- AC 1 (`MergeFailure + Unblock → Merge`): `server/src/pipeline_state/transition.rs:295` — change `Ok(Coding)` to `Ok(Merge { feature_branch, commits_ahead })`. Also requires adding `feature_branch: BranchName` and `commits_ahead: NonZeroU32` to `Stage::MergeFailure` in `server/src/pipeline_state/types.rs:113`, and carrying those fields through the `Merge → MergeFailure` transition at `transition.rs:200`.
- Add `feature_branch` and `commits_ahead` to `MergeFailure` (rather than use synthetic defaults in the transition): allows the exact merge state to be restored on Unblock. Rejected: synthetic values at transition time (would require story_id not available in the transition function, or use a placeholder that loses the real branch name).
- Update all `Stage::MergeFailure { reason }` construction sites to include the new fields with synthetic defaults where real values are unavailable (CRDT read, `from_dir`, migration).