[Bug]: "Request failed with status code 409" on opening empty repo

[neubig]

Is there an existing issue for the same bug?

• I have checked the existing issues.

Describe the bug and reproduction steps

When opening an empty repo through the OpenHands interface, the UI shows an error "Request failed with status code 409".

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the OpenHands interface
2. Open an empty github repo like this one: https://github.com/neubig/empty-repo

In order to fix this, we can examine the code related to opening a new repo in the app, write tests to reproduce the problem, and write code to fix the issue.

Once tests are passing locally, the relevant functions can be tested against a real repo like the one linked above.

OpenHands Installation

app.all-hands.dev

OpenHands Version

No response

Operating System

None

Logs, Errors, Screenshots, and Additional Context

No response

[openhands-agent]

OpenHands started fixing the issue! You can monitor the progress here.

[openhands-agent]

A potential fix has been generated and a draft PR #5833 has been created. Please review the changes.