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New Worktree Commands for Parallel Development

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Justin Handley
Justin Handley
Full-stack TS Developer

We're excited to announce the release of AI CLI v1.3.0, which introduces powerful new Git worktree management commands. These commands help you work on multiple features in parallel with AI assistance.

New Features​

Git Worktree Management​

The new worktree commands enable you to create and manage multiple isolated development environments:

# Create multiple worktrees for parallel development
ai worktree -p feature-a feature-b feature-c

# Merge changes and clean up worktrees
ai worktree-merge feature-a

Key features:

  • Create multiple isolated development environments
  • Run multiple AI agents in parallel
  • Easily merge changes and clean up worktrees
  • Automatic dependency management and Cursor IDE integration

Example Usage​

  1. Create worktrees for multiple features:
ai worktree -p feature-a feature-b feature-c

This will:

  • Create separate worktrees for each feature
  • Install dependencies using pnpm (with the -p flag)
  • Launch Cursor IDE instances for each worktree
  1. Work on features in parallel:
  • Each worktree has its own isolated environment
  • You can run different AI agents in each worktree
  • No conflicts between different features
  1. Merge changes and clean up:
ai worktree-merge feature-a

This will:

  • Merge the specified branch into main
  • Clean up all worktrees
  • Delete temporary branches

Installation​

Update to the latest version:

npm install -g @justinhandley/ai-cli@latest

Or using pnpm:

pnpm install -g @justinhandley/ai-cli@latest

What's Next?​

We're working on more features to enhance your development workflow. Stay tuned for updates!

Feedback​

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the new worktree commands. Feel free to:

  • Try them out and let us know if you encounter any issues
  • Suggest improvements or additional features
  • Share your use cases and success stories

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