diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go b/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
index ec319ce3fc..73d464e129 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/cli/arg_parser_helpers.go
@@ -141,3 +141,12 @@ func CreateRevertArgParser() *argparser.ArgParser {
 
 	return ap
 }
+
+func CreatePullArgParser() *argparser.ArgParser {
+	ap := argparser.NewArgParser()
+	ap.SupportsFlag(SquashParam, "", "Merges changes to the working set without updating the commit history")
+	ap.SupportsFlag(NoFFParam, "", "Create a merge commit even when the merge resolves as a fast-forward.")
+	ap.SupportsFlag(ForceFlag, "f", "Ignores any foreign key warnings and proceeds with the commit.")
+
+	return ap
+}
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/fetch.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/fetch.go
index 9d4c747393..13de126a87 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/fetch.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/fetch.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func getRefSpecs(args []string, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, remotes map[string]env.Remote
 	if len(args) != 0 {
 		rs, verr = parseRSFromArgs(remName, args)
 	} else {
-		rs, err = dEnv.GetRefSpecs(remName)
+		rs, err = env.GetRefSpecs(dEnv.RepoStateReader(), remName)
 		if err != nil {
 			verr = errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
 		}
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func fetchRefSpecs(ctx context.Context, mode ref.UpdateMode, dEnv *env.DoltEnv,
 
 			if remoteTrackRef != nil {
 				rsSeen = true
-				srcDBCommit, err := actions.FetchRemoteBranch(ctx, dEnv, rem, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, branchRef, remoteTrackRef, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+				srcDBCommit, err := actions.FetchRemoteBranch(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), rem, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, branchRef, remoteTrackRef, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
 
 				if err != nil {
 					return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func fetchRefSpecs(ctx context.Context, mode ref.UpdateMode, dEnv *env.DoltEnv,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = actions.FetchFollowTags(ctx, dEnv, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+	err = actions.FetchFollowTags(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/merge.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/merge.go
index 47087acd89..2d32261873 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/merge.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/merge.go
@@ -158,7 +158,17 @@ func (cmd MergeCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string,
 				msg = m
 			}
 
-			mergeSpec, ok, err := merge.ParseMergeSpec(ctx, dEnv, msg, commitSpecStr, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag), t)
+			roots, err := dEnv.Roots(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, err, usage)
+			}
+
+			name, email, err := env.GetNameAndEmail(dEnv.Config)
+			if err != nil {
+				return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, err, usage)
+			}
+
+			spec, ok, err := merge.NewMergeSpec(ctx, dEnv.RepoStateReader(), dEnv.DoltDB, roots, name, email, msg, commitSpecStr, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag), t)
 			if err != nil {
 				return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err), usage)
 			}
@@ -167,12 +177,12 @@ func (cmd MergeCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string,
 				return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, nil, usage)
 			}
 
-			err = mergePrinting(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+			err = mergePrinting(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 			if err != nil {
 				return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, err, usage)
 			}
 
-			tblToStats, err := merge.MergeCommitSpec(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+			tblToStats, err := merge.MergeCommitSpec(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 			hasConflicts, hasConstraintViolations := printSuccessStats(tblToStats)
 			if hasConflicts && hasConstraintViolations {
 				cli.Println("Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and constraint violations and then commit the result.")
@@ -200,47 +210,47 @@ func (cmd MergeCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string,
 	return handleCommitErr(ctx, dEnv, verr, usage)
 }
 
-func mergePrinting(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *merge.MergeSpec) errhand.VerboseError {
-	if mergeSpec.H1 == mergeSpec.H2 {
+func mergePrinting(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, spec *merge.MergeSpec) errhand.VerboseError {
+	if spec.HeadH == spec.MergeH {
 		//TODO - why is this different for merge/pull?
 		// cli.Println("Already up to date.")
 		cli.Println("Everything up-to-date.")
 		return nil
 
 	}
-	cli.Println("Updating", mergeSpec.H1.String()+".."+mergeSpec.H2.String())
+	cli.Println("Updating", spec.HeadH.String()+".."+spec.MergeH.String())
 
-	if mergeSpec.Squash {
+	if spec.Squash {
 		cli.Println("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD")
 	}
-	if len(mergeSpec.TblNames) != 0 {
+	if len(spec.TblNames) != 0 {
 		bldr := errhand.BuildDError("error: Your local changes to the following tables would be overwritten by merge:")
-		for _, tName := range mergeSpec.TblNames {
+		for _, tName := range spec.TblNames {
 			bldr.AddDetails(tName)
 		}
 		bldr.AddDetails("Please commit your changes before you merge.")
 		return bldr.Build()
 	}
 
-	if ok, err := mergeSpec.Cm1.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, mergeSpec.Cm2); ok {
-		ancRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm1.GetRootValue()
+	if ok, err := spec.HeadC.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, spec.MergeC); ok {
+		ancRoot, err := spec.HeadC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
 			return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
 		}
-		mergedRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm2.GetRootValue()
+		mergedRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
 			return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
 		}
 		if _, err := merge.MayHaveConstraintViolations(ctx, ancRoot, mergedRoot); err != nil {
 			return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
 		}
-		if mergeSpec.Noff {
-			if mergeSpec.Msg == "" {
+		if spec.Noff {
+			if spec.Msg == "" {
 				msg, err := getCommitMessageFromEditor(ctx, dEnv)
 				if err != nil {
 					return errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err)
 				}
-				mergeSpec.Msg = msg
+				spec.Msg = msg
 			}
 		} else {
 			cli.Println("Fast-forward")
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/pull.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/pull.go
index a3d1c70e4a..3785dc101b 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/pull.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/pull.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (cmd PullCmd) Description() string {
 
 // CreateMarkdown creates a markdown file containing the helptext for the command at the given path
 func (cmd PullCmd) CreateMarkdown(fs filesys.Filesys, path, commandStr string) error {
-	ap := cmd.createArgParser()
+	ap := cli.CreatePullArgParser()
 	return CreateMarkdown(fs, path, cli.GetCommandDocumentation(commandStr, pullDocs, ap))
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (cmd PullCmd) EventType() eventsapi.ClientEventType {
 // Exec executes the command
 func (cmd PullCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string, dEnv *env.DoltEnv) int {
 
-	ap := cmd.createArgParser()
+	ap := cli.CreatePullArgParser()
 	help, usage := cli.HelpAndUsagePrinters(cli.GetCommandDocumentation(commandStr, pullDocs, ap))
 
 	apr := cli.ParseArgsOrDie(ap, args, help)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (cmd PullCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string, d
 		remoteName = apr.Arg(0)
 	}
 
