Duplicates & merging

Suggestions while typing

When someone writes a new post, Feedgent searches existing feedback as they type — semantically, not just by keywords ("night theme" finds "Dark mode"). Likely matches appear under the title field with an Upvote instead button. One click casts their vote and subscribes them; no duplicate post, no lost signal. They can always post anyway — we suggest, never block.

The same hybrid search powers the portal search box and the GET /v1/workspaces/{slug}/posts/search endpoint.

Merging duplicates

When duplicates slip through, merge them from Dashboard → Inbox (the merge icon on any row): search for the canonical post, confirm, done. After a merge:

• Votes combine, people don't double-count. Someone who voted on both posts counts once.
• Comments combine under the canonical post, labeled with where they came from.
• The duplicate becomes a tombstone — its page stays up with a banner linking to the canonical post, but no longer accepts votes or comments.

Unmerge is always safe

Merging never moves or deletes data — it's a link. Unmerge restores the duplicate exactly as it was: same votes, same comments. There is no "merge gone wrong" scenario you can't back out of.