# melt

A skill that resolves content conflicts in merge, rebase, cherry-pick and pull. It walks a safe cascade and leaves published branches alone.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 634 installs · ★ 19
- Author: paulnsorensen
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/paulnsorensen/easy-cheese/tree/HEAD/skills/melt/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/melt

## What it does

Melt picks up where Git leaves CONFLICT, unmerged paths or a "needs merge" diagnostic. It then runs a safe cascade: squash repair, conflict summary, mergiraf, rerere, manual resolution, continuation. The original branch stays in place for recovery.

Step one is `python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz detect-squash-residue --apply`, which repairs squash residue before any file-level work. Without `--apply` the command only previews. If the state comes back `confirmation-required`, the skill asks once whether to discard the staged resolution, and continues the existing operation if you decline.

Then `conflict-summary` and `operation` list the unmerged paths and files still carrying markers. Structural conflicts go through `batch-resolve` in preview mode first, and only get applied after you inspect the merged output. Text tools refuse binaries: for an ordinary binary you pick a side, and a generated archive gets rebuilt from its sources. Melt never commits or pushes — `/plate` owns publication.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --skill melt -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/melt/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/melt/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --skill melt -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/melt/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --skill melt -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/melt/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install paulnsorensen/easy-cheese melt
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/melt/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --skill melt -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --path skills/melt
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/melt/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add paulnsorensen/easy-cheese --skill melt -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/paulnsorensen/easy-cheese/tree/HEAD/skills/melt/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- resolve a rebase conflict without dropping the other side's edits
- repair squash residue before touching conflicted files
- list which paths are still unmerged after an interrupted operation
- fix a lockfile conflict by rebuilding from the manifest
- continue a merge or cherry-pick without an interactive editor

## Example prompts
- resolve the conflict left by my rebase
- I hit a CONFLICT during cherry-pick, walk me through it
- check what is still unmerged and continue the operation

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: melt
description: >-
  Resolve content conflicts during Git merge, rebase, cherry-pick, pull, or branch integration.
  Use for CONFLICT, unmerged paths, or Git's "needs merge" diagnostic for an unmerged path.
  Trigger on fix merge conflicts, resolve rebase conflicts, cherry-pick conflict, and similar requests.
  Do not use for clean Git operations or review-only questions.
license: MIT
---

# /melt

Resolve the current conflict without rewriting a published branch.
Use the safe cascade: squash repair → summary → mergiraf → rerere → manual resolution → continuation.
Keep the original branch for recovery. Never push, reset, or force-push here.

Use the selected source-code backend for searches, bounded reads, and manual edits.
Follow [code-intelligence routing](../cheese/references/code-intelligence-routing.md): search, fresh read, stale-safe write.

## 1. Repair squash residue

Run this before resolving file conflicts:

```bash
python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz detect-squash-residue --apply
```

Use `--base <ref>` when the base is not `origin/main`.
Use `--branch <name>` when Git cannot identify the original branch.
The command previews by default without `--apply`.
It creates `<original-branch>-clean` and replays verified commits in order when safe.
Otherwise it merges the base into the original branch.
It preflights branch collisions before aborting an interrupted operation.
It never pushes or rewrites either branch.

If `application.state` is `confirmation-required`, keep the active operation intact.
Ask once whether to discard its staged resolution and abort it.
After explicit confirmation, rerun with `--apply --abort-operation`.
If confirmation is refused, continue the existing operation instead.
If `application.state` is `failed`, report `failed_step`, `error`, and `recovery_branch`; stop.
If it is `needs-resolution`, continue the cascade.
If it is `applied` without conflicts, check the operation state and proceed to handoff.
If it is `not-applied`, continue the existing conflict.

## 2. Diagnose and inspect

```bash
python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz conflict-summary
python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz operation
```

Read each summary hunk and the operation's `unmerged_paths` and `conflict_marker_files`.
Use `git log --merge --oneline` only when commit intent is unclear.
Do not accept a structural merge only because it has no markers.

## 3. Resolve structures

Preview mergiraf, then inspect its semantic result before applying it:

```bash
python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz batch-resolve
python3 skills/melt/scripts/melt.pyz batch-resolve --debug <path>
```

The debug command gives the merged output path, log path, and marker count.
Read that output with the selected backend. Confirm that both sides' intended edits remain.
Then apply clean resolutions and stage them:

```bash
````
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