fix(github): keep gh's default repository when local remotes exist#24551

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Problem

A fork checkout with origin marked by gh repo set-default, an upstream remote, and a local-path remote sends PR creation to upstream. A branch pushed only to the fork then fails with GitHub's Validation Failed; head invalid response.

Change

Ignore hostless remotes when selecting GitHub's base repository so the marked fork remains selected. Reuse the existing parsers together to preserve userless SCP remotes, SSH aliases, and the existing handling of other hosts. Add regression coverage for the reported failure and parser compatibility.

Scope and approval

Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/24383 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/24383

Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. This is a focused correction to existing repository selection; no client or contract changes.

Verification

  • Red regression: expected the marked fork me/web, received upstream acme/web (1 failed, 3 passed).
  • Final repository-resolution test file: 4 passed. GitHub provider server tests: 270 passed. Package typecheck: exit 0. Targeted lint and git diff --check: passed.
  • Two independent reviewers approved the revised diff after the SCP compatibility regression was corrected.
Runtime caseObserved requestResult
Before, local remote presentPOST upstream /repos/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls422, head invalid
Before control, remove only local remotePOST fork /repos/juliusmarminge/t3code/pulls201
After, local remote still presentPOST fork /repos/juliusmarminge/t3code/pulls201

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The real Linux dev server was driven through the web client's source-control command. Runtime proof uses implementation commit e9322b8756; the subsequent main integration changes only Macroscope ignore configuration, and the focused tests pass again at the PR head. There are no changed render paths (capture matrix 0/0). Desktop/mobile shells and remote connection modes were not separately exercised. Temporary reproduction PR branches were deleted after testing.

Models: Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1-Sol, through T3 Code (Claude Agent and Codex harnesses).

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  • fix(github): a local-path remote no longer hides the remote gh marked as base (#24383)1d05d43
  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24383a90e45f
  • test(github): reproduce marked fork lost when a local remote is present (#24383)b21d87b
  • fix(github): a userless SCP remote still counts when skipping hostless remotes (#24383)e9322b8
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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at af7ee99

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Local remotes no longer interfere with gh-compatible GitHub repository selection. Existing selection priorities, explicit overrides, and host checks remain intact.

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Walkthrough

The resolver now skips a remote only when both repository and host parsing fail. Tests cover mixed remote URL forms and ambiguous inputs.

Changes: GitHub base selection

Layer / File(s)Summary
Remote parsing and base selection
packages/source-control-github/src/server/gitHubRepositoryResolution.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/gitHubRepositoryResolution.test.ts
selectGitHubBaseRepository checks repository and host parsing before skipping a remote. Tests cover mixed remotes, including local and file URLs, and ambiguous GitLab and incomplete GitHub URLs.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#34130: Changes the same resolver and tests to skip local-path and file remotes when selecting the repository marked by gh repo set-default.

Suggested reviewers: matthias-scale, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: External image Moderate · up to af7ee

PR creation can still target upstream instead of the selected fork when a GitLab mirror is present. Resolve this repository-selection gap before merging.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

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Title checkPassedThe title is concise, uses the required conventional format, and clearly identifies the main fix: preserving GitHub's default repository when local remotes exist.
Description checkPassedThe description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the failure, fix, linked issue, test results, runtime evidence, and verification limits.
Linked Issues checkPassedIssue #24383 requires GitHub PR repository selection to ignore local-path and other non-GitHub remotes while honoring remote.origin.gh-resolved. The change skips remotes that both repository and hos…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe changes stay within issue #24383. They modify GitHub repository selection and add focused parser and selection tests. No unrelated client, contract, or render changes are shown.
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Explanation

Issue #24383 requires GitHub PR repository selection to ignore local-path and other non-GitHub remotes while honoring remote.origin.gh-resolved. The change skips remotes that both repository and host parsers cannot interpret, while preserving userless SCP handling. The regression test combines a marked GitHub fork, an upstream remote, a local path, and a file:// remote, and verifies selection of me/web. Additional cases cover GitLab and malformed remotes.

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  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24383af7ee99

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10remotes are skipped during base selection and cannot override the gh-resolved
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……@@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ export function selectGitHubBaseRepository(input: {
3134 const repositories = new Map<string, { readonly owner: string; readonly name: string }>();
3235 for (const remote of parseFetchRemotes(input.remotes)) {
36+ // A userless SCP remote (`github.com:me/web`) has no host for parseGitRemoteHost, but gh reads one.
37+ if (parseGitRemoteRepository(remote.url) === null && parseGitRemoteHost(remote.url) === null) {
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Ignore non-GitHub remotes during base selection.

A GitLab remote passes this guard. Line 45 then returns null, so resolveGitHubRepository ignores the gh-resolved mark and can select upstream instead of the marked fork. Skip non-GitHub remotes as well, and update the test that expects this case to be ambiguous.

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3Review comment at @packages/source-control-github/src/server/gitHubRepositoryResolution.ts at line 37:
4Update the remote filter in resolveGitHubRepository so non-GitHub remotes are skipped during base selection and cannot override the gh-resolved mark; use the existing GitHub remote parsing information to distinguish them without changing handling of valid GitHub remotes. Update the test that currently expects this case to be ambiguous to verify the marked fork is selected.
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