# worktree-ghostty

Splits Ghostty into three panes when a worktree is created: Claude on the left, lazygit and yazi on the right. macOS only.

- hook · `type=hook` · Claude Code · 249 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/development-tools/worktree-ghostty.json
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/hooks/worktree-ghostty

## What it does

The hook listens for `WorktreeCreate` and `WorktreeRemove` and runs `.claude/hooks/worktree-ghostty.sh`. A new worktree brings up a Ghostty window with Claude in the left pane, lazygit in the upper right and yazi in the lower right. The worktree itself lands next to the repository, at `../worktrees/<repo>/<name>/`, and removal triggers cleanup.

Four things must be in place first: `jq`, the Ghostty terminal, lazygit and yazi. Ghostty also needs two keybindings, `super+d` for `new_split:right` and `super+shift+d` for `new_split:down`. The script splits the window through those shortcuts, so with different bindings the layout falls apart.

On anything other than macOS this won't do much. The `WorktreeCreate` command gets 30 seconds and `WorktreeRemove` gets 15, which is enough to open the panes and tidy up.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook development-tools/worktree-ghostty
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/settings.json` — The hooks block: event (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop…) → command. Personal ones go to ~/.claude/settings.json

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/development-tools/worktree-ghostty.json

## When to use it
- keep lazygit and yazi visible next to a Claude session
- park worktrees in a sibling folder instead of inside the repository
- switch between git and file browsing while several branches are open
- clean up automatically when a worktree goes away
- get the same pane arrangement every time a branch starts

## Example prompts
- Create a worktree for `feature/login` and bring up the Ghostty layout
- Start this task in a new worktree with lazygit and yazi beside it
- Remove the `feature/login` worktree and clean up after it

## Source text · worktree-ghostty.json · MIT

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```text
{
  "description": "Worktree Ghostty Layout. Opens a 3-panel Ghostty layout when creating worktrees: Claude Code (left) | lazygit (top-right) / yazi (bottom-right). Creates worktrees in a sibling directory (../worktrees/<repo>/<name>/) and cleans up on removal. macOS only. Requires: jq, Ghostty terminal, lazygit, yazi. Ghostty keybindings required: super+d = new_split:right, super+shift+d = new_split:down.",
  "hooks": {
    "WorktreeCreate": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "bash \"$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR\"/.claude/hooks/worktree-ghostty.sh",
            "timeout": 30
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "WorktreeRemove": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "bash \"$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR\"/.claude/hooks/worktree-ghostty.sh",
            "timeout": 15
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```
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© davila7 · MIT · https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/development-tools/worktree-ghostty.json

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