Worktree Isolation

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Lets your agent create and manage isolated Git worktrees for developing features without disturbing your main branch.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Worktree Isolation skill

About this capability

Git worktree management for safe, isolated feature development. Creates, manages, and cleans up worktrees with branch naming and dependency setup.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/methodologies/automaker/skills/worktree-isolation/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Manage git worktree lifecycle for safe, isolated parallel development.

Agent

Worktree Manager - automaker-worktree-manager

Workflow

  1. Create new branch from base (feature/)
  2. Set up git worktree in .worktrees/ directory
  3. Verify worktree isolation
  4. Install dependencies in worktree
  5. After completion, merge or preserve worktree
  6. Clean up merged worktrees, preserve failed ones

Inputs

  • projectName - Project name
  • featureId - Feature identifier
  • baseBranch - Base branch for worktree creation

Outputs

  • Worktree path, branch name, isolation status

Process Files

  • automaker-orchestrator.js - Phase 3 (setup) and cleanup
  • automaker-agent-execution.js - Stage 1
  • automaker-review-ship.js - Stage 3 (merge)

Signals

GitHub stars
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Last commit
Sep 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
worktree-isolation
Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter