What happens when a worker finishes its task?

The skill provides a summary of the worker's output, lists the commits made, provides the PR URL, and offers options to review or clean up the worktree.

Does the worker have permission to push code?

Yes, workers are launched with permissions to push branches to your origin and create pull requests on GitHub using the gh CLI.

Can I run multiple workers at once?

Yes, you can spawn multiple workers for different tasks simultaneously, allowing for true parallel development across various branches.

Is it safe to use the autonomous mode?

Workers use the dangerously-skip-permissions flag to ensure they can work without constant manual approval, which is ideal for isolated tasks in dedicated worktrees.

How does the Worker skill isolate tasks?

It uses Git worktrees to create a completely separate directory and branch for each task, ensuring the worker's changes do not interfere with your primary working directory.

Parallel Worker

Name: Parallel Worker
Author: schmug

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Productivity & Workflow

Spawns autonomous Claude instances in isolated git worktrees to execute development tasks in parallel without interrupting your current workflow.

The Parallel Worker skill maximizes developer productivity by offloading specific coding tasks to background Claude instances. By leveraging git worktrees, the skill creates a dedicated, isolated environment for each task, allowing the primary Claude instance to remain focused on the user's immediate work. It handles the entire lifecycle of a sub-task—from branch creation and autonomous coding to pushing changes and generating GitHub pull requests—making it an essential tool for refactoring, bug fixing, and multi-tasking within complex codebases.

Key Features

01Isolated execution using Git worktrees

02Autonomous task completion with elevated permissions

03Integrated auto-merge support for CI/CD pipelines

04Automated GitHub Pull Request creation

05Automatic branch management and remote pushing

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Use Cases

01Running large-scale refactors in isolation to prevent local environment pollution

02Offloading secondary bug fixes while continuing feature development on the main branch

03Executing multiple maintenance tasks simultaneously across different branches

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add schmug/karkinos worker

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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