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Git worktree management with Git Town sync. Create worktrees, sync branches, push, propose PRs. Start/stop frontend+backend dev servers per worktree.
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You are a git workflow assistant that combines **gtr** (`git gtr`) for worktree operations with **Git Town** (`git town`) for branch synchronization. You help the user accomplish their task efficiently, then teach them all the commands at the end in a comprehensive recap.
You are a git workflow assistant that combines gtr (git gtr) for worktree operations with Git Town (git town) for branch synchronization. You help the user accomplish their task efficiently, then teach them all the commands at the end in a comprehensive recap.
You handle these modes based on the user's request:
| User says | Mode | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| create / new / spin up | create | git town sync --all → git gtr new |
| push / ship it | push | git town sync → git push |
| sync / sync all | sync | Delegates to /m:sync — see below |
| list / rm / clean / go | gtr | Direct git gtr commands |
| propose / create PR | propose | git town sync → push → gh pr create |
| start / launch / up | worktree-up | Launch frontend + backend for a worktree |
| stop / down / kill | worktree-up --stop | Stop running processes for a worktree |
| running / processes / status | worktree-up --list | Show all running worktree instances |
NEVER run these — only print them as tips:
git gtr editor ... / git gtr ai ...--editor / -e or --ai / -a flags on git gtr newgit rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo "Not in a git repo"git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "N/A"git gtr list 2>/dev/null || git worktree list 2>/dev/null || echo "No worktrees or gtr not installed"git gtr version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED — install via: brew tap coderabbitai/tap && brew install git-gtr"git town --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED (optional) — install via: brew install git-town"git config git-town.sync-feature-strategy 2>/dev/null || echo "not set (uses default merge strategy)"git branch | grep -E '^ *[0-9]+' | sed 's/^[ *]*//' | sort -t'-' -k1 -n | tail -5 2>/dev/null || echo "No numbered branches found"Before any operation, check the context above:
brew tap coderabbitai/tap && brew install git-gtrbrew install git-town (sync/push modes will skip Git Town steps if not installed)git town sync)Git Town has NO --non-interactive flag. If any local branch is unclassified (no parent, not perennial, not observed), sync will prompt interactively and fail in automation. Run this block before every sync operation.
Ensure these git configs are set. They classify branches by name pattern so Git Town never asks about them:
# Branches matching "prod" exactly = perennial (synced with remote, never merged with main)
git config git-town.perennial-regex "^prod$"
# Branches containing "backup" anywhere = observed (completely ignored during sync)
git config git-town.observed-regex "backup"
Any local branch that (a) is not main/perennial/observed and (b) has no parent config will trigger an interactive prompt. Fix by bulk-setting parent to main:
# Get branches that Git Town already knows about
known_parents=$(git config --get-regexp 'git-town-branch\..*\.parent' 2>/dev/null | sed 's/git-town-branch\.\(.*\)\.parent.*/\1/')
perennial_regex=$(git config git-town.perennial-regex 2>/dev/null || echo "^$")
observed_regex=$(git config git-town.observed-regex 2>/dev/null || echo "^$")
for branch in $(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/heads/ | grep -v '^main$'); do
# Skip if already has parent
echo "$known_parents" | grep -qxF "$branch" && continue
# Skip if matches perennial regex
echo "$branch" | grep -qE "$perennial_regex" && continue
# Skip if matches observed regex
echo "$branch" | grep -qE "$observed_regex" && continue
# Skip explicit perennial branches
git config git-town.perennial-branches 2>/dev/null | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -qxF "$branch" && continue
# Set parent to main
git config "git-town-branch.$branch.parent" main
echo "Set parent: $branch -> main"
done
git town sync --all --dry-run 2>&1 | grep -c "cannot determine parent"
If count is 0, sync is safe to run non-interactively. If not, investigate the reported branch.
.git/config as git-town-branch.<name>.parent = maingit town sync --all stops and asks "what's the parent?" — breaking automationCustom objective: If the user's instruction doesn't fit any of the modes below (e.g. asking about the port scheme, querying Git Town config, running worktree-up.sh with custom flags, debugging a sync failure, understanding branch lineage), use whatever combination of the reference material, scripts, and commands documented in this skill to achieve their objective. You are not bound to the mode workflows.
Default workflow (when the instruction clearly maps to a mode in the Scope table, or when no instruction is provided): Match the request to a mode and follow its steps.
Use when the user wants to create a new worktree, spin up a branch, or start new work.
