git-wt

A CLI tool for managing bare repo worktree setups. Creates worktrees with automatic remote branch tracking, lists them as a hierarchical tree, and prunes stale ones.

Install

Requires .NET 10 or later.

dotnet tool install -g git-wt

Usage

git wt --setup <url>    Clone a repo into a bare worktree layout
git wt <branch-name>    Create a worktree for the given branch
git wt --list           List all worktrees as a tree
git wt --prune          Remove worktrees whose upstream is gone

Set up a new repository

git wt --setup git@github.com:user/my-project.git

Clones the repository into a bare worktree layout, ready for use with git wt:

my-project/
├── .bare/       (bare git repository)
└── main/        (worktree for the default branch)

This is a drop-in replacement for git clone that produces a worktree-based structure. All remote branches are fetched and the default branch (e.g. main or master) is checked out as the first worktree. Works with both SSH and HTTPS URLs.

Create a worktree

git wt feat/my-feature

Automatically detects whether the branch exists locally, on the remote, or needs to be created:

• Local branch exists:checks it out in a new worktree
• Remote branch exists:creates a local branch tracking the remote
• Neither:creates a new branch from the default branch

List worktrees

git wt --list

Displays worktrees as a hierarchical tree grouped by branch path segments:

D:/github/my-project
├── feat
│   ├── auth-system
│   └── zero
│       ├── assets-v3
│       └── native-libs [gone]
├── main
└── release (no upstream)

Annotations: [gone] (upstream deleted), (no upstream) (no tracking configured), (detached) (detached HEAD). Normal tracking is silent.

Prune gone worktrees

git wt --prune

Fetches from origin, then removes worktrees whose upstream branch has been deleted. Safely skips worktrees with dirty or untracked changes. Cleans up empty parent directories after removal.