spawnpoint 0.7.0

Spawn multi-repo worktree workspaces for feature development

Spawnpoint

Spawn multi-repo worktree workspaces for feature development.

Working on a feature that spans multiple repos? Spawnpoint creates a dedicated folder with git worktrees from each repo on the same branch, installs dependencies, and copies over config files — so you can start coding (or start a Claude session) immediately.

Install

pipx install spawnpoint

Or with pip:

pip install spawnpoint

This installs both spawnpoint and sp as CLI commands. All examples below use sp for brevity.

Quick Start

sp create     # select repos, name a branch, spawn worktrees
sp list       # view all workspaces
sp add        # add repos to the current workspace
sp cleanup    # select and remove worktree workspaces

On first run, Spawnpoint will ask you to configure your scan directories and workspace location.

How It Works

1. Select repos — Spawnpoint scans your code directories and presents a fuzzy-searchable list of git repos
2. Name a branch — Enter a branch name for your feature
3. Spawn — For each repo, Spawnpoint:
   • Creates a git worktree (or new branch if needed)
   • Initializes submodules
   • Copies .env files, CLAUDE.md, and other config files from the original repo
   • Installs dependencies (detects npm/pnpm/yarn/bun, pip/uv/poetry, bundler, go modules)

All worktrees land in a single folder (~/.spawnpoint/workspaces/<branch-name>/) so you can open the whole workspace in your editor or start an AI coding session.

Commands

Command	Description
sp create	Spawn worktree workspaces
sp list	List all workspaces
sp list --cd	Interactively select a workspace to cd into
sp add	Add repos to the current workspace
sp cleanup	Remove worktree workspaces
sp init	Run interactive setup
sp config	View current config
sp config --edit	Edit config in $EDITOR
sp config --reset	Reset to defaults
sp update	Update to latest version
sp --version	Show version

Adding repos to a workspace

When you're inside a spawnpoint workspace and need another repo, run:

sp add

Spawnpoint detects the current workspace and branch, shows repos not yet in the workspace, and adds them. If the workspace was originally single-repo, it automatically restructures to multi-repo layout.

Listing workspaces

sp list

Shows a table of all workspaces with repo count, branch, dirty status, and age.

Use sp list --cd (or sp list with shell integration) to interactively pick a workspace and cd into it.

Configuration

Config lives at ~/.spawnpoint/config.toml:

# Directories to scan for git repos
scan_dirs = ['~/code', '~/projects']

# Where workspaces are created
worktree_dir = '~/.spawnpoint/workspaces'

# Additional directories to scan during cleanup (for worktrees created at previous locations)
additional_worktree_dirs = []

# How deep to scan for repos (1-4)
scan_depth = 2

# Files/dirs to copy into new worktrees
copy_patterns_globs = ['.env*']
copy_patterns_files = ['AGENT.md', 'CLAUDE.md', 'GEMINI.md']
copy_patterns_dirs = ['.vscode', 'docs']

# Auto-install dependencies after worktree creation
auto_install_deps = true

Additional worktree dirs

If you change worktree_dir, workspaces created at the old location won't be found during cleanup. Add the old path to additional_worktree_dirs so cleanup and list can still find them:

worktree_dir = '~/new-location/workspaces'
additional_worktree_dirs = ['~/.spawnpoint/workspaces']

When creating a new branch, Spawnpoint automatically detects the repo's default branch to use as the base. No configuration needed.

Shell Integration

During sp init, you'll be offered to install a shell function that wraps common commands with auto-cd:

sp() {
    local cmd="${1:-create}"
    shift 2>/dev/null
    local cd_file="$HOME/.spawnpoint/.cd_path"
    rm -f "$cd_file"
    case "$cmd" in
        create)     spawnpoint create "$@" ;;
        list|ls)    spawnpoint list --cd "$@" ;;
        *)          spawnpoint "$cmd" "$@" ;;
    esac
    if [ -f "$cd_file" ]; then
        local dir=$(cat "$cd_file")
        rm -f "$cd_file"
        [ -n "$dir" ] && cd "$dir"
    fi
}

With shell integration:

• sp — create a workspace and cd into it
• sp list or sp ls — pick a workspace and cd into it
• sp cleanup, sp add, etc. — passed through to spawnpoint

Without shell integration, sp still works for all commands — you just won't get auto-cd for create/list.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• git

Uninstall

pipx uninstall spawnpoint
rm -rf ~/.spawnpoint

License

MIT