-	pullSpec, err := env.ParsePullSpec(ctx, dEnv, remoteName, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag))
+	pullSpec, err := env.NewPullSpec(ctx, dEnv.RepoStateReader(), remoteName, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag))
 	if err != nil {
 		return HandleVErrAndExitCode(errhand.VerboseErrorFromError(err), usage)
 	}
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func pullHelper(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, pullSpec *env.PullSpec)
 
 		if remoteTrackRef != nil {
 
-			srcDBCommit, err := actions.FetchRemoteBranch(ctx, dEnv, pullSpec.Remote, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, pullSpec.Branch, remoteTrackRef, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+			srcDBCommit, err := actions.FetchRemoteBranch(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), pullSpec.Remote, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, pullSpec.Branch, remoteTrackRef, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -122,7 +122,18 @@ func pullHelper(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, pullSpec *env.PullSpec)
 			}
 
 			t := doltdb.CommitNowFunc()
-			mergeSpec, ok, err := merge.ParseMergeSpec(ctx, dEnv, pullSpec.Msg, remoteTrackRef.String(), pullSpec.Squash, pullSpec.Noff, pullSpec.Force, t)
+
+			roots, err := dEnv.Roots(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			name, email, err := env.GetNameAndEmail(dEnv.Config)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			mergeSpec, ok, err := merge.NewMergeSpec(ctx, dEnv.RepoStateReader(), dEnv.DoltDB, roots, name, email, pullSpec.Msg, remoteTrackRef.String(), pullSpec.Squash, pullSpec.Noff, pullSpec.Force, t)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -142,12 +153,10 @@ func pullHelper(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, pullSpec *env.PullSpec)
 		}
 	}
 
-	srcDB, err = pullSpec.Remote.GetRemoteDB(ctx, dEnv.DoltDB.ValueReadWriter().Format())
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = actions.FetchFollowTags(ctx, dEnv, srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+	err = actions.FetchFollowTags(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, dEnv.DoltDB, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/push.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/push.go
index 554d30e491..5a0b8a373a 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/push.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/push.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (cmd PushCmd) Exec(ctx context.Context, commandStr string, args []string, d
 		case env.ErrNoUpstreamForBranch:
 			currentBranch := dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef()
 			remoteName := "<remote>"
-			if defRemote, verr := dEnv.GetDefaultRemote(); verr == nil {
+			if defRemote, verr := env.GetDefaultRemote(dEnv.RepoStateReader()); verr == nil {
 				remoteName = defRemote.Name
 			}
 			verr = errhand.BuildDError("fatal: The current branch " + currentBranch.GetPath() + " has no upstream branch.\n" +
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (ts *TextSpinner) next() string {
 	return string([]rune{spinnerSeq[ts.seqPos]})
 }
 
-func pullerProgFunc(pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+func pullerProgFunc(ctx context.Context, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
 	var pos int
 	var currentTreeLevel int
 	var percentBuffered float64
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func pullerProgFunc(pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
 	uploadRate := ""
 
 	for evt := range pullerEventCh {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
 		switch evt.EventType {
 		case datas.NewLevelTWEvent:
 			if evt.TWEventDetails.TreeLevel != 1 {
@@ -228,19 +233,25 @@ func pullerProgFunc(pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
 	}
 }
 
-func progFunc(progChan chan datas.PullProgress) {
+func progFunc(ctx context.Context, progChan chan datas.PullProgress) {
 	var latest datas.PullProgress
 	last := time.Now().UnixNano() - 1
 	lenPrinted := 0
 	done := false
 	for !done {
 		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
 		case progress, ok := <-progChan:
 			if !ok {
 				done = true
 			}
 			latest = progress
-
 		case <-time.After(250 * time.Millisecond):
 			break
 		}
@@ -262,7 +273,7 @@ func progFunc(progChan chan datas.PullProgress) {
 	}
 }
 
-func runProgFuncs() (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+func runProgFuncs(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.PullerEvent) {
 	pullerEventCh := make(chan datas.PullerEvent, 128)
 	progChan := make(chan datas.PullProgress, 128)
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -270,19 +281,20 @@ func runProgFuncs() (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.Puller
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		progFunc(progChan)
+		progFunc(ctx, progChan)
 	}()
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		pullerProgFunc(pullerEventCh)
+		pullerProgFunc(ctx, pullerEventCh)
 	}()
 
 	return wg, progChan, pullerEventCh
 }
 
-func stopProgFuncs(wg *sync.WaitGroup, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+func stopProgFuncs(cancel context.CancelFunc, wg *sync.WaitGroup, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+	cancel()
 	close(progChan)
 	close(pullerEventCh)
 	wg.Wait()
diff --git a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/read_tables.go b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/read_tables.go
index 255e2e9220..72663961db 100644
--- a/go/cmd/dolt/commands/read_tables.go
+++ b/go/cmd/dolt/commands/read_tables.go
@@ -171,20 +171,15 @@ func pullTableValue(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB *doltdb.DoltDB
 		return nil, errhand.BuildDError("Unable to read from remote database.").AddCause(err).Build()
 	}
 
+	newCtx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	cli.Println("Retrieving", tblName)
-	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := runProgFuncs()
+	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := runProgFuncs(newCtx)
 	err = dEnv.DoltDB.PushChunksForRefHash(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, tblHash, pullerEventCh)
-
+	stopProgFuncs(cancelFunc, wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errhand.BuildDError("Failed reading chunks for remote table '%s' at '%s'", tblName, commitStr).AddCause(err).Build()
 	}
 
-	stopProgFuncs(wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errhand.BuildDError("Failed to pull chunks.").AddCause(err).Build()
-	}
-
 	destRoot, err = destRoot.SetTableHash(ctx, tblName, tblHash)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
index a4186329d0..bf8e0eecb8 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func DeleteBranchOnDB(ctx context.Context, ddb *doltdb.DoltDB, dref ref.DoltRef,
 		}
 
 		isMerged, _ := master.CanFastReverseTo(ctx, cm)
-		if err != nil && err != doltdb.ErrUpToDate {
+		if err != nil && errors.Is(err, doltdb.ErrUpToDate) {
 			return err
 		}
 		if !isMerged {
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/remotes.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/remotes.go
index 01c0b548d4..59f628e425 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/remotes.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/remotes.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ var ErrFailedToDeleteRemote = errors.New("failed to delete remote")
 var ErrFailedToGetRemoteDb = errors.New("failed to get remote db")
 var ErrUnknownPushErr = errors.New("unknown push error")
 
-type ProgStarter func() (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.PullerEvent)
-type ProgStopper func(wg *sync.WaitGroup, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent)
+type ProgStarter func(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.PullerEvent)
+type ProgStopper func(cancel context.CancelFunc, wg *sync.WaitGroup, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent)
 
