diff --git a/docs/tools/forge-cli.md b/docs/tools/forge-cli.md
index 0cc936c9..d26344c3 100644
--- a/docs/tools/forge-cli.md
+++ b/docs/tools/forge-cli.md
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ Create a pull request
   Default value: `main`
 * `--body <BODY>` — Inline body text
 * `--body-file <BODY_FILE>` — Read body from a file. `-` means stdin
-* `--draft` — Open as draft. Ignored in `--agit` mode
+* `--draft` — Not supported by this forge (no draft field): warns on stderr and opens a normal PR
 * `--push` — Push the local `--head` branch to `--remote` before creating the PR
 * `--remote <REMOTE>` — Remote to push to
 
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ Get/set this user's watch subscription on a repo, or --list all watched repos
 ###### **Options:**
 
 * `--watch` — Subscribe (watch the repo)
-* `--ignore` — Mute (mark ignored)
+* `--ignore` — Not supported: the forge API has no ignore endpoint. Errors; use `--unwatch` to stop notifications
 * `--unwatch` — Unsubscribe (clear watch + ignore)
 * `--list` — List every repo the current user watches (ignores `[repo]`)
 
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_create.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_create.rs
index 8885fca9..f427febc 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_create.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_create.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Read body from a file. `-` means stdin.
     #[arg(long = "body-file")]
     body_file: Option<String>,
-    /// Open as draft. Ignored in `--agit` mode.
+    /// Not supported by this forge (no draft field): warns on stderr and
+    /// opens a normal PR.
     #[arg(long)]
     draft: bool,
     /// Push the local `--head` branch to `--remote` before creating the PR.
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ pub struct Args {
 /// token missing/invalid), an unresolved `--label` name, and any I/O
 /// error from writing the PR URL to stdout.
 pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
+    if args.draft {
+        eprintln!("{DRAFT_WARNING}");
+    }
     let body = body::resolve(args.body.as_deref(), args.body_file.as_deref())?.unwrap_or_default();
     if args.agit {
         return agit_create(client, &args, &body);
@@ -109,10 +113,9 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         let all = labels::repo_labels(client)?;
         Some(labels::resolve_ids(&all, &args.labels)?)
     };
-    // Note: Forgejo's CreatePullRequestOption has no `draft` /
+    // Forgejo's CreatePullRequestOption has no `draft` /
     // `allow_maintainer_edit` fields (verified against the instance's
-    // swagger) — the raw client used to send both and the server
-    // silently dropped them, so omitting them here changes nothing.
+    // swagger).
     let payload = CreatePullRequestOption {
         assignee: None,
         assignees: None,
@@ -201,6 +204,9 @@ fn agit_create(client: &Client, args: &Args, body: &str) -> Result<()> {
         );
         return Ok(());
     };
+    // The PR exists once the push succeeds; print the URL before any
+    // follow-up so a failing step cannot hide it and prompt a duplicate.
+    println!("{url}");
     if deferred_body {
         if let Some(number) = pr_number_from_url(&url) {
             let (owner, name) = client.owner_repo()?;
@@ -231,7 +237,6 @@ fn agit_create(client: &Client, args: &Args, body: &str) -> Result<()> {
     if !args.labels.is_empty() {
         apply_agit_labels(client, &args.labels, &url)?;
     }
-    println!("{url}");
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -380,6 +385,8 @@ fn remote_content(line: &str) -> Option<&str> {
         .map(str::trim_start)
 }
 
+const DRAFT_WARNING: &str = "warning: --draft is not supported by this forge; opening a normal PR";
+
 fn is_remote_line(line: &str) -> bool {
     remote_content(line).is_some()
 }
@@ -395,6 +402,18 @@ fn is_pr_hint_opener(line: &str) -> bool {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn draft_flag_parses() {
+        #[derive(clap::Parser)]
+        struct Cli {
+            #[command(flatten)]
+            args: Args,
+        }
+        use clap::Parser;
+        let cli = Cli::parse_from(["x", "--title", "t", "--head", "h", "--draft"]);
+        assert!(cli.args.draft);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn agit_parse_pr_url_picks_pulls_link() {
         let stderr = "\
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/subscription.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/subscription.rs
index 621a4c48..4e7b1129 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/subscription.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/subscription.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! repo the user watches (`--list`, for auditing the notification
 //! firehose).
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use serde_json::json;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Subscribe (watch the repo).
     #[arg(long, group = "action")]
     watch: bool,
-    /// Mute (mark ignored).
+    /// Not supported: the forge API has no ignore endpoint. Errors; use
+    /// `--unwatch` to stop notifications.
     #[arg(long, group = "action")]
     ignore: bool,
     /// Unsubscribe (clear watch + ignore).
@@ -32,14 +33,26 @@ pub struct Args {
     list: bool,
 }
 
+/// `--ignore` has no Forgejo endpoint; fail rather than subscribe.
+fn reject_ignore(args: &Args) -> Result<()> {
+    if args.ignore {
+        bail!(
+            "--ignore is not supported: the forge API has no ignore endpoint; \
+             use `--unwatch` to stop notifications"
+        );
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Run the `subscription` verb: `--list` all watched repos, set the
 /// current repo's watch (`--watch` / `--ignore` / `--unwatch`), or get
 /// its current state.
 ///
 /// # Errors
-/// Propagates transport / non-2xx errors from the Forgejo client calls
-/// and from `print_json`.
+/// Fails on `--ignore` (unsupported). Propagates transport / non-2xx
+/// errors from the Forgejo client calls and from `print_json`.
 pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
+    reject_ignore(&args)?;
     if args.list {
         // List every repo the authed user watches, so an agent can audit
         // its notification firehose and decide what to `--unwatch`. Not
@@ -72,12 +85,9 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         println!("unsubscribed");
         return Ok(());
     }
-    if args.watch || args.ignore {
-        // Forgejo's PUT subscription endpoint takes no body — it always
-        // subscribes (watch). The old raw client sent a
-        // `{subscribed, ignored}` body which the server ignored, so
-        // `--ignore` has always behaved like `--watch` server-side; the
-        // typed call just makes that explicit.
+    if args.watch {
+        // Forgejo's PUT subscription endpoint takes no body: it always
+        // subscribes (watch).
         let resp = client
             .api()
             .user_current_put_subscription(owner, name)
@@ -102,3 +112,28 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    #[derive(Parser)]
+    struct Cli {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        args: Args,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ignore_is_rejected_pointing_at_unwatch() {
+        let cli = Cli::parse_from(["x", "--ignore"]);
+        let err = reject_ignore(&cli.args).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("--unwatch"), "{err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn watch_is_not_rejected() {
+        let cli = Cli::parse_from(["x", "--watch"]);
+        assert!(reject_ignore(&cli.args).is_ok());
+    }
+}