Worktrunk

Lightweight CLI for Git worktree management built for parallel AI agents

Worktrunk (wt) is a minimal CLI that wraps Git worktree with an interface purpose-built for parallel AI agent workflows. Native Git worktree management is verbose and lacks the primitives needed for juggling multiple agent sessions — Worktrunk fixes that by adding human-readable commands, session tracking, and cleanup tooling on top. The tool launched in early 2026 and quickly established itself as the most popular Git worktree manager in the parallel-agent niche, with a Show HN post that generated significant traction. Unlike GUI tools like Parallel Code or Mozzie, Worktrunk stays in the terminal and composes well with existing scripts and CI pipelines. Open source and MIT licensed, built by Max Sixty. For developers who already live in the terminal and don't want a new Electron app, this is the minimal primitives approach to the parallel agent workflow problem — add it to your dotfiles and forget about it.

Panel Reviews

Ship

“This is how good tooling should work — a thin, composable layer on top of something that already exists. No Electron, no subscriptions, no opinions about which agent you use. Just better worktree management. Ship immediately.”

Skip

“Git worktrees themselves are already pretty manageable if you know the commands. This is a convenience wrapper that will drift out of sync with git's native behavior during edge cases. Learn the actual git commands instead.”

Ship

“The terminal is the universal interface for agent orchestration. Tools like Worktrunk that make existing infrastructure more ergonomic for agentic workflows will compound in value as agent usage scales.”

Skip

“Not for me — I don't live in the terminal. But for developer-heavy workflows this looks like a clean solution.”