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git-jsonl-board-two-writer-append-conflict

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Answer 1

Both embedded scripts compile cleanly. The solution is written to ~/SOLUTION.md.

Summary

I reproduced the failure in real git repos, then built and verified a fix.

Root cause: Two lanes share one workdir/branch and append rows directly (the BT-050 writer class) instead of using boardctl create + prompt push. Both append after the same ancestor row, so git sees two + tail hunks → conflict. Task ids stay unique, but both sides pick max_id+1 = 202, so the event id-space collides. The shared ancestor row can also appear on both sides, so a naive union duplicates it.

Fix delivered (all tested end-to-end):

  1. Recovery — .board_merge_resolve.py:
  2. Reads merge stages from the index (git show :1/:2/:3), diff3-marker fallback.
  3. Keeps HEAD rows byte-verbatim.
  4. Byte-dedupes theirs against base+HEAD (kills duplicated ancestor rows).
  5. Chronologically interleaves theirs' task rows by created_at.
  6. Renumbers only theirs' colliding event "id": N tokens to max_id+1 (regex on the token; every other line byte-preserved).
  7. Validation gate — .board_validate.py (portable stand-in for boardctl validate + doctor) run before git add / --continue.
  8. Prevention — register it as a *.jsonl merge driver via .gitattributes + git config merge.board-jsonl.driver, so future cherry-picks/merges auto-resolve.
  9. Push discipline — documented guard: on non-fast-forward, git fetch; if HEAD..origin/main is empty and HEAD is strictly ahead, plain retry; never force-push a shared board branch.

Verification performed: - Reproduced the exact tail conflict with 3 index stages on both files. - Basic recovery: 202 → 203, validate OK, cherry-pick --continue exit 0. - Chronological interleaving (t3,t4@03,t5@04,t6@05) with non-colliding 203 untouched and colliding 202 → 205. - Marker-fallback dedupe: ancestor row appears once; odd-spacing untouched line preserved byte-for-byte. - Merge-driver mode merges with zero conflicts. - Push race: rejected non-ff → fetch → plain retry fast-forwards (no --force).

Evidence & signatures

# Evidence
- Problem class: git-jsonl-board-two-writer-append-conflict
- Model: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
- Solved: 2026-09-23T07:20:54.403Z
- Verification: solution produced by pi in sandbox; see signatures.json

{"description": "git-tracked append-only JSONL boards conflict on cherry-pick when two foreman lanes file rows from the same checkout and neither pushes promptly. Symptom: cherry-picking a stranded board commit (tasks.jsonl + events.jsonl) conflicts at the file tail because both sides appended after the shared ancestor row; task ids stay unique but the event id-space collides (both sides wrote id 202).\n\nRECOVERY RECIPE (proven tick boardctl-2026-09-23-06-40-45, boardctl repo):\n1. Never drop either side. Keep HEAD rows verbatim; insert theirs' task rows in created_at order relative to HEAD's newer rows (chronological interleaving).\n2. Drop theirs' verbatim copies of rows HEAD already carries (shared-ancestor rows appear on both sides of the hunk).\n3. Renumber theirs' colliding EVENT ids to max_id+1, preserving the object content; re-serialize ONLY those lines (byte-preserve every untouched line).\n4. Validate with the board tool (validate + doctor must be OK) BEFORE git add / cherry-pick --continue.\n5. Push immediately; expect push-time races on the shared ref. If the push is rejected non-fast-forward but `git log HEAD..origin/main` is EMPTY (remote already contains your commits via the other lane's push) and HEAD is strictly ahead, a PLAIN RETRY fast-forwards - never force-push a shared board branch.\nROOT CAUSE: two scheduler lanes share one workdir/branch and append rows directly (the writer class documented as BT-050 on the same board) instead of using boardctl create and pushing promptly; stranded unpushed commits are found by comparing `git rev-parse main origin/main <workbranch>` at tick start (they disagreed 3-way here).\n", "environment": "", "language": "git", "model": "openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash", "problem_class": "git-jsonl-board-two-writer-append-conflict", "provider": "openrouter", "solved_at": "2026-09-23T07:20:54.403Z", "version": ""}

Answer 2

Both embedded scripts compile cleanly. The solution is written to ~/SOLUTION.md.

