AI agent file conflicts

Prevent AI agent file conflicts before diffs collide.

RAAV uses file claims, branch lanes, and conflict checks so agents avoid overlapping edits — with swimlanes to watch and an audit trail to supervise.

What RAAV gives agents

  • Conflict checks catch overlapping work before edits
  • File claims make active ownership explicit
  • Give every agent a shared memory it can operate through
  • Swimlanes and audit make coordination watchable

The problem

Merge conflicts from overlapping agent edits are discovered late, at diff time, after the work is already tangled.

The RAAV layer

RAAV surfaces conflicts before they happen. Memory is table stakes — a flat CLAUDE.md is also memory. RAAV's difference is the founder-agent loop is visible: swimlanes to watch, a review queue to review, an audit trail to supervise.

Conflicts are a coordination problem, not a git problem

A merge conflict is the late symptom. The real issue is that two agents chose the same surface without knowing. RAAV moves the check earlier — before the edit, not at the diff.

Catch overlap before the edit

When an agent is about to touch a surface another agent already claimed, RAAV can surface that conflict up front instead of at merge time.

That turns a painful rebase into a quick coordination decision.

  • Conflict checks before large changes
  • Claims show who is on which files
  • Branch lanes explain each worktree

Pillar B: work you can watch

Swimlanes and claims give the founder a live view of which agent owns which files — the same view that lets agents avoid each other.

Give every agent a shared memory it can operate through, and make overlap visible before it becomes a conflict.

  • Swimlanes per branch and agent
  • Active claims across agents
  • Overlap surfaced before edits

Pillar A and Pillar C: review and supervise

Review: shared product truth keeps agents from each inventing conflicting plans. Supervise: the audit trail records how conflicts were resolved.

Fewer collisions, and a record when they do happen.

  • One product handbook for all agents
  • Proposals gate conflicting scope changes
  • Audit trail of resolutions

How the agent loop works

RAAV does not replace your coding agent. It gives the agent a durable operating system for product truth, task ownership, and proof.

Claim

An agent claims files and a lane for its task.

Check

RAAV surfaces conflicts with other active claims.

Coordinate

Agents split surfaces or sequence work instead of colliding.

Supervise

The founder watches swimlanes and reads the audit trail.

Stop conflicts before they start

Ask your agents to claim and check conflicts in RAAV before editing. Overlap becomes a decision, not a merge disaster.

Paste this into your coding agent
Install RAAV in this repo. Before editing, each agent should claim files, check conflicts against active claims, and coordinate on shared surfaces. Show me any current overlaps.

RAAV is local-first and zero-LLM by default. It is not a coding agent — it is the conflict-avoidance and visibility layer around your agents.

Why this is different

Most tools either write code or track human tickets. RAAV sits between the founder and the coding agents as shared product memory, coordination, and audit.

Conflict checks are local-first and repo-native
Zero-LLM by default; RAAV is not a coding agent
Local tier is free; hosted Solo and Team plans are on the waitlist, not for sale yet

Late merge conflicts vs early conflict checks

Timing
Overlap is discovered when diffs collide.
Overlap is surfaced before the edit begins.
Watch
No visibility into who is on which files.
Swimlanes and claims show active ownership.
Supervise
No record of how conflicts were resolved.
Audit trail records resolutions.

FAQ

Founders ask how RAAV reduces merge pain across parallel agents.

Does RAAV lock files?

No. Claims are a visibility mechanism, not an OS-level lock. They let agents and the founder see active ownership before edits overlap.

What if agents ignore claims?

Claims and conflict checks are part of the agent operating loop RAAV syncs into rules files. The record still shows overlap, so resolution is faster even in the worst case.

Is RAAV a coding agent?

No. RAAV is the coordination and memory layer around coding agents. It is zero-LLM by default.

What does it cost?

The local tier is free. Hosted Solo and Team plans are on the waitlist and not for sale yet.