using-git-worktrees

To create an isolated git worktree, this skill automatically selects a project-local or global directory, ensures it is ignored by Git, runs project-specific setup commands, and verifies a clean baseline by executing tests.

Managing git worktrees for parallel testing is streamlined by automatically creating isolated directories for different branches, detecting project setup tools like npm or cargo, and running initial tests to verify a stable starting state.

You need to ignore git worktree directories to prevent accidental commits of local development environments. This skill performs safety verification to ensure project-local worktree paths are properly ignored before creation.

Yes, git worktree setup works with npm, cargo, pip, poetry, and go projects. The skill detects your project's specific package manager and automatically executes the corresponding setup commands during worktree creation.

Yes, you can run project tests automatically. The skill performs baseline testing immediately after creating the worktree and running setup commands, verifying the new isolated workspace is in a clean, testable state before development begins.

A key consideration when using local hidden directories for git worktrees is ensuring they do not interfere with the main codebase. The skill mitigates this by prioritizing local hidden directories and verifying they are ignored by Git.