About resolving-merge-conflicts
resolving-merge-conflicts is a developer skill for resolving Git merge and rebase conflicts. It guides investigation of each change’s intent, conflict resolution without inventing behavior, running checks, and completing the operation.
Key features
- 01Inspect merge or rebase state
- 02Trace changes to their primary sources
- 03Resolve conflicts while preserving intent
- 04Run project checks after resolution
- 05Complete merge or rebase
Use cases
- 01Resolving conflicts during a merge
- 02Working through rebase conflicts
- 03Verifying a project after conflict resolution
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ tt-a1i/ matt-skills-with-to-goal --skill resolving-merge-conflictsAfter installing, type/resolving-merge-conflictsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesagents/openai.yaml
Details
From the project README-
See the current state of the merge/rebase. Check git history, and the conflicting files.
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Find the primary sources for each conflict. Understand deeply why each change was made, and what the original intent was. Read the commit messages, check the PRs, check original issues/tickets.
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Resolve each hunk. Preserve both intents where possible. Where incompatible, pick the one matching the merge's stated goal and note the trade-off. Do not invent new behaviour. Default to resolving; reach for
--abortonly when the two intents are irreconcilable and the right fix is restructuring the change. -
Discover the project's automated checks and run them, typically typecheck, then tests, then format. Fix anything the merge broke.
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Finish the merge/rebase. Stage everything and commit. If rebasing, continue the rebase process until all commits are rebased.