Run parallel Claude Code sessions in VS Code, each in its own git worktree.
Inspired by Scape, built as an
inline VS Code extension. Cross-platform (Windows / macOS / Linux).
Status: Pre-alpha. Daily-driver-ready for Claude Code workflow but
rough edges remain. Feedback welcome at
github.com/vana123/vswt/issues.
What it does
vsWT turns the VS Code sidebar into a control panel for parallel Claude Code
sessions. Each branch you're working on lives in its own git worktree, with
its own Claude (or Shell) session, so you can switch context with one click
without disturbing your other in-flight work.
📁 my-project change
🌿 feat/auth ← main ●3 ↑1 ↓ ↑ ⟳ ✎ ×
✦ Claude 3m ago ×
> Shell 1m ago ×
[✦ Claude ▾] [> Shell ▾] [Term]
[Open ↗] [PR] [Finish ✓]
🌿 fix/login ← main · ↓ ↑ ⟳ ✎ ×
[✦ Claude ▾] [> Shell ▾] [Term]
[ + New Worktree ]
Features
Worktree lifecycle
Create — pick branch name, base ref (any local/remote), opt-in copy of
.env* and .claude/**. Sibling layout ../{repo}-worktrees/{branch}.
Rename — double-click the branch label or use ✎. Handles submodules
(falls back to fs.rename + git worktree repair).
Remove — confirms with file count if dirty; auto-retries with --force
on submodule errors; cleans orphan dirs via fs.rm when git refuses.
Pin — favourites pin to top.
Filter — search input appears once you have 3+ worktrees.
Sessions per worktree
Claude sessions launch the Claude Code CLI inside a tracked terminal.
Shell sessions open your default shell. A dropdown lets you pick
Git Bash / CMD / PowerShell on Windows, or Zsh / Fish on Linux/macOS,
detected at activation time.
Term opens a one-off plain terminal in the worktree without tracking.
Sessions persist across window reload as ▶ stopped for one-click resume.
Closing a session via the sidebar × also closes the terminal; closing the
terminal tab keeps the session as resumable.
Git workflow
Status badges on each card: ●N dirty count, ↑N ahead, ↓N behind.
Inline diff — click the badge to expand the changed-files list, click a
file to open VS Code's diff editor against HEAD.
Pull / Push / Fetch buttons in the header. Pull recovers automatically
by setting upstream when origin/<branch> exists; push auto-sets upstream
on first push.
Create PR via gh pr create --web — auto-pushes the branch first if
needed.
Finish — full lifecycle close-out: push feature → checkout target → pull
→ merge (--no-ff or --squash) → push → remove worktree → delete branch.
Pre-flight check refuses to run if main repo has uncommitted changes.
UX
Activity Bar badge + status bar item show active session count.
Base branch tracking — vsWT remembers what you forked from and shows
it as ← main; pre-selects it in the Finish merge picker.
Pixel-art aesthetic — Pixelify Sans font, hard borders, drop shadows.
Real branding — official Anthropic Claude symbol (CC0 — Wikimedia
Commons), Lucide icons (ISC) for actions.
