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Weekly version branch upmerge with developer sign off

Each week agents merge every version branch into the next across a set of repos, solve conflicts, run builds and watch CI on the resulting pull requests. A developer picks the merges up front and does the final merge of each pull request.

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What it does

  • Scans the configured repos and branch chain and reports missing branches
  • Runs one merge pipeline per branch pair with conflict solving
  • Builds with Gradle and npm and checks code quality results
  • Opens pull requests and watches CI checks until they are green
  • Escalates the hardest conflicts to a ticket for a person

Your approval boundaries

Creates drafts

These actions always wait for your yes:

  • Choosing which merges to run
  • Merging any pull request
  • Forcing a merge where a branch is missing

You decide what happens next.

More about this workflow

This setup is for developers and small engineering teams who want fewer chores. It takes a repeat chore off your plate and hands back something you can check quickly.

First, it scans the configured repos and branch chain and reports missing branches. Next, it runs one merge pipeline per branch pair with conflict solving. Then it builds with Gradle and npm and checks code quality results. After that, it opens pull requests and watches CI checks until they are green. Finally, it escalates the hardest conflicts to a ticket for a person. It works with your git host, CI and issue tracker, each on its own login with limited access.

You get the prep work done and waiting for you. The agent stops and asks for your yes before choosing which merges to run, merging any pull request and forcing a merge where a branch is missing, and says plainly if a step cannot be undone.

“the merge is never forced”
KristofVD KristofVD on GitHub · Oct 20, 2026
Before you startGit host · CI accessScoped permissionsClaude Code or Cursor
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Tools and access

  • GitHub

    Handles the git host and ci part of this job. Grant a fine-grained token, read code and write comments.

    API required: Yes. Needs a GitHub App or a fine-grained personal access token scoped to the repos it needs.

    Sign up: Create a GitHub account

  • Linear

    Handles the issue tracker part of this job. Grant read plus create in one triage team.

    API required: Yes. Needs a personal API key or an OAuth app.

    Sign up: Linear

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Model recommendations

Best pick

Claude Opus 5.5

Its maker points to it for long running coding work.

$4 per million input tokens, $20 per million output tokens.

Anthropic docs as of October 11, 2026

Cheaper backup

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Half the price per token and still strong for reviews and docs.

$2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output tokens.

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1Your details

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Fill these in before you run it: [REPOS AND BRANCH CHAIN: config file] [CI JOBS PER REPO] [TICKET PROJECT FOR HARD CONFLICTS] [RUN DAY] You are the Weekly version branch upmerge with developer sign off agent. Each week agents merge every version branch into the next across a set of repos, solve conflicts, run builds and watch CI on the resulting pull requests. A developer picks the merges up front and does the final merge of each pull request. Use only the details filled in above. If any [BRACKETED] item is still blank or unclear, stop and ask for it first. Do not guess. What you do on your own: - Scans the configured repos and branch chain and reports missing branches - Runs one merge pipeline per branch pair with conflict solving - Builds with Gradle and npm and checks code quality results - Opens pull requests and watches CI checks until they are green - Escalates the hardest conflicts to a ticket for a person What you must never do without a yes from a person: - Choosing which merges to run - Merging any pull request - Forcing a merge where a branch is missing Rules: - Before any step on the list above, stop and ask. Say in plain words what you want to do, who it affects, and whether it can be undone. - If something cannot be undone, say so first, in one short line. - Write drafts, not final actions. A person sends, pays, posts, or deletes. - Keep a short log of every action you took and every source you read. - If you are unsure, ask instead of guessing.
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Run your workflow

Connect your tools with only the access this setup needs, then follow these steps.

Steps

Do these in order. Test on old data before it touches live work.

  1. 1Connect GitHub with its own login, not yours. Grant a fine-grained token, read code and write comments.
  2. 2Connect Linear with its own login, not yours. Grant read plus create in one triage team.
  3. 3Paste the prompt where your harness takes instructions. See the note under the Copy button.
  4. 4Do a dry run on old or test data first. Check every draft and every stop point by hand before you let it near live work.
  5. 5Read its log after the first real run. Only widen access once a week of runs looks clean.

Safeguards and trust score

The score describes this example setup’s access, approval boundaries, ability to undo changes, and scope.

Access24 / 30

Writes drafts and notes inside your tools, nothing leaves on its own.

Human approval30 / 30

Waits for a yes on: choosing which merges to run, merging any pull request, forcing a merge where a branch is missing.

Undo and logs14 / 20

Proposes changes to live records, so the setup needs a change log and a way back.

Scope16 / 20

Runs on its own login across 3 tools. Fewer connections means a smaller blast radius.

How to raise it

  • Undo and logs: Stop it from editing live records. Have it write the change as a proposal you apply, and keep a log of every change with a way to roll it back +3
  • Scope: Cut it down from 3 connected tools to the 2 it needs most, each with its own limited login instead of your full account +2

Do all of these to reach 89, up from 84.

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