using-git-worktrees

Git worktrees create isolated directories for branching work, preventing changes from leaking into the main project workspace. This skill safely sets up these dedicated worktrees by selecting appropriate locations and verifying ignore rules before creation.

To prevent git worktrees from being committed accidentally, this skill validates Git ignore rules before creation. It verifies your ignore configuration and provides guidance to fix ignores when needed, ensuring worktrees remain safely excluded from version control.

Creating a git worktree with a clean baseline involves detecting the project structure and running initial setup commands. This skill automatically identifies Node, Rust, or Python projects and executes the appropriate setup to establish a ready-to-code environment.

Git worktrees can use custom directory locations configured in CLAUDE.md. This skill follows a priority order for safe directory selection, preferring existing directories, then CLAUDE.md preferences, and finally prompting the user for a target location.

Git worktree workflows support both project-local and global worktree locations. This skill works with either preference, selecting the appropriate target path based on existing directories or your CLAUDE.md configuration to ensure safe workspace isolation.