# pull-changes-resolve-conflicts

A skill that walks the agent through branch merges: it reports conflicts and asks first, edits later. Useful on projects with several contributors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1900 installs · ★ 6
- Author: cognitedata
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cognitedata/builder-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pull-changes-resolve-conflicts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pull-changes-resolve-conflicts

## What it does

The skill sets the order of operations for `git merge` and `git rebase` so the current branch's work does not disappear quietly. The agent runs `git fetch`, then `git merge origin/main` (or the named branch); if a merge is already underway it runs `git status` and lists every unmerged file. Then it stops and reports: current branch, target branch, merge or rebase, and the paths.

Before touching conflict markers, the agent examines each area using conversation history, repo documents such as `PRD.md`, recent commits on the branch, and the hunks themselves via `git show :2:path` and `git show :3:path`. Changes get sorted into orthogonal, overlapping, and corruption-risk cases where blocks are duplicated. Recommendations come ordered by impact: structural and product decisions first, then behavior, then layout and styling. Ambiguous spots turn into explicit questions before any file is edited.

The hard rule is blunt: no conflict is resolved without user agreement. Removing `<<<<<<<` markers or running `git add` waits for a reply, or for an explicit "follow your recommendations". Without that reply the merge just sits there. You can back out with `git merge --abort` or `git rebase --abort`, though the in-progress integration state is lost.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill pull-changes-resolve-conflicts -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill pull-changes-resolve-conflicts -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill pull-changes-resolve-conflicts -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cognitedata/builder-skills pull-changes-resolve-conflicts
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pull-changes-resolve-conflicts/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill pull-changes-resolve-conflicts -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cognitedata/builder-skills --path skills/pull-changes-resolve-conflicts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill pull-changes-resolve-conflicts -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/cognitedata/builder-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pull-changes-resolve-conflicts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- merge main into a feature branch without dropping your own edits
- get a full list of unmerged files after a merge or rebase
- tell orthogonal changes apart from overlapping ones
- abort a merge when the conflicts turn out to be a mess
- separate product-level conflicts from styling and spacing tweaks

## Example prompts
- merge origin/main into this branch and show me the conflicts
- a merge is in progress, list the unmerged paths and propose a plan
- resolve the conflicts following your recommendations

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: pull-changes-resolve-conflicts
description: >-
  Standard workflow for pulling updates from main or other branches on multi-contributor
  projects (including Flows apps) without silently discarding work. Guides fetching/merging,
  requires listing merge conflicts explicitly, analyzing ours vs theirs using conversation
  history and repo context, presenting prioritized recommendations, and obtaining user answers
  before editing conflict markers or completing the merge. Triggers: pull main, merge main,
  merge origin, rebase, merge conflict, unmerged paths, both modified, integrate branch,
  sync with main, git merge abort, resolve conflicts, UU status, theirs vs ours, feat branch update.
allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Shell, Write
metadata:
  argument-hint: ""
---

# Pull changes & resolve merge conflicts

Use this skill whenever integrating another branch (usually `main`) into the current feature branch, or when `git status` shows unmerged paths after a merge or rebase. Applies to any Git-based team workflow; Flows/React apps are a common case where conflicts cluster in app shells and shared libraries.

## Goals

- Preserve intentional work on the current branch; **do not assume** “main wins” or “ours wins” without analysis.
- Make trade-offs **visible** to the user **before** any conflict resolution edits.
- Order discussion by **impact**: structural / feature / API / data-model changes before styling, copy, or spacing.

## Hard rules

1. **No silent resolution** — Do not remove `<<<<<<<` / `=======` / `>>>>>>>` or run `git add` on conflicted files until the user has agreed to the plan (or explicitly says “use your recommendations”).
2. **Stop at conflicts** — If a merge or rebase introduces conflicts, **pause** and report; do not bulldoze through large files by picking one side wholesale unless the user explicitly requests that.
3. **Prioritize impact** — When presenting conflicts, group and order roughly as:
   - **P0 — Structural / product:** removed routes, deleted modules, dropped features, changed data or API contracts, SDK or schema changes, auth or routing shell.
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