# GitHub public visibility issue

Status: unresolved account-level visibility restriction

Observed: 2026-07-20 HKT

## Evidence

The signed-in GitHub account reports:

- account: `sseo0817`;
- repository: `sseo0817/chartsmith`;
- repository visibility: `PUBLIC`;
- repository page and current public head `dee9e394` load correctly while signed
  in;
- the primary email is verified.

Independent logged-out checks contradict that state:

- `https://github.com/sseo0817` returns HTTP 404;
- `https://github.com/sseo0817/chartsmith` returns HTTP 404;
- `https://api.github.com/users/sseo0817` returns HTTP 404;
- `https://api.github.com/repos/sseo0817/chartsmith` returns HTTP 404;
- another repository owned by the same account also returns HTTP 404;
- a control public GitHub repository returns HTTP 200 from the same machine.

This is therefore not a Chartsmith repository-setting error. It is consistent
with an account-level public-visibility restriction or automated abuse/spam
flag. GitHub is the authority that can diagnose or remove that restriction.

## User action

Open the [GitHub Support portal](https://support.github.com/) while signed into
`sseo0817` and submit an account-support request with this text:

> My signed-in GitHub account and repository settings show my repositories as
> Public, and my primary email is verified. However, logged-out visitors receive
> 404 for my profile, every public repository, and the corresponding unauthenticated
> REST API endpoints. The affected submission repository is
> https://github.com/sseo0817/chartsmith. Please check whether my account has an
> automated spam, abuse, or public-visibility restriction and restore public
> access. This is blocking a time-sensitive hackathon submission.

Do not create another free account merely to work around a possible flag.

## Submission fallback

Until GitHub restores anonymous visibility, the public Chartsmith showcase
provides a deterministic downloadable source snapshot:

`https://chartsmith-build-week.sseo.chatgpt.site/downloads/chartsmith-source-snapshot.zip`

The snapshot contains the MIT-licensed application, workflow configuration,
scripts, tests, current documentation, and manifests. It intentionally excludes
bulk run payloads and media-heavy evidence.
