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parallel-worktrees skill

by rohitg00·rohitg00/pro-workflow·2.9k stars

Create and manage git worktrees for parallel coding sessions with zero dead time. Use when blocked on tests, builds, wanting to work on multiple branches, context switching, or exploring multiple approaches simultaneously.

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Install the parallel-worktrees skill

A skill is a folder. Copy it into your agent's skills folder and the agent loads it when the task matches its description. 

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rohitg00/pro-workflow.git /tmp/pro-workflow
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/pro-workflow/skills/parallel-worktrees ~/.claude/skills/parallel-worktrees
available in every project

In the Claude apps, zip the folder and upload it from the Skills settings. The folder on GitHub

The instructions your agent would load

SKILL.md as published, without the frontmatter. Read it on GitHub

Parallel Worktrees

Zero dead time. While one session runs tests, work on something else.

Trigger

Use when waiting on tests, long builds, exploring approaches, or needing to review and develop simultaneously.

Quick Start

Claude Code:

claude --worktree    # or claude -w (auto-creates isolated worktree)

Cursor / Any editor:

git worktree add ../project-feat feature-branch
# Open the new worktree folder in a second editor window

Both approaches create an isolated working copy where changes don't interfere with your main session.

Claude Code Extras

These features are Claude Code-specific (skip if using Cursor):

  • claude -w auto-creates and cleans up worktrees
  • Subagents support isolation: worktree in agent frontmatter
  • Ctrl+F kills all background agents (two-press confirmation)
  • Ctrl+B sends a task to background

Workflow

  1. Show current worktrees: git worktree list
  2. Create a worktree for the parallel task.
  3. Open a new editor/terminal session in the worktree.
  4. When done, clean up the worktree.

Commands

git worktree list

git worktree add ../project-feat feature-branch
git worktree add ../project-fix bugfix-branch
git worktree add ../project-exp -b experiment

git worktree remove ../project-feat
git worktree prune

Usage Pattern

Terminal 1: ~/project          → Main work
Terminal 2: ~/project-feat     → Feature development
Terminal 3: ~/project-fix      → Bug fixes

Each worktree runs its own AI session independently.

When to Parallelize

Guardrails

  • Each worktree is a full working copy — changes are isolated.
  • Before removing a worktree, verify changes are committed: git -C ../project-feat status
  • Don't forget to clean up worktrees when done (git worktree prune).
  • Avoid editing the same files in multiple worktrees simultaneously.

Output

  • Current worktree list
  • Created worktree path and branch
  • Instructions for opening a new session

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  • Abatch-orchestrationDecompose large-scale changes into independent units and spawn parallel agents in isolated worktrees. Use for migrations, refactors, codemods, and any change touching 10+ files with the same pattern.
  • Cbug-captureCapture a user-reported defect as a durable GitHub issue written in the project's own domain language. Explores the codebase in parallel for context but never leaks file paths or line numbers into the issue. Use when the user reports a bug conversationally, runs a QA pass, or says "file an issue", "log this as a bug", "capture this".
  • Acompact-guardSmart context compaction with state preservation. Saves critical files, task progress, and working state before compaction, restores after. Use before manual compact or when auto-compact triggers.
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  • Acontext-optimizerOptimize token usage and context management. Use when sessions feel slow, context is degraded, or you're running out of budget.
  • Acost-trackerTrack session costs, set budget alerts, and optimize token spend. Use to check costs mid-session or set spending limits.
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  • AdeslopRemove AI-generated code slop, unnecessary comments, and over-engineering from the current branch diff. Cleans up boilerplate, simplifies abstractions, strips defensive code, and in skill-file mode lints SKILL.md files for quality. Use when cleaning up code, simplifying, removing boilerplate, before committing, or when reviewing a skill before promoting it.
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