queue pr fixes

apps/ade-cli/README.md

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ ade git user-identity --lane lane-id --text
 ade prs create --lane lane-id --base main --title "Fix checkout flow"
 ade prs list-open --text
 ade prs path-to-merge --pr pr-id --model gpt-5.5 --max-rounds 3 --no-auto-merge
+ade prs path-to-merge --pr pr-id --model gpt-5.5 --conflict-strategy auto --force-finalize conditional
+ade prs pipeline pr-id save --conflict-strategy rebase --no-early-merge-on-green
 ade run defs --text
 ade run start web --lane lane-id
 ade shell start --lane lane-id -- npm test
@@ -81,6 +83,25 @@ ade cursor cloud me
 
 Use typed commands first. They validate common arguments and provide stable JSON fields or readable text summaries. Use `ade help <command> <subcommand>` for exact flags, `ade actions list --text` to discover the full service-backed action catalog, and `ade actions run <domain.action>` only when there is no typed command for the workflow yet.
 
+The `prs path-to-merge` and `prs pipeline save` commands persist a partial `PipelineSettings` patch via `issue_inventory.savePipelineSettings` before launching the resolver. The Path to Merge orchestrator reads these from saved settings, so the same flags work either way:
+
+| Flag | PipelineSettings field | Values |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `--max-rounds <n>` (alias `--rounds`) | `maxRounds` | positive integer |
+| `--auto-merge` / `--no-auto-merge` | `autoMerge` | boolean |
+| `--merge-method <m>` | `mergeMethod` | `repo_default` \| `merge` \| `squash` \| `rebase` |
+| `--conflict-strategy <s>` | `conflictStrategy` | `pause` \| `rebase` \| `merge` \| `auto` |
+| `--force-finalize <m>` | `forceFinalizeMode` | `off` \| `conditional` \| `unconditional` |
+| `--force-finalize-require-no-ci` / `--force-finalize-allow-ci` | `forceFinalizeRequireNoCiFailures` | boolean |
+| `--early-merge-on-green` / `--no-early-merge-on-green` | `earlyMergeOnGreen` | boolean |
+
+To set fields without a dedicated flag (for example `autoAgentSettings`), call the action directly:
+
+```bash
+ade actions run issue_inventory.savePipelineSettings --args-list-json \
+  '["pr-1",{"autoAgentSettings":{"provider":"claude","model":"sonnet","reasoningEffort":"high","permissionMode":"guarded_edit","confidenceThreshold":0.7}}]'
+```
+
 Output modes are explicit:
 
 ```bash

apps/ade-cli/src/cli.test.ts

@@ -233,6 +233,72 @@ describe("ADE CLI", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("forwards new pipeline-settings flags through Path to Merge", () => {
+    const plan = buildCliPlan([
+      "prs",
+      "path-to-merge",
+      "pr-2",
+      "--model",
+      "gpt-5.4",
+      "--conflict-strategy",
+      "auto",
+      "--force-finalize",
+      "conditional",
+      "--no-early-merge-on-green",
+    ]);
+    expect(plan.kind).toBe("execute");
+    if (plan.kind !== "execute") return;
+    expect(plan.steps).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(plan.steps[0]?.params).toEqual({
+      name: "run_ade_action",
+      arguments: {
+        domain: "issue_inventory",
+        action: "savePipelineSettings",
+        argsList: [
+          "pr-2",
+          {
+            conflictStrategy: "auto",
+            forceFinalizeMode: "conditional",
+            earlyMergeOnGreen: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(plan.steps[1]?.params).toEqual({
+      name: "pr_start_issue_resolution",
+      arguments: {
+        prId: "pr-2",
+        scope: "both",
+        modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid pipeline-settings enum values", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      buildCliPlan([
+        "prs",
+        "path-to-merge",
+        "pr-3",
+        "--model",
+        "gpt-5.4",
+        "--conflict-strategy",
+        "wat",
+      ]),
+    ).toThrow(/--conflict-strategy must be one of/);
+    expect(() =>
+      buildCliPlan([
+        "prs",
+        "path-to-merge",
+        "pr-3",
+        "--model",
+        "gpt-5.4",
+        "--force-finalize",
+        "always",
+      ]),
+    ).toThrow(/--force-finalize must be one of/);
+  });
+
   it("validates required arguments before service execution", () => {
     expect(() => buildCliPlan(["lanes", "create"])).toThrow(/name is required/);
     expect(() => buildCliPlan(["lanes", "child", "--name", "child"])).toThrow(/parent lane is required/);

