fix(server): preserve merge ancestry on selected-file commits#24744

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Committing selected files during an in-progress merge can run git reset, clear MERGE_HEAD, and create a single-parent commit. Reject that selection before changing the real index, matching git commit --only; committing all files still completes the merge with both original parents.

This is one focused correction to an existing Git operation. It leaves commit-message preparation and ordinary selected-file commits on their existing paths. #15532 explicitly deferred successful merge-selection behavior; this addresses that remaining case.

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Six real-service regressions reproduced ancestry loss before the fix: resolved/unresolved merges at the repository root, a nested directory, and a linked worktree.
All 169 GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts tests pass afterward. The new cases verify unchanged index, files, HEAD and merge metadata on rejection, then a successful all-file commit with both original parents.
Scoped lint, formatting and server typechecking pass. Tested with Node 24.15.0 and Git 2.53.0; the declared Node 26.12.1 runtime was not exercised.
No browser, native client or provider run is claimed for this server-only change.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This focused server bug fix prevents selected-file commits from discarding merge ancestry, rejecting that unsafe case before Git state is reset while preserving ordinary and all-file commit behavior. Comprehensive integration coverage exercises root, nested, worktree, resolved, and conflicted merge scenarios.

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When a merge is in progress, selected-file commits without a temporary index now fail before the index is reset. Tests cover named MERGE_HEAD refs without active merge metadata, and clean and conflicting merges.

Changes: Merge commit guard

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Reject selected-file commits during merges `apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.ts`, `apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts`	`stageCommitChanges` checks for `MERGE_HEAD` before resetting the index for a selected-file commit without a temporary index. Tests cover root, nested, and linked-worktree locations. They verify that named refs do not trigger the guard without merge metadata, that rejection during clean and conflicting merges preserves Git state, and that committing all files completes the merge.

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…	…	@@ -2332,6 +2332,22 @@ export const makeGitVcsDriverCore = Effect.fn("makeGitVcsDriverCore")(function*
	2339	+	{ allowNonZeroExit: true },
	2340	+	);
	2341	+	// Like git commit --only, reject partial merges before reset can discard their ancestry.
	2342	+	if (mergeHead.exitCode === 0) {

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Check the merge-state file, not the MERGE_HEAD revision.

If a repository has a branch or tag named MERGE_HEAD but no active merge, rev-parse resolves that ref. The guard then rejects every ordinary selected-file commit in that repository. Resolve the per-worktree path with git rev-parse --git-path MERGE_HEAD and check whether the file exists. Add a no-merge test with a ref named MERGE_HEAD. (git-scm.com)

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✅ Addressed in commit d3f224e

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Fixed in d3f224ec0c85880a534b1bc42eceb7bcc4cce555. The guard now resolves git rev-parse --git-path MERGE_HEAD and checks that metadata file before touching the real index. Branches and tags named MERGE_HEAD no longer block ordinary selected-file commits.

Six actual-Git regressions cover branch/tag refs from root, nested, and linked worktree directories. The original six active-merge cases still preserve the index/metadata and finish with both parents. All 175 Git driver tests and scoped server types/lint/format pass; independent review reran all 12 merge-guard cases successfully. Hosted checks for this new head are pending.

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@saphid The supplied code addresses this finding. The guard checks the per-worktree MERGE_HEAD metadata file before resetting the real index. Branches and tags named MERGE_HEAD no longer trigger the guard.

The reported regression coverage matches the affected cases. I have not independently rerun the checks.

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fix(server): distinguish merge metadata from named refsd3f224e

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Verified in a real dev environment

verified as-is at d3f224ec0c85880a534b1bc42eceb7bcc4cce555 on this linux boat vm. git.cafe number is also #24744. no source changes or pushes were needed.

used separate github/main worktree at 6575ce32508bd7908444241f3719aa33aaf77f90, then the exact pr head, with dependencies installed and one background dev server at a time. drove the actual web client using repository playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome. created the project and thread through the app. real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns created the git history and unfinished merge; no mocks, fixtures, replay provider, or seeded data.

main reproduced the bug: commit dialog, edit files, select feature.txt, exclude unrelated.txt, enter a message, commit. it created 85064a7 with only parent 132a9ad and removed MERGE_HEAD, losing feature parent c1ec6c4.
pr repeated that selection against the same original heads and files. it displayed "Cannot commit selected files during a merge. Commit all files to finish the merge." direct before/after comparison confirmed unchanged HEAD, index, MERGE_HEAD, MERGE_MSG, MERGE_MODE, ORIG_HEAD, and all four working files.
reopened the dialog and committed all files. commit 2e5ab94 has both original parents 132a9ad c1ec6c4, clears merge metadata, and leaves a clean worktree.
ordinary selected-file commit also passed with both a branch and tag named MERGE_HEAD but no merge metadata. commit e19146d contains only selected.txt; remaining.txt stays untracked, and both named refs remain unchanged.
independently ran vp test run apps/server/src/vcs/GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts through blacksmith-check: all 175 tests passed, including root, nested directory, linked worktree, conflicting merge, and named-ref cases. hosted head checks report 31 successful, none pending or failing.

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pr rejects selected-file merge commit and tells the user to commit all files

real web interaction rejects a partial merge then successfully commits all files

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native ios/android, electron shell, macos/windows, and remote/relay/tunnel connections were not exercised on this linux vm. other providers and automatic commit-message generation were not exercised; the real app checks used codex and explicit messages. conflicting merges and linked worktrees passed the real-git service tests but were not separately driven through the browser. local runtime was node 24.22.1; node 26 was not exercised. no source changes were made, so no new check:changed run was needed.

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Merge commit 'd6d24336095e2dc2c1a88a37c862844a9d2eaf43' into HEAD36d1ca1