Contract Indexing Logic and 403 Forbidden Error during Publishing

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What type of issue are you experiencing?

• Error
• Feature Request
• General Question

Issue Description

Hi everyone,

I'm seeking clarity on how OP Atlas indexes contracts and handles the project finalization flow. I've encountered a situation where automated detection failed even when using the correct deployer address, and manual intervention led to a 403 error.

The Situation:

• Admin & Deployer Address: 0xAE8EF7088985991bF975284264fc44044275c725 (This address is verified as a Contributor and is the actual on-chain creator of the contracts).
• Contracts: Fully verified on Optimistic Etherscan and Basescan. Ownership is clearly visible on-chain.

The Issue:
Atlas UI fails to detect contracts automatically, even when the actual Deployer address is connected and verified in the Contributors section. Furthermore, after manually adding and then removing a contract to re-sync the project, the UI got stuck: the "Contracts" section shows a green checkmark, but the list is empty and won't allow re-adding the same addresses.

Questions for the devs:

1. Why does automatic indexing fail even when the direct Deployer address is verified as a contributor?
2. How can I force a re-index or reset the "Contracts" state if it shows a green checkmark but the list is empty?
3. Is the 403 Forbidden error during the "Publish" step related to this broken state, or is it an internal Alchemy whitelist issue on the Atlas side?
4. Does Atlas require the Implementation address to be added separately for Proxy contracts?

Relevant Links:

• Optimism Sig: https://optimistic.etherscan.io/verifySig/3057
• Base Sig: https://basescan.org/verifySig/95174
  Signatures confirmed by address: 0xAE8EF7088985991bF975284264fc44044275c725

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Verify Deployer: Add the actual deployer address (0xAE8EF7088985991bF975284264fc44044275c725) in the "Contributors" section.
2. Contract Detection: Wait for automatic scan.
   • Result: No contracts found, despite the verified address being the on-chain creator.
3. Manual State Bug: Manually add a contract, then remove it.
   • Result: UI gets stuck. "Contracts" tab stays green (verified), but the list is empty and manual entry of the same contract address is no longer possible.
4. Publish Step: Click the "Publish" button.
   • Result: Server response 403 Forbidden (Alchemy API whitelist issue).

Troubleshooting Attempts

Verified source code on Etherscan/Basescan, published on-chain signatures for deployer ownership, tried manual contract entry after verifying the deployer address, and tested in different browsers.

What type of support do you need?

• Technical support for issue resolution