worktrees-and-dev-servers

Development

Use when working with the repo's moonx root:wt worktree helper, Pierre-managed worktrees, dev-server port offsets, stale server cleanup, Playwright fixtures, or Chrome debug instances. Do not use this as a substitute for host-provided workspace isolation.

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Worktrees and Dev Servers

Pierre includes a repo-specific git worktree helper for local/manual parallelization outside host-managed agent workspaces. Managed Pierre worktrees live at:

~/pierre/pierre-worktrees/<slug>/

Each managed Pierre worktree owns a port offset so dev servers, E2E fixtures, and the Chrome remote-debug instance do not collide. The main clone keeps historical default ports; linked Pierre worktrees shift ports.

If you are already inside a Conductor, Codex, Claude, or other host-provided workspace, do not create another worktree unless the user explicitly asks for a Pierre-managed worktree. Still use this skill when you start repo dev servers or E2E fixtures, because the cleanup and port-offset rules apply to those scripts.

Worktree Commands

The wt suite is defined in scripts/wt.ts, exposed as the root:wt moon task, and manages only Pierre-managed worktrees:

moonx root:wt -- new <slug>    # create a worktree, allocate offset, pnpm install
moonx root:wt -- rm <slug>     # kill its processes, remove the worktree
moonx root:wt -- clean         # kill zombie servers on all managed worktree ports
moonx root:wt -- clean <slug>  # clean one managed worktree
moonx root:wt -- ps            # show per-worktree port status (LISTEN / -)
moonx root:wt -- list          # summary of managed + external worktrees

Port-binding moon tasks read the offset from <worktree>/.env.worktree via their envFile option. Before starting, dev tasks run scripts/run-dev.sh to kill any stale process bound to the target port.

Cleanup Contract

If you start dev servers, Playwright fixtures, or Chrome debug instances inside a worktree, run cleanup before completing your turn:

moonx root:wt -- clean <slug>

Use moonx root:wt -- clean when you do not know the slug or need to clean every managed worktree. Use moonx root:wt -- rm <slug> only when intentionally tearing down the worktree itself.