How I Run 5+ AI Agents in Parallel on the Same Repo with Git Worktrees

The Problem If you're using AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf, you've probably hit this wall: you want to run multiple agents on the same codebase at the same time, but they keep stepping on each other's files. Cloning the repo multiple times works but wastes disk space and creates divergent git histories. Branches don't help because agents modify the working directory. To be fair, some tools already get this — Claude Code Desktop and Codex create worktrees automatically. But they each do it their own way, there's no unified interface to browse or manage those worktrees, and once the agent is done you're left with scattered directories you have to clean up manually. The Solution: Git Worktrees Git worktrees let you check out multiple branches of the same repo simultaneously, each in its own directory, sharing the same .git folder. No duplication of history, instant creation. The catch? The built-in git worktree commands are clunky. You have to manage paths manually