[▲ Vercel Community](/) · [Categories](/categories) · [Latest](/latest) · [Top](/top) · [Live](/live) [v0](/c/v0/59) # v0 project fails to create GitHub branch and blocks chat functionality 61 views · 0 likes · 7 posts Michael 8916 (@michael-8916) · 2026-03-05 ## Problem I built out a complete site on a new `v0` account. I had already created the `GitHub` repo and connected my `GitHub` to `Vercel`. The integration is active and I’ve already tried to disconnect it and reconnect it. ## Current Behavior When I was ready to go live, my only option was **"Publish"**, so I attempted to publish. However, the deployment kept failing on a `ReferenceError`. Even though the error has since been fixed manually, I still can’t deploy without the same failure. Furthermore: - I can’t continue a chat in `v0` until I create a branch. - Each time I try to create a branch, I get an error: > **Error: Failed to create branch** system (@system) · 2026-03-05 Did you know there's another category dedicated to #v0 topics? A human should be here soon to help, but the answer may already be available even faster in one of these other posts. Our docs are a great place to start. https://vercel.com/docs/v0 We also have a walkthrough to help guide your workflow. https://community.vercel.com/t/become-a-v0-expert/5981 And these recordings can give you a look at v0 features and strategies in action shown by our Community: https://community.vercel.com/tags/c/events/42/v0 Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-03-06 Do you have a chat link you can share? Community Backoffice (@community-backoffice) · 2026-03-06 Hey! To help debug your v0 project, could you share your **v0 chat link**? It looks like `https://v0.app/chat/...` — you can copy it from your browser's address bar while in the chat. You'll also need to unlist the chat so our team can view it — here's how: https://v0.app/docs/sharing This helps the team reproduce what you're seeing much faster. Thanks! Michael 8916 (@michael-8916) · 2026-03-08 It’s not isolated to one specific chat. I might’ve figured out the cause. I’m running my own account (for my own project) and then a friend of mines business website on a separate account. I’m using my own Github for both but different repositories. Is there a known bug with having the same Github account connected to different Vercel/v0 accounts? Basically as I bounce back and forward between accounts (I use different browsers and it doesn’t always happen sometimes I can work on both in parallel) one randomly stops working. And the only fix is to disconnect Github, reload the sandbox and dev server after reconnecting Github (choosing the specific repo). Michael 8916 (@michael-8916) · 2026-03-09 Also seeing now “The repository "accountName" couldn't be found in your linked GitHub account. Please make sure that it exists and the GitHub Integration has access to it.” Randomly while in the middle of working on a project. Disconnect Github integration and now no matter what can’t get it to read from this repo that it already has permissions to. Raddrick (@raddrick) · 2026-03-26 I am also experiencing this, is there a solution? it wont even perform an initial push. do i have to get the repo rolling with anything?