feat: Vendor beads-merge 3-way merge algorithm (bd-oif6)

- Integrated @neongreen's beads-merge into internal/merge/
- Adapted to use bd's internal/types.Issue instead of custom types
- Added comprehensive tests covering merge scenarios
- Created ATTRIBUTION.md crediting @neongreen
- All tests pass

This solves:
- Multi-workspace deletion sync (bd-hv01)
- Git JSONL merge conflicts
- Field-level intelligent merging

Original: https://github.com/neongreen/mono/tree/main/beads-merge

ATTRIBUTION.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Attribution and Credits
+
+## beads-merge 3-Way Merge Algorithm
+
+The 3-way merge functionality in `internal/merge/` is based on **beads-merge** by **@neongreen**.
+
+- **Original Repository**: https://github.com/neongreen/mono/tree/main/beads-merge
+- **Author**: @neongreen (https://github.com/neongreen)
+- **Integration Discussion**: https://github.com/neongreen/mono/issues/240
+
+### What We Vendored
+
+The core merge algorithm from beads-merge has been adapted and integrated into bd:
+- Field-level 3-way merge logic
+- Issue identity matching (id + created_at + created_by)
+- Dependency and label merging with deduplication
+- Timestamp handling (max wins)
+- Deletion detection
+- Conflict marker generation
+
+### Changes Made
+
+- Adapted to use bd's `internal/types.Issue` instead of custom types
+- Integrated with bd's JSONL export/import system
+- Added support for bd-specific fields (Design, AcceptanceCriteria, etc.)
+- Exposed as `bd merge` CLI command and library API
+
+### License
+
+The original beads-merge code is used with permission from @neongreen. We are grateful for their contribution to the beads ecosystem.
+
+### Thank You
+
+Special thanks to @neongreen for building beads-merge and graciously allowing us to integrate it into bd. This solves critical multi-workspace sync issues and makes beads much more robust for collaborative workflows.

go.mod

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go v1.16.0
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3 v0.29.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.21.0

