Git-workty
I got tired of Git stash and built a worktree wrapper
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I context-switch a lot. Someone pings me about a bug while I'm mid-feature, and I either:1. `git stash` (and forget what's in there forever)2. Make a "WIP: stuff" commit (clutters history)3. Ignore them until I'm done (not great)Worktrees solve this perfectly – each task gets its own directory, fully isolated. But the commands are clunky and I kept forgetting the syntax.So I built a small CLI wrapper. Now my workflow is:```wnew feat/login # creates worktree + cd into it# ...do work...wcd # fuzzy-pick another worktree, cd therewgo main # jump straight to main```Dashboard shows everything at a glance:```▶ feat/login ● 3 ↑2↓0 ~/.workty/repo/feat-login main ↑0↓0 ~/src/repo ```Written in Rust, ~2k lines. Refuses to delete dirty worktrees unless you force it.https://github.com/binbandit/worktyCurious if anyone else has this problem or solved it differently.
HN · launched Jan 6, 2026 · 7 upvotes (top 65%) · 0 views
Niche: git management and workflow tools · 221 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▼ -23% · Explore this niche →
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- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Yes It is a straightforward CLI wrapper around `git worktree` commands to simplify directory creation and branch switching.
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Attention rank: #249 of 433 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 66 days after the earliest competitor.
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