Kamus AI
Worktree
An extra working copy of one git repository, with its own branch, in a separate folder.
With worktrees you can work on several tasks at once without overwriting each other: one folder per task, one branch per folder, one shared history. This suits running several AI agents in parallel. A dependency folder shared through a symbolic link must never be committed. Remove the worktree once its branch is merged or dropped.
Also called: Worktree, git worktree, working copy, working tree
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Appears in 10 lessons
- One task, one worktree, commits with explicit paths
- One feature from plan to review
- A release with a rehearsal and a way back
- Mini project: one small feature with an agent, from plan to hand-over
- Git and branches
- Plan, build, review
- Worktrees and parallel work
- Project: one real feature with tests
- Session 3: build with tests and a separate reviewer
- Splitting work across subagents