diff --git a/graphify/build.py b/graphify/build.py
index f721382b..d9b5e768 100644
--- a/graphify/build.py
+++ b/graphify/build.py
@@ -1980,19 +1980,31 @@ def build_merge(
     return G
 
 
-def prefix_graph_for_global(G: nx.Graph, repo_tag: str) -> nx.Graph:
+def prefix_graph_for_global(
+    G: nx.Graph, repo_tag: str, community_offset: int = 0
+) -> nx.Graph:
     """Return a copy of G with all node IDs prefixed with repo_tag::.
 
     Labels are preserved unchanged (for display). A 'local_id' attribute
     is added to each node so the original ID can be recovered. Edges and
     their directional attributes (_src/_tgt) are rewritten to match the new
     prefixed IDs. The 'repo' attribute is set on every node.
+
+    community_offset shifts each node's integer 'community' id into a shared
+    id space and records the original in 'local_community': every input graph
+    numbers its communities from 0, so ids carried across a merge unchanged
+    collide and the aggregated community view fuses unrelated communities
+    into one meta-node (#3014). 0 (the default) leaves communities untouched.
     """
     relabel = {n: f"{repo_tag}::{n}" for n in G.nodes}
     H = nx.relabel_nodes(G, relabel, copy=True)
     for node, data in H.nodes(data=True):
         data["repo"] = repo_tag
         data.setdefault("local_id", node.split("::", 1)[1])
+        cid = data.get("community")
+        if community_offset and isinstance(cid, int):
+            data["local_community"] = cid
+            data["community"] = cid + community_offset
     for u, v, data in H.edges(data=True):
         if "_src" in data and data["_src"] in relabel:
             data["_src"] = relabel[data["_src"]]
diff --git a/graphify/cli.py b/graphify/cli.py
index 454c900d..bd295681 100644
--- a/graphify/cli.py
+++ b/graphify/cli.py
@@ -2541,11 +2541,25 @@ def dispatch_command(cmd: str) -> None:
         # diagnosis in PR #1691). Collect every input's prefixed hyperedges
         # and re-attach the union after composing.
         collected_hyperedges: list = []
+        # Offset each input's community ids into a shared id space as it is
+        # prefixed: every input numbers its communities from 0, so ids carried
+        # across unchanged collide in the merged graph and the aggregated
+        # community view fuses unrelated communities into one meta-node (#3014).
+        # The first input keeps its original ids (offset 0); local_community on
+        # the prefixed nodes preserves each repo's own partition.
+        community_offset = 0
         for G, repo_tag in zip(graphs, repo_tags):
-            prefixed = _to_simple(_prefix(G, repo_tag))
+            prefixed = _to_simple(_prefix(G, repo_tag, community_offset=community_offset))
             hes = prefixed.graph.get("hyperedges")
             if isinstance(hes, list):
                 collected_hyperedges.extend(h for h in hes if isinstance(h, dict))
+            cids = [
+                d["community"]
+                for _, d in prefixed.nodes(data=True)
+                if isinstance(d.get("community"), int)
+            ]
+            if cids:
+                community_offset = max(community_offset, max(cids) + 1)
             merged = _nx.compose(merged, prefixed)
         # A contract type both repos declare arrives as two unconnected nodes,
         # since every id is repo-prefixed. Link them so a traversal can cross
diff --git a/tests/test_global_graph.py b/tests/test_global_graph.py
index 389c88d2..ad5da774 100644
--- a/tests/test_global_graph.py
+++ b/tests/test_global_graph.py
@@ -81,6 +81,38 @@ def test_prefix_graph_rewrites_edge_directional_attributes():
     assert data["_tgt"] == "repoA::collections"
 
