Copse

/käps/ - a small group of trees.

Git worktree manager — create worktrees and open editors for parallel development.

Work on multiple features simultaneously, each in its own editor window. No more stashing, no more branch switching.

Install

npm install -g @aidanhibbard/copse

Usage

Create a worktree

# Create a worktree for a branch and open it in Cursor
copse add feature/auth

# Use a different editor
copse add feature/api --editor code

# Custom path
copse add feature/dashboard --path ./dashboard-wt

# Create without opening an editor
copse add feature/tests --no-open

List worktrees

copse list

Open an existing worktree

# Open in Cursor (default)
copse open feature/auth

# Open in VS Code
copse open feature/auth --editor code

Remove a worktree

copse remove feature/auth

# Force remove
copse remove feature/auth --force

Supported Editors

| Editor | Flag value | | -------- | ---------- | | Cursor | cursor | | VS Code | code | | Zed | zed | | WebStorm | webstorm | | Neovim | nvim | | Vim | vim |

Any other value is treated as a command name — pass whatever editor CLI you have on your PATH.

How It Works

Copse wraps git worktree to manage worktrees as sibling directories:

projects/
├── my-repo/              # main worktree
├── my-repo-feature-auth/ # copse add feature/auth
├── my-repo-feature-api/  # copse add feature/api
└── my-repo-fix-bug/      # copse add fix/bug

Each worktree gets its own directory with a full working copy, and copse opens it in a separate editor instance so you can work on features in parallel.

License

MIT