## TL;DR
Force-pushing rewrites the branch, so GitHub recomputes mergeability from scratch; if the rebase replayed your commits onto a moved base, real conflicts surface. Fetch the base, resolve the conflicts locally, and push again. If the status is just stale, a fresh push or close/reopen recalculates it.

```text
This branch has conflicts that must be resolved.
```

1. Check the real merge state: `gh pr view 123 --json mergeable,mergeStateStatus`. Expected: `CONFLICTING`, `BEHIND`, or `CLEAN`.
2. If conflicting, sync locally: `git fetch origin`, then `git rebase origin/main` (or merge the base). Resolve each conflict, then `git rebase --continue`. Expected: the rebase completes with no stops.
3. Push the resolved branch: `git push --force-with-lease`. Expected: the push is accepted.
4. Recheck: `gh pr view 123 --json mergeable`. Expected: `MERGEABLE`. If it still shows the old state after a few minutes, close and reopen the PR to force a recalculation.

## Use this when
- A PR becomes unmergeable right after a force push or rebase
- The merge button shows conflicts you already resolved once
- Merge state looks stale (you know it should merge cleanly)

## Not for this skill when
- The PR was never mergeable (resolve the original conflicts)
- Merge is blocked by failing checks or missing reviews; those are policy blocks, not mergeability
- The base branch was deleted (restore or retarget the base first)

## Variant phrasings
- "pull request not mergeable after force push"
- "github pr conflicts after rebase how to fix"
- "mergeable stuck after force push"

## Why it happens
A force push replaces the branch's history, invalidating GitHub's cached mergeability verdict. The recompute compares your rewritten commits against the current base tip; if the base moved since your last sync, the rebase replay creates conflicts that did not exist before.

## Edge cases
- `--force-with-lease` refuses if someone else pushed; fetch first and coordinate, do not override with a bare force push.
- Close/reopen recalculates mergeability but can reset some cached review state; prefer a fresh push when possible.
- If conflicts recur on every rebase, the base branch is churning under you; merge instead of rebasing to stop replaying.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_o4zu7BB-2J2TXEvO5UiWyw

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## Vectle citations

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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