diff --git a/crates/forge/src/admin.rs b/crates/forge/src/admin.rs
index 2db5338..2151eb7 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/admin.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/admin.rs
@@ -103,11 +103,14 @@ pub fn repo_set_pull_floor(data_dir: &Path, owner: &str, name: &str, floor: i64)
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// `admin org create`.
-pub fn org_create(data_dir: &Path, name: &str, owner: &str) -> Result<()> {
+/// `admin org create`, with Gitea's visibility values (`public`, `limited`, `private`).
+pub fn org_create(data_dir: &Path, name: &str, owner: &str, visibility: &str) -> Result<()> {
     if names::check(name).is_err() {
         bail!("invalid or reserved organization name {name:?}");
     }
+    if !crate::api::valid_visibility(visibility) {
+        bail!("invalid visibility {visibility:?}: use public, limited or private");
+    }
     let mut conn = db::open_for_admin(data_dir)?;
     let owner = store::find_by_login(&conn, owner)?
         .filter(|u| !u.is_org)
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn org_create(data_dir: &Path, name: &str, owner: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let acct = NewAccount {
         login: name.into(),
         is_org: true,
-        visibility: "public".into(),
+        visibility: visibility.into(),
         ..Default::default()
     };
     match store::create_org(&mut conn, &acct, owner.id, now()) {
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/cli.rs b/crates/forge/src/cli.rs
index 46a8b52..8ab5126 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/cli.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ enum OrgCmd {
         name: String,
         #[arg(long)]
         owner: String,
+        /// `public`, `limited` or `private`, as in Gitea.
+        #[arg(long, default_value = "public")]
+        visibility: String,
         #[arg(long)]
         data_dir: PathBuf,
     },
@@ -272,10 +275,11 @@ fn run_admin(cmd: AdminCmd) -> Result<()> {
                 OrgCmd::Create {
                     name,
                     owner,
+                    visibility,
                     data_dir,
                 },
         } => {
-            admin::org_create(&data_dir, &name, &owner)?;
+            admin::org_create(&data_dir, &name, &owner, &visibility)?;
             println!("Organization '{name}' has been successfully created!");
         }
         AdminCmd::Repo {
diff --git a/crates/forge/src/protection.rs b/crates/forge/src/protection.rs
index f1535eb..0b9ed56 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/protection.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/protection.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,9 @@ fn is_default(v: &Value) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+/// Does `s` use Gitea's glob syntax (its compiler gives `* ? [ { \\` a meaning)?
 fn has_glob(s: &str) -> bool {
-    s.contains(['*', '?', '['])
+    s.contains(['*', '?', '[', '{', '\\'])
 }
 
 fn contexts_of(v: &Value) -> Result<Option<Vec<String>>, String> {
diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/e2e_a.rs b/crates/forge/tests/e2e_a.rs
index dbaee29..2502c1b 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/e2e_a.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/e2e_a.rs
@@ -650,8 +650,12 @@ fn admin_cli_changes_are_visible_to_the_running_server() {
         .status,
         201
     );
-    scl_forge::admin::org_create(&s.dir, "cliorg", "carol").unwrap();
+    scl_forge::admin::org_create(&s.dir, "cliorg", "carol", "public").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(s.get("/api/v1/orgs/cliorg", &token(&s.admin)).status, 200);
+    scl_forge::admin::org_create(&s.dir, "hidden", "carol", "private").unwrap();
+    let r = s.get("/api/v1/orgs/hidden", &token(&s.admin));
+    assert_eq!(r.json()["visibility"], "private");
+    assert!(scl_forge::admin::org_create(&s.dir, "odd", "carol", "secret").is_err());
     assert!(scl_forge::admin::user_create(
         &s.dir,
         "carol",
diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/e2e_protection.rs b/crates/forge/tests/e2e_protection.rs
index 0eb561f..0c22612 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/e2e_protection.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/e2e_protection.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ fn rule_crud_validation_and_the_branch_object() {
             422,
             "patterns are not supported",
         ),
+        (
+            "brace glob",
+            json!({"branch_name": "{main,release}"}),
+            422,
+            "patterns are not supported",
+        ),
         (
             "approvals",
             json!({"branch_name": "x", "required_approvals": 2}),
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-22-p38-forge-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-22-p38-forge-design.md
index 1924ff5..d553393 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-22-p38-forge-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-22-p38-forge-design.md
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ sc-forge serve --data-dir DIR --listen ADDR --public-url URL [--behind-proxy|--a
 sc-forge admin user create --username U --password P --email E [--admin] [--must-change-password=false]
 sc-forge admin user change-password --username U --password P [--must-change-password=false]
 sc-forge admin user generate-access-token --username U [--token-name N] [--scopes S,…] [--raw]
-sc-forge admin org create --name O --owner U
+sc-forge admin org create --name O --owner U [--visibility public|limited|private]
 sc-forge hook pre-receive|post-receive      # internal
 ```