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Parallel Task

by shep-ai

Parallel Task is a DevOps skill for Claude Code, published by shep-ai in shep.

247 stars53 forkson shep-ai/shepAdded 2026/09/02Repository updated 2026/08/28
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Install Parallel Task
Copy Parallel Task into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/shep-ai/shep/tree/main/.claude/skills/shep-kit-parallel-task ~/.claude/skills/shep-kit-parallel-task

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/shep-ai/shep.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
.claude/skills/shep-kit-parallel-task/SKILL.md in shep-ai/shep
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/shep-kit-parallel-task
Collection
One of 19 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
DevOps — 1075 skills

What Parallel Task does

Parallel Task creates an isolated git worktree in .worktrees/ for work that can proceed alongside other changes. Use it for independent fixes, long-running tests, or any task that needs branch isolation.

Parallel Task is cataloged under DevOps on DirSkills. Parallel Task comes from a repository tagged agent-orchestration, agentic-ai, ai, ai-agents and ai-code-generation.

Documentation

README

Parallel Task via Git Worktree

Create an isolated worktree in .worktrees/ branched from up-to-date main, with spec directory scaffolded.

When to Use

  • Working on an independent task that doesn't block or depend on current work
  • Need isolation from the current branch's in-progress changes
  • Running long builds/tests while continuing other work

Workflow

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Parallel Task

  • What else does shep-ai publish alongside Parallel Task?

    Parallel Task is one of 19 skills that DirSkills catalogs from shep-ai/shep, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Architecture Reviewer, Commit PR and Cross-Validate Artifacts. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Parallel Task does, and is maintained by shep-ai in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the shep-ai/shep page.

  • How does Parallel Task compare to other DevOps skills?

    Parallel Task ranks #755 by stars among the 1075 DevOps skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Backend Patterns, API Connector Builder and Migration. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Parallel Task against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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