 // Push will update a destination branch, in a given destination database if it can be done as a fast forward merge.
 // This is accomplished first by verifying that the remote tracking reference for the source database can be updated to
@@ -189,9 +189,10 @@ func PushToRemoteBranch(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mode ref.UpdateM
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w; refspec not found: '%s'; %s", ref.ErrInvalidRefSpec, srcRef.GetPath(), err.Error())
 	}
 
-	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter()
+	newCtx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter(newCtx)
 	err = Push(ctx, dEnv, mode, destRef.(ref.BranchRef), remoteRef.(ref.RemoteRef), localDB, remoteDB, cm, progChan, pullerEventCh)
-	progStopper(wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	progStopper(cancelFunc, wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
@@ -212,11 +213,10 @@ func pushTagToRemote(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcRef, destRef ref
 		return err
 	}
 
-	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter()
-
+	newCtx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter(newCtx)
 	err = PushTag(ctx, dEnv, destRef.(ref.TagRef), localDB, remoteDB, tg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
-
-	progStopper(wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	progStopper(cancelFunc, wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -252,25 +252,25 @@ func DeleteRemoteBranch(ctx context.Context, targetRef ref.BranchRef, remoteRef
 }
 
 // FetchCommit takes a fetches a commit and all underlying data from a remote source database to the local destination database.
-func FetchCommit(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcDBCommit *doltdb.Commit, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) error {
+func FetchCommit(ctx context.Context, tempTablesDir string, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcDBCommit *doltdb.Commit, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) error {
 	stRef, err := srcDBCommit.GetStRef()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return destDB.PullChunks(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, stRef, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	return destDB.PullChunks(ctx, tempTablesDir, srcDB, stRef, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 }
 
 // FetchCommit takes a fetches a commit tag and all underlying data from a remote source database to the local destination database.
-func FetchTag(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcDBTag *doltdb.Tag, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) error {
+func FetchTag(ctx context.Context, tempTableDir string, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcDBTag *doltdb.Tag, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) error {
 	stRef, err := srcDBTag.GetStRef()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return destDB.PullChunks(ctx, dEnv.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, stRef, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	return destDB.PullChunks(ctx, tempTableDir, srcDB, stRef, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 }
 
 // Clone pulls all data from a remote source database to a local destination database.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func Clone(ctx context.Context, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, eventCh chan<- dat
 // fetchFollowTags fetches all tags from the source DB whose commits have already
 // been fetched into the destination DB.
 // todo: potentially too expensive to iterate over all srcDB tags
-func FetchFollowTags(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, progStarter ProgStarter, progStopper ProgStopper) error {
+func FetchFollowTags(ctx context.Context, tempTableDir string, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, progStarter ProgStarter, progStopper ProgStopper) error {
 	err := IterResolvedTags(ctx, srcDB, func(tag *doltdb.Tag) (stop bool, err error) {
 		stRef, err := tag.GetStRef()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -313,9 +313,10 @@ func FetchFollowTags(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB, destDB *dolt
 			return false, nil
 		}
 
-		wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter()
-		err = FetchTag(ctx, dEnv, srcDB, destDB, tag, progChan, pullerEventCh)
-		progStopper(wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+		newCtx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter(newCtx)
+		err = FetchTag(ctx, tempTableDir, srcDB, destDB, tag, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+		progStopper(cancelFunc, wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return true, err
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ func FetchFollowTags(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, srcDB, destDB *dolt
 	return nil
 }
 
-func FetchRemoteBranch(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, rem env.Remote, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcRef, destRef ref.DoltRef, progStarter ProgStarter, progStopper ProgStopper) (*doltdb.Commit, error) {
+func FetchRemoteBranch(ctx context.Context, tempTablesDir string, rem env.Remote, srcDB, destDB *doltdb.DoltDB, srcRef, destRef ref.DoltRef, progStarter ProgStarter, progStopper ProgStopper) (*doltdb.Commit, error) {
 	evt := events.GetEventFromContext(ctx)
 
 	u, err := earl.Parse(rem.Url)
@@ -351,9 +352,10 @@ func FetchRemoteBranch(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, rem env.Remote, s
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find '%s' on '%s'; %w", srcRef.GetPath(), rem.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter()
-	err = FetchCommit(ctx, dEnv, srcDB, destDB, srcDBCommit, progChan, pullerEventCh)
-	progStopper(wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	newCtx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wg, progChan, pullerEventCh := progStarter(newCtx)
+	err = FetchCommit(ctx, tempTablesDir, srcDB, destDB, srcDBCommit, progChan, pullerEventCh)
+	progStopper(cancelFunc, wg, progChan, pullerEventCh)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/environment.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/environment.go
index 5f7350f6d8..54072dc5f2 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/environment.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/environment.go
@@ -550,19 +550,15 @@ func (dEnv *DoltEnv) UpdateWorkingSet(ctx context.Context, ws *doltdb.WorkingSet
 }
 
 type repoStateReader struct {
-	dEnv *DoltEnv
+	*DoltEnv
 }
 
 func (r *repoStateReader) CWBHeadRef() ref.DoltRef {
-	return r.dEnv.RepoState.CWBHeadRef()
+	return r.RepoState.CWBHeadRef()
 }
 
 func (r *repoStateReader) CWBHeadSpec() *doltdb.CommitSpec {
-	return r.dEnv.RepoState.CWBHeadSpec()
-}
-
-func (r *repoStateReader) GetRemotes() (map[string]Remote, error) {
-	return r.dEnv.GetRemotes()
+	return r.RepoState.CWBHeadSpec()
 }
 
 func (dEnv *DoltEnv) RepoStateReader() RepoStateReader {
@@ -971,13 +967,17 @@ func (dEnv *DoltEnv) FindRef(ctx context.Context, refStr string) (ref.DoltRef, e
 
 // GetRefSpecs takes an optional remoteName and returns all refspecs associated with that remote.  If "" is passed as
 // the remoteName then the default remote is used.
-func (dEnv *DoltEnv) GetRefSpecs(remoteName string) ([]ref.RemoteRefSpec, error) {
+func GetRefSpecs(rsr RepoStateReader, remoteName string) ([]ref.RemoteRefSpec, error) {
 	var remote Remote
 	var err error
 
+	remotes, err := rsr.GetRemotes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if remoteName == "" {
-		remote, err = dEnv.GetDefaultRemote()
-	} else if r, ok := dEnv.RepoState.Remotes[remoteName]; ok {
+		remote, err = GetDefaultRemote(rsr)
+	} else if r, ok := remotes[remoteName]; ok {
 		remote = r
 	} else {
 		err = ErrUnknownRemote
@@ -1014,8 +1014,11 @@ var ErrCantDetermineDefault = errors.New("unable to determine the default remote
 
 // GetDefaultRemote gets the default remote for the environment.  Not fully implemented yet.  Needs to support multiple
 // repos and a configurable default.
-func (dEnv *DoltEnv) GetDefaultRemote() (Remote, error) {
-	remotes := dEnv.RepoState.Remotes
+func GetDefaultRemote(rsr RepoStateReader) (Remote, error) {
+	remotes, err := rsr.GetRemotes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return NoRemote, err
+	}
 
 	if len(remotes) == 0 {
 		return NoRemote, ErrNoRemote
@@ -1025,7 +1028,7 @@ func (dEnv *DoltEnv) GetDefaultRemote() (Remote, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if remote, ok := dEnv.RepoState.Remotes["origin"]; ok {
+	if remote, ok := remotes["origin"]; ok {
 		return remote, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
index e94b952d88..15d8ea3143 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/remotes.go
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ type PullSpec struct {
 	Branch     ref.DoltRef
 }
 
-func ParsePullSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *DoltEnv, remoteName string, squash, noff, force bool) (*PullSpec, error) {
-	branch := dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef()
+func NewPullSpec(ctx context.Context, rsr RepoStateReader, remoteName string, squash, noff, force bool) (*PullSpec, error) {
+	branch := rsr.CWBHeadRef()
 
-	refSpecs, err := dEnv.GetRefSpecs(remoteName)
+	refSpecs, err := GetRefSpecs(rsr, remoteName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -298,7 +298,11 @@ func ParsePullSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *DoltEnv, remoteName string, squash
 		return nil, ErrNoRefSpecForRemote
 	}
 
-	remote := dEnv.RepoState.Remotes[refSpecs[0].GetRemote()]
+	remotes, err := rsr.GetRemotes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	remote := remotes[refSpecs[0].GetRemote()]
 
 	return &PullSpec{
 		Squash:     squash,
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/repo_state.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/repo_state.go
index dd7c3523a9..654f97c18e 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/repo_state.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/repo_state.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type RepoStateWriter interface {
 	SetCWBHeadRef(context.Context, ref.MarshalableRef) error
 	AddRemote(name string, url string, fetchSpecs []string, params map[string]string) error
 	RemoveRemote(ctx context.Context, name string) error
+	TempTableFilesDir() string
 }
 
 type DocsReadWriter interface {
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/merge/action.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/merge/action.go
index 9e35c1d448..32df96f417 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/merge/action.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/merge/action.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ var ErrMergeFailedToUpdateRepoState = errors.New("unable to execute repo state u
 var ErrFailedToDetermineMergeability = errors.New("failed to determine mergeability")
 
 type MergeSpec struct {
-	H1           hash.Hash
-	H2           hash.Hash
-	Cm1          *doltdb.Commit
-	Cm2          *doltdb.Commit
+	HeadH        hash.Hash
+	MergeH       hash.Hash
+	HeadC        *doltdb.Commit
+	MergeC       *doltdb.Commit
 	TblNames     []string
 	WorkingDiffs map[string]hash.Hash
 	Squash       bool
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ type MergeSpec struct {
 	Date         time.Time
 }
 
-func ParseMergeSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, msg string, commitSpecStr string, squash bool, noff bool, force bool, date time.Time) (*MergeSpec, bool, error) {
+func NewMergeSpec(ctx context.Context, rsr env.RepoStateReader, ddb *doltdb.DoltDB, roots doltdb.Roots, name, email, msg string, commitSpecStr string, squash bool, noff bool, force bool, date time.Time) (*MergeSpec, bool, error) {
 	cs1, err := doltdb.NewCommitSpec("HEAD")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	cm1, err := dEnv.DoltDB.Resolve(context.TODO(), cs1, dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef())
+	cm1, err := ddb.Resolve(context.TODO(), cs1, rsr.CWBHeadRef())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func ParseMergeSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, msg string, commitSp
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	cm2, err := dEnv.DoltDB.Resolve(context.TODO(), cs2, dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef())
+	cm2, err := ddb.Resolve(context.TODO(), cs2, rsr.CWBHeadRef())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
@@ -83,26 +83,16 @@ func ParseMergeSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, msg string, commitSp
 
 	}
 
-	roots, err := dEnv.Roots(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
-	}
-
 	tblNames, workingDiffs, err := MergeWouldStompChanges(ctx, roots, cm2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("%w; %s", ErrFailedToDetermineMergeability, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	name, email, err := env.GetNameAndEmail(dEnv.Config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, err
-	}
-
 	return &MergeSpec{
-		H1:           h1,
-		H2:           h2,
-		Cm1:          cm1,
-		Cm2:          cm2,
+		HeadH:        h1,
+		MergeH:       h2,
+		HeadC:        cm1,
+		MergeC:       cm2,
 		TblNames:     tblNames,
 		WorkingDiffs: workingDiffs,
 		Squash:       squash,
@@ -115,42 +105,42 @@ func ParseMergeSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, msg string, commitSp
 	}, true, nil
 }
 
-func MergeCommitSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
-	if ok, err := mergeSpec.Cm1.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, mergeSpec.Cm2); ok {
-		ancRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm1.GetRootValue()
+func MergeCommitSpec(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, spec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
+	if ok, err := spec.HeadC.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, spec.MergeC); ok {
+		ancRoot, err := spec.HeadC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		mergedRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm2.GetRootValue()
+		mergedRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if cvPossible, err := MayHaveConstraintViolations(ctx, ancRoot, mergedRoot); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if cvPossible {
-			return ExecuteMerge(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+			return ExecuteMerge(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 		}
-		if mergeSpec.Noff {
-			return ExecNoFFMerge(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+		if spec.Noff {
+			return ExecNoFFMerge(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 		} else {
-			return nil, ExecuteFFMerge(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+			return nil, ExecuteFFMerge(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 		}
 	} else if err == doltdb.ErrUpToDate || err == doltdb.ErrIsAhead {
 		return nil, err
 	} else {
-		return ExecuteMerge(ctx, dEnv, mergeSpec)
+		return ExecuteMerge(ctx, dEnv, spec)
 	}
 }
 
-func ExecNoFFMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
-	mergedRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm2.GetRootValue()
+func ExecNoFFMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, spec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
+	mergedRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ErrFailedToReadDatabase
 	}
 
 	tblToStats := make(map[string]*MergeStats)
-	err = mergedRootToWorking(ctx, false, dEnv, mergedRoot, mergeSpec.WorkingDiffs, mergeSpec.Cm2, tblToStats)
+	err = mergedRootToWorking(ctx, false, dEnv, mergedRoot, spec.WorkingDiffs, spec.MergeC, tblToStats)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return tblToStats, err
@@ -173,12 +163,12 @@ func ExecNoFFMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *MergeSpec)
 	}
 
 	_, err = actions.CommitStaged(ctx, roots, ws.MergeActive(), mergeParentCommits, dEnv.DbData(), actions.CommitStagedProps{
-		Message:    mergeSpec.Msg,
-		Date:       mergeSpec.Date,
-		AllowEmpty: mergeSpec.AllowEmpty,
-		Force:      mergeSpec.Force,
-		Name:       mergeSpec.Name,
-		Email:      mergeSpec.Email,
+		Message:    spec.Msg,
+		Date:       spec.Date,
+		AllowEmpty: spec.AllowEmpty,
+		Force:      spec.Force,
+		Name:       spec.Name,
+		Email:      spec.Email,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -209,16 +199,16 @@ func applyChanges(ctx context.Context, root *doltdb.RootValue, workingDiffs map[
 func ExecuteFFMerge(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	dEnv *env.DoltEnv,
-	mergeSpec *MergeSpec,
+	spec *MergeSpec,
 ) error {
-	stagedRoot, err := mergeSpec.Cm2.GetRootValue()
+	stagedRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	workingRoot := stagedRoot
-	if len(mergeSpec.WorkingDiffs) > 0 {
-		workingRoot, err = applyChanges(ctx, stagedRoot, mergeSpec.WorkingDiffs)
+	if len(spec.WorkingDiffs) > 0 {
+		workingRoot, err = applyChanges(ctx, stagedRoot, spec.WorkingDiffs)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			//return errhand.BuildDError("Failed to re-apply working changes.").AddCause(err).Build()
@@ -231,8 +221,8 @@ func ExecuteFFMerge(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !mergeSpec.Squash {
-		err = dEnv.DoltDB.FastForward(ctx, dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef(), mergeSpec.Cm2)
+	if !spec.Squash {
+		err = dEnv.DoltDB.FastForward(ctx, dEnv.RepoStateReader().CWBHeadRef(), spec.MergeC)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -257,9 +247,9 @@ func ExecuteFFMerge(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ExecuteMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
+func ExecuteMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, spec *MergeSpec) (map[string]*MergeStats, error) {
 	opts := editor.Options{Deaf: dEnv.DbEaFactory()}
-	mergedRoot, tblToStats, err := MergeCommits(ctx, mergeSpec.Cm1, mergeSpec.Cm2, opts)
+	mergedRoot, tblToStats, err := MergeCommits(ctx, spec.HeadC, spec.MergeC, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err {
 		case doltdb.ErrUpToDate:
@@ -270,7 +260,7 @@ func ExecuteMerge(ctx context.Context, dEnv *env.DoltEnv, mergeSpec *MergeSpec)
 		return tblToStats, err
 	}
 
-	return tblToStats, mergedRootToWorking(ctx, mergeSpec.Squash, dEnv, mergedRoot, mergeSpec.WorkingDiffs, mergeSpec.Cm2, tblToStats)
+	return tblToStats, mergedRootToWorking(ctx, spec.Squash, dEnv, mergedRoot, spec.WorkingDiffs, spec.MergeC, tblToStats)
 }
 
 // TODO: change this to be functional and not write to repo state
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_merge.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_merge.go
index a6b20e0c6f..8b71b8f0cf 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_merge.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_merge.go
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ type DoltMergeFunc struct {
 
 const DoltConflictWarningCode int = 1105 // Since this our own custom warning we'll use 1105, the code for an unknown error
 
-const hasConflicts = 0
-const noConflicts = 1
+const (
+	hasConflicts int = 0
+	noConflicts  int = 1
+)
 
 func (d DoltMergeFunc) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error) {
 	dbName := ctx.GetCurrentDatabase()
@@ -51,18 +53,6 @@ func (d DoltMergeFunc) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error)
 	}
 
 	sess := dsess.DSessFromSess(ctx.Session)
-	dbData, ok := sess.GetDbData(ctx, dbName)
-
-	if !ok {
-		return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("Could not load database %s", dbName)
-	}
-
-	dbState, ok, err := sess.LookupDbState(ctx, dbName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
-	} else if !ok {
-		return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("Could not load database %s", dbName)
-	}
 
 	ap := cli.CreateMergeArgParser()
 	args, err := getDoltArgs(ctx, row, d.Children())
@@ -85,11 +75,8 @@ func (d DoltMergeFunc) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error)
 		return noConflicts, err
 	}
 	roots, ok := sess.GetRoots(ctx, dbName)
-
-	// logrus.Errorf("heads are working: %s\nhead: %s", roots.Working.DebugString(ctx, true), roots.Head.DebugString(ctx, true))
-
 	if !ok {
-		return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("Could not load database %s", dbName)
+		return noConflicts, sql.ErrDatabaseNotFound.New(dbName)
 	}
 
 	if apr.Contains(cli.AbortParam) {
@@ -110,108 +97,120 @@ func (d DoltMergeFunc) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error)
 		return noConflicts, nil
 	}
 
-	ddb, ok := sess.GetDoltDB(ctx, dbName)
-	if !ok {
-		return noConflicts, sql.ErrDatabaseNotFound.New(dbName)
+	branchName := apr.Arg(0)
+
+	mergeSpec, err := createMergeSpec(ctx, sess, dbName, apr, branchName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, err
+	}
+	ws, conflicts, err := mergeIntoWorkingSet(ctx, sess, roots, ws, dbName, mergeSpec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return conflicts, err
 	}
 
-	if hasConflicts, err := roots.Working.HasConflicts(ctx); err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
-	} else if hasConflicts {
-		return noConflicts, doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConflicts
+	err = sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return conflicts, err
+	}
+
+	return conflicts, nil
+}
+
+// mergeIntoWorkingSet encapsulates server merge logic, switching between fast-forward, no fast-forward, merge commit,
+// and merging into working set. Returns a new WorkingSet and whether there were merge conflicts. This currently
+// persists merge commits in the database, but expects the caller to update the working set.
+func mergeIntoWorkingSet(ctx *sql.Context, sess *dsess.Session, roots doltdb.Roots, ws *doltdb.WorkingSet, dbName string, spec *merge.MergeSpec) (*doltdb.WorkingSet, int, error) {
+	if conflicts, err := roots.Working.HasConflicts(ctx); err != nil {
+		return ws, noConflicts, err
+	} else if conflicts {
+		return ws, hasConflicts, doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConflicts
 	}
 
 	if hasConstraintViolations, err := roots.Working.HasConstraintViolations(ctx); err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
+		return ws, hasConflicts, err
 	} else if hasConstraintViolations {
-		return noConflicts, doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConstraintViolations
+		return ws, hasConflicts, doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConstraintViolations
 	}
 
 	if ws.MergeActive() {
-		return noConflicts, doltdb.ErrMergeActive
+		return ws, noConflicts, doltdb.ErrMergeActive
 	}
 
-	err = checkForUncommittedChanges(roots.Working, roots.Head)
+	err := checkForUncommittedChanges(roots.Working, roots.Head)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
+		return ws, noConflicts, err
 	}
 
