Git Worktrees: Unlocking Git’s Hidden Potential
Duncan Bandojo2026-03-15T18:57:54+00:00Git has a feature most developers have never used: Git worktrees. It has been in the codebase since 2015, documented in the official manual, and available in every installation. It lets you check out multiple branches of the same repository at once, each in its own directory, without cloning the repo again. The feature is called git worktree. Worktrees were a niche tool for years, little used by most teams. With the rise of AI coding agents, worktrees became essential. OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code now rely on worktrees to isolate parallel coding tasks, making them a vital tool [...]









