Hermes Update Autostash Triage

hermes update auto-stashes local changes before pulling. These accumulate as stash@{N} with the naming pattern:

hermes-update-autostash-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS

Triage Workflow

Step 1: List all stashes

git stash list

Step 2: Quick scan each stash — file types matter

git stash show stash@{N} --stat

Lock-file-only stashes (only package.json, package-lock.json, ui-tui/package-lock.json):

Usually npm dependency resolution artifacts (registry mirror switches, peer dependency reclassification)
Safe to drop: git stash drop stash@{N}

Source-code stashes (.py, .ts, .tsx files changed):

Need detailed analysis — these may contain valuable local features

Step 3: For source-code stashes — compare against current code

Don't just git stash pop. First check if the features were already merged upstream:

# Get the full diff
git stash show -p stash@{N}

# For each key feature, search current code:
grep -n "feature_keyword" path/to/file.py

Classification:

✅ Already in current code → safe to drop
❌ Missing from current code → candidate for restoration

Step 4: Decision matrix

Stash type	Action
Lock files only	Drop immediately
Source code, all features merged	Drop
Source code, some features missing	Selective restore (cherry-pick specific hunks) or apply + resolve conflicts
Source code, all features missing	`git stash apply stash@{N}` then test

Pitfalls

Don't blindly pop stashes on an active branch — always apply first (preserves stash), test, then drop if good.
Registry mirror changes in lock files (npmmirror.com, mirrors.tencentyun.com) are local environment artifacts, not valuable code. Drop them.
peer: true removal in lock files = npm re-resolved peer deps as direct deps. Not meaningful.
5+ day old stashes with source changes are likely abandoned experiments. Check if the user still needs them before restoring.
Merge conflicts are common after 5+ days — upstream moves fast. Expect to resolve manually.

Restoring selectively

If only some hunks from a stash are needed:

# Apply but don't drop
git stash apply stash@{N}

# Review conflicts
git diff

# Or use interactive checkout for specific files
git checkout stash@{N} -- path/to/specific/file.py

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