-	branchName := apr.Arg(0)
-	mergeCommit, _, err := getBranchCommit(ctx, branchName, ddb)
+	canFF, err := spec.HeadC.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, spec.MergeC)
 	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
-	}
-
-	headCommit, err := sess.GetHeadCommit(ctx, dbName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
-	}
-
-	canFF, err := headCommit.CanFastForwardTo(ctx, mergeCommit)
-	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
+		return ws, noConflicts, err
 	}
 
 	if canFF {
-		headRoot, err := headCommit.GetRootValue()
+		headRoot, err := spec.HeadC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
-			return noConflicts, err
+			return ws, noConflicts, err
 		}
-		mergeRoot, err := mergeCommit.GetRootValue()
+		mergeRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 		if err != nil {
-			return noConflicts, err
+			return ws, noConflicts, err
 		}
 		if cvPossible, err := merge.MayHaveConstraintViolations(ctx, headRoot, mergeRoot); err != nil {
-			return noConflicts, err
+			return ws, noConflicts, err
 		} else if !cvPossible {
-			if apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam) {
-				ws, err = executeNoFFMerge(ctx, sess, apr, dbName, ws, dbData, headCommit, mergeCommit)
+			dbData, ok := sess.GetDbData(ctx, dbName)
+			if !ok {
+				return ws, noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("could not load database %s", dbName)
+			}
+			if spec.Noff {
+				ws, err = executeNoFFMerge(ctx, sess, spec, dbName, ws, dbData)
 				if err == doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConflicts {
 					// if there are unresolved conflicts, write the resulting working set back to the session and return an
 					// error message
 					wsErr := sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
 					if wsErr != nil {
-						return hasConflicts, wsErr
+						return ws, hasConflicts, wsErr
 					}
 
 					ctx.Warn(DoltConflictWarningCode, err.Error())
 
 					// Return 0 indicating there are conflicts
-					return hasConflicts, nil
+					return ws, hasConflicts, nil
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = executeFFMerge(ctx, sess, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), dbName, ws, dbData, mergeCommit)
+				ws, err = executeFFMerge(ctx, spec.Squash, ws, dbData, spec.MergeC)
 			}
 
 			if err != nil {
-				return noConflicts, err
+				return ws, noConflicts, err
 			}
-			return noConflicts, err
+			return ws, noConflicts, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	ws, err = executeMerge(ctx, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), headCommit, mergeCommit, ws, dbState.EditSession.Opts)
+	dbState, ok, err := sess.LookupDbState(ctx, dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ws, noConflicts, err
+	} else if !ok {
+		return ws, noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("could not load database %s", dbName)
+	}
+
+	ws, err = executeMerge(ctx, spec.Squash, spec.HeadC, spec.MergeC, ws, dbState.EditSession.Opts)
 	if err == doltdb.ErrUnresolvedConflicts {
 		// if there are unresolved conflicts, write the resulting working set back to the session and return an
 		// error message
 		wsErr := sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
 		if wsErr != nil {
-			return hasConflicts, wsErr
+			return ws, hasConflicts, wsErr
 		}
 
 		ctx.Warn(DoltConflictWarningCode, err.Error())
 
-		return hasConflicts, nil
+		return ws, hasConflicts, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
+		return ws, noConflicts, err
 	}
-
-	err = sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return noConflicts, err
-	}
-
-	return noConflicts, nil
+	return ws, noConflicts, nil
 }
 
 func abortMerge(ctx *sql.Context, workingSet *doltdb.WorkingSet, roots doltdb.Roots) (*doltdb.WorkingSet, error) {
@@ -247,10 +246,10 @@ func executeMerge(ctx *sql.Context, squash bool, head, cm *doltdb.Commit, ws *do
 	return mergeRootToWorking(squash, ws, mergeRoot, cm, mergeStats)
 }
 
-func executeFFMerge(ctx *sql.Context, sess *dsess.Session, squash bool, dbName string, ws *doltdb.WorkingSet, dbData env.DbData, cm2 *doltdb.Commit) error {
+func executeFFMerge(ctx *sql.Context, squash bool, ws *doltdb.WorkingSet, dbData env.DbData, cm2 *doltdb.Commit) (*doltdb.WorkingSet, error) {
 	rv, err := cm2.GetRootValue()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return ws, err
 	}
 
 	// TODO: This is all incredibly suspect, needs to be replaced with library code that is functional instead of
@@ -258,71 +257,33 @@ func executeFFMerge(ctx *sql.Context, sess *dsess.Session, squash bool, dbName s
 	if !squash {
 		err = dbData.Ddb.FastForward(ctx, dbData.Rsr.CWBHeadRef(), cm2)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return ws, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	ws = ws.WithWorkingRoot(rv).WithStagedRoot(rv)
-
-	return sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
+	return ws.WithWorkingRoot(rv).WithStagedRoot(rv), nil
 }
 
 func executeNoFFMerge(
 	ctx *sql.Context,
 	dSess *dsess.Session,
-	apr *argparser.ArgParseResults,
+	spec *merge.MergeSpec,
 	dbName string,
 	ws *doltdb.WorkingSet,
 	dbData env.DbData,
-	headCommit, mergeCommit *doltdb.Commit,
+	//headCommit, mergeCommit *doltdb.Commit,
 ) (*doltdb.WorkingSet, error) {
-	mergeRoot, err := mergeCommit.GetRootValue()
+	mergeRoot, err := spec.MergeC.GetRootValue()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ws, err = mergeRootToWorking(false, ws, mergeRoot, mergeCommit, map[string]*merge.MergeStats{})
+	ws, err = mergeRootToWorking(false, ws, mergeRoot, spec.MergeC, map[string]*merge.MergeStats{})
 	if err != nil {
 		// This error is recoverable, so we return a working set value along with the error
 		return ws, err
 	}
 
-	msg, msgOk := apr.GetValue(cli.CommitMessageArg)
-	if !msgOk {
-		hh, err := headCommit.HashOf()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		cmh, err := mergeCommit.HashOf()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		msg = fmt.Sprintf("SQL Generated commit merging %s into %s", hh.String(), cmh.String())
-	}
-
-	// TODO: refactor, redundant
-	var name, email string
-	if authorStr, ok := apr.GetValue(cli.AuthorParam); ok {
-		name, email, err = cli.ParseAuthor(authorStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	} else {
-		name = dSess.Username
-		email = dSess.Email
-	}
-
-	t := ctx.QueryTime()
-	if commitTimeStr, ok := apr.GetValue(cli.DateParam); ok {
-		var err error
-		t, err = cli.ParseDate(commitTimeStr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Save our work so far in the session, as it will be referenced by the commit call below (badly in need of a
 	// refactoring)
 	err = dSess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
@@ -341,12 +302,12 @@ func executeNoFFMerge(
 	// TODO: this does several session state updates, and it really needs to just do one
 	//  We also need to commit any pending transaction before we do this.
 	_, err = actions.CommitStaged(ctx, roots, ws.MergeActive(), mergeParentCommits, dbData, actions.CommitStagedProps{
-		Message:    msg,
-		Date:       t,
-		AllowEmpty: apr.Contains(cli.AllowEmptyFlag),
-		Force:      apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag),
-		Name:       name,
-		Email:      email,
+		Message:    spec.Msg,
+		Date:       spec.Date,
+		AllowEmpty: spec.AllowEmpty,
+		Force:      spec.Force,
+		Name:       spec.Name,
+		Email:      spec.Email,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -355,6 +316,49 @@ func executeNoFFMerge(
 	return ws, dSess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws.ClearMerge(), nil)
 }
 