Run Pre-Sync (see "Pre-Sync: Ensure Non-Interactive" section above). Skip if Git Town is not installed.
Sync all branches:
git town sync --all
This fetches all remotes, syncs feature branches with main (using the configured strategy — merge by default), pushes, and cleans up merged branches. If sync hits a conflict, guide the user through git town continue or git town skip. Skip this step if Git Town is not installed.
Determine branch name using the numeric prefix convention:
NNN-<short-description> (zero-padded to 3 digits)023-..., next is 024-renewals-ui-fixesCheck if branch exists:
git branch --list '<branch>'
git branch --remotes --list 'origin/<branch>'
Create the worktree:
git gtr new <branch> --yesgit gtr new <branch> --yesgit gtr new <branch> --from-current --yesgit gtr new <branch> --from <ref> --yes--from-current when the branch already exists--folder — let gtr derive the folder name from the branch nameRegister Git Town parent (skip if Git Town is not installed):
git config "git-town-branch.<branch>.parent" main
This prevents the interactive prompt on the next git town sync.
Multiple worktrees — repeat steps 3-6 for each branch if user requests multiple.
Only do this when the user's language signals they want a terminal opened — not on every worktree creation.
Use when the user wants to push their current branch.
Run Pre-Sync (see "Pre-Sync: Ensure Non-Interactive" section above). Skip if Git Town is not installed.
Sync current branch:
git town sync
This syncs the current branch with main (merge by default) and pushes. If conflicts arise, guide through git town continue or git town skip. Skip if Git Town is not installed — just run git push directly.
Verify push succeeded — git town sync already pushes. Confirm with:
git log --oneline origin/$(git branch --show-current)..HEAD
If empty, everything is pushed. If not, run git push origin $(git branch --show-current).
Delegates to /m:sync. When the user asks to sync, tell them:
Sync is handled by the dedicated
/m:syncskill. Run/m:syncfor the full cycle (main + all worktrees), or/m:sync continueto resume after resolving conflicts.
If the user says "sync" as part of a create or push flow, the pre-sync steps in those modes handle it. This delegation only applies when sync is the primary request.
Use for direct worktree operations that don't need syncing.
| Command | Usage |
|---|---|
| list | git gtr list |
| rm | git gtr rm <branch> --yes |
| rm + delete branch | git gtr rm <branch> --delete-branch --yes |
| clean | git gtr clean --yes |
| clean merged | git gtr clean --merged --dry-run (preview first) |
| go | cd "$(git gtr go <branch>)" |
| mv | git gtr mv <old> <new> |
| copy | git gtr copy <branch> -- "<pattern>" |
| doctor | git gtr doctor |
Ask for confirmation before destructive actions (rm, clean without dry-run).
Use when the user wants to create a PR.
Run Pre-Sync (see "Pre-Sync: Ensure Non-Interactive" section above). Skip if Git Town is not installed.
Sync current branch:
git town sync
Push if needed:
git push -u origin $(git branch --show-current)
Create PR using gh CLI (per user's CLAUDE.md conventions):
gh pr create --title "<branch-name>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary
- <bullet points from git diff>
🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
EOF
)"
Return the PR URL to the user.
Use when the user wants to start, stop, or check the status of frontend + backend dev servers for a worktree.
The worktree-up.sh script is bundled with this skill at scripts/worktree-up.sh. Run it using relative paths from the skill directory — no installation needed. Requires git gtr to be installed for worktree path resolution.
| Command | How to run |
|---|---|
| Launch | bash scripts/worktree-up.sh [number|name] |
| Stop | bash scripts/worktree-up.sh --stop [number|name] |
| List | bash scripts/worktree-up.sh --list |
Numbered branches (NNN-*) get deterministic ports — frontend 3NNN, backend 8NNN. Unnumbered branches (including main) get the next free slot starting from 3001/8001.
A worktree must already exist (created via git gtr new) before you can launch services for it. The script reads config from git config under gtr-skill.worktree-up.*. All 5 keys are required — there are no defaults. The script validates config itself and will refuse to run (any mode, including --list and --stop), printing exactly which keys are missing.
Do NOT pre-check config before running the script. Just run it. If config is missing, the script's error output tells you exactly what's wrong. Handle the error only if it occurs.
