Worktree Workflow Patterns — Organizing Multi-Agent Development
One worktree per agent, one worktree per feature, cleanup patterns, and naming conventions
14 min readgit, worktrees, multi-agent, patterns, workflow
You know how to create worktrees. But knowing the command and knowing the workflow are different things. A power drill is useless if you don't know where to drill.
This lesson covers the patterns that experienced multi-agent developers use to keep their work organized, their merges clean, and their sanity intact. These aren't theoretical — they're born from real projects where multiple AI agents were building features simultaneously.
Pattern 1: One Worktree Per Agent
The simplest pattern. Each AI agent gets its own worktree with its own branch. The agent works in complete isolation, and you merge when it's done.
# Setup
git worktree add -b feature/payments ../app-agent-1 main
git worktree add -b feature/notifications ../app-agent-2 main
git worktree add -b feature/search ..This lesson is part of the Guild Member curriculum. Plans start at $29/mo.