+func createMergeSpec(ctx *sql.Context, sess *dsess.Session, dbName string, apr *argparser.ArgParseResults, commitSpecStr string) (*merge.MergeSpec, error) {
+	ddb, ok := sess.GetDoltDB(ctx, dbName)
+
+	dbData, ok := sess.GetDbData(ctx, dbName)
+
+	msg, ok := apr.GetValue(cli.CommitMessageArg)
+	if !ok {
+		// TODO probably change, but we can't open editor so it'll have to be automated
+		msg = "automatic SQL merge"
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	var name, email string
+	if authorStr, ok := apr.GetValue(cli.AuthorParam); ok {
+		name, email, err = cli.ParseAuthor(authorStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		name = sess.Username
+		email = sess.Email
+	}
+
+	t := ctx.QueryTime()
+	if commitTimeStr, ok := apr.GetValue(cli.DateParam); ok {
+		t, err = cli.ParseDate(commitTimeStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	roots, ok := sess.GetRoots(ctx, dbName)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, sql.ErrDatabaseNotFound.New(dbName)
+	}
+
+	mergeSpec, _, err := merge.NewMergeSpec(ctx, dbData.Rsr, ddb, roots, name, email, msg, commitSpecStr, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag), t)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return mergeSpec, nil
+}
+
 // TODO: this copied from commands/merge.go because the latter isn't reusable. Fix that.
 func mergeRootToWorking(
 	squash bool,
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_pull.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_pull.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..375cd7f7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/dolt_pull.go
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Dolthub, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package dfunctions
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/sql"
+	"github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/sql/expression"
+
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/cmd/dolt/cli"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dsess"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/store/datas"
+)
+
+const DoltPullFuncName = "dolt_pull"
+
+type DoltPullFunc struct {
+	expression.NaryExpression
+}
+
+// NewPullFunc creates a new PullFunc expression.
+func NewPullFunc(ctx *sql.Context, args ...sql.Expression) (sql.Expression, error) {
+	return &DoltPullFunc{expression.NaryExpression{ChildExpressions: args}}, nil
+}
+
+func (d DoltPullFunc) String() string {
+	childrenStrings := make([]string, len(d.Children()))
+
+	for i, child := range d.Children() {
+		childrenStrings[i] = child.String()
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("DOLT_PULL(%s)", strings.Join(childrenStrings, ","))
+}
+
+func (d DoltPullFunc) Type() sql.Type {
+	return sql.Boolean
+}
+
+func (d DoltPullFunc) WithChildren(ctx *sql.Context, children ...sql.Expression) (sql.Expression, error) {
+	return NewPullFunc(ctx, children...)
+}
+
+func (d DoltPullFunc) Eval(ctx *sql.Context, row sql.Row) (interface{}, error) {
+	dbName := ctx.GetCurrentDatabase()
+
+	if len(dbName) == 0 {
+		return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("empty database name.")
+	}
+
+	sess := dsess.DSessFromSess(ctx.Session)
+	dbData, ok := sess.GetDbData(ctx, dbName)
+	if !ok {
+		return noConflicts, sql.ErrDatabaseNotFound.New(dbName)
+	}
+
+	ap := cli.CreatePullArgParser()
+	args, err := getDoltArgs(ctx, row, d.Children())
+
+	apr, err := ap.Parse(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, err
+	}
+
+	if apr.NArg() > 1 {
+		return noConflicts, actions.ErrInvalidPullArgs
+	}
+
+	var remoteName string
+	if apr.NArg() == 1 {
+		remoteName = apr.Arg(0)
+	}
+
+	pullSpec, err := env.NewPullSpec(ctx, dbData.Rsr, remoteName, apr.Contains(cli.SquashParam), apr.Contains(cli.NoFFParam), apr.Contains(cli.ForceFlag))
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, err
+	}
+
+	srcDB, err := pullSpec.Remote.GetRemoteDBWithoutCaching(ctx, dbData.Ddb.ValueReadWriter().Format())
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("failed to get remote db; %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ws, err := sess.WorkingSet(ctx, dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, err
+	}
+
+	var conflicts interface{}
+	for _, refSpec := range pullSpec.RefSpecs {
+		remoteTrackRef := refSpec.DestRef(pullSpec.Branch)
+
+		if remoteTrackRef != nil {
+
+			// todo: can we pass nil for either of the channels?
+			srcDBCommit, err := actions.FetchRemoteBranch(ctx, dbData.Rsw.TempTableFilesDir(), pullSpec.Remote, srcDB, dbData.Ddb, pullSpec.Branch, remoteTrackRef, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return noConflicts, err
+			}
+
+			// TODO: this could be replaced with a canFF check to test for error
+			err = dbData.Ddb.FastForward(ctx, remoteTrackRef, srcDBCommit)
+			if err != nil {
+				return noConflicts, fmt.Errorf("fetch failed; %w", err)
+			}
+
+			roots, ok := sess.GetRoots(ctx, dbName)
+			if !ok {
+				return noConflicts, sql.ErrDatabaseNotFound.New(dbName)
+			}
+
+			mergeSpec, err := createMergeSpec(ctx, sess, dbName, apr, remoteTrackRef.String())
+			if err != nil {
+				return noConflicts, err
+			}
+			ws, conflicts, err = mergeIntoWorkingSet(ctx, sess, roots, ws, dbName, mergeSpec)
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(doltdb.ErrUpToDate, err) {
+				return conflicts, err
+			}
+
+			err = sess.SetWorkingSet(ctx, dbName, ws, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return conflicts, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = actions.FetchFollowTags(ctx, dbData.Rsw.TempTableFilesDir(), srcDB, dbData.Ddb, runProgFuncs, stopProgFuncs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return noConflicts, err
+	}
+
+	return noConflicts, nil
+}
+
+func pullerProgFunc(ctx context.Context, pullerEventCh <-chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-pullerEventCh:
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func progFunc(ctx context.Context, progChan <-chan datas.PullProgress) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-progChan:
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func runProgFuncs(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, chan datas.PullProgress, chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+	pullerEventCh := make(chan datas.PullerEvent)
+	progChan := make(chan datas.PullProgress)
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		progFunc(ctx, progChan)
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		pullerProgFunc(ctx, pullerEventCh)
+	}()
+
+	return wg, progChan, pullerEventCh
+}
+
+func stopProgFuncs(cancel context.CancelFunc, wg *sync.WaitGroup, progChan chan datas.PullProgress, pullerEventCh chan datas.PullerEvent) {
+	cancel()
+	close(progChan)
+	close(pullerEventCh)
+	wg.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/init.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/init.go
index 18f3384781..4a23543dae 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/init.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dfunctions/init.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var DoltFunctions = []sql.Function{
 	sql.FunctionN{Name: ConstraintsVerifyFuncName, Fn: NewConstraintsVerifyFunc},
 	sql.FunctionN{Name: ConstraintsVerifyAllFuncName, Fn: NewConstraintsVerifyAllFunc},
 	sql.FunctionN{Name: RevertFuncName, Fn: NewRevertFunc},
+	sql.FunctionN{Name: DoltPullFuncName, Fn: NewPullFunc},
 }
 
