diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1a01d72b..ab271658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,164 +5,234 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   ubuntu-gcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
+        id: checkout_v
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vlang/v
       - name: Checkout gitly
+        id: checkout_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: gitly
       - name: Install Dependencies
+        id: install_dependencies
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev
       - name: Build V
+        id: build_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           make
           sudo ./v symlink
 
       - name: Compile gitly
+        id: compile_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc .
 
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        id: compile_gitly_with_autofree
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc -autofree .
 
       - name: Compile gitly with -prod
+        id: compile_gitly_with_prod
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc -prod .
 
       - name: Compile CSS from SCSS files
+        id: compile_css_from_scss_files
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: gha-utilities/sass-build@v0.4.11
         with:
           source: gitly/static/css/gitly.scss
           destination: gitly/static/css/gitly.css
 
       - name: Run all tests
+        id: run_all_tests
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc -d sqlite -d use_openssl test $(git ls-files '*_test.v')
 
       - name: Run tests/first_run.v
+        id: run_tests_first_run_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc gcc -g run tests/first_run.v
 
   macos-clang:
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
+        id: checkout_v
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vlang/v
       - name: Checkout gitly
+        id: checkout_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: gitly
       - name: Build V
+        id: build_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           make
           ./v symlink
       - name: Compile gitly
+        id: compile_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang .
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        id: compile_gitly_with_autofree
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang -autofree .
       - name: Compile gitly with -prod
+        id: compile_gitly_with_prod
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang -prod .
       - name: Compile CSS from SCSS files
+        id: compile_css_from_scss_files
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: gha-utilities/sass-build@v0.4.11
         with:
           source: gitly/static/css/gitly.scss
           destination: gitly/static/css/gitly.css
       - name: Run all tests
+        id: run_all_tests
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang -d sqlite -d use_openssl test $(git ls-files '*_test.v')
       - name: Run tests/first_run.v
+        id: run_tests_first_run_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -cc clang -g run tests/first_run.v
 
   windows-gcc:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc gcc
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
+        id: checkout_v
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vlang/v
       - name: Checkout gitly
+        id: checkout_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: gitly
       - name: Build V
+        id: build_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        shell: cmd
         run: |
-          ./make.bat -gcc
-
-      # Must come after "Build V": this used to run first, when neither `v`
-      # nor `v.exe` existed, so the referenced script could not work at all.
+          make.bat -gcc
+      # Must run after "Build V": the script shells out to `v.exe`, which
+      # does not exist until V is built.
       - name: Install SQLite
-        run: .\gitly\.github\workflows\windows-install-sqlite.bat
-
+        id: install_sqlite
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          gitly\.github\workflows\windows-install-sqlite.bat
       - name: Compile gitly
+        id: compile_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           dir
-          .\v.exe -cc gcc gitly
+          .\v.exe -cc gcc -d sqlite gitly
 
   ubuntu-tcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       VFLAGS: -cc tcc -d no_backtrace -d no_segfault_handler
     steps:
       - name: Checkout V
+        id: checkout_v
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: vlang/v
       - name: Checkout gitly
+        id: checkout_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: gitly
       - name: Install Dependencies
+        id: install_dependencies
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev
       - name: Build V
+        id: build_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           echo $VFLAGS
           make
           sudo ./v symlink
 
-      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree
+      - name: Compile gitly with -autofree (non-blocking, vlang/v#30190)
+        id: compile_gitly_with_autofree
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -autofree .
 
       - name: Compile gitly
+        id: compile_gitly
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v .
 
       - name: Compile CSS from SCSS files
+        id: compile_css_from_scss_files
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         uses: gha-utilities/sass-build@v0.4.11
         with:
           source: gitly/static/css/gitly.scss
           destination: gitly/static/css/gitly.css
 
       - name: Run all tests
+        id: run_all_tests
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -d sqlite -d use_openssl test $(git ls-files '*_test.v')
 
       - name: Run tests/first_run.v
+        id: run_tests_first_run_v
+        if: ${{ success() && !cancelled() }}
         run: |
           cd gitly
           v -g run tests/first_run.v
diff --git a/repo/repo.v b/repo/repo.v
index 68282424..6b9f2b06 100644
--- a/repo/repo.v
+++ b/repo/repo.v
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ mut:
 	primary_branch          string
 	webhook_secret          string
 	tags_count              int
-	nr_open_issues          int @[orm: 'open_issues_count']
-	nr_open_prs             int @[orm: 'open_prs_count']
-	nr_releases             int @[orm: 'releases_count']
-	nr_branches             int @[orm: 'branches_count']
+	nr_open_issues          int @[sql: 'open_issues_count']
+	nr_open_prs             int @[sql: 'open_prs_count']
+	nr_releases             int @[sql: 'releases_count']
+	nr_branches             int @[sql: 'branches_count']
 	nr_tags                 int
-	nr_stars                int @[orm: 'stars_count']
+	nr_stars                int @[sql: 'stars_count']
 	lang_stats              []LangStat @[skip]
 	created_at              int
 	nr_contributors         int