diff --git a/packages/fleet/package.json b/packages/fleet/package.json
index 73d8050..720b99c 100644
--- a/packages/fleet/package.json
+++ b/packages/fleet/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/jules-fleet",
-  "version": "0.0.1-experimental.32",
+  "version": "0.0.1-experimental.33",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Fleet orchestration tools for Jules — analyze, dispatch, merge, init, configure",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/helpers/merge-test-harness.ts b/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/helpers/merge-test-harness.ts
index c96468b..4e68451 100644
--- a/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/helpers/merge-test-harness.ts
+++ b/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/helpers/merge-test-harness.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const BASE_INPUT: MergeInput = {
   baseBranch: 'main',
   admin: false,
   redispatch: false,
+  dryRun: false,
   maxCIWaitSeconds: 1,
   maxRetries: 2,
   pollTimeoutSeconds: 1,
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export class MergeTestHarness {
     mocks: {
       updateBranch: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
       merge: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+      pullsList: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
       pullsGet: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
       pullsUpdate: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
       julesSession: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
@@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ export class MergeTestHarness {
       mocks: {
         updateBranch: updateBranchMock,
         merge: mergeMock,
+        pullsList: octokit.rest.pulls.list,
         pullsGet: pullsGetMock,
         pullsUpdate: pullsUpdateMock,
         julesSession: this.julesSessionMock,
diff --git a/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/merge-handler-scenarios.test.ts b/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/merge-handler-scenarios.test.ts
index f66c897..bb89148 100644
--- a/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/merge-handler-scenarios.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fleet/src/__tests__/merge-handler-scenarios.test.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,51 @@ describe('Conflict group scenarios', () => {
       expect(result.data.skipped).toContain(3);
     }
   });
+
+  it('2.4: conflict group + existing reconcile PR → skipped, no new session', async () => {
+    const { handler, mocks } = new MergeTestHarness()
+      .withPRs([1, 2])
+      .prFiles(1, ['shared.ts'])
+      .prFiles(2, ['shared.ts'])
+      .updateBranchResult(1, 'conflict')
+      .updateBranchResult(2, 'conflict')
+      .build();
+
+    // Simulate an existing open reconcile PR that covers this conflict group
+    mocks.pullsList.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: [
+        // The existing PRs from withPRs()
+        {
+          number: 1, head: { ref: 'branch-1', sha: 'sha-1' }, body: 'PR #1 body',
+          labels: [{ name: 'fleet-merge-ready' }],
+        },
+        {
+          number: 2, head: { ref: 'branch-2', sha: 'sha-2' }, body: 'PR #2 body',
+          labels: [{ name: 'fleet-merge-ready' }],
+        },
+        // An existing open reconcile PR — should trigger the dedup guard
+        {
+          number: 99, head: { ref: 'reconcile-fleet-1-2', sha: 'sha-99' },
+          body: 'Batch conflict resolution for PRs #1, #2',
+          title: 'reconcile: merge fleet PRs',
+          labels: [{ name: 'fleet-merge-ready' }],
+          user: { login: 'jules-fleet[bot]' },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const result = await handler.execute({ ...BASE_INPUT, redispatch: true });
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    if (result.success) {
+      // Should NOT have created a new Jules session for batch resolve
+      expect(mocks.julesSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      // PRs should be skipped, not redispatched
+      expect(result.data.redispatched).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(result.data.skipped).toContain(1);
+      expect(result.data.skipped).toContain(2);
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/packages/fleet/src/merge/handler.ts b/packages/fleet/src/merge/handler.ts
index 4b36e83..4978fe9 100644
--- a/packages/fleet/src/merge/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/fleet/src/merge/handler.ts
@@ -152,12 +152,19 @@ export class MergeHandler implements MergeSpec {
               );
 
               if (resolveResult.success) {
-                for (const pr of failedPRs) {
-                  redispatched.push({
-                    oldPr: pr.number,
-                    sessionId: resolveResult.sessionId,
-                  });
-                  skipped.push(pr.number);
+                if (!resolveResult.skipped) {
+                  for (const pr of failedPRs) {
+                    redispatched.push({
+                      oldPr: pr.number,
+                      sessionId: resolveResult.sessionId,
+                    });
+                    skipped.push(pr.number);
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  // Dedup guard fired — just skip, don't redispatch
+                  for (const pr of failedPRs) {
+                    skipped.push(pr.number);
+                  }
                 }
               } else {
                 // Fall back to per-PR redispatch
diff --git a/packages/fleet/src/merge/ops/resolve-conflicts.ts b/packages/fleet/src/merge/ops/resolve-conflicts.ts
index f6c9f1b..b59ac20 100644
--- a/packages/fleet/src/merge/ops/resolve-conflicts.ts
+++ b/packages/fleet/src/merge/ops/resolve-conflicts.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export interface BatchResolveSuccess {
   success: true;
   sessionId: string;
   resolvedPRs: number[];
+  /** True if skipped due to existing reconcile PR */
+  skipped?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface BatchResolveFailure {
@@ -71,6 +73,18 @@ export async function batchResolveConflicts(
     sharedFiles,
   });
 
+  // Dedup guard: skip if there's already an open reconcile PR covering these PRs
+  const existingReconcile = await findExistingReconcilePR(octokit, owner, repo, conflictingPRs);
+  if (existingReconcile) {
+    emit({
+      type: 'merge:batch-resolve:skipped',
+      reason: 'existing-reconcile-pr',
+      existingPR: existingReconcile,
+      prNumbers: conflictingPRs.map((p) => p.number),
+    } as any);
+    return { success: true, sessionId: '', resolvedPRs: [], skipped: true };
+  }
+
   // 1. Fetch diffs for all conflicting PRs (non-fatal per-PR)
   const diffs = await fetchAllDiffs(octokit, owner, repo, conflictingPRs);
 
@@ -137,11 +151,47 @@ export async function batchResolveConflicts(
     success: true,
     sessionId,
     resolvedPRs: conflictingPRs.map((p) => p.number),
+    skipped: false,
   };
 }
 
 // ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Checks whether an open reconcile PR already exists that covers
+ * at least one of the conflicting PRs. If so, returns the PR number;
+ * otherwise returns null.
+ */
+async function findExistingReconcilePR(
+  octokit: Octokit,
+  owner: string,
+  repo: string,
+  conflictingPRs: PR[],
+): Promise<number | null> {
+  try {
+    const { data: openPRs } = await octokit.rest.pulls.list({
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      state: 'open',
+    });
+    const conflictNumbers = new Set(conflictingPRs.map((p) => p.number));
+    for (const pr of openPRs) {
+      const title = (pr as any).title ?? '';
+      const body = pr.body ?? '';
+      // Match PRs with 'reconcile' in title or 'Batch conflict resolution' in body
+      const isReconcile = /reconcile/i.test(title) || /batch conflict resolution/i.test(body);
+      if (!isReconcile) continue;
+      // Check if this reconcile PR mentions any of the conflicting PRs
+      const mentionedPRs = [...(body.matchAll(/#(\d+)/g))].map((m) => Number(m[1]));
+      const overlaps = mentionedPRs.some((n) => conflictNumbers.has(n));
+      if (overlaps) return pr.number;
+    }
+    return null;
+  } catch {
+    return null; // Non-fatal — assume no existing reconcile
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetches the diff for each PR. Returns a map of PR number → diff string.
  * Non-fatal: returns empty string for PRs where the API call fails.