Remove GitHub App from contributor sidebar

[iontodirel]

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The repository iontodirel/libaprsroute shows "Copilot" (github-copilot-cli app) in the contributor sidebar, but no commits in the repository are authored or co-authored by this app. The /repos/iontodirel/libaprsroute/contributors API correctly shows only 2 contributors (iontodirel and es110). The sidebar fragment at /iontodirel/libaprsroute/contributors_list incorrectly lists 3, including the
Copilot app.

Please remove the stale app contributor entry from the sidebar.

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[verhistoriasig]

Thank you for reporting this issue. The discrepancy you’re seeing between the contributors API and the contributor sidebar is likely due to how GitHub aggregates contributor data, including historical interactions from apps such as GitHub Copilot.

In some cases, GitHub may display an app in the contributors sidebar if it was previously associated with the repository (e.g., via suggestions, integrations, or temporary interactions), even if no commits were ultimately attributed to it.

Since the /contributors API reflects only actual commit authors, it is considered the more accurate source for contribution data. The sidebar cache or UI layer may not yet be synchronized.

To resolve this, GitHub would need to refresh or invalidate the cached contributor list. You may consider:

Waiting for automatic cache updates
Contacting GitHub Support for manual review

This appears to be a UI inconsistency rather than a data integrity issue.

[iontodirel]

How often are the automatic cache updates?