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using-git-worktrees skillA

Name: using-git-worktrees
Author: coco-research

using-git-worktrees is agent-read markdown (skill) from coco-research/coco: Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification.

Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.

What the file says

# Using Git Worktrees

## Overview

Git worktrees create isolated workspaces sharing the same repository, allowing work on multiple branches simultaneously without switching.

**Core principle:** Systematic directory selection + safety verification = reliable isolation.

**Announce at start:** "I'm using the using-git-worktrees skill to set up an isolated workspace."

## Directory Selection Process

Follow this priority order:

### 1. Check Existing Directories

```bash
# Check in priority order
ls -d .worktrees 2>/dev/null     # Preferred (hidden)
ls -d worktrees 2>/dev/null      # Alternative
```

**If found:** Use that directory. If both exist, `.worktrees` wins.

### 2. Check CLAUDE.md

```bash
grep -i "worktree.*director" CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null
```

**If preference specified:** Use it without asking.

### 3. Ask User

If no directory exists and no CLAUDE.md preference:

```
No worktree directory found. Where should I create worktrees?

1. .worktrees/ (project-local, hidden)
2. ~/.config/superpowers/worktrees/<project-name>/ (global location)

Which would you prefer?
```

## Safety Verification

### For Project-Local Directories (.worktrees or worktrees)
…

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How to install

Latest version

mdr add coco-research/coco/using-git-worktrees@git:20260802.1479e32

Exact content

mdr add coco-research/coco/using-git-worktrees@sha256:d804b1c853ddf36b

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Versions

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20260802.1479e32 latest	2026-08-02	1479e32	5,655 B	A	view · diff
git:20260426.d53cc6c	2026-04-26	d53cc6c	5,635 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

A 17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.

pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5655 bytes)
pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
pass: No credential-shaped string
pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
pass: No text hidden with inline styles
pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

coco-research/coco · 478 stars · license NOASSERTION · pushed 2026-09-25 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ev6l4swtfcwiocfr
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=coco-research/coco/using-git-worktrees
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/d804b1c853ddf36b94c4a7e0197b3475d0c0ebba5968458ad92934bf7d8c0315

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