Git-hex Conflict Resolution

Git-hex Conflict Resolution

When to use this Skill

This skill should be used when:

• A git-hex tool reports that an operation is paused because of conflicts.
• The user says a rebase or cherry-pick is "stuck", "paused", or "in conflict".
• You need to see which files conflict and decide whether to continue or abort.

Trigger phrases include: "rebase conflict", "cherry-pick conflict", "merge conflict", "stuck on conflicts", "continue the rebase", "abort the cherry-pick".

Workflow

1. Inspect conflict state

   • Call git-hex-getConflictStatus to determine:
     • Whether a rebase/​merge/​cherry-pick/​revert is in progress.
     • Which files are conflicting and the overall operation type (rebase, merge, cherry-pick, or revert).
   • Use includeContent: true only when necessary to inspect base/​ours/​theirs content for specific text files.

2. Resolve conflicts per file

   • For text files:
     • Propose or apply edits based on base, ours, and theirs.
     • Ensure conflict markers are removed before resolving.
     • Call git-hex-resolveConflict with the file path (and resolution: "delete" for delete conflicts when appropriate).

• For delete conflicts, use the resolution parameter to choose whether to keep or remove the file.

1. Continue or abort the operation

   • When all conflicts are resolved (or getConflictStatus shows no remaining conflicting files but the operation is still paused), call git-hex-continueOperation.
   • If the user decides to give up on the rebase or cherry-pick, call git-hex-abortOperation to restore the pre-operation state.

2. Escalate if needed

   • If the final result after continuing is not what the user wanted, suggest using git-hex-undoLast from the branch cleanup Skill to revert.

Tools to prefer

• Inspection: git-hex-getConflictStatus
• Resolution: git-hex-resolveConflict
• Control: git-hex-continueOperation, git-hex-abortOperation
• Recovery: git-hex-undoLast (via the branch cleanup Skill)

Conflict types

Operation-level

• "rebase" - Interactive rebase paused
• "merge" - Merge in progress
• "cherry-pick" - Cherry-pick paused
• "revert" - Revert paused (detected but continueOperation/abortOperation are not supported; use git revert --continue or --abort directly)

File-level

• "both_modified" - Both sides modified the file
• "deleted_by_us" - We deleted, they modified
• "deleted_by_them" - We modified, they deleted
• "added_by_both" - Both sides added different versions

Delete conflict handling

// To keep the file (must exist on disk):
{ "file": "path/​to/​file", "resolution": "keep" }

// To accept deletion:
{ "file": "path/​to/​file", "resolution": "delete" }