using-git-worktrees

To set up git worktrees, this skill automatically selects a directory, verifies it is git-ignored, creates the worktree, installs dependencies, and runs baseline tests to ensure a clean, isolated feature development workspace.

Using git worktrees is the best way to manage multiple branches without losing context. This skill creates isolated workspaces with separate branch directories, preventing accidental commits and eliminating the need to constantly switch branches.

Yes, creating a git worktree with this skill automatically installs project dependencies using executable language-specific package managers like npm, cargo, or pip, ensuring the isolated environment is immediately ready for development.

Yes, you can use git worktrees if your project has executable language-specific package managers and test commands. The skill requires git, project source code, and these executables to install dependencies and run baseline testing successfully.

Your git worktree directory needs to be verified as ignored to prevent accidental commits of the workspace directory into your main repository. This safety verification ensures the isolated worktree environment remains separate from the primary source code.

To ensure a clean baseline state in a new git worktree, this skill runs baseline tests immediately after creating the workspace and installing dependencies, confirming the isolated environment starts fully functional and error-free.