Git Worktree Manager
microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Creates and manages Git worktrees with PowerShell scripts so separate issues and Copilot sessions each get an isolated branch, build and test environment.
Takes a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites the original source file with git merge conflict markers so the user can accept…
Install Pseudo Merge
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-merge --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .claude/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .claude/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-mergeType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-merge --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .agents/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .agents/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-merge --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .cursor/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .cursor/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-merge --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .gemini/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .gemini/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-mergeInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .github/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .github/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills pseudo-merge --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge .opencode/skills/pseudo-merge && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pseudo-merge" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge into .opencode/skills/pseudo-merge/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pseudo-merge", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
pseudo-merge- GitHub stars
- 4.6k
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 895 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 383
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Takes a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites the original source file with git merge conflict markers so the user can accept…
- Works in 3 steps: Strip the suffix -copy-edits,… → Append .qmd. → Look for that file in the same directory…
- Asked to apply edits
- SKILL.md covers Input Arguments, Report Format Expected, Merge Conflict Syntax and Step-by-Step Workflow, plus 2 more sections
- Calls git
What it does
Pseudo Merge is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Takes a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites the original source file with git merge conflict markers so the user can accept or reject each suggested edit using VS Code or Positron's built-in merge conflict UI. Branch names are "original" and "claude-edits". Use when asked to apply edits, insert conflict markers, or set up merge resolution for a copy-edit report. Supports an optional @sec-label argument to restrict markers to one section.
Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Git workflow and Copy editing and proofreading. It works with Git and Visual Studio Code. The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
When your agent uses it
- Asked to apply edits
- Insert conflict markers
- Set up merge resolution for a copy-edit report
Example prompts
- “s built-in merge conflict UI. Branch names are”
- “claude-edits”
- “Use the pseudo-merge skill to take a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites…”
- “/pseudo-merge”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Strip the suffix -copy-edits, -style-edits, or -edits from the report filename stem.
- Append .qmd.
- Look for that file in the same directory as the report.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Pseudo Merge loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 134 tokens; SKILL.md has 895 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 895 words (~2,039 tokens).
“You take a copy-edit report (produced by the proofread or apsa-style skills, or any markdown file using the same Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrite the original source file with git merge conflict markers. This lets the user accept or…”
- name
- pseudo-merge
- metadata.author
- Christopher T. Kenny
- metadata.version
- 1
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Pseudo Merge next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudo Merge this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Git Worktree Managermicrosoft/WindowsAppSDK | 4.7k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Roo Conflict Resolutionzgsm-ai/costrict | 4.5k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Releasedevlint/GitWand | 180 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 297k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Contributor-First PR MergeHKUDS/OpenHarness | 16k | 1 repos | ~847 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Pseudo Merge
What does Pseudo Merge do?
Takes a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites the original source file with git merge conflict markers so the user can accept…. Pseudo Merge is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Takes a proofread or apsa-style report file (or any markdown file using Original: / Recommended: syntax) and rewrites the original source file with git merge conflict markers so the user can accept or reject each suggested edit using VS Code or Positron's built-in merge conflict UI.
When should I use Pseudo Merge?
Pseudo Merge fits situations like: asked to apply edits; insert conflict markers; set up merge resolution for a copy-edit report.
How do I install Pseudo Merge in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/pseudo-merge in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Pseudo Merge in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/22-christopherkenny-skills/skills/pseudo-merge in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/pseudo-merge in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Pseudo Merge in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill pseudo-merge -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pseudo-merge, .gemini/skills/pseudo-merge, .github/skills/pseudo-merge and .opencode/skills/pseudo-merge in your project.
What does Pseudo Merge need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pseudo Merge needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Pseudo Merge access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Pseudo Merge safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Pseudo Merge use?
Pseudo Merge has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Pseudo Merge use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Pseudo Merge?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pseudo Merge: Git Worktree Manager (microsoft/WindowsAppSDK, 4.7k stars), Roo Conflict Resolution (zgsm-ai/costrict, 4.5k stars), Release (devlint/GitWand, 180 stars) and Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Pseudo Merge?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,556 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.