nrepo merge

Synopsis

nrepo merge <keep-id> <absorb-id> [options]

Description

nrepo merge combines two ideas into one. The idea specified by <keep-id> is preserved and updated, while the idea specified by <absorb-id> is absorbed into it.

The merge performs the following:

1. Body — The absorbed idea’s body is appended to the kept idea’s body.
2. Tags — Tags from both ideas are combined (union).
3. Relation — A supersedes link is created from the kept idea to the absorbed idea.
4. Status — The absorbed idea is moved to shelved.

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--force	boolean	false	Skip the confirmation prompt.
--json	boolean	false	Output as JSON.
--human	boolean	true	Output as human-readable text (default).

Examples

Interactive merge

nrepo merge 42 43
# Merge preview:
#   keep:   #42 "Add dark mode to dashboard"
#   absorb: #43 "Dark mode — Tailwind approach"
# Merged. #42 now supersedes #43.

Force merge in a script

nrepo merge 42 43 --force --json

Preview before merging

Review both ideas before merging:

nrepo diff 42 43
nrepo merge 42 43

Related commands

• nrepo diff — compare two ideas before merging
• nrepo branch — fork an idea into a variant
• nrepo link — manage relations manually
• nrepo duplicate — find and merge detected duplicates