diff --git a/routers/api/v2/mcp.go b/routers/api/v2/mcp.go
index c2898e4e0b..ad1d1bddda 100644
--- a/routers/api/v2/mcp.go
+++ b/routers/api/v2/mcp.go
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ func toolListRepos(ctx *context_service.APIContext, args map[string]any) (any, e
 		},
 		Actor:    ctx.Doer,
 		OwnerID:  ownerUser.ID,
-		Private:  true,
+		Private:  ctx.Doer != nil,
 		OrderBy:  db.SearchOrderByAlphabetically,
 		Archived: optional.Some(false),
 	})
diff --git a/services/org/pinned.go b/services/org/pinned.go
index 4d7bb9b0ad..a4ae3ce2bf 100644
--- a/services/org/pinned.go
+++ b/services/org/pinned.go
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ func GetOrgOverviewStats(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, actor *user_model.Use
 	stats.TotalMembers = memberCount
 	stats.TotalTeams = teamCount
 
-	// Repo count - use SearchRepository with Actor for permission filtering
+	// Repo count - use SearchRepository with Actor for permission filtering.
+	// Private=true only works when Actor is set; for anonymous users we must
+	// use Private=false so SearchRepositoryCondition filters to public repos only.
 	_, stats.TotalRepos, err = repo_model.SearchRepository(ctx, repo_model.SearchRepoOptions{
 		Actor:   actor,
 		OwnerID: orgID,
-		Private: true,
+		Private: actor != nil,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err