feat(FN-3891): expose verification auto-fix retries in merge settings

- Add verificationFixRetries input to SettingsModal merge section with 0-3 clamping

- Default to 3 retries with proper empty-value fallback to undefined

- Cover edge cases with SettingsModal tests: default, valid values, clamping, clearing

- Add patch changeset for @runfusion/fusion

- Update settings-reference.md with revised default and description

Fusion-Task-Id: FN-3891

.changeset/FN-3891-verification-fix-retries-setting.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+Expose verificationFixRetries (0-3) in Settings → Merge so users can tune in-merge auto-fix attempts without editing JSON.

docs/settings-reference.md

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Defaults from `DEFAULT_PROJECT_SETTINGS`; key scope from `PROJECT_SETTINGS_KEYS`
 | `mergerAutostashMaxAgeHours` | `number` | `24` | Maximum autostash age in hours before startup/periodic stale-stash sweep drops `fusion-merger-autostash:*` leftovers (minimum `1`). |
 | `strictScopeEnforcement` | `boolean` | `false` | Block merges on out-of-scope file changes. |
 | `buildRetryCount` | `number` | `0` | Build retry attempts during merge. |
-| `verificationFixRetries` | `number` | `2` | Auto-fix retry attempts when verification fails during merge. |
+| `verificationFixRetries` | `number` | `3` | In-merge auto-fix retry attempts after deterministic test/build verification failures (0-3). |
 | `buildTimeoutMs` | `number` | `300000` | Build timeout in milliseconds (5 minutes). |
 | `requirePlanApproval` | `boolean` | `false` | Require manual approval before planning → todo. |
 | `agentProvisioning` | `{ approvalMode?: "always" \| "trusted-only" \| "never"; trustedRoles?: string[]; trustedAgentIds?: string[]; alwaysApproveDelete?: boolean }` | `{}` | Approval policy for `fn_agent_create`/`fn_agent_delete` (`approvalMode` default `trusted-only`, delete approvals default on via `alwaysApproveDelete: true`). |

packages/dashboard/app/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -3560,19 +3560,38 @@ export function SettingsModal({
               </details>
             </div>
             <div className="form-group">
-              <label htmlFor="verificationFixRetries">Verification fix retries</label>
+              <label htmlFor="verificationFixRetries">Verification auto-fix retries</label>
               <input
                 id="verificationFixRetries"
+                className="input"
                 type="number"
                 min={0}
                 max={3}
-                value={form.verificationFixRetries ?? ""}
+                step={1}
+                value={form.verificationFixRetries ?? 3}
                 onChange={(e) => {
-                  const val = e.target.value;
+                  const rawValue = e.target.value;
-                  setForm((f) => ({ ...f, verificationFixRetries: val === "" ? undefined : Number(val) } as SettingsFormState));
+                  if (rawValue === "") {
+                    setForm((f) => ({ ...f, verificationFixRetries: undefined } as SettingsFormState));
+                    return;
+                  }
+
+                  const parsedValue = Number.parseInt(rawValue, 10);
+                  if (!Number.isFinite(parsedValue)) {
+                    setForm((f) => ({ ...f, verificationFixRetries: undefined } as SettingsFormState));
+                    return;
+                  }
+
+                  const clampedValue = Math.max(0, Math.min(3, parsedValue));
+                  setForm((f) => ({ ...f, verificationFixRetries: clampedValue } as SettingsFormState));
                 }}
               />
-              <small>Number of automatic fix attempts after failed merge verification (0–3)</small>
+              <details className="settings-option-details">
+                <summary>More details</summary>
+                <small>
+                  Controls in-merge fix attempts after deterministic test/build verification failures (0-3).
+                </small>
+              </details>
             </div>
             <div className="form-group">
               <label htmlFor="mergeStrategy">Auto-completion mode</label>

packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/SettingsModal.test.tsx

@@ -1896,23 +1896,65 @@ describe("SettingsModal", () => {
       expect(payload.pushRemote).toBe("upstream main");
     });
 
-    it("renders and saves verification fix retries", async () => {
+    describe("verificationFixRetries", () => {
-      renderModal({ initialSection: "merge" });
+      it("shows default value 3 when verificationFixRetries is not set", async () => {
-      await waitForSettingsModalReady();
+        mockFetchSettings.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          ...defaultSettings,
+          verificationFixRetries: undefined,
+        });
 
-      const retriesInput = screen.getByLabelText("Verification fix retries") as HTMLInputElement;
+        renderModal({ initialSection: "merge" });
-      expect(retriesInput.value).toBe("2");
+        await waitForSettingsModalReady();
 
-      await userEvent.clear(retriesInput);
+        const retriesInput = screen.getByLabelText("Verification auto-fix retries") as HTMLInputElement;
-      await userEvent.type(retriesInput, "1");
+        expect(retriesInput.value).toBe("3");
-      await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save" }));
-
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockUpdateSettings).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
 
-      const payload = mockUpdateSettings.mock.calls[0][0] as Record<string, unknown>;
+      it.each([0, 1, 2, 3])("persists valid value %i", async (value) => {
-      expect(payload.verificationFixRetries).toBe(1);
+        renderModal({ initialSection: "merge" });
+        await waitForSettingsModalReady();
+
+        const retriesInput = screen.getByLabelText("Verification auto-fix retries") as HTMLInputElement;
+        fireEvent.change(retriesInput, { target: { value: String(value) } });
+        await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save" }));
+
+        await waitFor(() => {
+          expect(mockUpdateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        });
+
+        const payload = mockUpdateSettings.mock.calls[0][0] as Record<string, unknown>;
+        expect(payload.verificationFixRetries).toBe(value);
+      });
+
+      it("clamps out-of-range values", async () => {
+        renderModal({ initialSection: "merge" });
+        await waitForSettingsModalReady();
+
+        const retriesInput = screen.getByLabelText("Verification auto-fix retries") as HTMLInputElement;
+
+        fireEvent.change(retriesInput, { target: { value: "5" } });
+        expect(retriesInput.value).toBe("3");
+
+        fireEvent.change(retriesInput, { target: { value: "-1" } });
+        expect(retriesInput.value).toBe("0");
+      });
+
+      it("saving after clearing input persists undefined and falls back to visible default 3", async () => {
+        renderModal({ initialSection: "merge" });
+        await waitForSettingsModalReady();
+
+        const retriesInput = screen.getByLabelText("Verification auto-fix retries") as HTMLInputElement;
+        await userEvent.clear(retriesInput);
+        await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save" }));
+
+        await waitFor(() => {
+          expect(mockUpdateSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        });
+
+        const payload = mockUpdateSettings.mock.calls[0][0] as Record<string, unknown>;
+        expect(payload.verificationFixRetries).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(retriesInput.value).toBe("3");
+      });
     });
 
     it("renders and saves github issue tracking controls", async () => {