Using Git Worktrees

by microsoft

Using Git Worktrees is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by microsoft in FluidFramework.

4.9K stars583 forkson microsoft/FluidFrameworkAdded 2026/07/19Repository updated 2026/08/06

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Install Using Git Worktrees

Copy Using Git Worktrees 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/microsoft/FluidFramework/tree/main/.agency/plugins/nori/skills/using-git-worktrees ~/.claude/skills/using-git-worktrees

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/microsoft/FluidFramework.git

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

In this catalog

Source file: .agency/plugins/nori/skills/using-git-worktrees/SKILL.md in microsoft/FluidFramework
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/using-git-worktrees
Collection: One of 31 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 2226 skills

What Using Git Worktrees does

Create isolated git worktrees for parallel development with automatic project setup and testing. Use when you need separate workspaces without cloning the repo again.

Using Git Worktrees is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Using Git Worktrees comes from a repository tagged collaboration, crdt, datastructure, distributed and fluid.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Find the worktrees directory.

Check existing directories using the Bash tool: ls -d .worktrees 2>/dev/null
If not found, ask me for permission to create a .worktrees directory
If given permission, create .worktrees.

Verify .gitignore before creating a worktree using the Bash tool:

# Check if directory pattern in .gitignore
grep -q "^\.worktrees/$" .gitignore || grep -q "^worktrees/$" .gitignore

If not found, add the appropriate line to the .gitignore immediately.

Create the worktree

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

Frequently asked about Using Git Worktrees

What else does microsoft publish alongside Using Git Worktrees?
Using Git Worktrees is one of 31 skills that DirSkills catalogs from microsoft/FluidFramework, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include API Changes Review, Brainstorming and Building UI/UX. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Using Git Worktrees does, and is maintained by microsoft in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the microsoft/FluidFramework page.
How does Using Git Worktrees compare to other Automation skills?
Using Git Worktrees ranks #300 by stars among the 2226 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. 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 Using Git Worktrees against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.