`github.branches_where_head`

fail

List branches for HEAD commit

Requires owner, repo, and commit_sha. Keep queries repository-scoped; fan out across repos client-side when you need broader coverage.

owner, repo, commit_sha captured 2026-08-31 05:40:13Zmedian 25047 ms

Verdict: FALSE

All variants failed: 6 errors, 0 successful.

What to do

GitHub returned 422 (validation error)

upstream.unprocessable

Filter values don't pass GitHub's input validation.

The filter value violates GitHub's validation (e.g. SHAs must be 40 chars)

GitHub returned 422 (validation error)

upstream.unprocessable

Filter values don't pass GitHub's input validation.

Search queries need qualifiers (e.g. is:issue, is:pr, repo:owner/name)

GitHub returned 422 (validation error)

upstream.unprocessable

Filter values don't pass GitHub's input validation.

Document the workaround in the page; do not retry without a known-good input

Retry with alternate repos

retry-strategy

If the failure is 404 on `anomalyco/opencode`, try `sst/opencode` or `octocat/Hello-World`. The retry script does this automatically.

python3 scripts/retry_batch.py --source github --only-category <category>

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Summary

Variant	Trials	Min	Median	Max	Row counts	Errors
minimal	2	26862 ms	29479 ms	32096 ms	[0, 0]	2
realistic	2	25020 ms	25047 ms	25075 ms	[0, 0]	2
edge	2	26715 ms	26985 ms	27255 ms	[0, 0]	2

Latency per trial

minimalmedian 29479ms

scale: 0–32096 ms

realisticmedian 25047ms

scale: 0–25075 ms

edgemedian 26985ms

scale: 0–27255 ms

Probe variants — every command + output

minimal2 trials

min 26862ms · median 29479ms · max 32096ms · rows 0,0

smallest valid query

Command

SELECT * FROM github.branches_where_head WHERE owner = 'anomalyco' AND repo = 'opencode' AND commit_sha = 'main' LIMIT 1

Trials + output

trial 1·32096ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

trial 2·26862ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

realistic2 trials

min 25020ms · median 25047ms · max 25075ms · rows 0,0

typical user query

Command

SELECT * FROM github.branches_where_head WHERE owner = 'anomalyco' AND repo = 'opencode' AND commit_sha = 'main' LIMIT 25

Trials + output

trial 1·25020ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

trial 2·25075ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

edge2 trials

min 26715ms · median 26985ms · max 27255ms · rows 0,0

edge: larger limit

Command

SELECT * FROM github.branches_where_head WHERE owner = 'anomalyco' AND repo = 'opencode' AND commit_sha = 'main' LIMIT 200

Trials + output

trial 1·27255ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

trial 2·26715ms·rows 0isError=true

Error

Error: Source request failed (422)
Detail: {"message":"No commit found for SHA: main","documentation_url":"https://docs.github.com/rest/commits/commits#list-branches-for-head-commit","status":"422"} [GET] https://api.github.com/repos/anomalyco/opencode/commits/main/branches-where-head

All returned rowsacross all non-errored trials · filterable · paginated

0 rows stored · 0 returned · page 1/1

No rows captured. Trials either returned isError=true (errors shown above) or the probe runner didn't capture full output rows.

Trial comparison

Variant / combo	Trial #	Latency	Status	First key returned
minimal	t1	32096ms	error	—
minimal	t2	26862ms	error	—
realistic	t1	25020ms	error	—
realistic	t2	25075ms	error	—
edge	t1	27255ms	error	—
edge	t2	26715ms	error	—

Probed by bld-dabqr1nqj5pc73dgn3h0-676t6 at 2026-08-31T05:40:13Z

JSON record: reports/github/tables/branches_where_head.json

first_run_at: 2026-08-31T05:40:13Z

last_retried_at: 2026-08-31T05:40:13Z

retry_count: 0

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