diff --git a/git-hooks/pre-commit b/git-hooks/pre-commit
index 88c73412bac..76fee645db1 100755
--- a/git-hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ if [[ ! -f "$FILTER_FILES" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+GIT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [[ -n "$GIT_DIR" ]] && \
+  { [[ -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$GIT_DIR/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$GIT_DIR/REVERT_HEAD" ]] || \
+    [[ -f "$GIT_DIR/REBASE_HEAD" ]] || \
+    [[ -d "$GIT_DIR/rebase-merge" ]] || \
+    [[ -d "$GIT_DIR/rebase-apply" ]]; }; then
+  # Sequencer commits stage the operation result, not just the user's local edits.
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # Security: avoid option-injection from malicious file names (e.g. "--all", "--force").
 # Robustness: NUL-delimited file list handles spaces/newlines safely.
 # Compatibility: use read loops instead of `mapfile` so this runs on macOS Bash 3.x.
diff --git a/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts b/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
index 541a840fbc8..229ae8013f8 100644
--- a/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
+++ b/test/git-hooks-pre-commit.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Git hook tests validate pre-commit hook behavior and scripts.
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { cleanupTempDirs, makeTempRepoRoot } from "./helpers/temp-repo.js";
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ const runFailure = (
       const failure = error as Error & { status?: number; stderr?: string; stdout?: string };
       return {
         status: failure.status ?? 1,
-        stderr: String(failure.stderr ?? ""),
-        stdout: String(failure.stdout ?? ""),
+        stderr: failure.stderr ?? "",
+        stdout: failure.stdout ?? "",
       };
     }
     throw error;
@@ -83,6 +83,34 @@ function installPreCommitFixture(dir: string): string {
   return fakeBinDir;
 }
 
+function installFormattingRecorder(dir: string): string {
+  const logPath = path.join(dir, "hook-tool.log");
+  writeFileSync(
+    path.join(dir, "scripts", "pre-commit", "filter-staged-files.mjs"),
+    `const files = process.argv.slice(3).filter((arg) => arg !== "--");
+for (const file of files) {
+  if (file.endsWith(".ts")) {
+    process.stdout.write(file);
+    process.stdout.write("\0");
+  }
+}
+`,
+    "utf8",
+  );
+  writeFileSync(
+    path.join(dir, "scripts", "pre-commit", "run-node-tool.sh"),
+    `#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >> ${JSON.stringify(logPath)}
+`,
+    {
+      encoding: "utf8",
+      mode: 0o755,
+    },
+  );
+  return logPath;
+}
+
 function installRunNodeToolFixture(dir: string): void {
   mkdirSync(path.join(dir, "scripts", "pre-commit"), { recursive: true });
   symlinkSync(
@@ -101,6 +129,13 @@ function splitNonEmptyLines(output: string): string[] {
   return lines;
 }
 
+function readFormatterLog(logPath: string): string[] {
+  if (!existsSync(logPath)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return splitNonEmptyLines(readFileSync(logPath, "utf8"));
+}
+
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanupTempDirs(tempDirs);
 });
@@ -128,6 +163,100 @@ describe("git-hooks/pre-commit (integration)", () => {
     expect(staged).toEqual(["--all"]);
   });
 
+  it("skips formatting staged files while a merge commit is in progress", () => {
+    const dir = makeTempRepoRoot(tempDirs, "openclaw-pre-commit-merge-");
+    run(dir, "git", ["init", "-q", "--initial-branch=main"]);
+    installPreCommitFixture(dir);
+    const logPath = installFormattingRecorder(dir);
+
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "changed.ts"), "export const value = 1;\n", "utf8");
+    run(dir, "git", ["add", "--", "changed.ts"]);
+    run(dir, "git", [
+      "-c",
+      "user.name=Test User",
+      "-c",
+      "user.email=test@example.invalid",
+      "commit",
+      "-q",
+      "-m",
+      "initial",
+    ]);
+    run(dir, "git", ["checkout", "-q", "-b", "side"]);
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "changed.ts"), "export const value = 2;\n", "utf8");
+    run(dir, "git", ["add", "--", "changed.ts"]);
+    run(dir, "git", [
+      "-c",
+      "user.name=Test User",
+      "-c",
+      "user.email=test@example.invalid",
+      "commit",
+      "-q",
+      "-m",
+      "side change",
+    ]);
+    run(dir, "git", ["checkout", "-q", "main"]);
+    run(dir, "git", [
+      "-c",
+      "user.name=Test User",
+      "-c",
+      "user.email=test@example.invalid",
+      "merge",
+      "--no-commit",
+      "--no-ff",
+      "side",
+    ]);
+
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(dir, ".git", "MERGE_HEAD"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(run(dir, "git", ["diff", "--cached", "--name-only"])).toBe("changed.ts");
+
+    run(dir, "bash", ["git-hooks/pre-commit"]);
+
+    expect(readFormatterLog(logPath)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["cherry-pick", "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD", "file"],
+    ["revert", "REVERT_HEAD", "file"],
+    ["rebase head", "REBASE_HEAD", "file"],
+    ["merge rebase state", "rebase-merge", "dir"],
+    ["apply rebase state", "rebase-apply", "dir"],
+  ])("skips formatting staged files while %s metadata is present", (_label, gitPath, kind) => {
+    const dir = makeTempRepoRoot(tempDirs, "openclaw-pre-commit-sequencer-");
+    run(dir, "git", ["init", "-q", "--initial-branch=main"]);
+    installPreCommitFixture(dir);
+    const logPath = installFormattingRecorder(dir);
+
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "changed.ts"), "export const value = 1;\n", "utf8");
+    run(dir, "git", ["add", "--", "changed.ts"]);
+
+    const metadataPath = path.join(dir, ".git", gitPath);
+    if (kind === "dir") {
+      mkdirSync(metadataPath, { recursive: true });
+    } else {
+      writeFileSync(metadataPath, "sequencer state\n", "utf8");
+    }
+
+    run(dir, "bash", ["git-hooks/pre-commit"]);
+
+    expect(readFormatterLog(logPath)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("still formats staged files during a normal commit", () => {
+    const dir = makeTempRepoRoot(tempDirs, "openclaw-pre-commit-normal-");
+    run(dir, "git", ["init", "-q", "--initial-branch=main"]);
+    installPreCommitFixture(dir);
+    const logPath = installFormattingRecorder(dir);
+
+    writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "changed.ts"), "export const value = 1;\n", "utf8");
+    run(dir, "git", ["add", "--", "changed.ts"]);
+
+    run(dir, "bash", ["git-hooks/pre-commit"]);
+
+    expect(readFormatterLog(logPath)).toEqual([
+      "oxfmt --write --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern changed.ts",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("does not run the changed-scope check for non-doc staged changes", () => {
     const dir = makeTempRepoRoot(tempDirs, "openclaw-pre-commit-no-check-changed-");
     run(dir, "git", ["init", "-q", "--initial-branch=main"]);