 // These are the DoltFunctions that get exposed to Dolthub Api.
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dsess/session_state_adapter.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dsess/session_state_adapter.go
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7669e12bbc..7234c2ce1f
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dsess/session_state_adapter.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/sqle/dsess/session_state_adapter.go
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ package dsess
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server/sql"
 
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/dbfactory"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/env"
 	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/doltcore/ref"
+	"github.com/dolthub/dolt/go/libraries/utils/filesys"
 )
 
 // SessionStateAdapter is an adapter for env.RepoStateReader in SQL contexts, getting information about the repo state
@@ -124,3 +127,16 @@ func (s SessionStateAdapter) AddRemote(name string, url string, fetchSpecs []str
 func (s SessionStateAdapter) RemoveRemote(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("cannot delete remote in an SQL session")
 }
+
+func (s SessionStateAdapter) TempTableFilesDir() string {
+	//todo: save tempfile in dbState on server startup?
+	return mustAbs(dbfactory.DoltDir, "temptf")
+}
+
+func mustAbs(path ...string) string {
+	absPath, err := filesys.LocalFS.Abs(filepath.Join(path...))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return absPath
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/remotes.bats b/integration-tests/bats/remotes.bats
index 043d7a921f..090b9ea056 100644
--- a/integration-tests/bats/remotes.bats
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/remotes.bats
@@ -1110,4 +1110,4 @@ setup_ref_test() {
    run dolt fetch dadasdfasdfa
    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
    [[ "$output" =~ "error: dadasdfasdfa does not appear to be a dolt database" ]] || false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/sql-pull.bats b/integration-tests/bats/sql-pull.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..645b6acc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/sql-pull.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+load $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/helper/common.bash
+
+setup() {
+    setup_common
+    TMPDIRS=$(pwd)/tmpdirs
+    mkdir -p $TMPDIRS/{rem1,tmp1}
+
+    # tmp1 -> rem1 -> tmp2
+    cd $TMPDIRS/tmp1
+    dolt init
+    dolt branch feature
+    dolt remote add origin file://../rem1
+    dolt remote add test-remote file://../rem1
+    dolt push origin master
+
+    cd $TMPDIRS
+    dolt clone file://rem1 tmp2
+    cd $TMPDIRS/tmp2
+    dolt log
+    dolt branch feature
+    dolt remote add test-remote file://../rem1
+
+    # table and comits only present on tmp1, rem1 at start
+    cd $TMPDIRS/tmp1
+    dolt sql -q "create table t1 (a int primary key, b int)"
+    dolt commit -am "First commit"
+    dolt sql -q "insert into t1 values (0,0)"
+    dolt commit -am "Second commit"
+    dolt push origin master
+    cd $TMPDIRS
+}
+
+teardown() {
+    teardown_common
+    rm -rf $TMPDIRS
+    cd $BATS_TMPDIR
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull master" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull custom remote" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('test-remote')"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull default origin" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt remote remove test-remote
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull()"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull default custom remote" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt remote remove origin
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull()"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull up to date does not error" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull unknown remote fails" {
+    cd tmp2
+    run dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('unknown')"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "unknown remote" ]] || false
+    [[ ! "$output" =~ "panic" ]] || false
+}
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull unknown feature branch fails" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt checkout feature
+    run dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "branch not found" ]] || false
+    [[ ! "$output" =~ "panic" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull feature branch" {
+    cd tmp1
+    dolt checkout feature
+    dolt merge master
+    dolt push origin feature
+
+    cd ../tmp2
+    dolt checkout feature
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull force" {
+    skip "todo: support dolt pull --force (cli too)"
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "create table t2 (a int)"
+    dolt commit -am "2.0 commit"
+    dolt push origin master
+
+    cd ../tmp1
+    dolt sql -q "create table t2 (a int primary key)"
+    dolt sql -q "create table t3 (a int primary key)"
+    dolt commit -am "2.1 commit"
+    dolt push -f origin master
+
+    cd ../tmp2
+    run dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ ! "$output" =~ "panic" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "fetch failed; dataset head is not ancestor of commit" ]] || false
+
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('-f', 'origin')"
+
+    run dolt log -n 1
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "2.1 commit" ]] || false
+
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 4 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t3" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull squash" {
+    skip "todo: support dolt pull --squash (cli too)"
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('--squash', 'origin')"
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull --noff flag" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('--no-ff', 'origin')"
+    dolt status
+    run dolt log -n 1
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    # TODO change the default message name
+    [[ "$output" =~ "automatic SQL merge" ]] || false
+
+    run dolt sql -q "show tables" -r csv
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "${#lines[@]}" -eq 2 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Table" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "t1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: empty remote name does not panic" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('')"
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull dirty working set fails" {
+    cd tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "create table t2 (a int)"
+    run dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "cannot merge with uncommitted changes" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull tag" {
+    cd tmp1
+    dolt tag v1
+    dolt push origin v1
+    dolt tag
+
+    cd ../tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    run dolt tag
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "v1" ]] || false
+}
+
+@test "sql-pull: dolt_pull tags only for resolved commits" {
+    cd tmp1
+    dolt tag v1 head
+    dolt tag v2 head^
+    dolt push origin v1
+    dolt push origin v2
+
+    dolt checkout feature
+    dolt sql -q "create table t2 (a int)"
+    dolt commit -am "feature commit"
+    dolt tag v3
+    dolt push origin v3
+
+    cd ../tmp2
+    dolt sql -q "select dolt_pull('origin')"
+    run dolt tag
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "v1" ]] || false
+    [[ "$output" =~ "v2" ]] || false
+    [[ ! "$output" =~ "v3" ]] || false
+}
+