From a3754bb019b903d6e35ae432fdd9a7ceb277d13a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Harivansh Rathi <rathiharivansh@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:56:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] dont overwrite solutions

---
 veetcode/app.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/veetcode/app.py b/veetcode/app.py
index 976abab..eb48afb 100644
--- a/veetcode/app.py
+++ b/veetcode/app.py
@@ -509,12 +509,14 @@ class VeetcodeApp(App):
 
     @work(thread=True)
     def auto_update(self) -> None:
-        """Silently update veetcode in background."""
+        """Silently update veetcode in background, preserving user solutions."""
         import subprocess
         repo = Path(__file__).parent.parent
         try:
+            # Use --autostash to preserve local changes (user solutions)
+            # and --rebase to cleanly apply updates
             subprocess.run(
-                ["git", "pull", "--quiet"],
+                ["git", "pull", "--rebase", "--autostash", "--quiet"],
                 cwd=repo,
                 capture_output=True,
                 timeout=10,