git-worktrees

To create an isolated git worktree, the process selects a hidden project-local directory, enforces .gitignore safety, initializes the branch, runs dependency setup, and verifies tests. This enables parallel branch development without contaminating the main workspace.

To prevent accidental commits of git worktree directories, safety verification ensures the worktree path is listed in .gitignore and automatically commits the ignore change if needed. This prevents accidental tracking of worktree contents in the main repository.

Yes, git worktree creation includes automated dependency setup for common ecosystems including Node, Python, Go, and Rust. It initializes the new branch worktree and runs ecosystem-specific setup to prepare the environment before baseline test verification.

Clean baseline test verification is needed to ensure the new worktree branch starts from a stable state. After creating the worktree and running dependency setup, tests are executed to verify the baseline before beginning feature development or running experiments.

Yes, git worktrees support coordinating multiple specialists working concurrently by providing isolated workspaces. Each specialist gets a separate worktree branch for parallel task assignment without switching or contaminating the main workspace.

You should avoid git worktrees if your project lacks proper .gitignore safety enforcement, since the automation commits ignore changes to prevent accidental tracking. Worktrees are also unnecessary overhead for simple, sequential single-branch workflows.