[Urgent] Trending #1 Repository Corrupted - "fatal error in commit_refs" affects repo and ALL forks

[sansan0]

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Summary

My repository sansan0/TrendRadar has been #1 on GitHub Trending for 3 consecutive weeks, but is now completely inaccessible for both me and all users who forked it.

Problem Description

• Git push fails with: remote: fatal error in commit_refs
• Web interface editing fails with: "There was an error committing your changes: File could not be edited"
• All forks are also affected - users report they cannot open or access their forked repositories
• Other repositories on the same account work perfectly fine

Timeline & Suspected Cause

• The issue started around November 25, 2025
• Many fork users encountered HTTP 429 rate limit errors during their GitHub Actions workflows between November 25 and December 4, 2025
• I suspect Actions from forks created during this period may have caused the corruption

Impact

• A highly visible trending repository is now broken
• I cannot push critical updates to the project
• The community is actively reporting issues

What I've Tried

• Confirmed other repos on my account work fine
• Verified the issue persists across different machines and networks
• Already submitted a support ticket but need urgent assistance

Request

Could GitHub staff please investigate and repair this repository? If disabling or rolling back forks (and their Actions) created between November 25 and December 4, 2025 would help resolve the corruption, I'm open to that solution.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

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Repository: https://github.com/sansan0/TrendRadar
Support Ticket: Already submitted

[samus-aran]

Hey @sansan0 👋

We can see you have raised a support ticket! We can confirm that your request has been shared with the relevant teams and they are actively working on it. Thanks for reaching out. 🙂