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I created a public fork of a public repository on GitHub. After cloning via SSH I can't use the Commit Graph feature of the GitLens VSCode plugin. It says:

A trial or paid plan is required to use this on privately hosted repos.

Why is that? Which repositories are considered public?

cppbest
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The GitLens FAQ mentions:

Yes, all features are free to use on all repos, except for features:

  • marked with a ✨ require a trial or paid plan for use on privately hosted repos
  • marked with a ☁️ require a GitKraken Account, with access level based on your plan, e.g. Free, Pro, etc

The Commit Graph feature is marked ✨.

So this is:

  • either a bug (a fork of a public repository is public)
  • or a fork is considered by GitLens as "private use" somehow.

As a test, try and create your own public empty repository, and import through a remote named "upstream" the repository you intended to fork: check if the Commit Graph feature is available then.

As the OP comments:

  • firstly you clone via git clone https://github.com/me/fork.git, the extension sees that the repo is public,
  • then you type git remote set-url origin git@github.com:me/fork.git and the extension continues to work.
VonC
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  • Looks like the problem is in SSH. Seems like if I clone via HTTPS `git clone https://github.com/me/fork.git` the extension is able to check if the repo is private or not, but if I use `git clone git@github.com:me/fork.git` then it's stuck and makes it private by default. Can I somehow clone via HTTPS making the extension work and then change the remote to SSH so everything works as if I cloned via SSH? – cppbest Jul 02 '23 at 04:20
  • OK, so firstly you clone via `git clone https://github.com/me/fork.git`, the extension sees that the repo is public, then you type `git remote set-url origin git@github.com:me/fork.git` and the extension continues to work! – cppbest Jul 02 '23 at 04:28
  • You can, with `git remote set-url origin git@github.com:me/myfork`. – VonC Jul 02 '23 at 04:29
  • Exactly, I have edited the answer to include your comment. Good catch! – VonC Jul 02 '23 at 04:32