using-git-worktrees

To create an isolated git workspace, you can set up a git worktree for your feature branch. This creates a separate directory for development, keeping your current workspace untouched and avoiding mixed unfinished changes.

Setting up a git worktree for feature development isolates your changes in a new directory. The workspace verifies project setup and runs baseline tests, ensuring a clean checkout before you begin implementation work.

Git branch isolation for subagent-driven development is best managed by creating a dedicated git worktree. This provides a clean, separate checkout with deterministic directory selection, isolating subagent work from the main repository.

Git worktree creation includes safety verification to check that project-local worktree directories are properly ignored. This prevents accidental tracking of worktree contents in your main git repository.

You can use an existing worktree directory if one is available. The workspace setup follows documented repository preferences for directory selection, or prompts you for a location if no convention exists.

Baseline tests must pass before starting implementation in a git worktree to verify a clean project state. The setup detects the project type, runs dependency installation, and validates test readiness before reporting the workspace as ready.