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model: haiku description: Clean stale worktrees (interactive)

Clean Worktree (Interactive)

Audit and clean obsolete worktrees interactively: merged, pruned, orphaned branches.

vs /tech:clean-worktrees:

• /tech:clean-worktree: Interactive, asks confirmation before deletion
• /tech:clean-worktrees: Automatic, no interaction (merged branches only)

Usage

/tech:clean-worktree

Implementation

#!/bin/bash

echo "=== Worktrees Status ==="
git worktree list
echo ""

echo "=== Pruning stale references ==="
git worktree prune
echo ""

echo "=== Merged branches (safe to delete) ==="
while IFS= read -r line; do
    path=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $1}')
    branch=$(echo "$line" | grep -oE '\[.*\]' | tr -d '[]')
    [ -z "$branch" ] && continue
    [ "$branch" = "master" ] && continue
    [ "$branch" = "main" ] && continue

    if git branch --merged master | grep -q "^[* ] ${branch}$"; then
        echo "  - $branch (at $path) — MERGED"
    fi
done < <(git worktree list)
echo ""

echo "=== Clean merged worktrees? [y/N] ==="
read -r confirm
if [ "$confirm" = "y" ] || [ "$confirm" = "Y" ]; then
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        path=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $1}')
        branch=$(echo "$line" | grep -oE '\[.*\]' | tr -d '[]')
        [ -z "$branch" ] && continue
        [ "$branch" = "master" ] && continue
        [ "$branch" = "main" ] && continue

        if git branch --merged master | grep -q "^[* ] ${branch}$"; then
            echo "  Removing $branch..."
            git worktree remove "$path" 2>/dev/null || rm -rf "$path"
            git branch -d "$branch" 2>/dev/null || echo "    (branch already deleted)"
        fi
    done < <(git worktree list)
    echo "Done."
else
    echo "Aborted."
fi

echo ""
echo "=== Disk usage ==="
du -sh .worktrees/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No .worktrees directory"

Safety

• Never removes master or main worktrees
• Only removes merged branches (safe)
• Asks confirmation before deletion
• Cleans both worktree reference AND physical directory

Manual Override

Force remove an unmerged worktree:

git worktree remove --force <path>
git branch -D <branch_name>