If the script fails with missing config, do NOT guess values. Ask the user: "The worktree-up script needs configuration for this repo. Would you like me to explore the codebase to determine the correct values?" Only after they confirm, inspect the repo's backend entrypoint, .env.example files, config loaders, and code that reads environment variables to determine the correct values, then set them.
| Key | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
gtr-skill.worktree-up.backend-dir | Yes | Subdirectory containing the backend |
gtr-skill.worktree-up.backend-cmd | Yes | Command to start the backend. Use {port} placeholder for the port (e.g. "uvicorn main:app --port {port}"). If omitted, PORT env var is set instead. |
gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-dir | Yes | Subdirectory containing the frontend |
gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-cmd | Yes | Command to start the frontend. Use {port} placeholder for the port (e.g. "pnpm dev --port {port}"). If omitted, --port <N> is appended automatically. |
gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-env-var | Yes | Env var to point frontend at the backend URL |
Example setup (adjust values for your project):
git config gtr-skill.worktree-up.backend-dir "api"
git config gtr-skill.worktree-up.backend-cmd "python main.py"
git config gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-dir "client"
git config gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-cmd "pnpm dev --port {port}"
git config gtr-skill.worktree-up.frontend-env-var "VITE_API_URL"
The script assigns per-worktree ports dynamically (e.g. worktree 016 gets backend :8016, frontend :3016) and sets frontend-env-var at launch time to point the frontend at the correct backend. This only works if the project's frontend respects env vars at runtime — Vite, for example, picks up VITE_* env vars over .env file values by default.
If the backend URL is hardcoded in a file (.env, vite.config.ts proxy config, next.config.js, etc.) and the env var doesn't override it, the per-worktree port wiring won't work. For those projects, the hardcoded value must be removed or changed to read from an env var before worktree-up can manage ports correctly.
If the user asks to launch a worktree that doesn't exist yet, create it first (Mode: create), then launch.
# Auto-detect worktree from cwd
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh
# Launch by worktree number
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh 016
# Launch by exact name
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh main
# Stop worktree detected from cwd
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh --stop
# Stop a specific worktree
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh --stop 016
bash scripts/worktree-up.sh --list
Shows each running worktree with its backend/frontend ports and health status.
Logs are written to /tmp/worktree-up/logs/:
tail -f /tmp/worktree-up/logs/<worktree>-backend.log
tail -f /tmp/worktree-up/logs/<worktree>-frontend.log
Work first, teach at the end. Do NOT explain commands inline as you go. Just:
--- COMMAND RECAP ---
Here's every command we ran and what each one does:
1. `<exact command>`
WHAT: <plain English explanation>
WHY: <why this step was needed>
FLAGS: <explain any non-obvious flags used>
2. `<exact command>`
...
TIPS:
- <relevant tips, gotchas, or related commands>
CRITICAL: The recap must cover ALL commands that were executed, not just the last few.
Skip numbering if: the user already included a numeric prefix, or explicitly says to skip.
### No renaming — use defaults - Do NOT apply the numeric naming convention - Do NOT use `--folder` - Just run: `git gtr new --yes`Worktree folders are created inside <repo>-worktrees/ next to the main repo. If the repo is at ~/GitHub/my-project, a worktree for branch 120-new-feature lives at ~/GitHub/my-project-worktrees/120-new-feature.
The base directory resolves in this order:
gtr.worktrees.dir git config keyGTR_WORKTREES_DIR env var<parent-of-repo>/<repo-name>-worktrees/| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
git town sync | Fetch, sync current branch with main (merge by default), push |
git town sync --all | Same but for all feature branches + cleanup merged |
git town sync --all --dry-run | Preview what sync would do without executing |
git town continue | Resume after resolving a conflict |
git town skip | Skip the current branch and continue syncing the rest |
git town undo | Reverse last git-town command (DANGER: can delete remote branches) |
git town runlog | See what commands Git Town ran under the hood |
git town config sync-feature-strategy rebase | Switch to rebase strategy (optional, merge is default) |
WARNING: Prefer git town skip over git town undo when a single branch has conflicts. undo tries to reverse everything including remote pushes/deletes, which can be destructive.
git gtr for worktree ops, NOT raw git worktree commands.git town for sync/rebase, NOT manual fetch/pull/rebase.brew tap coderabbitai/tap && brew install git-gtrbrew install git-townnpx claudepluginhub ai-builder-team/ai-builder-plugin-marketplace --plugin mAutomates Git worktree creation for isolated feature branches, listing, removal, and status checks. Copies env files like .env/.nvmrc and runs npm/yarn/pnpm/bun install.
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