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.
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# 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_search -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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The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260312.c37221c, 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.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ym736jjs6bsw77zx
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ibrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor/using-git-worktrees
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6f483ed1cadeeb5c1907456c6114ca777c9b673d20348143d7eb7f325f2a92b9
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