internal/merge/merge.go

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+// Package merge implements 3-way merge for beads JSONL files.
+//
+// This code is vendored from https://github.com/neongreen/mono/tree/main/beads-merge
+// Original author: @neongreen (https://github.com/neongreen)
+// Used with permission - see ATTRIBUTION.md for full credits
+//
+// The merge algorithm provides field-level intelligent merging for beads issues:
+// - Matches issues by identity (id + created_at + created_by)
+// - Smart field merging with 3-way comparison
+// - Dependency union with deduplication
+// - Timestamp handling (max wins)
+// - Deletion detection
+package merge
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/types"
+)
+
+// IssueKey uniquely identifies an issue for matching across merge branches
+type IssueKey struct {
+	ID        string
+	CreatedAt string
+	CreatedBy string
+}
+
+// issueWithRaw wraps an issue with its original JSONL line for conflict output
+type issueWithRaw struct {
+	Issue   *types.Issue
+	RawLine string
+}
+
+// ReadIssues reads issues from a JSONL file
+func ReadIssues(path string) ([]*types.Issue, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	var issues []*types.Issue
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	lineNum := 0
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		lineNum++
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var issue types.Issue
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(line), &issue); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse line %d: %w", lineNum, err)
+		}
+		issues = append(issues, &issue)
+	}
+
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return issues, nil
+}
+
+// makeKey creates an IssueKey from an issue for identity matching
+func makeKey(issue *types.Issue) IssueKey {
+	// Use created_at for key (created_by not tracked in types.Issue currently)
+	return IssueKey{
+		ID:        issue.ID,
+		CreatedAt: issue.CreatedAt.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
+		CreatedBy: "", // Not currently tracked, rely on ID + timestamp
+	}
+}
+
+// Merge3Way performs a 3-way merge of issue lists
+// Returns merged issues and conflict markers (if any)
+func Merge3Way(base, left, right []*types.Issue) ([]*types.Issue, []string) {
+	// Convert to maps with raw lines preserved
+	baseMap := make(map[IssueKey]issueWithRaw)
+	for _, issue := range base {
+		raw, _ := json.Marshal(issue)
+		baseMap[makeKey(issue)] = issueWithRaw{issue, string(raw)}
+	}
+
+	leftMap := make(map[IssueKey]issueWithRaw)
+	for _, issue := range left {
+		raw, _ := json.Marshal(issue)
+		leftMap[makeKey(issue)] = issueWithRaw{issue, string(raw)}
+	}
+
+	rightMap := make(map[IssueKey]issueWithRaw)
+	for _, issue := range right {
+		raw, _ := json.Marshal(issue)
+		rightMap[makeKey(issue)] = issueWithRaw{issue, string(raw)}
+	}
+
+	// Track which issues we've processed
+	processed := make(map[IssueKey]bool)
+	var result []*types.Issue
+	var conflicts []string
+
+	// Process all unique keys
+	allKeys := make(map[IssueKey]bool)
+	for k := range baseMap {
+		allKeys[k] = true
+	}
+	for k := range leftMap {
+		allKeys[k] = true
+	}
+	for k := range rightMap {
+		allKeys[k] = true
+	}
+
+	for key := range allKeys {
+		if processed[key] {
+			continue
+		}
+		processed[key] = true
+
+		baseIssue, inBase := baseMap[key]
+		leftIssue, inLeft := leftMap[key]
+		rightIssue, inRight := rightMap[key]
+
+		// Handle different scenarios
+		if inBase && inLeft && inRight {
+			// All three present - merge
+			merged, conflict := mergeIssue(baseIssue, leftIssue, rightIssue)
+			if conflict != "" {
+				conflicts = append(conflicts, conflict)
+			} else {
+				result = append(result, merged)
+			}
+		} else if !inBase && inLeft && inRight {
+			// Added in both - check if identical
+			if issuesEqual(leftIssue.Issue, rightIssue.Issue) {
+				result = append(result, leftIssue.Issue)
+			} else {
+				conflicts = append(conflicts, makeConflict(leftIssue.RawLine, rightIssue.RawLine))
+			}
+		} else if inBase && inLeft && !inRight {
+			// Deleted in right, maybe modified in left
+			if issuesEqual(baseIssue.Issue, leftIssue.Issue) {
+				// Deleted in right, unchanged in left - accept deletion
+				continue
+			} else {
+				// Modified in left, deleted in right - conflict
+				conflicts = append(conflicts, makeConflictWithBase(baseIssue.RawLine, leftIssue.RawLine, ""))
+			}
+		} else if inBase && !inLeft && inRight {
+			// Deleted in left, maybe modified in right
+			if issuesEqual(baseIssue.Issue, rightIssue.Issue) {
+				// Deleted in left, unchanged in right - accept deletion
+				continue
+			} else {
+				// Modified in right, deleted in left - conflict
+				conflicts = append(conflicts, makeConflictWithBase(baseIssue.RawLine, "", rightIssue.RawLine))
+			}
+		} else if !inBase && inLeft && !inRight {
+			// Added only in left
+			result = append(result, leftIssue.Issue)
+		} else if !inBase && !inLeft && inRight {
+			// Added only in right
+			result = append(result, rightIssue.Issue)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, conflicts
+}
+
+func mergeIssue(base, left, right issueWithRaw) (*types.Issue, string) {
+	result := &types.Issue{
+		ID:        base.Issue.ID,
+		CreatedAt: base.Issue.CreatedAt,
+	}
+
+	// Merge title
+	result.Title = mergeField(base.Issue.Title, left.Issue.Title, right.Issue.Title)
