diff --git a/cmd/commit.go b/cmd/commit.go
index 67b997a..55c2de4 100644
--- a/cmd/commit.go
+++ b/cmd/commit.go
@@ -203,6 +203,29 @@ var commitCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
+		var pendingMerge bool
+		pendingMerge, err = MergeIsInProgress(ctx, repoLoc)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Warn("unable to read if merge is staged, assuming not")
+		}
+
+		var additionalParents []envelopes.ID
+
+		if pendingMerge {
+			var mergeParams MergeParameters
+			err = MergeUnstowProgress(ctx, repoLoc, &mergeParams)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal("unable to read pending merge")
+			}
+
+			additionalParents = mergeParams.Parents[1:]
+
+			if commitTransactionFromFlags.Comment == "" {
+				commitTransactionFromFlags.Comment = mergeParams.Comment
+			}
+			defer MergeResetProgress(ctx, repoLoc)
+		}
+
 		var pendingRevert bool
 		pendingRevert, err = RevertIsInProgress(ctx, repoLoc)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -232,7 +255,7 @@ var commitCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 		commitTransactionFromFlags.RecordID = envelopes.BankRecordID(rawRecordId)
 
-		err = persist.Commit(ctx, repo, commitTransactionFromFlags)
+		err = persist.Commit(ctx, repo, commitTransactionFromFlags, additionalParents...)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/merge.go b/cmd/merge.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3915d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/merge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Martin Strobel
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/marstr/baronial/internal/index"
+	"github.com/marstr/envelopes"
+	"github.com/marstr/envelopes/persist"
+	"github.com/marstr/envelopes/persist/filesystem"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type MergeParameters struct {
+	Comment     string            `json:"comment,omitempty"`
+	Parents     []envelopes.ID    `json:"parent_ids"`
+	ParentNames []persist.RefSpec `json:"parent_names"`
+}
+
+var mergeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:  "merge {refspec} [refspec]...",
+	Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ctx, cancel := RootContext(cmd)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		root, err := index.RootDirectory(".")
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		repoLoc := filepath.Join(root, index.RepoName)
+
+		var repo persist.RepositoryReader
+		repo, err = filesystem.OpenRepositoryWithCache(ctx, repoLoc, 10000)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		var currentHead persist.RefSpec
+		currentHead, err = repo.Current(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal("couldn't read what's currently checked out because: ", err)
+		}
+
+		heads := append([]persist.RefSpec{currentHead}, stringsToRefSpecs(args)...)
+
+		var inProg bool
+		inProg, err = MergeIsInProgress(ctx, repoLoc)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Warn("couldn't see if previous merge is in progress because: ", err)
+		}
+
+		var mergeParams MergeParameters
+
+		if inProg {
+			err = MergeUnstowProgress(ctx, repoLoc, &mergeParams)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal("couldn't read the currently in-progress merge because: ", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		mergeParams.ParentNames = append(mergeParams.ParentNames, heads...)
+		for _, head := range heads {
+			var id envelopes.ID
+			id, err = persist.Resolve(ctx, repo, head)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatalf("couldn't resolve head %q because: %v", head, err)
+			}
+
+			mergeParams.Parents = append(mergeParams.Parents, id)
+		}
+
+		mergeParams.Comment = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Merging %s into %s",
+			strings.Join(refSpecsToStrings(mergeParams.ParentNames)[1:], ", "),
+			string(mergeParams.ParentNames[0]),
+		)
+
+		err = MergeStowProgress(ctx, repoLoc, mergeParams)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		var merged envelopes.State
+		merged, err = persist.Merge(ctx, repo, heads)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		err = index.CheckoutState(ctx, &merged, repoLoc, 0660)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("Merge complete. Please check balances for accuracy, make any necessary reverts, and commit.")
+	},
+}
+
+func MergeIsInProgress(_ context.Context, repoLoc string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := os.Stat(getMergeParamsLoc(repoLoc))
+	if err == nil {
+		return true, nil
+	} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false, nil
+	} else {
+		return false, err
+	}
+}
+
+func MergeStowProgress(_ context.Context, repoLoc string, parameters MergeParameters) error {
+	const filePermissions = 0660
+	toWrite, err := json.Marshal(parameters)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't marshal merge parameters: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = os.WriteFile(getMergeParamsLoc(repoLoc), toWrite, filePermissions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't write merge parameter file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func MergeUnstowProgress(_ context.Context, repoLoc string, destination *MergeParameters) error {
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(getMergeParamsLoc(repoLoc))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't read merge parameter file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(contents, destination)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't parse the merge parameter json: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func MergeResetProgress(_ context.Context, repoLoc string) error {
+	return os.Remove(getMergeParamsLoc(repoLoc))
+}
+
+func getMergeParamsLoc(repoLoc string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(repoLoc, "merge.json")
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(mergeCmd)
+}
+
+func stringsToRefSpecs(before []string) []persist.RefSpec {
+	after := make([]persist.RefSpec, len(before))
+	for i := range before {
+		after[i] = persist.RefSpec(before[i])
+	}
+	return after
+}
+
+func refSpecsToStrings(before []persist.RefSpec) []string {
+	after := make([]string, len(before))
+	for i := range before {
+		after[i] = string(before[i])
+	}
+	return after
+}