Openwork Desktop Sync

OpenWork Desktop Sync

Use this skill to sync desktop changes between this qwen-code repo and an OpenWork checkout. The repository script owns the Git mechanics:

OPENWORK_DIR=/path/to/openwork bun run desktop-openwork-sync --mode export

Default overlay is README.md. Overlay paths are excluded from migrated commits and stay target-owned.

OPENWORK_OVERLAY_PATHS='README.md'

Contract

This is commit-by-commit path migration, not snapshot replacement. The script walks source commits from source-base..source-head, rewrites paths between qwen-code packages/desktop and the OpenWork repository root, then applies each commit with git apply -3.

Commits that already came from the receiving repository are skipped by their sync trailers. During import, qwen-code-origin export commits are skipped; during export, OpenWork-origin import commits are skipped.

Merge commits are not migrated as merge commits. The script migrates the regular commits inside the merged branch; when it later sees the merge wrapper, it checks that the regular commits were already handled and that the merge tree matches Git's automatic merge result. If the merge wrapper contains manual resolution changes, the sync stops so the agent can convert that resolution into a normal follow-up commit.

Target-side changes are preserved unless a migrated source commit touches the same hunk. If that happens, Git leaves a normal conflict for the agent to resolve. Do not use git subtree split or full tree replacement for normal sync.

Successful sync commits include trailers such as Qwen-Code-Commit or OpenWork-Commit. Later syncs can use the latest trailer as the next source base. The first sync needs an explicit source base when no previous sync trailer exists:

bun run desktop-openwork-sync --mode export --source-base <qwen-code-ref>
bun run desktop-openwork-sync --mode import --source-base <openwork-ref>

Modes

• --mode export: qwen-code packages/desktop commits -> OpenWork.
• --mode import: OpenWork commits -> qwen-code packages/desktop.
• --mode auto: guardrail only; use explicit directions for real sync.

Workflow

1. Confirm repo paths and clean worktrees:

   git rev-parse --show-toplevel
   git -C /path/to/openwork rev-parse --show-toplevel
   git status --short
   git -C /path/to/openwork status --short
   

2. Run the requested direction:

   OPENWORK_DIR=/path/to/openwork \
   OPENWORK_OVERLAY_PATHS='README.md' \
   bun run desktop-openwork-sync --mode export --source-base <qwen-code-ref>
   

3. If Git reports conflicts, resolve only the conflicted hunks, preserving target-owned repository metadata unless the source change intentionally updates that same behavior.

4. After sync, verify:

   git status --short
   git diff --check HEAD
   git diff --name-status <target-base>..HEAD
   

5. If the user asked to publish, push the branch and create a PR after the branch is clean.

Rules

• Keep only README.md as the default overlay unless the user adds paths to OPENWORK_OVERLAY_PATHS.
• OpenWork-specific files not touched by source commits must remain unchanged.
• Prefer PR branches. The script prints the push command for export branches.
• Do not manually import PR merge commits. Let the script migrate regular commits and treat merge commits as wrappers.