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title: resolving-merge-conflicts skill (mattpocock/skills)
slug: skill-mattpocock-resolving-merge-conflicts
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updated_at: 2026-09-10T16:51:24.241Z
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**What it does.** Use when you need to resolve an in-progress git merge/rebase conflict. Part of [[skills-mattpocock-skills]] (mattpocock/skills).

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| Upstream | [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) |
| Skill file | [skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts/SKILL.md](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts/SKILL.md) |
| License | MIT |
| Author | Matt Pocock |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- `npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill resolving-merge-conflicts`, or copy the skill folder into `~/.claude/skills/resolving-merge-conflicts/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattpocock/skills/HEAD/skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: resolving-merge-conflicts
description: "Use when you need to resolve an in-progress git merge/rebase conflict."
```

1. **See the current state** of the merge/rebase. Check git history, and the conflicting files.

2. **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.

3. **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. Always resolve; never `--abort`.

4. Discover the project's **automated checks** and run them, typically typecheck, then tests, then format. Fix anything the merge broke.

5. **Finish the merge/rebase.** Stage everything and commit. If rebasing, continue the rebase process until all commits are rebased.

## Other files in this skill

- [agents/openai.yaml](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattpocock/skills/HEAD/skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts/agents/openai.yaml)

Back to [[skills-mattpocock-skills]] or [[agent-skills]].