worktrees:finish

Finish Worktree

Complete work in a worktree and clean up.

Arguments

• --pr - Create a pull request (default)
• --merge - Direct merge to target branch
• --force - Force cleanup with uncommitted changes

Pre-Completion Checklist

Before finishing, verify:

• All changes committed
• Tests passing
• Branch pushed to remote
• Work reviewed (if applicable)

# Check for uncommitted changes
git status

# Run tests
npm test  # or your test command

# Push if needed
git push -u origin $(git branch --show-current)

Option 1: Create Pull Request (--pr)

For peer workflows and standard code review.

Step 1: Ensure Up to Date

# Fetch latest changes
git fetch origin main

# Rebase to include latest main
git rebase origin/main

# Force push rebased branch
git push --force-with-lease

Step 2: Create PR

gh pr create \
  --base main \
  --title "feat: <description>" \
  --body "## Summary
<What this PR accomplishes>

## Changes
- <Bullet list of changes>

## Testing
<How to test>
"

Step 3: After PR Merge

# Return to main project directory
cd ../..  # Exit .worktrees/<name> to project root

# Pull merged changes
git checkout main
git pull origin main

# Remove worktree
git worktree remove .worktrees/<name>

# Delete local branch if still exists (PR merge usually deletes remote)
git branch -d feature/<name> 2>/dev/null

# Prune stale references
git worktree prune

Option 2: Direct Merge (--merge)

For orchestrator integration where work merges directly.

Step 1: Switch to Target Branch

# From main project directory (not worktree)
cd /path/to/main/project
git checkout <target-branch>

Step 2: Merge Worktree Branch

git merge feature/<name> --no-ff -m "Merge <description>"

Step 3: Run Tests

npm test  # Verify integration

Step 4: Cleanup

# Remove worktree
git worktree remove .worktrees/<name>

# Delete local branch
git branch -d feature/<name>

# If pushed to remote, delete remote branch
git push origin --delete feature/<name>

# Prune stale references
git worktree prune

Force Cleanup (--force)

When worktree has uncommitted changes and you want to discard:

# Force remove worktree (discards all uncommitted changes!)
git worktree remove --force .worktrees/<name>

# Delete branch
git branch -D feature/<name>

# Prune
git worktree prune

Warning: --force discards uncommitted work permanently.

Complete Cleanup Script

For cleaning up multiple worktrees:

#!/bin/bash
# cleanup-worktree.sh <worktree-name>

NAME=$1
BRANCH="feature/${NAME}"
WORKTREE=".worktrees/${NAME}"

# Check if worktree exists
if git worktree list | grep -q "$WORKTREE"; then
    # Remove worktree
    git worktree remove "$WORKTREE" || git worktree remove --force "$WORKTREE"
fi

# Delete local branch
git branch -d "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || git branch -D "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null

# Delete remote branch if exists
git push origin --delete "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null

# Prune
git worktree prune

echo "Cleanup complete for $NAME"

Verification

After cleanup:

# Verify worktree removed
git worktree list

# Verify branch deleted
git branch -a | grep <name>

# Should show no results for worktree or branch

Troubleshooting

Cannot Remove: Uncommitted Changes

Error: fatal: cannot remove worktree with uncommitted changes

Solutions:

1. Commit your changes: git add . && git commit -m "WIP"
2. Stash changes: git stash
3. Force remove (loses changes): git worktree remove --force .worktrees/<name>

Cannot Remove: Worktree Locked

Error: fatal: worktree is locked

Solution:

git worktree unlock .worktrees/<name>
git worktree remove .worktrees/<name>

Branch Cannot Be Deleted

Error: error: branch is not fully merged

Solutions:

1. If work is merged via PR, force delete: git branch -D feature/<name>
2. If work needs preserving, merge first

Stale Worktree Entry

If worktree directory was manually deleted:

git worktree prune

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Remove worktree	git worktree remove .worktrees/<name>
Force remove	git worktree remove --force .worktrees/<name>
Delete local branch	git branch -d feature/<name>
Force delete branch	git branch -D feature/<name>
Delete remote branch	git push origin --delete feature/<name>
Prune stale entries	git worktree prune
Create PR	gh pr create --base main
Merge PR	gh pr merge --squash --delete-branch