apps/ade-cli/src/cli.ts

@@ -721,6 +721,9 @@ const HELP_BY_COMMAND: Record<string, string> = {
     $ ade prs comments <pr> --text                  Show unresolved review work
     $ ade prs inventory <pr>                        Refresh ADE issue inventory
     $ ade prs path-to-merge <pr> --model <model> --max-rounds 3 --no-auto-merge
+    $ ade prs path-to-merge <pr> --model <model> --conflict-strategy auto --force-finalize conditional
+    $ ade prs path-to-merge <pr> --model <model> --no-early-merge-on-green
+    $ ade prs pipeline <pr> save --conflict-strategy rebase --early-merge-on-green
     $ ade prs resolve-thread <pr> --thread <id>     Resolve a review thread
     $ ade prs labels set <pr> ready-to-merge        Replace labels
     $ ade prs reviewers request <pr> alice bob      Request reviewers
@@ -1290,6 +1293,72 @@ function maybePut(target: JsonObject, key: string, value: unknown): void {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse the PR pipeline-settings flags shared by `prs path-to-merge` and
+ * `prs pipeline` subcommands. Returns a partial `PipelineSettings` patch
+ * suitable for `issue_inventory.savePipelineSettings`. Only fields the user
+ * explicitly passed are included so the patch never clobbers other settings.
+ *
+ * The orchestrator reads these from saved settings (not StartPathToMergeArgs),
+ * so the path-to-merge command must save them before launching the loop.
+ */
+function readPipelineSettingsPatch(args: string[]): JsonObject {
+  const patch: JsonObject = {};
+
+  const maxRounds = readIntOption(args, ["--max-rounds", "--rounds"]);
+  if (maxRounds != null) patch.maxRounds = maxRounds;
+
+  const autoMerge = readFlag(args, ["--auto-merge"]);
+  const noAutoMerge = readFlag(args, ["--no-auto-merge"]);
+  if (autoMerge || noAutoMerge) patch.autoMerge = autoMerge && !noAutoMerge;
+
+  const mergeMethod = readValue(args, ["--merge-method"]);
+  if (mergeMethod) patch.mergeMethod = mergeMethod;
+
+  const conflictStrategy = readValue(args, ["--conflict-strategy"]);
+  if (conflictStrategy) {
+    if (
+      conflictStrategy !== "pause"
+      && conflictStrategy !== "rebase"
+      && conflictStrategy !== "merge"
+      && conflictStrategy !== "auto"
+    ) {
+      throw new CliUsageError(
+        "--conflict-strategy must be one of pause, rebase, merge, or auto.",
+      );
+    }
+    patch.conflictStrategy = conflictStrategy;
+  }
+
+  const forceFinalize = readValue(args, ["--force-finalize"]);
+  if (forceFinalize) {
+    if (
+      forceFinalize !== "off"
+      && forceFinalize !== "conditional"
+      && forceFinalize !== "unconditional"
+    ) {
+      throw new CliUsageError(
+        "--force-finalize must be one of off, conditional, or unconditional.",
+      );
+    }
+    patch.forceFinalizeMode = forceFinalize;
+  }
+
+  const requireNoCi = readFlag(args, ["--force-finalize-require-no-ci"]);
+  const allowCi = readFlag(args, ["--force-finalize-allow-ci"]);
+  if (requireNoCi || allowCi) {
+    patch.forceFinalizeRequireNoCiFailures = requireNoCi && !allowCi;
+  }
+
+  const earlyMergeOn = readFlag(args, ["--early-merge-on-green"]);
+  const earlyMergeOff = readFlag(args, ["--no-early-merge-on-green"]);
+  if (earlyMergeOn || earlyMergeOff) {
+    patch.earlyMergeOnGreen = earlyMergeOn && !earlyMergeOff;
+  }
+
+  return patch;
+}
+
 function parseCliArgs(argv: string[]): ParsedCli {
   const command: string[] = [];
   const options: GlobalOptions = {
@@ -1863,19 +1932,16 @@ function buildPrPlan(args: string[]): CliPlan {
     maybePut(input, "reasoning", readValue(args, ["--reasoning"]));
     maybePut(input, "permissionMode", readValue(args, ["--permission-mode", "--permissions"]));
     maybePut(input, "additionalInstructions", readValue(args, ["--instructions", "--additional-instructions"]));
-    const maxRounds = readIntOption(args, ["--max-rounds", "--rounds"]);
-    const autoMerge = readFlag(args, ["--auto-merge"]);
-    const noAutoMerge = readFlag(args, ["--no-auto-merge"]);
-    const mergeMethod = readValue(args, ["--merge-method"]);
+    // Path to Merge orchestrator reads conflictStrategy / forceFinalizeMode /
+    // earlyMergeOnGreen / autoMerge / maxRounds / mergeMethod from saved
+    // PipelineSettings, not from the launch args. Persist any user-supplied
+    // overrides before the resolver step so the loop picks them up.
