Git & Worktrees

Git is the foundation of how Innovatic keeps parallel agents from stepping on each other. Each agent gets its own branch, its own working directory, its own index — all sharing a single git history. Changes stay isolated until you decide to merge them.

Multiple repositories

Manage everything from one place:

• Add repositories from the sidebar or dashboard
• Group by organization — keep related repos together with a shared label
• Drag-and-drop reordering of repos and groups
• Custom appearance — emoji or image icon, color coding per repository

Worktrees

A worktree is an agent's isolated workspace. Each one has its own branch and working directory, but shares the underlying git history — so creation is instant, not a full clone.

When you create a worktree, Innovatic automatically:

1. Creates a new branch from your chosen base
2. Syncs the AI skills into the workspace
3. Configures git to exclude AI-generated artifacts
4. Runs your configured setup commands (install dependencies, build, etc.)

Git status panel

The Changes tab in the right panel gives you a complete view of the worktree's git state:

• Staged — files in the index, ready to commit
• Unstaged — modified files not yet staged
• Untracked — new files git isn't tracking yet
• Committed — changes already committed locally

Switch between flat list and tree view depending on how many files you're dealing with.

Safety checks before deletion

Innovatic checks before you delete a worktree. If anything looks risky, you'll see a warning:

• Uncommitted changes in the working tree
• Local commits not yet pushed to the remote
• Branch exists only locally with no remote tracking

Branch management

• Rename branches inline from the top bar
• Track how many commits you're ahead or behind the remote
• Choose the target branch for your next pull request

Related features

• Parallel Agents — how worktrees enable parallel execution
• PR & Merge — taking a worktree from commit to merged PR