See the current state of the merge/rebase. Check git history, and the conflicting files.
Find the primary sources for each conflict. Understand deeply why each change was made, and what the original intent was. Read the commit messages, check the PRs, check original issues/tickets.
Resolve each hunk. Preserve both intents where possible. Where incompatible, pick the one matching the merge's stated goal and note the trade-off. Do not invent new behaviour. Complete the requested operation. If the operation is wrong or the intents cannot be reconciled from the available evidence, explain the conflict; abort only when the user authorizes cancelling the operation.
Discover the project's automated checks and run them, typically typecheck, then tests, then format. Fix anything the merge broke.
Finish the merge/rebase. Stage only the files resolved for this operation and commit; preserve unrelated staged and unstaged work. If rebasing, continue the rebase process until all commits are rebased.

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