v0.80.0

## Release Notes

### Improved

- **`wt list` and the `wt switch` picker settle faster in repos with many worktrees**: rows fill from the top down, and on macOS with `core.fsmonitor=true` no daemon start is forked for a worktree whose daemon is already running. On a 50-worktree repo the picker's per-row work starts at 47ms, down from 120ms. ([#4286](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4286), [#4290](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4290), [#4288](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4288), [#4284](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4284))

- **CI status skips branches that were never pushed**: `wt list --full`, the picker, and the statusline no longer query the forge for a local branch no remote has, so a repo with 239 local branches made 25 `gh` calls instead of 249. A PR opened from a branch another clone pushed shows once you fetch. GitLab looks up its project ID once per command, not per row. ([#4289](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4289), [#4216](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4216))

- **Leaner Codex commit generation**: the recommended Codex command moves to `gpt-6-luna` with reasoning off and unneeded Codex features disabled, so each message sends fewer input tokens. Accepting the first-run Codex prompt now also creates `~/.codex/worktrunk-commit-instructions.txt`, which the command reads. [Docs](https://worktrunk.dev/llm-commits/) ([#4261](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4261))

- **Releases ship a signed packslip**: each GitHub release includes `packslip.sigstore.json`, a manifest of the archives' digests, platforms, completions, and agent skills, signed by the release workflow so installers such as mise can verify downloads before unpacking. ([#4301](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4301), thanks @jdx)

### Fixed

- **A squash whose commit fails keeps the branch**: when a git commit hook or signing stopped the commit in `wt merge` or `wt step squash`, the branch was left at the merge base with its changes staged, recoverable from the reflog. Now the branch is untouched. (Breaking: git commit hooks run on a detached `HEAD` during a squash.) ([#4206](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4206), thanks @Bennyjitsu for finding it in [#4193](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4193))

- **`wt step diff` when local `main` lags `origin/main`**: for a branch built on the newer `origin/main`, the diff included the upstream commits in between. It now uses the same base as `wt merge`. ([#4281](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4281), thanks @starlightromero, whose [#3519](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/issues/3519) reported the same case for `wt merge`)

- **Submodules with an `ignore` setting**: when `submodule.<name>.ignore` or `diff.ignoreSubmodules` hid uncommitted changes inside a submodule, `wt remove` and `wt step prune` read the worktree as clean and removed it along with them; they now keep it. With `ignore=all`, `wt step commit` and squashes now commit a staged submodule pointer instead of leaving it staged. ([#4252](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4252), [#4192](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4192), [#4206](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4206), [#4303](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4303), thanks @Duang777)

- **Worktrees whose `.git` was deleted but whose directory remains** (macOS `$TMPDIR` cleanup can do this): `wt remove <branch>` failed, and `wt step prune` skipped or errored on them. Both now unregister the worktree and leave its files; one with staged changes or an operation in progress is kept by `wt step prune`, and refused by `wt remove` without `--force`. ([#4228](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4228), [#4226](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4226), [#4302](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4302))

- **`wt merge --no-squash` with a stage mode that stages nothing**: with `--stage=none` and only unstaged changes, `--stage=tracked` and only untracked files, or only dirty submodule contents, it stopped at "Nothing to commit"; it now merges the branch's commits. ([#4251](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4251), thanks @Duang777)

- **Nushell 0.116**: the first `wt` tab completion in each session printed a `Positional completer input deprecated` warning. The completer now takes Nushell's new input and still works on older versions. ([#4297](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4297))

- **Hook-log JSON's `branch` field**: `wt config state logs --format=json` put the sanitized log directory name (`feature-x-x2d`) there; it now holds `feature/x`, or `null` when no local branch owns the directory. (Breaking: filters on the sanitized form need updating.) ([#4279](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4279))

- **`wt config show --full` outside a git repository**: it printed only a `git rev-parse` failure; it now shows the user config and diagnostics. ([#4255](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4255))

- **Fixes for unusual git setups**: `--no-ff` merges are signed when `commit.gpgSign` is set without a value or only for one worktree; after `git worktree repair`, `--separate-git-dir` repos put worktrees beside the work tree and `wt remove` works (fixes [#4235](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/issues/4235)); removing an orphan worktree before its first commit no longer errors; with a custom merge driver, leaving the picker during a conflict check no longer strands `.merge_file_*` files (fixes [#4273](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/issues/4273)). ([#4206](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4206), [#4236](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4236), [#4233](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4233), [#4274](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4274), thanks @zengzheqing and @brndnmtthws for reporting)

- **Fixes for unusual names and values**: branch and remote names starting with `-`; non-UTF-8 file names in `wt step copy-ignored`, `promote`, `push`, and `merge`; a bare `~` in `CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR`, or Windows `HOME` differing from `USERPROFILE`; post-remove hooks after a pre-remove hook breaks the user config; multiline `wt config state vars` values, which `vars list` and `{{ vars.* }}` truncated and `wt config state clear` failed on. ([#4253](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4253), [#4267](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4267), [#4277](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4277), [#4257](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4257), [#4259](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4259), [#4262](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4262), [#4247](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4247), [#4276](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4276), [#4272](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4272), thanks @Duang777 and @hiro-nikaitou)

### Documentation

- **Help and recipe corrections**: `wt step squash --stage=none` and the `wt step prune` skip list now describe what they do, and the "Database per worktree" and "Monitor hook logs" tips use commands `wt` accepts. ([#4268](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4268), [#4279](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4279))

- **The worktrunk skill's sub-Agent example runs hooks**: it dropped `--no-hooks`, so `pre-start` provisioning runs in agent-spawned worktrees, with guidance on when to add it back. ([#4219](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4219), thanks @passitalong)

### Internal

- **Library API changes** (Breaking library API): `LocalBranch` gains `push_remote`; `GitError` gains `StaleWorktreeHoldsWork` and a `repairable_at` field on `WorktreeMissing`; `Repository::capture_refs_with_ahead_behind` is removed; `git::parse_porcelain_z` and `Repository::changed_files` now use bytes. ([#4228](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4228), [#4259](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4259), [#4289](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4289), [#4290](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4290))

- **Agent guidance moved to `AGENTS.md`**, shared by Claude Code and Codex, and trimmed from 2,763 lines to 382. ([#4245](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4245), [#4246](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4246), [#4287](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/pull/4287))

## Install worktrunk 0.80.0

### Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-installer.sh | sh && wt config shell install
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

```sh
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-installer.ps1 | iex"; git-wt config shell install
```

### Install prebuilt binaries via Homebrew

```sh
brew install worktrunk && wt config shell install
```

## Download worktrunk 0.80.0

|  File  | Platform | Checksum |
|--------|----------|----------|
| [worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz) | Apple Silicon macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz) | Intel macOS | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | x64 Windows | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz) | ARM64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz.sha256) |
| [worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz) | x64 MUSL Linux | [checksum](https://github.com/max-sixty/worktrunk/releases/download/v0.80.0/worktrunk-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz.sha256) |



### Install via Cargo

```sh
cargo install worktrunk && wt config shell install
```

### Install via Winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install max-sixty.worktrunk && git-wt config shell install
```

### Install via AUR (Arch Linux)

```sh
paru worktrunk-bin && wt config shell install
```