Official Flame demo
Background AI Coding with Isolated Git Worktrees
See a branch become an isolated, runnable task environment while the main checkout remains available for your own work.
Git worktree IDE
Git worktree IDE: Manage worktrees without multiple IDE windows.
Create the branch, prepare the checkout, run the right tools, review the diff, and clean up when the work is finished.
Review the branch in contextCommit graph, branch labels, changed files, and diff stay on one canvas.
The problem
Git creates the checkout, but it does not create a runnable development environment.
git worktree add creates another working directory. The developer still has to install dependencies, copy ignored environment files, choose non-conflicting ports, open another editor window, and remember which terminals belong to which branch.
Cleanup is also manual. A finished branch can leave behind processes, stale paths, and worktree metadata unless the review, merge, removal, and prune steps are tracked together.
How Flame solves it
From branch idea to a clean base branch.
The worktree stays useful through setup, implementation, review, and final cleanup.
- 01
Create the branch environment
Create a worktree for an existing or new branch, either for your own work or for an isolated AI task.
- 02
Initialize the checkout
Install dependencies, copy selected local files, and apply project or group defaults.
- 03
Run in worktree context
Open files, terminals, tests, browser tabs, and agents against the selected checkout.
- 04
Review the branch
Inspect Git status, commit history, changed files, and the code diff before integration.
- 05
Land or discard
Merge locally, push for review, continue the task, or remove the branch and worktree.
Reproducible worktree setupSave the setup once, then apply it to each new checkout.
Beyond Git checkout
Make the branch ready to run.
A linked checkout has source files. A usable environment also needs dependencies, local configuration, startup commands, and the correct project context.
01
Install or initialize
Run the package-manager or project bootstrap command selected for this codebase.
02
Copy local files
Bring selected ignored files such as .env or .env.local into the new worktree.
03
Start the project
Open files and URLs, run scripts, start tests, or send an HTTP request.
04
Reuse shared defaults
Configure per project or inherit appropriate defaults from a project group.
Manual CLI and Flame
Keep Git's model. Remove the coordination overhead.
WorkManual workflowIn Flame
CreateRemember paths and branch flagsCreate or open from project context
InitializeRepeat install and copy commandsApply saved setup and copy rules
NavigateOpen another IDE windowSwitch worktree context in the workspace
RunTrack terminals by folderLaunch worktree-aware actions and sessions
FinishMerge, remove, prune, and clean up manuallyReview, land, push, continue, or discard
Product walkthrough
Watch a background task run in its own worktree.
FAQ
Git worktree questions, answered
Make every branch ready to work.
Download Flame and manage worktree setup, tools, agents, review, and landing in one IDE.
Free to use on macOS, Windows, and Linux.