---
name: merge-queue-conflict-resolution
description: Resolve common merge conflicts in merge-queue worktree including observations.jsonl, uv.lock, pyproject.toml, and egg-info files
license: MIT
compatibility: opencode,claude
metadata:
  created_at: "2026-01-29T23:17:36.705Z"
  updated_at: "2026-01-29T23:17:36.705Z"
  version: "1"
---
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# Purpose
Resolve common merge conflicts encountered when merging feature branches into merge-queue.

# When To Use
- Git merge fails in merge-queue worktree
- Conflicts in observations.jsonl, uv.lock, pyproject.toml, or egg-info files
- Multiple branches queued for merging

# Common Conflicts & Solutions

## 1. observations.jsonl (Autolearn Memory)
**Symptom**: "Your local changes to .opencode/memory/observations.jsonl would be overwritten"
**Cause**: Autolearn continuously appends observations, creating drift vs feature branch
**Solution**:
- Sync from branch: git show <branch>:.opencode/memory/observations.jsonl > .opencode/memory/observations.jsonl
- Commit changes: git add .opencode/memory/observations.jsonl && git commit -m "chore: sync observations" --no-verify
- Proceed with merge

**Alternative**: Add to .gitignore: ".opencode/memory/observations.jsonl"

## 2. uv.lock (Dependency Lock)
**Symptom**: "missing source field but has more than one matching package" or TOML parse error
**Cause**: Lock file corruption from repeated merges across branches
**Solution**:
- Remove corrupted lock: rm uv.lock
- Regenerate: uv lock
- Commit: git add uv.lock && git commit

**Prevention**: After each merge, run uv lock to ensure clean state

## 3. pyproject.toml (Dependency Conflicts)
**Symptom**: Merge conflict markers in dependencies section
**Cause**: Different branches added overlapping or conflicting dependencies
**Solution**:
- Manually edit pyproject.toml to merge all dependencies
- Accept all versions from both branches
- Example: Combine scipy, scikit-learn, matplotlib (HEAD) with fastapi, uvicorn, python-jose (branch)
- Re-generate lock: uv lock
- Commit resolved file

## 4. src/vibe_piper/__init__.py (Export List)
**Symptom**: Conflict in __all__ showing duplicate feature sets
**Cause**: Both HEAD and branch export different feature modules
**Solution**:
- Accept BOTH sets of exports
- Merge lists to include all: External quality (HEAD) + Schema evolution (branch)
- Ensure no duplicates, maintain alphabetical grouping
- Verify all imports exist at bottom of file

## 5. src/vibe_piper.egg-info/* (Metadata)
**Symptom**: Conflict in PKG-INFO, requires.txt, SOURCES.txt
**Cause**: Auto-generated package metadata
**Solution**:
- Do NOT add to commit (in .gitignore)
- Accept --theirs or skip entirely
- Regenerated automatically on: uv sync, uv pip install -e .

## 6. .gitignore (Ignore Rules)
**Symptom**: Conflict on observation egg entries
**Cause**: Both branches added different ignore patterns
**Solution**:
- Combine patterns from both
- Example: .egg-info/ AND .opencode/memory/observations.jsonl
- Maintain both to avoid future conflicts

# Procedure for Blocked Merges

## Step 1: Identify Conflict Type
```
git status
git diff --name-status HEAD <branch>
```

## Step 2: Resolve by Pattern
- observations.jsonl → Sync from branch and commit
- uv.lock → Delete and regenerate
- pyproject.toml → Manually merge dependencies
- __init__.py → Combine export lists
- egg-info/* → Skip (ignore)
- .gitignore → Merge patterns

## Step 3: Verify Resolution
```
# Check merge succeeded
git status

# Verify no conflict markers
grep -r '<<<<<< HEAD' .

# Regenerate lock if needed
uv lock
```

## Step 4: Commit Merge
```bash
git add <resolved-files>
git commit -m "Merge <branch> into merge-queue (ticket: <ticket>)" --no-verify
```

## Step 5: Mark Complete
```bash
loom team merge <TEAM> done <ITEM_ID> --result merged --note "..."
```

# Best Practices
- Always use --no-verify for commits in merge-queue (skips hooks)
- Commit observations.jsonl before attempting merges
- Regenerate uv.lock after pyproject.toml changes
- Test with uv sync after resolving dependency conflicts
- Document conflict resolution in done notes for future reference
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