timberline 0.1.0

Git worktree manager for parallel Claude Code development

Timberline

Git worktree manager for parallel coding agent development.

Install

uv tool install .
# or
uv pip install -e .

Quick Start

cd your-repo
tl init --defaults          # create .timberline.toml
tl new auth-refactor        # create worktree + branch
tl new --type fix           # auto-named fix worktree
tl ls                       # list all worktrees
cd $(tl cd auth-refactor)   # jump into worktree
tl rm auth-refactor         # clean up

Commands

Command	Description
tl init	Interactive setup, write .timberline.toml
tl new [name]	Create worktree (aliases: create)
tl ls	List worktrees (aliases: list). --json, --paths
tl rm <name>	Remove worktree (aliases: remove). --force, --keep-branch, --all
tl cd <name>	Print worktree path. --shell for subshell
tl status	Git status across all worktrees
tl sync [name]	Rebase/merge on base branch. --all, --merge
tl agent [name]	Launch coding agent in worktree. --new
tl run-init [name]	Re-run dependency install
tl env sync [name]	Re-copy .env files from main repo
tl env ls	List discovered .env files
tl env diff [name]	Show .env differences
tl pr [name]	Create PR via gh CLI. --draft
tl clean	Prune stale worktrees. --dry-run
tl config show	Print resolved config
tl config set <k> <v>	Set config value
tl config edit	Open config in $EDITOR
tl shell-init	Output shell integration script

Config

.timberline.toml in repo root:

[timberline]
worktree_dir = ".tl"
branch_template = "{user}/{type}/{name}"
user = "nc9"
default_type = "feature"
base_branch = "main"
naming_scheme = "minerals"  # minerals | cities | compound
default_agent = "claude"   # claude | codex | opencode | aider

[timberline.init]
auto_init = true
# init_command = "bun run init"
# post_init = ["echo done"]

[timberline.env]
auto_copy = true
patterns = [".env", ".env.*", "!.env.example", "!.env.template"]
scan_depth = 3

[timberline.submodules]
auto_init = true
recursive = true

[timberline.agent]
auto_launch = false
inject_context = true

Shell Integration

# Add to .zshrc / .bashrc:
eval "$(tl shell-init)"

# Then use:
tlcd obsidian       # cd into worktree
tl-prompt           # worktree name for PS1

Development

uv sync
make test     # pytest
make lint     # ruff + basedpyright
make fmt      # ruff format
make check    # all of the above