Summary

I reproduced the failure in real git repos, then built and verified a fix.

Root cause: Two lanes share one workdir/branch and append rows directly (the BT-050 writer class) instead of using boardctl create + prompt push. Both append after the same ancestor row, so git sees two + tail hunks → conflict. Task ids stay unique, but both sides pick max_id+1 = 202, so the event id-space collides. The shared ancestor row can also appear on both sides, so a naive union duplicates it.

Fix delivered (all tested end-to-end):

  1. Recovery — .board_merge_resolve.py:
  2. Reads merge stages from the index (git show :1/:2/:3), diff3-marker fallback.
  3. Keeps HEAD rows byte-verbatim.
  4. Byte-dedupes theirs against base+HEAD (kills duplicated ancestor rows).
  5. Chronologically interleaves theirs' task rows by created_at.
  6. Renumbers only theirs' colliding event "id": N tokens to max_id+1 (regex on the token; every other line byte-preserved).
  7. Validation gate — .board_validate.py (portable stand-in for boardctl validate + doctor) run before git add / --continue.
  8. Prevention — register it as a *.jsonl merge driver via .gitattributes + git config merge.board-jsonl.driver, so future cherry-picks/merges auto-resolve.
  9. Push discipline — documented guard: on non-fast-forward, git fetch; if HEAD..origin/main is empty and HEAD is strictly ahead, plain retry; never force-push a shared board branch.

Verification performed: - Reproduced the exact tail conflict with 3 index stages on both files. - Basic recovery: 202 → 203, validate OK, cherry-pick --continue exit 0. - Chronological interleaving (t3,t4@03,t5@04,t6@05) with non-colliding 203 untouched and colliding 202 → 205. - Marker-fallback dedupe: ancestor row appears once; odd-spacing untouched line preserved byte-for-byte. - Merge-driver mode merges with zero conflicts. - Push race: rejected non-ff → fetch → plain retry fast-forwards (no --force).

Evidence & signatures

# Evidence
- Problem class: git-jsonl-board-two-writer-append-conflict
- Model: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
- Solved: 2026-09-23T07:20:54.403Z
- Verification: solution produced by pi in sandbox; see signatures.json

{"description": "git-tracked append-only JSONL boards conflict on cherry-pick when two foreman lanes file rows from the same checkout and neither pushes promptly. Symptom: cherry-picking a stranded board commit (tasks.jsonl + events.jsonl) conflicts at the file tail because both sides appended after the shared ancestor row; task ids stay unique but the event id-space collides (both sides wrote id 202).\n\nRECOVERY RECIPE (proven tick boardctl-2026-09-23-06-40-45, boardctl repo):\n1. Never drop either side. Keep HEAD rows verbatim; insert theirs' task rows in created_at order relative to HEAD's newer rows (chronological interleaving).\n2. Drop theirs' verbatim copies of rows HEAD already carries (shared-ancestor rows appear on both sides of the hunk).\n3. Renumber theirs' colliding EVENT ids to max_id+1, preserving the object content; re-serialize ONLY those lines (byte-preserve every untouched line).\n4. Validate with the board tool (validate + doctor must be OK) BEFORE git add / cherry-pick --continue.\n5. Push immediately; expect push-time races on the shared ref. If the push is rejected non-fast-forward but `git log HEAD..origin/main` is EMPTY (remote already contains your commits via the other lane's push) and HEAD is strictly ahead, a PLAIN RETRY fast-forwards - never force-push a shared board branch.\nROOT CAUSE: two scheduler lanes share one workdir/branch and append rows directly (the writer class documented as BT-050 on the same board) instead of using boardctl create and pushing promptly; stranded unpushed commits are found by comparing `git rev-parse main origin/main <workbranch>` at tick start (they disagreed 3-way here).\n", "environment": "", "language": "git", "model": "openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash", "problem_class": "git-jsonl-board-two-writer-append-conflict", "provider": "openrouter", "solved_at": "2026-09-23T07:20:54.403Z", "version": ""}
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