diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/forge/pr_merge.rs b/hive-c0re/src/forge/pr_merge.rs
index cad72a5e..74398dec 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/forge/pr_merge.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/forge/pr_merge.rs
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ fn repo_agent_name(repo: &str) -> &str {
     repo.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(repo)
 }
 
-/// Token-in-URL clone/push URL for a forge repo (`owner/name`). Mirrors
-/// `push_config`'s pattern; the token is passed straight to git and never
-/// stored as a named remote.
-fn tokenised_repo_url(repo: &str, token: &str) -> String {
-    forge_git_url(token, repo)
-}
-
 /// Resolve a PR's head sha via `git ls-remote <repo> refs/pull/<pr>/head`
 /// (Forgejo exposes PR heads there). Pure read, no mutation — the handler's
 /// primary drift gate (compare against the approved sha), and `mark_pr_merged`
@@ -94,7 +87,7 @@ fn tokenised_repo_url(repo: &str, token: &str) -> String {
 pub async fn pr_head_sha(repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<String, ForgeMergeError> {
     let token = core_token()
         .ok_or_else(|| ForgeMergeError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("forge core token absent")))?;
-    let url = tokenised_repo_url(repo, &token);
+    let url = forge_git_url(&token, repo);
     let refspec = format!("refs/pull/{pr}/head");
     let out = crate::lifecycle::git_command()
         .args(["ls-remote", &url, &refspec])
@@ -139,7 +132,7 @@ pub fn config_repo(agent: &str) -> String {
 pub async fn fetch_pr_head_into_applied(repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<(), ForgeMergeError> {
     let token = core_token()
         .ok_or_else(|| ForgeMergeError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("forge core token absent")))?;
-    let url = tokenised_repo_url(repo, &token);
+    let url = forge_git_url(&token, repo);
     let applied = Coordinator::agent_applied_dir(repo_agent_name(repo));
     let refspec = format!("refs/pull/{pr}/head");
     let out = crate::lifecycle::git_command()
@@ -171,7 +164,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_pr_head_into_applied(repo: &str, pr: u64) -> Result<(), Forge
 pub async fn ff_push_to_main(repo: &str, sha: &str) -> Result<(), ForgeMergeError> {
     let token = core_token()
         .ok_or_else(|| ForgeMergeError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("forge core token absent")))?;
-    let url = tokenised_repo_url(repo, &token);
+    let url = forge_git_url(&token, repo);
     let applied = Coordinator::agent_applied_dir(repo_agent_name(repo));
 
     // Current `main` on the forge repo.
@@ -300,7 +293,8 @@ pub async fn mark_pr_merged(repo: &str, pr: u64, sha: &str) -> Result<(), ForgeM
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::{repo_agent_name, tokenised_repo_url};
+    use super::repo_agent_name;
+    use crate::forge::forge_git_url;
 
     #[test]
     fn repo_agent_name_takes_trailing_segment() {
@@ -310,10 +304,10 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn tokenised_repo_url_shape() {
+    fn forge_git_url_shape() {
         // Credentials are inserted between scheme and authority; fallback
         // base is `http://localhost:3000` when HIVE_FORGE_URL is unset.
-        let url = tokenised_repo_url("agent-configs/iris", "tok");
+        let url = forge_git_url("tok", "agent-configs/iris");
         assert!(url.contains("core:tok@"), "must embed credentials: {url}");
         assert!(
             url.ends_with("/agent-configs/iris.git"),