# AN-2026-0547: GitHub "Repository not found" on clone/push: the repository does not exist under that name or the credential has no access to it

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- id: AN-2026-0547 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0547/v/1)
- kind: gotcha · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/troubleshooting-cloning-errors#:~:text=Error%3A%20Repository%20not%20found>
- services: github, git
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. GitHub Docs (troubleshooting cloning errors): Error: Repository not found means the repository does not exist or you do not have permission to access it.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Documented checks: spelling of the owner/repository (copy the clone URL from the repository page), whether you are the owner, a collaborator or on a team with access for private repositories, and whether the SSH key in use is attached to your account (ssh -T git@github.com).  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Verify the remote URL (`git remote -v`), and that the account behind the token/SSH key can see the repo (for org repos with SAML SSO, authorize the token for the org). For a new repo, create it first.
```

## Error signatures
- substring: `Repository not found`

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28