diff --git a/cmd/actions/secrets/create.go b/cmd/actions/secrets/create.go
index 1f070844..37211742 100644
--- a/cmd/actions/secrets/create.go
+++ b/cmd/actions/secrets/create.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package secrets
 import (
 	stdctx "context"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	gitea "gitea.dev/sdk"
 
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ func runSecretsCreate(ctx stdctx.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	client := c.Login.Client()
 
 	secretName := cmd.Args().First()
+	if err := validateSecretName(secretName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// Read secret value using the utility
 	secretValue, err := utils.ReadValue(cmd, utils.ReadValueOptions{
@@ -62,6 +67,10 @@ func runSecretsCreate(ctx stdctx.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := validateSecretValue(secretValue); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	_, err = client.Actions.CreateRepoSecret(ctx, c.Owner, c.Repo, secretName, gitea.CreateOrUpdateSecretOption{
 		Data: secretValue,
 	})
@@ -72,3 +81,41 @@ func runSecretsCreate(ctx stdctx.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Secret '%s' created successfully\n", secretName)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// validateSecretName validates that a secret name follows the required format.
+func validateSecretName(name string) error {
+	if name == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("secret name cannot be empty")
+	}
+
+	// Secret names must be uppercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
+	// Cannot start with a number.
+	validPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$`)
+	if !validPattern.MatchString(name) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("secret name must contain only uppercase letters, numbers, and underscores, and cannot start with a number")
+	}
+
+	// Reserved prefixes used by Gitea/GitHub internals.
+	reservedPrefixes := []string{"GITHUB_", "GITEA_"}
+	for _, prefix := range reservedPrefixes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(name, prefix) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret name cannot start with reserved prefix: %s", prefix)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateSecretValue validates that a secret value is acceptable.
+func validateSecretValue(value string) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(value) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("secret value cannot be empty or whitespace only")
+	}
+
+	// 64KB upper limit per Gitea API.
+	if len(value) > 65536 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("secret value cannot exceed 64KB")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/actions/secrets/create_test.go b/cmd/actions/secrets/create_test.go
index 5ac0869c..65ffb15a 100644
--- a/cmd/actions/secrets/create_test.go
+++ b/cmd/actions/secrets/create_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,133 @@
 package secrets
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestValidateSecretName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid name",
+			input:   "VALID_SECRET_NAME",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid name with numbers",
+			input:   "SECRET_123",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid name starting with underscore",
+			input:   "_SECRET",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - lowercase",
+			input:   "invalid_secret",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - mixed case",
+			input:   "Invalid_Secret",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - spaces",
+			input:   "INVALID SECRET",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - special chars",
+			input:   "INVALID-SECRET!",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - starts with number",
+			input:   "1SECRET",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - empty",
+			input:   "",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - reserved GITHUB_ prefix",
+			input:   "GITHUB_TOKEN",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - reserved GITEA_ prefix",
+			input:   "GITEA_SECRET",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateSecretName(tt.input)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("validateSecretName(%q) error = %v, wantErr %v", tt.input, err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateSecretValue(t *testing.T) {
+	largeValue := strings.Repeat("a", 65537)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		input   string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid value",
+			input:   "secret_value",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid value with whitespace",
+			input:   "secret value with spaces",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - empty",
+			input:   "",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - whitespace only",
+			input:   "   \t\n  ",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "invalid - exceeds 64KB",
+			input:   largeValue,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid - exactly 64KB",
+			input:   strings.Repeat("a", 65536),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := validateSecretValue(tt.input)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("validateSecretValue(%q) error = %v, wantErr %v", tt.input, err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetSecretSourceArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string