{"record":{"id":"3d1f0190ba6f0a93","repo":"xai-org/grok-build","slug":"a-merge-is-already-in-progress-resolve-it-or-call","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"a merge is already in progress; resolve it or call again with abort","messagePattern":"a merge is already in progress; resolve it or call again with abort","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/codegen/xai-grok-workspace/src/session/git.rs","lineNumber":3036,"sourceCode":"    async fn merge_in_progress(git_root: &Path) -> Result<bool> {\n        Ok(\n            git_cli_raw(git_root, &[\"rev-parse\", \"-q\", \"--verify\", \"MERGE_HEAD\"])\n                .await?\n                .0,\n        )\n    }\n    if abort {\n        let (_ok, out) = git_cli_raw_mut(git_root, &[\"merge\", \"--abort\"]).await?;\n        anyhow::ensure!(\n            !merge_in_progress(git_root).await?,\n            \"merge --abort failed: {out}\"\n        );\n        return Ok(GitSyncBaseResult {\n            outcome: GitSyncBaseOutcome::Aborted,\n        });\n    }\n    ensure_on_branch(git_root, expected_branch).await?;\n    anyhow::ensure!(\n        !merge_in_progress(git_root).await?,\n        \"a merge is already in progress; resolve it or call again with abort\"\n    );\n    let dirty = git_cli(git_root, &[\"status\", \"--porcelain\"]).await?;\n    anyhow::ensure!(\n        dirty.is_empty(),\n        \"working tree is not clean; commit or discard changes before syncing the base\"\n    );\n    let base = base_ref.unwrap_or(\"HEAD\");\n    let (fetched, fetch_out) = git_cli_raw_mut(git_root, &[\"fetch\", \"origin\", base]).await?;\n    anyhow::ensure!(fetched, \"fetch of base ref '{base}' failed: {fetch_out}\");\n    if git_cli_raw(\n        git_root,\n        &[\"merge-base\", \"--is-ancestor\", \"FETCH_HEAD\", \"HEAD\"],\n    )\n    .await?\n    .0\n    {","sourceCodeStart":3018,"sourceCodeEnd":3054,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/xai-org/grok-build/blob/bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571/crates/codegen/xai-grok-workspace/src/session/git.rs#L3018-L3054","documentation":"Sync-base requires a clean merge state before starting its fetch-and-merge cycle. `merge_in_progress` checks for in-progress merge markers (MERGE_HEAD); if one exists, the call refuses with this message and instructs the caller to resolve the merge or re-invoke with `abort`.","triggerScenarios":"Calling sync-base while the workspace has an unfinished merge from a previous conflicted sync-base run or a manual `git merge` that stopped on conflicts.","commonSituations":"A prior sync-base attempt hit conflicts and was never aborted or completed; a developer manually merged in the workspace and left conflicts unresolved.","solutions":["Resolve the conflicts, `git add`, and `git commit` to finish the merge, then retry","Re-call sync-base with `abort: true` to abort the in-progress merge automatically","Run `git merge --abort` manually if you want to discard the merge state yourself"],"exampleFix":"// before\nsync_base(&git_root, req) // merge in progress\n// after\nsync_base(&git_root, GitSyncBaseReq { abort: true, ..req }) // or resolve+commit first","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fn merge_in_progress(git_root: &Path) -> bool {\n    git_root.join(\".git/MERGE_HEAD\").exists()\n}\nif merge_in_progress(git_root) {\n    // resolve or call with abort: true before proceeding\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["After any conflicted merge, immediately resolve/commit or abort","Call sync-base with abort:true when you know a merge may be pending","Monitor workspace state between automated operations"],"tags":["git","merge-conflict","precondition"],"backgroundTag":"merge-in-progress","analyzedSha":"bc7f02eddd3d84085849dc19ed216f11c23b0571","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T04:59:42.031Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-31T09:17:48.483Z"}