# Verify Report: Fix work complete merge strategy

**Result:** PASS
**Created by:** AnaVerify
**Date:** 2026-06-01
**Spec:** .ana/plans/active/fix-work-complete-merge-strategy/spec.md
**Branch:** feature/fix-work-complete-merge-strategy

## Pre-Check Results
```
=== CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ===
  Contract: /Users/rsmith/Projects/anatomia_project/anatomia/.ana/worktrees/fix-work-complete-merge-strategy/.ana/plans/active/fix-work-complete-merge-strategy/contract.yaml
  Seal: INTACT (hash sha256:639a665e041c53d96c2f4e7f14e0b5de16ea88dcb9f5347c2886d8c48556e027)
```

Seal status: INTACT.

Build/tests/lint:
- Build: PASS. `pnpm run build` completed with 2 successful tasks.
- Focused CLI tests: PASS. `(cd packages/cli && pnpm vitest run tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts tests/commands/config.test.ts tests/commands/init/anaJsonSchema.test.ts)` reported 3 files passed, 85 tests passed.
- Website docs smoke: PASS. `(cd website && pnpm vitest run)` reported 11 files passed, 84 tests passed.
- Lint: PASS. `pnpm run lint` exited 0 with the known 3 warnings in `packages/cli/src/utils/git-operations.ts` and `website/components/hero/Hero.tsx`.
- Live CLI smoke: PASS for realistic git-root fixture. `config set mergeStrategy squash` exited 0 and wrote `"mergeStrategy": "squash"`; `config set mergeStrategy fast-forward` exited 1 and left the value unchanged.

