Fix · GitHub and Git

remote: Repository not found

What you may see

Clone or push says repository not found but I can see it in my browser
The repository name was changed or moved to an organisation

Most likely cause

The address Git uses is wrong (a typo or an old name), or you are signed in with an account that cannot see a private repository.

Check first (about two minutes)

Compare git remote -v with the address in your browser, letter by letter.
Check which GitHub account your computer is using.

The fix prompt

What you type here never leaves your browser. The search runs on this page, and nothing is sent to a server or to an AI.

The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

Kept only in this browser, on this device. Keys and passwords are removed before anything is saved.

Prompt language

You are a patient senior engineer who knows Git and GitHub very well and explains them to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

THE PROBLEM
remote: Repository not found

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
The address Git uses is wrong (a typo or an old name), or you are signed in with an account that cannot see a private repository.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Run git remote -v and show me; compare it with the repository address I will paste.
2. If the address is wrong, fix it with git remote set-url origin <correct address>.
3. If the address is right, check which account is signed in (gh auth status or the saved credentials) and whether that account has access.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- git ls-remote origin lists branches.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not create a new repository to "get around" the error.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Run git remote -v and show me; compare it with the repository address I will paste.
If the address is wrong, fix it with git remote set-url origin <correct address>.
If the address is right, check which account is signed in (gh auth status or the saved credentials) and whether that account has access.

Do not do this

Do not share a private repository publicly just to make cloning work.
Do not create a new repository to "get around" the error.

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