Worktree Cleanup Skill

Clean up git worktrees after work is complete.

When to Use

• After PR is merged
• Worktree no longer needed
• Free disk space
• Maintain clean worktree list

Usage

Remove Single Worktree

# Remove specific worktree
./scripts/remove_worktree.sh 42

# Or by path
git worktree remove ../ml-odyssey-42-feature

Clean Up Merged Worktrees

# Remove all merged worktrees
./scripts/cleanup_merged_worktrees.sh

# This:
# 1. Checks which branches are merged
# 2. Finds worktrees for merged branches
# 3. Removes them (with confirmation)

Force Remove

# Force remove (if has uncommitted changes)
git worktree remove --force ../ml-odyssey-42-feature

Safety Checks

Before removing, verify:

• Branch is merged or no longer needed
• No uncommitted changes (or backed up)
• Not currently in worktree

# Check status before removing
cd ../ml-odyssey-42-feature
git status
cd ../ml-odyssey

# Then remove
git worktree remove ../ml-odyssey-42-feature

Scripts

• scripts/cleanup_merged_worktrees.sh - Auto-clean merged
• scripts/list_stale_worktrees.sh - Find old worktrees
• scripts/remove_worktree.sh - Remove single worktree

See worktree-create skill for creating worktrees.