+
+	// Merge description
+	result.Description = mergeField(base.Issue.Description, left.Issue.Description, right.Issue.Description)
+
+	// Merge notes
+	result.Notes = mergeField(base.Issue.Notes, left.Issue.Notes, right.Issue.Notes)
+
+	// Merge design
+	result.Design = mergeField(base.Issue.Design, left.Issue.Design, right.Issue.Design)
+
+	// Merge acceptance criteria
+	result.AcceptanceCriteria = mergeField(base.Issue.AcceptanceCriteria, left.Issue.AcceptanceCriteria, right.Issue.AcceptanceCriteria)
+
+	// Merge status
+	result.Status = types.Status(mergeField(string(base.Issue.Status), string(left.Issue.Status), string(right.Issue.Status)))
+
+	// Merge priority
+	if base.Issue.Priority == left.Issue.Priority && base.Issue.Priority != right.Issue.Priority {
+		result.Priority = right.Issue.Priority
+	} else if base.Issue.Priority == right.Issue.Priority && base.Issue.Priority != left.Issue.Priority {
+		result.Priority = left.Issue.Priority
+	} else {
+		result.Priority = left.Issue.Priority
+	}
+
+	// Merge issue_type
+	result.IssueType = types.IssueType(mergeField(string(base.Issue.IssueType), string(left.Issue.IssueType), string(right.Issue.IssueType)))
+
+	// Merge updated_at - take the max
+	result.UpdatedAt = maxTime(left.Issue.UpdatedAt, right.Issue.UpdatedAt)
+
+	// Merge closed_at - take the max
+	if left.Issue.ClosedAt != nil && right.Issue.ClosedAt != nil {
+		max := maxTime(*left.Issue.ClosedAt, *right.Issue.ClosedAt)
+		result.ClosedAt = &max
+	} else if left.Issue.ClosedAt != nil {
+		result.ClosedAt = left.Issue.ClosedAt
+	} else if right.Issue.ClosedAt != nil {
+		result.ClosedAt = right.Issue.ClosedAt
+	}
+
+	// Merge dependencies - combine and deduplicate
+	result.Dependencies = mergeDependencies(left.Issue.Dependencies, right.Issue.Dependencies)
+
+	// Merge labels - combine and deduplicate
+	result.Labels = mergeLabels(left.Issue.Labels, right.Issue.Labels)
+
+	// Copy other fields from left (assignee, external_ref, source_repo)
+	result.Assignee = left.Issue.Assignee
+	result.ExternalRef = left.Issue.ExternalRef
+	result.SourceRepo = left.Issue.SourceRepo
+
+	// Check if we have a real conflict
+	if hasConflict(base.Issue, left.Issue, right.Issue) {
+		return result, makeConflictWithBase(base.RawLine, left.RawLine, right.RawLine)
+	}
+
+	return result, ""
+}
+
+func mergeField(base, left, right string) string {
+	if base == left && base != right {
+		return right
+	}
+	if base == right && base != left {
+		return left
+	}
+	// Both changed to same value or no change
+	return left
+}
+
+func maxTime(t1, t2 time.Time) time.Time {
+	if t1.After(t2) {
+		return t1
+	}
+	return t2
+}
+
+func mergeDependencies(left, right []*types.Dependency) []*types.Dependency {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	var result []*types.Dependency
+
+	for _, dep := range left {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", dep.IssueID, dep.DependsOnID, dep.Type)
+		if !seen[key] {
+			seen[key] = true
+			result = append(result, dep)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, dep := range right {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:%s", dep.IssueID, dep.DependsOnID, dep.Type)
+		if !seen[key] {
+			seen[key] = true
+			result = append(result, dep)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func mergeLabels(left, right []string) []string {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	var result []string
+
+	for _, label := range left {
+		if !seen[label] {
+			seen[label] = true
+			result = append(result, label)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, label := range right {
+		if !seen[label] {
+			seen[label] = true
+			result = append(result, label)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func hasConflict(base, left, right *types.Issue) bool {
+	// Check if any field has conflicting changes (all three different)
+	if base.Title != left.Title && base.Title != right.Title && left.Title != right.Title {
+		return true
+	}
+	if base.Description != left.Description && base.Description != right.Description && left.Description != right.Description {
+		return true
+	}
+	if base.Notes != left.Notes && base.Notes != right.Notes && left.Notes != right.Notes {
+		return true
+	}
+	if base.Status != left.Status && base.Status != right.Status && left.Status != right.Status {
+		return true
+	}
+	if base.Priority != left.Priority && base.Priority != right.Priority && left.Priority != right.Priority {
+		return true
+	}
+	if base.IssueType != left.IssueType && base.IssueType != right.IssueType && left.IssueType != right.IssueType {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func issuesEqual(a, b *types.Issue) bool {
+	// Use go-cmp for deep equality comparison
+	return cmp.Equal(a, b)
+}
+
+func makeConflict(left, right string) string {
+	conflict := "<<<<<<< left\n"
+	if left != "" {
+		conflict += left + "\n"
+	}
+	conflict += "=======\n"
+	if right != "" {
+		conflict += right + "\n"
+	}
+	conflict += ">>>>>>> right\n"
+	return conflict
+}
+
+func makeConflictWithBase(base, left, right string) string {
+	conflict := "<<<<<<< left\n"
+	if left != "" {
+		conflict += left + "\n"
+	}
+	conflict += "||||||| base\n"
+	if base != "" {
+		conflict += base + "\n"
+	}
+	conflict += "=======\n"
+	if right != "" {
+		conflict += right + "\n"
+	}
+	conflict += ">>>>>>> right\n"
+	return conflict
+}

