Persist merge intent so a restart mid-merge-turn doesn't lose it

internal/agents/manager.go

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	live         map[string]*live
 	closing      bool
 	rateLimits   map[api.AgentSessionVendor]map[string]any
-	merges       map[string]string
 	leadAnswered map[string]bool
 	paneFocused  map[string]bool
 
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ func New(st *store.Store, limits Limits, worktreeRoot, leadRoot string) *Manager
 		leadRoot:     leadRoot,
 		live:         map[string]*live{},
 		rateLimits:   map[api.AgentSessionVendor]map[string]any{},
-		merges:       map[string]string{},
 		leadAnswered: map[string]bool{},
 		paneFocused:  map[string]bool{},
 		signals:      make(chan api.Event, 1024),
@@ -281,6 +279,9 @@ func (m *Manager) Recover(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			if sess.Owner == "" {
+				m.takeMerge(task.Id)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -699,6 +700,7 @@ func (m *Manager) pump(l *live) {
 		slog.Error("record session exit", "session", l.id, "err", err)
 	}
 	if l.owner == "" {
+		m.takeMerge(l.taskID)
 		m.fileError(l, "The agent process exited mid-turn. Send a message to resume it.")
 	}
 
@@ -823,8 +825,8 @@ func (m *Manager) handle(ctx context.Context, l *live, ev claude.Event) error {
 			go m.continueFromHandoff(l.id, res.Result)
 			return nil
 		}
-		mergeBy, merging := m.takeMerge(l.taskID)
-		if merging && finished {
+		mergeBy := m.takeMerge(l.taskID)
+		if mergeBy != "" && finished {
 			go m.finishMerge(l, mergeBy)
 			return nil
 		}