use-worktrees SKILL.md skillA
use-worktrees from urmzd/dotfiles is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add urmzd/dotfiles/use-worktrees@git:20260711.7fb4aacPins git:20260711.7fb4aac in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- urmzd/dotfiles
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dot_agents/skills/use-worktrees/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
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- Latest version
- git:20260711.7fb4aac, committed Jul 11, 2026
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- Repository stars
- 5
- License
- Apache-2.0
Create, enter, and clean up git worktrees under the mandatory layout: every worktree lives at <repo-root>/.worktrees/<name> in the target repo's primary checkout, .worktrees/ is always gitignored, and the primary checkout never leaves the default branch. Use when creating a worktree, working on parallel branches, isolating an agent's edits, or when the user says "worktree", "work in parallel", or "branch without switching". Do NOT use for commit/PR/merge flow (use ship, pr, merge-ready) or for…
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What the file says
# Use Worktrees Worktrees give each parallel task its own working directory while sharing one repository. This skill defines where they live and the invariants that keep the primary checkout safe. ## Policy (non-negotiable) 1. **One location**: every worktree lives at `<repo-root>/.worktrees/<name>`, where `<repo-root>` is the primary checkout of the repo being worked on. Never `.claude/worktrees/`, never sibling directories (`../repo-feature`), never temp dirs, never nested inside another worktree. 2. **Per-repo, even cross-project**: when a session in project A creates a worktree for project B, it goes in B's own root (`<B-root>/.worktrees/`), not under A and not in any shared location. 3. **Always ignored**: `.worktrees/` must be gitignored. Check with `git check-ignore -q .worktrees`; if not ignored, append `.worktrees/` to `.git/info/exclude` (repo-local, safe in shared repos). Only add it to the tracked `.gitignore` when the user wants it committed for the whole team. 4. **The default branch never moves**: the primary checkout stays on the default branch (`main`/`master`) permanently. Never `git switch` or …
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How to install
mdr add urmzd/dotfiles/use-worktrees@sha256:f9620a767f1f0751The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260711.7fb4aac, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jul 11, 2026.
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Source
urmzd/dotfiles · 5 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-03 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2oysx3campfnpc7a GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=urmzd/dotfiles/use-worktrees GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f9620a767f1f075130071f1f7aa06db6f80f2b3516dd55c1f883182ba16004ff
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