 
+def test_prefix_graph_offsets_community_ids():
+    """#3014: every input graph numbers its communities from 0, so a merge
+    carrying ids across unchanged fuses community 0 of one repo with community
+    0 of another into a single meta-node in the aggregated view. An offset must
+    shift integer ids into a shared id space and keep the per-repo id in
+    local_community."""
+    from graphify.build import prefix_graph_for_global
+    G = _make_graph(
+        [{"id": "a", "community": 0}, {"id": "b", "community": 1}], [],
+    )
+    H = prefix_graph_for_global(G, "repoA", community_offset=5)
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::a"]["community"] == 5
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::a"]["local_community"] == 0
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::b"]["community"] == 6
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::b"]["local_community"] == 1
+
+
+def test_prefix_graph_zero_offset_leaves_communities_untouched():
+    """The default offset must be a no-op — no community rewrite, no
+    local_community noise — so single-repo callers (global store, tests)
+    keep their ids exactly as stored."""
+    from graphify.build import prefix_graph_for_global
+    G = _make_graph(
+        [{"id": "a", "community": 0}, {"id": "b", "community": 1}], [],
+    )
+    H = prefix_graph_for_global(G, "repoA")
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::a"]["community"] == 0
+    assert H.nodes["repoA::b"]["community"] == 1
+    assert "local_community" not in H.nodes["repoA::a"]
+    assert "local_community" not in H.nodes["repoA::b"]
+
+
 
 def test_prune_repo_removes_correct_nodes():
     from graphify.build import prune_repo_from_graph
diff --git a/tests/test_merge_graphs_cli.py b/tests/test_merge_graphs_cli.py
index e0203a5a..22948df8 100644
--- a/tests/test_merge_graphs_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_merge_graphs_cli.py
@@ -247,3 +247,43 @@ def test_merge_graphs_reads_top_level_only_hyperedges(tmp_path):
     assert [h["id"] for h in data["hyperedges"]] == ["alpha::h_top"]
     assert data["hyperedges"][0]["nodes"] == ["alpha::x"]
 
+
+
+def _write_with_communities(p: Path, nodes):
+    p.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    p.write_text(json.dumps({
+        "directed": False, "multigraph": False, "graph": {},
+        "nodes": [{"id": nid, "community": cid} for nid, cid in nodes],
+        "links": [],
+    }))
+
+
+def test_merge_graphs_offsets_communities_so_repos_do_not_fuse(tmp_path):
+    # #3014: every input numbers its communities from 0, so merge-graphs
+    # carrying ids across unchanged made community 0 of repo alpha and
+    # community 0 of repo beta the SAME community — the aggregated community
+    # view then fused unrelated communities into one meta-node. Each input's
+    # ids must be offset into a shared id space, with the per-repo partition
+    # kept in local_community.
+    a = tmp_path / "alpha" / "graphify-out" / "graph.json"
+    b = tmp_path / "beta" / "graphify-out" / "graph.json"
+    _write_with_communities(a, [("a0", 0), ("a1", 0), ("a2", 1)])
+    _write_with_communities(b, [("b0", 0), ("b1", 1), ("b2", 1), ("b3", 2)])
+    out = tmp_path / "merged.json"
+
+    r = _run(["merge-graphs", str(a), str(b), "--out", str(out)], tmp_path)
+    assert r.returncode == 0, r.stderr
+    data = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    a_nodes = [n for n in data["nodes"] if n["id"].startswith("alpha::")]
+    b_nodes = [n for n in data["nodes"] if n["id"].startswith("beta::")]
+    # the first input keeps its original ids (offset 0)
+    assert {n["community"] for n in a_nodes} == {0, 1}
+    # the second input is shifted past the first: {2, 3, 4}, disjoint
+    assert {n["community"] for n in b_nodes} == {2, 3, 4}
+    assert not (
+        {n["community"] for n in a_nodes} & {n["community"] for n in b_nodes}
+    ), "community ids still collide across repos (#3014)"
+    # all five distinct communities survive the merge
+    assert len({n["community"] for n in data["nodes"]}) == 5
+    # the per-repo partition is preserved
+    assert {n["local_community"] for n in b_nodes} == {0, 1, 2}