using-git-worktrees

Git worktrees isolate feature work by creating a dedicated working directory, preventing changes from affecting the main workspace. This approach creates a new branch and bootstraps the appropriate tooling for the project automatically.

Managing git worktrees involves automatic selection based on priority for project-local or global locations. The process auto-detects the project name, creates a new branch, and bootstraps the environment as needed for safe feature development.

To prevent git worktrees from being committed, the setup verifies ignore rules before creation. This ensures the worktree directories are safely ignored by the repository configuration and do not pollute the main branch history.

Git worktree creation supports both project-local and global locations with automatic selection based on priority. You can specify a user-specified location to safely isolate feature work outside the main repository directory if preferred.

Creating a git worktree automatically bootstraps the appropriate tooling as needed for the project. After isolating the feature work in the preferred location, the setup process initializes the environment for immediate development.

Git worktrees are needed when you want to work on a feature without mutating the main branch workspace. They provide isolation and safety by keeping separate directories for each feature, preventing file switching conflicts.