## Contract Compliance
| ID | Says | Status | Evidence |
|----|------|--------|----------|
| A001 | A configured squash strategy merges the pull request with squash and skips repository discovery | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:137` asserts configured squash produces `--squash`; implementation passes the resolved flag at `packages/cli/src/commands/work.ts:668`. |
| A002 | A configured squash strategy does not call GitHub to discover allowed merge methods | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:165` asserts no `gh api` calls when config contains `mergeStrategy: "squash"`. |
| A003 | Every attempted merge includes one explicit merge method | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/src/commands/work.ts:675` always calls `gh pr merge` with `mergeStrategyFlag`; tests assert `--squash`, `--merge`, and `--rebase` at `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:160`, `:192`, and `:242`. |
| A004 | A repository with only merge commits enabled is merged with the merge method | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:169` mocks only merge enabled and asserts `--merge` at line 192. |
| A005 | A repository with only squash enabled is merged with the squash method | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:194` mocks only squash enabled and asserts `--squash` at line 217. |
| A006 | A repository with only rebase enabled is merged with the rebase method | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:219` mocks only rebase enabled and asserts `--rebase` at line 242. |
| A007 | Multiple allowed merge methods stop the command before merging | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:367` asserts multiple enabled methods produce zero `gh pr merge` calls at line 389. |
| A008 | Multiple allowed merge methods tell the user how to configure the team default | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:386` asserts stderr includes `ana config set mergeStrategy`. |
| A009 | Failed strategy discovery stops the command before merging | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:391` mocks failed `gh api` and asserts zero merge calls at line 411. |
| A010 | Malformed strategy discovery stops the command before merging | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:413` mocks malformed JSON and asserts zero merge calls at line 432. |
| A011 | Missing merge-method fields stop the command before merging | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:434` omits a required boolean and asserts zero merge calls at line 457. |
| A012 | A stale configured strategy tells the user to update the setting | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:459` asserts unsupported configured strategy stderr contains `mergeStrategy` at line 478. |
| A013 | Ambiguous strategy failures return a structured JSON error code | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:481` parses JSON and asserts `MERGE_STRATEGY_AMBIGUOUS` at line 500. |
| A014 | Unavailable strategy discovery returns a structured JSON error code | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:503` parses JSON and asserts `MERGE_STRATEGY_DISCOVERY_UNAVAILABLE` at line 522. |
| A015 | Unsupported configured strategy returns a structured JSON error code | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:459` parses JSON and asserts `MERGE_STRATEGY_UNSUPPORTED` at line 477. |
| A016 | JSON strategy failures do not include human progress text before the JSON envelope | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:479`, `:501`, and `:523` assert JSON failure stdout does not contain `Merging PR`; implementation prints progress after resolution at `packages/cli/src/commands/work.ts:671`. |
| A017 | The schema accepts merge as a configured strategy | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/init/anaJsonSchema.test.ts:212` asserts parsed value is `merge`. |
| A018 | The schema accepts squash as a configured strategy | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/init/anaJsonSchema.test.ts:213` asserts parsed value is `squash`. |
| A019 | The schema accepts rebase as a configured strategy | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/init/anaJsonSchema.test.ts:214` asserts parsed value is `rebase`. |
| A020 | Invalid hand-edited merge strategies are ignored instead of crashing | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/init/anaJsonSchema.test.ts:217` asserts invalid value parses to `undefined`. |
| A021 | Fresh initialization does not add a merge strategy by default | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/src/commands/init/state.ts:556` constructs fresh ana.json without `mergeStrategy`; `packages/cli/tests/commands/init.test.ts:81` asserts the simulated initial metadata lacks the property at line 107. |
| A022 | Configured merge strategy survives re-initialization | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/init.test.ts:685` writes `mergeStrategy: "rebase"` and asserts preservation at line 725. |
| A023 | The config command writes a valid merge strategy | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:359` asserts `config set mergeStrategy squash` writes `"squash"` at line 368; live CLI smoke confirmed the built command writes the value. |
| A024 | The config command rejects invalid merge strategies | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:372` asserts invalid strategy sets exit code 1 at line 379; live CLI smoke confirmed exit 1. |
| A025 | Invalid merge strategy writes leave the existing config unchanged | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:380` asserts existing `mergeStrategy` remains `"merge"` after an invalid write. |
| A026 | Valid merge strategy writes do not show an unknown-field warning | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:369` asserts stderr does not contain the unknown-field warning. |
| A027 | Branch protection failures still show branch protection guidance | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:244` and `:267` assert branch protection guidance includes `branch protection`, `--auto`, and `--admin`. |
| A028 | Branches behind the base branch still show rebase guidance | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:306` asserts stderr contains `rebase`, `--force-with-lease`, and approval warning text. |
| A029 | Already merged pull requests continue completion without another merge | SATISFIED | `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:328` completes an already-merged PR without merge handling; `:575` verifies JSON path remains clean. |
| A030 | Troubleshooting docs explain how to recover from merge strategy selection failure | SATISFIED | `website/content/docs/guides/troubleshooting.mdx:138` documents `ana config set mergeStrategy`; `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:566` enforces the docs contain that command. |
| A031 | Configurability docs list mergeStrategy as a user-owned setting | SATISFIED | `website/content/docs/guides/configurability.mdx:28` lists the setting; line 78 includes it in user-owned fields. |

## Independent Findings
Predictions resolved:
1. JSON stdout pollution: not found for the new strategy failures. The three JSON strategy tests parse stdout as JSON and assert no `Merging PR`.
2. Branch protection/behind shadowing: mostly not found for covered strings, but a residual classifier risk remains for broad future GitHub wording; see Findings.
3. Stale configured strategy wording: satisfied by tests and implementation.
4. Schema default semantics: satisfied; invalid and absent values parse to `undefined`.
5. Docs overpromising recovery: not found; docs describe the config command and valid values.
Production risk not predicted: the build removes a large amount of existing `@ana` tag/comment traceability from modified tests outside this scope. It is non-runtime debt but weakens future verification ergonomics.

Over-building/YAGNI check: no new exported helper was added for merge strategy resolution; the new helpers are command-local. No unused parameters were introduced in the new helpers. The one extra surface is test/documentation churn unrelated to the feature, recorded below.

