Stale Contributors sidebar after default-branch history rewrite

[iamzjt-front-end]

Repository

https://github.com/iamzjt-front-end/fund-pulse

Problem

The repository homepage still shows 100 contributors from an old, no-longer-reachable history, although the current default branch and GitHub REST API report only the current owner.

Current state

• The main history was replaced on July 10, 2026.
• Current remote main has 102 commits.
• The REST contributors endpoint returns only iamzjt-front-end with 92 contributions:
  https://api.github.com/repos/iamzjt-front-end/fund-pulse/contributors?per_page=100&anon=1
• The current default branch contains no Co-authored-by trailers.
• The legacy contributor accounts are not reachable from the current default branch.

Stale result

The repository homepage’s server-rendered Contributors fragment still reports 100 contributors (14 visible entries plus “+86 contributors”) and lists legacy accounts such as 1zilc, dependabot[bot], and amilajack:
https://github.com/iamzjt-front-end/fund-pulse/contributors_list?current_repository=fund-pulse&deferred=true

The stale result also appears in fresh unauthenticated requests and has persisted after multiple pushes for 12 days.

This appears to be the same class of cache mismatch discussed in #202538 and #189812, but in this case the stale entries come from a completely replaced repository history.

Expected result

The homepage Contributors section should match the current default branch and REST contributors result.

Could a GitHub staff member rebuild or purge the stale Contributors/sidebar cache for this repository?

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