.github/workflows/auto-merge-staging-into-main.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      reason: ${{ steps.check.outputs.reason }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -28,9 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         id: check
         run: |
           git fetch origin
-          if [ $(git rev-list --count origin/staging..origin/main) -gt 0 ]; then
+          COUNT=$(git rev-list --count origin/staging..origin/main)
+          if [ "$COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "reason=ok" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "❌ Staging is behind main and requires manual merging."
             exit 1
+          elif [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "reason=identical" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "✅ Staging and main are identical. Nothing to do."
+            exit 42
           fi
 
       - name: Create PR from staging to main
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
   notify_failure:
     needs: merge
-    if: failure()
+    if: failure() && needs.merge.outputs.reason != 'identical'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Send Discord notification on failure