+    const pipelinePatch = readPipelineSettingsPatch(args);
     const steps: InvocationStep[] = [];
-    if (maxRounds != null || autoMerge || noAutoMerge || mergeMethod) {
+    if (Object.keys(pipelinePatch).length > 0) {
       steps.push(actionArgsListStep("pipelineSettings", "issue_inventory", "savePipelineSettings", [
         id,
-        {
-          ...(maxRounds != null ? { maxRounds } : {}),
-          ...(autoMerge || noAutoMerge ? { autoMerge: autoMerge && !noAutoMerge } : {}),
-          ...(mergeMethod ? { mergeMethod } : {}),
-        },
+        pipelinePatch,
       ]));
     }
     steps.push(actionCallStep("result", mode === "preview" ? "pr_preview_issue_resolution_prompt" : "pr_start_issue_resolution", collectGenericObjectArgs(args, input)));
@@ -1887,12 +1953,7 @@ function buildPrPlan(args: string[]): CliPlan {
     const id = requireValue(prId ?? firstPositional(args), "prId");
     if (mode === "get") return { kind: "execute", label: "PR pipeline", steps: [actionArgsListStep("result", "issue_inventory", "getPipelineSettings", [id])] };
     if (mode === "delete") return { kind: "execute", label: "PR pipeline delete", steps: [actionArgsListStep("result", "issue_inventory", "deletePipelineSettings", [id])] };
-    const maxRounds = readIntOption(args, ["--max-rounds", "--rounds"]);
-    const mergeMethod = readValue(args, ["--merge-method"]);
-    const settings = collectGenericObjectArgs(args, {
-      ...(maxRounds != null ? { maxRounds } : {}),
-      ...(mergeMethod ? { mergeMethod } : {}),
-    });
+    const settings = collectGenericObjectArgs(args, readPipelineSettingsPatch(args));
     return { kind: "execute", label: "PR pipeline save", steps: [actionArgsListStep("result", "issue_inventory", "savePipelineSettings", [id, settings])] };
   }
 

apps/desktop/src/main/main.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { createPrService } from "./services/prs/prService";
 import { createPrPollingService } from "./services/prs/prPollingService";
 import { createQueueLandingService } from "./services/prs/queueLandingService";
 import { createIssueInventoryService } from "./services/prs/issueInventoryService";
+import { createPathToMergeOrchestrator } from "./services/prs/pathToMergeOrchestrator";
 import { createPrSummaryService } from "./services/prs/prSummaryService";
 import {
   detectDefaultBaseRef,
@@ -2380,6 +2381,27 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
     // Wire agentChatService into prService for integration resolution
     prService.setAgentChatService(agentChatService);
 
+    const pathToMergeOrchestrator = createPathToMergeOrchestrator({
+      logger,
+      prService,
+      laneService,
+      agentChatService,
+      sessionService,
+      issueInventoryService,
+      conflictService,
+      defaultModelId: null,
+      defaultReasoningEffort: null,
+    });
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      try {
+        pathToMergeOrchestrator.resumeFromPersistedState();
+      } catch (err) {
+        logger.warn("path_to_merge.resume_failed", {
+          error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
     const gitService = createGitOperationsService({
       laneService,
       operationService,
@@ -2793,6 +2815,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
       conflictService,
       prService,
       issueInventoryService,
+      pathToMergeOrchestrator,
       queueLandingService,
       sessionService,
       ptyService,
@@ -3629,6 +3652,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
       appControlService,
       queueLandingService,
       issueInventoryService,
+      pathToMergeOrchestrator,
       prSummaryService,
       reviewService,
       jobEngine,
@@ -3739,6 +3763,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
       prPollingService: null,
       queueLandingService: null,
       issueInventoryService: null,
+      pathToMergeOrchestrator: null,
       prSummaryService: null,
       reviewService: null,
       jobEngine: null,