## AC Walkthrough
- PASS - `ana work complete --merge <slug>` passes an explicit method flag whenever it attempts a merge. Evidence: `packages/cli/src/commands/work.ts:675`; tests at `work-merge.test.ts:160`, `:192`, `:217`, `:242`.
- PASS - Configured `mergeStrategy: "squash"` uses `--squash` without `gh api`. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:137` through `:165`.
- PASS - Absent config with exactly one allowed method auto-selects that method. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:169`, `:194`, `:219`.
- PASS - Multiple allowed methods exit before merge with config guidance. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:367` through `:389`.
- PASS - API failure, malformed JSON, and unreliable booleans exit before merge with guidance. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:391`, `:413`, `:434`.
- PASS - Configured strategy rejected by GitHub reports stale/unsupported setting and recovery. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:459` through `:479`.
- PASS - `--json` strategy failures return standard JSON codes with no human stdout pollution. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:481` through `:523`.
- PASS - `AnaJsonSchema` accepts valid merge strategies and treats absent/invalid as undefined. Evidence: `anaJsonSchema.ts:88`; `anaJsonSchema.test.ts:209`.
- PASS - Fresh init omits `mergeStrategy`; re-init preserves configured values. Evidence: `state.ts:556`; `init.test.ts:81`, `:685`.
- PASS - `ana config set mergeStrategy merge|squash|rebase` writes without unknown-field warning. Evidence: `config.ts:57`, `:412`; `config.test.ts:359`.
- PASS - Invalid `ana config set mergeStrategy <invalid>` rejects and leaves config unchanged. Evidence: `config.test.ts:372`; live CLI smoke.
- PASS - Existing merge success and failure behaviors continue for covered cases: success, branch protection, branch-behind, base mismatch, no PR, already merged, and unknown error. Evidence: `work-merge.test.ts:244`, `:290`, `:306`, `:328`, `:526`, `:546`, `:563`, `:597`.
- PASS - Docs mention `work complete --merge` recovery using `mergeStrategy`. Evidence: `troubleshooting.mdx:138`, `configurability.mdx:28`.
- PASS - Focused CLI tests passed: 85 tests in 3 files.
- PASS - Lint has no new errors: lint exited 0 with the known 3 warnings.
- PASS - Full suite is treated as CI gate per spec. I did not run the known-noisy local full suite; I ran the focused CLI, website smoke, build, and lint gates requested by the spec.

## Blockers
No blockers found. I checked the new merge helpers for unused exports (none added), unused parameters (none in new helper signatures), unhandled resolution branches (API failure, malformed JSON, non-object JSON, missing/non-boolean fields, zero enabled methods, multiple enabled methods), external assumptions (`gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}` only runs after PR/base validation and only when config is absent), and scope gaps. The residual issues are classifier/test-traceability debt, not contract failures.

## Findings
- **Code - Unsupported strategy classifier is broad:** `packages/cli/src/commands/work.ts:200` - `isUnsupportedMergeStrategyOutput` treats any configured-strategy merge error containing `not allowed`, `disabled`, or `unsupported` as `MERGE_STRATEGY_UNSUPPORTED`. Branch protection and branch-behind checks run first for the currently tested strings, but future GitHub policy wording could be reclassified as stale `mergeStrategy` instead of the more specific recovery guidance.
- **Test - Unrelated contract tag churn:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/config.test.ts:98` - this diff removes many pre-existing `@ana` tags and explanatory comments from unrelated tests in `config.test.ts`, `init.test.ts`, `anaJsonSchema.test.ts`, and `work-merge.test.ts`. Current assertions still pass, but future contract audits lose useful tag anchors and context.
- **Test - A003 partly relies on source inspection:** `packages/cli/tests/commands/work-merge.test.ts:597` - the tagged JSON success test checks clean JSON output, not the merge argv. A003 is still satisfied by source inspection and the configured/discovered strategy tests, but this specific tag is weaker than its contract target.

## Deployer Handoff
This is shippable. The command now chooses a merge strategy before printing merge progress or calling `gh pr merge`, configured strategy avoids discovery, discovery failures stop before merge, JSON strategy failures are clean, and docs/config/schema/init behavior are covered. The merge failure classifier should be watched in the next cycle if GitHub returns policy wording outside the tested strings.

## Verdict
**Shippable:** YES

All 31 contract assertions are SATISFIED, all acceptance criteria pass, and the required build/test/lint gates passed. I would ship this with the non-blocking findings recorded above.
