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worktree-deliver — Claude Code command: what it does, how to install

Commits changes and opens a GitHub pull request directly from your Git worktree. Useful when packaging isolated work in Claude Code.

Install into Claude Code · claude-code-templates All methods and platforms ↓
npx claude-code-templates@latest --command git-workflow/worktree-deliver
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What worktree-deliver does

The command verifies that you run it inside a Git worktree rather than the main repo directory. It checks whether the branch name matches patterns like claude/*, claude-daniel/*, or review/*, and prompts for confirmation if it detects a difference. It also reads the task description from .worktree-task.md and deletes this scratch file before staging, keeping notes out of git history.

Next, it prompts you to confirm modified files and drafts a commit message adhering to Conventional Commits rules, complete with a diff summary and co-author credits. Claude Code evaluates the diff to assign an appropriate prefix like feat, fix, or chore, while allowing you to supply a custom message.

Finally, it pushes the branch to origin and executes gh pr create with task details and diff stats. Without the GitHub CLI installed and authenticated on your machine, PR creation fails outright. After posting the PR URL, it suggests running /worktree-cleanup from the main repository.

What it helps with

  • open a pull request directly from an isolated Git worktree
  • draft a commit message following Conventional Commits
  • delete scratch task file .worktree-task.md before staging
  • push tracking branch and create a PR with GitHub CLI

Example prompts for the agent

  • /worktree-deliver
  • Deliver current task and open a pull request from this worktree
  • Commit changes and create a PR for this branch

How to install worktree-deliver

1claude-code-templates

npx claude-code-templates@latest --command git-workflow/worktree-deliver

2Manually: put the files in place

.claude/commands/worktree-deliver.md

Call it with /worktree-deliver. For all projects use ~/.claude/commands/

Questions about worktree-deliver

How to install worktree-deliver in Claude Code?

Run npx claude-code-templates@latest --command git-workflow/worktree-deliver to install the command template into .claude/commands/worktree-deliver.md.

What does worktree-deliver do?

It validates the worktree environment, cleans up temporary task files, drafts a conventional commit, pushes the branch, and creates a pull request via GitHub CLI.

What CLI dependencies does worktree-deliver require?

You need git and the GitHub CLI (gh) configured and authenticated, because PR creation relies directly on gh pr create.

Source text

worktree-deliver.md · MIT
---
allowed-tools: Bash(git:*), Bash(gh:*), Bash(rm:*), Bash(cat:*), Bash(pwd:*), Bash(ls:*)
description: Commit, push, and create PR from the current worktree
---

# Worktree Deliver

Commit all work, push, and create a pull request from the current worktree.

## Instructions

You are inside a worktree. Package up the work and deliver it as a PR.

### Step 1: Validate Environment

1. Verify this is a worktree (not the main working tree) using `git worktree list`
2. Get current branch: `git branch --show-current`
3. Verify branch follows `claude/*`, `claude-daniel/*`, or `review/*` pattern. If not, warn the user and ask if they want to continue.
4. Read `.worktree-task.md` if it exists to get the original task description

### Step 2: Review Changes

1. Run `git diff --stat` and `git diff --cached --stat` to show all changes
2. Run `git status --short` to show the full picture
3. If there are no changes at all (clean working tree, no commits ahead of main), inform the user there's nothing to deliver and stop.

### Step 3: Clean Up Task File

Before staging anything, remove the worktree task file so it doesn't end up in the commit:

```bash
rm -f .worktree-task.md
```

### Step 4: Confirm Files to Commit

Use AskUserQuestion to show the user what will be committed and ask for confirmation. List all modified, added, and untracked files.

Options:
- "Stage all changes" — stage everything
- "Let me choose" — user will specify which files to include

If the user wants to choose, ask them which files to stage.

### Step 5: Stage and Commit

1. Stage the confirmed files with `git add`
2. Generate a commit message following conventional commits format

**Commit Message Strategy:**

   1. **Analyze the diff** to determine the conventional commit type:
      - `feat:` — New functionality, new files, new exports, new API endpoints
      - `fix:` — Bug fixes, error corrections, fixing broken behavior
      - `refactor:` — Code restructuring without changing behavior
      - `docs:` — Documentation only changes
      - `test:` — Adding or modifying tests
      - `chore:` — Build scripts, configs, maintenance tasks

   2. **Generate a commit message** based on:
      - The task description from `.worktree-task.md` (if it was found)
      - A brief summary of what the diff actually changed
      - Format: `<type>: <subject>` (max 72 characters)

   3. **Show the proposed message** to the user with AskUserQuestion:
      - Display the generated message clearly
      - Options: "Use this message" / "Let me write my own"

   4. **If user chooses to write their own:**
      - Ask them to provide their commit message
      - Validate it follows conventional commits format (warn if not, but allow)

   5. **Always include body and co-author:**
      - Add a brief body summarizing what changed (2-3 bullet points if multiple changes)
      - Include the standard co-author line

3. Create the commit with the message using a HEREDOC:
   ```bash
   git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
   <commit message here>
   EOF
   )"
   ```

### Step 6: Push

Push the branch to origin:

```bash
git push -u origin HEAD
```

If push fails due to no upstream, the `-u` flag should handle it. If it fails for another reason, show the error and suggest fixes.

### Step 7: Create Pull Request

1. Determine the base branch (main or master) using the same detection as worktree-init
2. Create the PR using `gh pr create`:

```bash
gh pr create --base <main-branch> --title "<PR title>" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Summary

<bullet points describing the changes based on task description and diff>

## Original Task

<task description from .worktree-task.md>

## Changes

<git diff --stat summary>

---
Created from worktree `claude/<name>` using `/worktree-deliver`
EOF
)"
```

3. Display the PR URL prominently

### Step 8: Next Steps

Tell the user:
- PR is ready for review at `<URL>`
- After merging, run `/worktree-cleanup` from the main repo to clean up
- They can close this terminal panel

© davila7 · MIT · davila7/claude-code-templates

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