Auto-GPT worktree

Set up a new git worktree for parallel development. Creates the worktree, copies .env files, installs dependencies, and generates Prisma client. TRIGGER when user asks to set up a worktree, work on a branch in isolation, or needs a separate environment for a branch or PR.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.claude/skills/worktree" ~/.claude/skills/significant-gravitas-auto-gpt-worktree && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .claude/skills/worktree/SKILL.md

source content

Worktree Setup

Create the worktree

Derive paths from the git toplevel. If a name is provided as argument, use it. Otherwise, check

git worktree list

and pick the next

AutoGPT<N>

ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
PARENT=$(dirname "$ROOT")

# From an existing branch
git worktree add "$PARENT/<NAME>" <branch-name>

# From a new branch off dev
git worktree add -b <new-branch> "$PARENT/<NAME>" dev

Copy environment files

Copy

.env

from the root worktree. Falls back to

.env.default

.env

doesn't exist.

ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
TARGET="$(dirname "$ROOT")/<NAME>"

for envpath in autogpt_platform/backend autogpt_platform/frontend autogpt_platform; do
  if [ -f "$ROOT/$envpath/.env" ]; then
    cp "$ROOT/$envpath/.env" "$TARGET/$envpath/.env"
  elif [ -f "$ROOT/$envpath/.env.default" ]; then
    cp "$ROOT/$envpath/.env.default" "$TARGET/$envpath/.env"
  fi
done

Install dependencies

TARGET="$(dirname "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")/<NAME>"
cd "$TARGET/autogpt_platform/autogpt_libs" && poetry install
cd "$TARGET/autogpt_platform/backend" && poetry install && poetry run prisma generate
cd "$TARGET/autogpt_platform/frontend" && pnpm install

Replace

<NAME>

with the actual worktree name (e.g.,

AutoGPT7

Running the app (optional)

Backend uses ports: 8001, 8002, 8003, 8005, 8006, 8007, 8008. Free them first if needed:

TARGET="$(dirname "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")/<NAME>"
for port in 8001 8002 8003 8005 8006 8007 8008; do
  lsof -ti :$port | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
done
cd "$TARGET/autogpt_platform/backend" && poetry run app

CoPilot testing

SDK mode spawns a Claude subprocess — won't work inside Claude Code. Set

CHAT_USE_CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK=false

backend/.env

to use baseline mode.

Cleanup

# Replace <NAME> with the actual worktree name (e.g., AutoGPT7)
git worktree remove "$(dirname "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)")/<NAME>"

Alternative: Branchlet (optional)

If branchlet is installed:

branchlet create -n <name> -s <source-branch> -b <new-branch>