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $commitHash): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/-/commit/{$commitHash}";
+    }
+
+    public function getFileUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $reference): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/-/blob/{$reference}";
+    }
+
     public function initializeVariables(string $installationId, string $privateKey, ?string $appId = null, ?string $accessToken = null, ?string $refreshToken = null): void
     {
         if (!empty($accessToken)) {
@@ -1005,6 +1040,10 @@ public function getEvent(string $event, string $payload): array
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * GitLab doesn't sign the payload -- it just echoes back the configured
+     * secret token verbatim, so there's no HMAC to compute here.
+     */
     public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature, string $signatureKey): bool
     {
         return hash_equals($signatureKey, $signature);
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gitea.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gitea.php
index c4e20b66..194d4ac2 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gitea.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gitea.php
@@ -663,10 +663,66 @@ public function getUser(string $username): array
         return $response['body'] ?? [];
     }
 
+    protected function getAuthenticatedUserLogin(): string
+    {
+        $response = $this->call(self::METHOD_GET, '/user', ['Authorization' => "token $this->accessToken"]);
+
+        $responseHeaders = $response['headers'] ?? [];
+        $responseHeadersStatusCode = $responseHeaders['status-code'] ?? 0;
+        if ($responseHeadersStatusCode >= 400) {
+            throw new Exception("Failed to get authenticated user: HTTP {$responseHeadersStatusCode}", $responseHeadersStatusCode);
+        }
+
+        $login = $response['body']['login'] ?? '';
+        if (empty($login)) {
+            throw new Exception("Authenticated user login missing or empty in response");
+        }
+
+        return $login;
+    }
+
+    public function getEventHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gitea-event';
+    }
+
+    public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gitea-signature';
+    }
+
+    public function getSupportedWebhookScopes(): array
+    {
+        return [self::WEBHOOK_SCOPE_REPOSITORY];
+    }
+
+    public function getRepositoryUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName): string
+    {
+        return "{$this->giteaUrl}/{$owner}/{$repositoryName}";
+    }
+
+    public function getBranchUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $branch): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/src/branch/{$branch}";
+    }
+
+    public function getCommitUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $commitHash): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/commit/{$commitHash}";
+    }
+
+    public function getFileUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $reference): string
+    {
+        // Gitea requires a ref-type qualifier (branch/commit/tag) for a canonical
+        // path, which this method's signature doesn't carry; the untyped /src/{ref}
+        // form redirects to the correct canonical URL for whichever type it resolves to.
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/src/{$reference}";
+    }
+
     public function getOwnerName(string $installationId, ?int $repositoryId = null): string
     {
         if ($repositoryId === null || $repositoryId <= 0) {
-            throw new Exception("repositoryId is required for this adapter");
+            return $this->getAuthenticatedUserLogin();
         }
 
         $url = "/repositories/{$repositoryId}";
@@ -1174,19 +1230,6 @@ public function getEvent(string $event, string $payload): array
         return [];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Validate webhook event
-     *
-     * @param string $payload Raw body of HTTP request
-     * @param string $signature Signature provided by Gitea in X-Gitea-Signature header
-     * @param string $signatureKey Webhook secret configured on Gitea
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function validateWebhookEvent(string $payload, string $signature, string $signatureKey): bool
-    {
-        return hash_equals($signature, hash_hmac('sha256', $payload, $signatureKey));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create a tag in a repository
      *
diff --git a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gogs.php b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gogs.php
index 6418c8c4..0a666b7d 100644
--- a/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gogs.php
+++ b/src/VCS/Adapter/Git/Gogs.php
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ protected function getHookType(): string
         return 'gogs';
     }
 
+    public function getEventHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gogs-event';
+    }
+
+    public function getSignatureHeaderName(): string
+    {
+        return 'x-gogs-signature';
+    }
+
+    public function getBranchUrl(string $owner, string $repositoryName, string $branch): string
+    {
+        return $this->getRepositoryUrl($owner, $repositoryName) . "/src/{$branch}";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create new repository
      *
@@ -167,7 +182,7 @@ public function getRepositoryName(string $repositoryId): string
     public function getOwnerName(string $installationId, ?int $repositoryId = null): string
     {
         if ($repositoryId === null || $repositoryId <= 0) {
-            throw new Exception("repositoryId is required for this adapter");
+            return $this->getAuthenticatedUserLogin();
         }
 
         $repo = $this->findRepositoryById($repositoryId);
diff --git a/tests/VCS/Adapter/GiteaTest.php b/tests/VCS/Adapter/GiteaTest.php
index ac9de15b..2a9dbfd0 100644
--- a/tests/VCS/Adapter/GiteaTest.php
+++ b/tests/VCS/Adapter/GiteaTest.php
@@ -1268,18 +1268,16 @@ public function testGetOwnerName(): void
 
     public function testGetOwnerNameWithZeroRepositoryId(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('repositoryId is required for this adapter');
+        $owner = $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('', 0);
 
-        $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('', 0);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($owner);
     }
 
     public function testGetOwnerNameWithoutRepositoryId(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('repositoryId is required for this adapter');
+        $owner = $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('');
 
-        $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('');
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($owner);
     }
 
     public function testGetOwnerNameWithInvalidRepositoryId(): void
@@ -1291,10 +1289,9 @@ public function testGetOwnerNameWithInvalidRepositoryId(): void
 
     public function testGetOwnerNameWithNullRepositoryId(): void
     {
-        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('repositoryId is required for this adapter');
+        $owner = $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('', null);
 
-        $this->vcsAdapter->getOwnerName('', null);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($owner);
     }
 
     public function testGetUser(): void
diff --git a/tests/VCS/Base.php b/tests/VCS/Base.php
index 5aadff0b..74439db3 100644
--- a/tests/VCS/Base.php
+++ b/tests/VCS/Base.php
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ protected function deleteLastWebhookRequest(): void
         );
     }
 
+    public function testGetEventHeaderName(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString($this->vcsAdapter->getEventHeaderName());
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($this->vcsAdapter->getEventHeaderName());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetSignatureHeaderName(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString($this->vcsAdapter->getSignatureHeaderName());
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($this->vcsAdapter->getSignatureHeaderName());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetSupportedWebhookScopes(): void
+    {
+        $scopes = $this->vcsAdapter->getSupportedWebhookScopes();
+        $this->assertIsArray($scopes);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($scopes);
+    }
+
     public function testGetPullRequestFromBranch(): void
     {
         $result = $this->vcsAdapter->getPullRequestFromBranch('vermakhushboo', 'basic-js-crud', 'test');