Contributors graph omits my account despite 10 commits visible via ?author= query

[xialonglee]

Discussion Type

Bug

Discussion Content

Description

The contributors graph on openclaw/openclaw is not showing my account (xialonglee), even though my commits are present and discoverable through the ?author= query. Other contributors with fewer commits (even 1–2) appear on the graph — mine does not.

Steps to reproduce

1. Visit the contributors graph since 2026-05-23:
   https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/graphs/contributors?from=2026%2F5%2F23
2. Scroll through the contributor list — my account (xialonglee) is missing entirely
3. Now visit commits filtered by my account:
   https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commits?author=xialonglee
4. You'll see 10 commits authored by me since May 23, 2026

Expected behavior

Since GitHub already associates these commits with my account (the ?author=xialonglee filter works fine), the contributors graph should include my account with 10 commits.

Actual behavior

My account does not appear in the contributors graph at all for the same date range.

Screenshots / Evidence

• Contributors graph (scrolled to bottom, no xialonglee):
  https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/graphs/contributors?from=2026%2F5%2F23
• Commits page showing my 10 commits since May 23:
  https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commits?author=xialonglee

Additional info

• Mix of sole-authored and co-authored commits
• Contributors with only 1–2 commits in the same period do appear
• Reproducible for several days (not a caching glitch)
• Possible lead: perhaps the graph engine resolves commit authorship differently from the ?author= filter when emails differ from the committer, or when co-authors are involved

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[Ayushgupta2408]

Thanks for the detailed report.

Based on your description, the fact that ?author=xialonglee returns the expected commits indicates that GitHub is able to associate those commits with your account. However, the contributors graph uses a different aggregation pipeline and may apply additional rules when determining contributor attribution.

A few things that could affect inclusion in the contributors graph:

• Commits may be attributed differently if the author email on some commits does not match a verified email associated with the account.
• Co-authored commits can sometimes be handled differently from sole-authored commits depending on how contribution data is aggregated.
• The contributors graph is generated asynchronously and may lag behind commit visibility, although you mentioned the issue has persisted for several days.
• Certain merge, bot-generated, or rewritten commits may be counted differently by the contributors statistics service.

Given that:

10 commits are visible through ?author=xialonglee
Other contributors with fewer commits appear in the graph
The issue is reproducible over multiple days

this appears to be an inconsistency between commit attribution and contributor graph generation rather than expected behavior.

Could a GitHub staff member confirm whether there are any known limitations or delays affecting contributor graph attribution in cases where commits are correctly associated with an account via the author filter but the contributor is omitted from the contributors graph entirely?

Any guidance on how contributor graph eligibility is determined would be appreciated.

[xialonglee]

@Ayushgupta2408 Thanks for the detailed breakdown.

I've verified through the GitHub API:

All 10 of my commits in June (16 total) use li.xialong@xydigit.com — consistent, no variation.
Zero co-authored commits — all are sole-authored and squash-merged.
The ?author=xialonglee filter on the commits API correctly returns all of them, confirming GitHub associates them with my account.
However, the stats/contributors API — which powers the contributors graph — does not include my account at all.
Crucially, I also checked other contributors who do appear on the graph — velvet-shark (2 commits in June), 100yenadmin (0 in June), yetval (24 in June). Their commits are also squash-merged with committer=noreply@github.com — exactly the same as mine. So squash-merging is not the differentiator.

This is a clear inconsistency: ?author= correctly attributes all my commits, but stats/contributors silently drops my account while including others with fewer commits and identical merge patterns.

Could someone from GitHub confirm whether there's a known issue with contributor graph eligibility when an account has multiple verified emails, or whether the aggregation pipeline needs a manual reindex for this repo?

[amitabh-phule-07]

Hi,

One possible explanation is that the contributors graph and the "?author=" commit filter are using different criteria to determine contributor attribution.

The "?author=xialonglee" filter primarily checks whether commits are associated with your GitHub account, while the contributors graph may apply additional rules when aggregating contributor statistics.

Some factors that could affect inclusion in the contributors graph include:

• Commits authored with multiple email addresses
• Commits whose author email is not consistently linked to the GitHub account
• Differences between author and committer identities
• Co-authored commits
• Commits that were later squashed, rebased, or merged in a way that affects attribution
• Delays in contributor graph recalculation

Since GitHub is successfully associating the commits with your account on the commits page, the account linkage itself appears to be working.

A useful comparison might be to inspect the commit metadata for a commit that appears in the graph for another contributor and compare:

• Author name
• Author email
• Committer name
• Committer email
• Whether the commit was co-authored

against one of your commits.

That said, if the repository contains multiple contributors with fewer commits who are appearing correctly, and your account has been missing for several days despite having visible attributed commits, it could indicate a problem in how the contributors graph is being generated rather than an issue with your account configuration.

Given the reproducible nature of the report, GitHub staff may need to verify whether contributor graph aggregation is handling these commits correctly.

[xialonglee]

@amitabh-phule-07

I've verified through the GitHub API:

All 10 of my commits in June (16 total) use li.xialong@xydigit.com — consistent, no variation.
Zero co-authored commits — all are sole-authored and squash-merged.
The ?author=xialonglee filter on the commits API correctly returns all of them, confirming GitHub associates them with my account.
However, the stats/contributors API — which powers the contributors graph — does not include my account at all.
Crucially, I also checked other contributors who do appear on the graph — velvet-shark (2 commits in June), 100yenadmin (0 in June), yetval (24 in June). Their commits are also squash-merged with committer=noreply@github.com — exactly the same as mine. So squash-merging is not the differentiator.

This is a clear inconsistency: ?author= correctly attributes all my commits, but stats/contributors silently drops my account while including others with fewer commits and identical merge patterns.

Could someone from GitHub confirm whether there's a known issue with contributor graph eligibility when an account has multiple verified emails, or whether the aggregation pipeline needs a manual reindex for this repo?