WM - Git Worktree Manager

A CLI tool that makes git worktree easier to use with file sync and background tasks.

Features

• Interactive UI - Arrow key selection for add/remove operations
• Origin branch detection - Automatically fetch from remote when branch exists on origin
• File sync - Copy or symlink files (.env, configs) to worktrees
• Post-install tasks - Run commands after worktree creation (background supported)
• Pretty output - Colored output with spinners and styled tables

Installation

npm / npx

# Run directly
npx gitwm --help

# Or install globally
npm install -g gitwm
wm --help

Go

go install github.com/Devdha/wm@latest

Binary

Download from GitHub Releases

Quick Start

# Initialize in your project
wm init

# Create a worktree (interactive mode)
wm add

# Or specify branch directly
wm add feature-login

# List all worktrees
wm list

# Remove a worktree (interactive mode)
wm remove

# Or specify path/branch
wm remove feature-login

# Remove worktree and delete branch
wm remove -b feature-login

Interactive Mode

wm add (no arguments)

Select from origin branches or type a new branch name:

? Enter branch name or select from origin:
  [                    ]  ← Type here or press ↓
  ─────────────────────
  ❯ origin/feature-auth
    origin/bugfix-123
    origin/develop

• Tab: Switch between input and selection
• ↑↓: Navigate options
• Enter: Confirm

wm remove (no arguments)

Select a worktree to remove:

? Select worktree to remove:
  ❯ ../wm_repo/feature-auth (feature-auth)
    ../wm_repo/bugfix-123   (bugfix-123)
    ../wm_repo/main         (main) [main]

Origin Branch Detection

When you run wm add feature-auth and the branch exists on origin:

⚡ Creating worktree for 'feature-auth'...

  Branch 'feature-auth' exists on origin but not locally.
? Checkout from origin? (Y/n)

📦 Fetching origin/feature-auth...
✓ Worktree ready: ../wm_repo/feature-auth

Configuration

WM uses a .wm.yaml file in your project root:

version: 1

worktree:
  base_dir: "../wm_{repo}"  # {repo} is replaced with repo name

sync:
  - ".env"                              # Copy .env to worktree
  - "apps/*/.env"                       # Glob patterns supported
  - src: ".env.example"
    dst: ".env"
    mode: copy                          # or "symlink"
    when: missing                       # or "always"

tasks:
  post_install:
    mode: background                    # Run async
    commands:
      - "pnpm install"

Commands

wm init

Interactive setup to create .wm.yaml.

wm add [branch]

Create a new worktree.

• Without arguments: Interactive mode (select from origin or type new name)
• With branch: Create worktree for that branch
• If branch exists on origin but not locally: Prompts to fetch

Options:

• --path, -p: Custom worktree path

Note: Branch names with slashes (e.g., feature/auth) create flat folders (feature-auth), not nested directories.

wm list

List all worktrees in a styled table.

┌────────────────────────────┬────────────────┬─────────┐
│ PATH                       │ BRANCH         │ HEAD    │
├────────────────────────────┼────────────────┼─────────┤
│ ../wm_repo/feature-auth    │ feature-auth   │ a1b2c3d │
│ ../wm_repo/main            │ main           │ d4e5f6g │
└────────────────────────────┴────────────────┴─────────┘

wm remove [path]

Remove a worktree.

• Without arguments: Interactive mode (select from list)
• With path or branch name: Remove that worktree

Options:

• -f, --force: Skip confirmation
• -b, --branch: Also delete the branch

Claude Code Skill

A skill for Claude Code users is included:

# Copy skill (Claude Code users)
cp -r skills/wm ~/.claude/skills/

Or copy to your project's .claude/skills/ for project-specific use.

License

MIT