internal/merge/merge_test.go

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+// Package merge implements 3-way merge for beads JSONL files.
+//
+// This code is vendored from https://github.com/neongreen/mono/tree/main/beads-merge
+// Original author: @neongreen (https://github.com/neongreen)
+package merge
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/types"
+)
+
+func TestMergeField(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		base  string
+		left  string
+		right string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "no change",
+			base:  "original",
+			left:  "original",
+			right: "original",
+			want:  "original",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "only left changed",
+			base:  "original",
+			left:  "changed",
+			right: "original",
+			want:  "changed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "only right changed",
+			base:  "original",
+			left:  "original",
+			right: "changed",
+			want:  "changed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "both changed to same",
+			base:  "original",
+			left:  "changed",
+			right: "changed",
+			want:  "changed",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "both changed differently - prefer left",
+			base:  "original",
+			left:  "left-change",
+			right: "right-change",
+			want:  "left-change",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := mergeField(tt.base, tt.left, tt.right)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("mergeField() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMaxTime(t *testing.T) {
+	t1 := time.Date(2025, 10, 16, 20, 51, 29, 0, time.UTC)
+	t2 := time.Date(2025, 10, 16, 20, 51, 30, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		t1   time.Time
+		t2   time.Time
+		want time.Time
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "t1 after t2",
+			t1:   t2,
+			t2:   t1,
+			want: t2,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "t2 after t1",
+			t1:   t1,
+			t2:   t2,
+			want: t2,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "equal times",
+			t1:   t1,
+			t2:   t1,
+			want: t1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := maxTime(tt.t1, tt.t2)
+			if !got.Equal(tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("maxTime() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMergeDependencies(t *testing.T) {
+	left := []*types.Dependency{
+		{IssueID: "bd-1", DependsOnID: "bd-2", Type: "blocks"},
+		{IssueID: "bd-1", DependsOnID: "bd-3", Type: "blocks"},
+	}
+	right := []*types.Dependency{
+		{IssueID: "bd-1", DependsOnID: "bd-3", Type: "blocks"}, // duplicate
+		{IssueID: "bd-1", DependsOnID: "bd-4", Type: "blocks"},
+	}
+
+	result := mergeDependencies(left, right)
+
+	if len(result) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("mergeDependencies() returned %d deps, want 3", len(result))
+	}
+
+	// Check all expected deps are present
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, dep := range result {
+		key := dep.DependsOnID
+		seen[key] = true
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{"bd-2", "bd-3", "bd-4"}
+	for _, exp := range expected {
+		if !seen[exp] {
+			t.Errorf("mergeDependencies() missing dependency on %s", exp)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMergeLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	left := []string{"bug", "p1", "frontend"}
+	right := []string{"frontend", "urgent"} // frontend is duplicate
+
+	result := mergeLabels(left, right)
+
+	if len(result) != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("mergeLabels() returned %d labels, want 4", len(result))
+	}
+
+	// Check all expected labels are present
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, label := range result {
+		seen[label] = true
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{"bug", "p1", "frontend", "urgent"}
+	for _, exp := range expected {
+		if !seen[exp] {
+			t.Errorf("mergeLabels() missing label %s", exp)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMerge3Way_SimpleUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	
+	base := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-1",
+			Title:     "Original Title",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  2,
+			IssueType: types.TypeTask,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Left changes title
+	left := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-1",
+			Title:     "Updated Title",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  2,
+			IssueType: types.TypeTask,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Right changes status
+	right := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-1",
+			Title:     "Original Title",
+			Status:    types.StatusInProgress,
+			Priority:  2,
+			IssueType: types.TypeTask,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	result, conflicts := Merge3Way(base, left, right)
+
+	if len(conflicts) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() produced unexpected conflicts: %v", conflicts)
+	}
+
+	if len(result) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Merge3Way() returned %d issues, want 1", len(result))
+	}
+
+	// Should merge both changes
+	if result[0].Title != "Updated Title" {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() title = %v, want 'Updated Title'", result[0].Title)
+	}
+	if result[0].Status != types.StatusInProgress {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() status = %v, want 'in_progress'", result[0].Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMerge3Way_DeletionDetection(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	
+	base := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-1",
+			Title:     "To Be Deleted",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  2,
+			IssueType: types.TypeTask,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Left deletes the issue
+	left := []*types.Issue{}
+
+	// Right keeps it unchanged
+	right := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-1",
+			Title:     "To Be Deleted",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  2,
+			IssueType: types.TypeTask,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	result, conflicts := Merge3Way(base, left, right)
+
+	if len(conflicts) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() produced unexpected conflicts: %v", conflicts)
+	}
+
+	// Deletion should be accepted (issue removed in left, unchanged in right)
+	if len(result) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() returned %d issues, want 0 (deletion accepted)", len(result))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMerge3Way_AddedInBoth(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	
+	base := []*types.Issue{}
+
+	// Both add the same issue (identical)
+	left := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-2",
+			Title:     "New Issue",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  1,
+			IssueType: types.TypeBug,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	right := []*types.Issue{
+		{
+			ID:        "bd-2",
+			Title:     "New Issue",
+			Status:    types.StatusOpen,
+			Priority:  1,
+			IssueType: types.TypeBug,
+			CreatedAt: now,
+			UpdatedAt: now,
+		},
+	}
+
+	result, conflicts := Merge3Way(base, left, right)
+
+	if len(conflicts) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() produced unexpected conflicts: %v", conflicts)
+	}
+
+	if len(result) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Merge3Way() returned %d issues, want 1", len(result))
+	}
+}