Safe Worktree Removal | Agent Skills Atlas

About this skill

Use BEFORE running git worktree remove, git worktree prune, or any worktree cleanup on Windows or against worktrees that contain submodules or have long paths. Routes through the safe deinit-first procedure to prevent the dotfile-cascade incident where --force removal wipes top-level .git/, .gitignore, .gitmodules, .env, .github/, .vscode/, .ai/design/ in the PARENT checkout. Invoke when the user says "remove this worktree", "clean up worktrees", "delete the worktree", "prune worktrees", or when guard-hooks blocks a worktree-remove command.

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Original name

safe-worktree-removal

Original description

Use BEFORE running `git worktree remove`, `git worktree prune`, or any worktree cleanup on Windows or against worktrees that contain submodules or have long paths. Routes through the safe deinit-first procedure to prevent the dotfile-cascade incident where `--force` removal wipes top-level `.git/`, `.gitignore`, `.gitmodules`, `.env*`, `.github/`, `.vscode/`, `.ai/design/` in the PARENT checkout. Invoke when the user says "remove this worktree", "clean up worktrees", "delete the worktree", "prune worktrees", or when guard-hooks blocks a worktree-remove command.

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Category: Developer tools
Reported license: Not specified
Listing language (estimated): English
Review status: Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility: Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.