parallelization false but it create worktree

[ardayildiz0]

Hey! I've set parallelization.enabled: false in my config, but GSD still creates worktrees during execution. Is there a way to disable worktree creation entirely so everything runs in the main working directory?

Using GSD v1.28 with Claude Code.

[Nickalus12]

The issue is that GSD treats "parallelization" and "isolation" as two distinct features. Even if you aren't running tasks concurrently, it still spins up a worktree sandbox by default to protect your active working directory from the LLM's changes.

To run everything directly in the main directory, I believe you need to explicitly disable isolation in your config:

{
  "isolation": false
}

IIRC, in some sub-versions of v1.28, this might also be nested under a sandbox key, so you may want to try sandbox: false if the top-level flag doesn't catch.

Gotcha: Be careful—when you disable isolation, GSD operates on your live files. If Claude goes off the rails and nukes a directory, you won't have a worktree to simply discard. Always make sure your git status is clean before running with isolation off, or you'll be stuck manually cleaning up the mess.

[trek-e]

Fixed in v1.31.0! New workflow.use_worktrees config option (PR #1456):

{
  "workflow": {
    "use_worktrees": false
  }
}

Set this in .planning/config.json or via /gsd:settings. When false, execution runs sequentially in the main working tree — no worktrees created.

Update: npx get-shit-done-cc@latest

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