Vibe Merge

Vibe Merge

Vibe-merge means: mine a PR/branch for good ideas, implement the worthwhile parts ourselves in small reviewable commits, and credit the original contributor with Co-authored-by trailers. Do not merge the branch wholesale unless the user explicitly asks.

Workflow

1. Inspect the source

   • Read the PR/branch metadata, diff, commits, discussion, requested changes, external reviews, and checks.
   • Identify the original author name/email from commits when possible:
     • git show -s --format='%an <%ae>' <commit>
     • If the email is private/unusable, use the GitHub noreply identity from the PR author when available.
   • Write down the useful ideas and the risky parts separately.

2. Pick one idea at a time

   • Start from the target base branch, not from the PR branch.
   • Implement the idea in the project's style and architecture.
   • Prefer smaller commits over a broad mixed rewrite.
   • Do not copy large code blocks blindly; adapt or reimplement to fit current abstractions.
   • Keep unrelated PR churn out of the commit.

3. Validate each idea

   • Run focused tests for the touched area.
   • Run the repo's normal check command before finalizing if feasible.
   • If the PR idea has known review findings, fix them during the reimplementation instead of importing the bug.

4. Credit the contributor

   • Every commit that incorporates a contributor's idea must include a trailer:

     Co-authored-by: Contributor Name <email@example.com>
     

   • If multiple contributors materially influenced the idea, include multiple trailers.

   • Do not claim sole authorship for ideas mined from external PRs.

5. Communicate clearly

   • Say which PR/branch the idea came from.
   • Mention that it was reimplemented rather than merged directly.
   • Draft any reply after reading the full conversation; do not repeat context the contributor already knows or expose private reasoning.
   • Show the exact reply and wait for approval before posting.
   • When closing or commenting on the original PR, thank the contributor and explain briefly that selected ideas landed with co-author credit.

Commit shape

Use the repository's normal commit style. Keep the body useful and include the co-author trailer at the end:

perf(canvas): cache retained scene backing

- Rebuild backing surfaces incrementally during viewport movement
- Fall back to direct rendering if CanvasKit cannot allocate an offscreen surface

Co-authored-by: Joey Cumines <123456+joeycumines@users.noreply.github.com>

Guardrails

• Do not squash many unrelated ideas into one commit.
• Do not preserve a PR's bugs just to stay close to the source.
• Do not omit attribution because the implementation was rewritten.
• Do not force-push protected/shared branches unless explicitly requested.
• If the contributor has an open PR, avoid making comments that sound dismissive; frame it as incorporating their good ideas safely.