diff --git a/internal/workflow/scan.go b/internal/workflow/scan.go
index 9415ec4..0a7e552 100644
--- a/internal/workflow/scan.go
+++ b/internal/workflow/scan.go
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) Members(hasWork bool) ([]string, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// iterOrgRepos 產出 (org, repoName)；空倉庫跳過（沒有內容可掃）。
+// iterOrgRepos 產出 (org, repoName)。空倉庫（empty）**不**跳過：Gitea 允許
+// 空倉庫持有 open issue（如「初始化項目」型工作），gitea.py 的
+// for_all_repositories（list_my_followup_issues／for_all_organizations）
+// 掃 issue 時不檢查 empty；只有 PR 掃描（iterOpenPulls）、stalled 與
+// milestone overview 才跳過空倉庫。
 func (s *Scanner) iterOrgRepos() ([][2]string, error) {
 	orgs, err := s.Orgs()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) iterOrgRepos() ([][2]string, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for _, repo := range repos {
-			if repo.Name == "" || repo.Empty {
+			if repo.Name == "" {
 				continue
 			}
 			out = append(out, [2]string{org, repo.Name})
diff --git a/internal/workflow/scan_test.go b/internal/workflow/scan_test.go
index bba9e9e..278a44f 100644
--- a/internal/workflow/scan_test.go
+++ b/internal/workflow/scan_test.go
@@ -164,6 +164,51 @@ func TestNextLayerFallbackToIssue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestNextPicksIssueInEmptyRepo 回歸測試（#43）：空倉庫（empty=true）中
+// 分派給目前帳號的 open issue 應被第三層拾取——gitea.py 的
+// for_all_repositories 掃 issue 不跳過空倉庫（「初始化項目」型工作）。
+func TestNextPicksIssueInEmptyRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	s, fc := newTestScanner()
+	fc.repos["alterminal"] = []Repo{
+		{Name: "teai"},
+		{Name: "colony-tick-demo", Empty: true},
+	}
+	fc.issues["alterminal/colony-tick-demo"] = []Issue{
+		{
+			Number: 1, Title: "初始化項目", UpdatedAt: "2026-09-08T00:00:00Z",
+			Assignees:  []User{*mkUser("alex")},
+			Repository: &Repository{FullName: "alterminal/colony-tick-demo"},
+			HTMLURL:    "https://gitea.alterminal.com/alterminal/colony-tick-demo/issues/1",
+		},
+	}
+	work, err := s.Next()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if work == nil || work.Type != "issue" || work.Number != 1 || work.Repo != "alterminal/colony-tick-demo" {
+		t.Errorf("應拾取空倉庫中的 issue #1，得到 %+v", work)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMineIncludesEmptyRepoIssues 回歸測試（#43）：mine 同樣不因倉庫為空而漏列。
+func TestMineIncludesEmptyRepoIssues(t *testing.T) {
+	s, fc := newTestScanner()
+	fc.repos["alterminal"] = []Repo{
+		{Name: "teai"},
+		{Name: "colony-tick-demo", Empty: true},
+	}
+	fc.issues["alterminal/colony-tick-demo"] = []Issue{
+		{Number: 1, Title: "初始化項目", UpdatedAt: "2026-09-08T00:00:00Z", Assignees: []User{*mkUser("alex")}},
+	}
+	issues, err := s.Mine()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(issues) != 1 || issues[0].Num() != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("mine 應列出空倉庫中的 issue #1，得到 %d 件", len(issues))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNextNone(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := newTestScanner()
 	work, err := s.Next()