using-git-worktrees

Git worktrees provide separate working trees sharing the same repository, enabling parallel feature work without switching branches. This Skill identifies and creates an isolated git worktree, running safety verifications and automatic project setup to ensure a clean baseline.

Isolating feature work is best done using git worktrees, which allow separate working directories for parallel branch execution. This approach uses priority-based directory selection, checking configuration files and existing directories to safely establish an isolated environment.

To ensure git worktrees are safely ignored, this Skill verifies .gitignore settings for project-local worktrees. This safety verification prevents the main repository from accidentally tracking isolated working directories or duplicate files during parallel development.

Yes, git worktrees support Node.js, Rust, Python, and Go environments. The Skill auto-detects the project context and runs the appropriate setup commands to configure the isolated worktree, ensuring dependencies and environment configurations match the main repository.

Directory selection for isolated git working directories uses a priority-based approach. It reuses existing hidden or public worktree directories first, then checks project configuration files for preferences, and finally prompts the user only when necessary.