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Resolving merge conflicts

by Matt Pocock (opens in a new tab) mattpocock/skills

Resolves an in-progress merge or rebase by recovering each side's intent.

Installation

Skills CLI

Skills CLI command
npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills --skill resolving-merge-conflicts

Requires Node.js and npm. Choose your agents in the installer; add -g for a global installation.

Fieldbook review

Reviewed 27 Sept 2026

Short and direct. It always finishes the merge and commits, and never aborts, so review the result before you push.

  • LicenceMIT
  • FrontmatterValid name and description
  • Risky patternsNone found
  • Size15 lines
  • Last checked27 Sept 2026 · 9d8114f8ef0b31f535a265fc05c364bd8cf2e2895a830040e06c22acb11f54b0

What it can touch

  • Edits code

    Changes files in your project.

  • Uses git

    Reads history or makes commits, branches or worktrees.

  • Runs commands

    Runs shell commands such as tests, builds or installs.

Read the source

Fieldbook links to the original instead of copying it, so you always read the version you install.

skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)