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+# `.jarvis/worktrees/` convention
+
+Jarvis uses isolated per-task **git worktrees** so that parallel or automated
+work (the auto-mode scheduler, subagents, automated issue fixers) never mutates
+the main checkout. Each task gets its own working directory on its own branch,
+checked out under `.jarvis/worktrees/`.
+
+The root is configurable via `JARVIS_WORKTREE_ROOT` (default
+`.jarvis/worktrees` under the workspace) and the mode via `JARVIS_WORKTREE_MODE`
+(`off` / `per_run` / `per_unit`). Auto mode upgrades `off` → `per_run`
+automatically so the scheduler always works on an isolated copy.
+
+## Gitignored
+
+The entire `.jarvis` directory is gitignored (see `.jarvis` in `.gitignore`), so
+worktrees, scratch state, and other runtime artifacts never get committed.
+
+## Branch naming
+
+Automated fixers create branches named `fix/issue-<number>` (for example,
+`fix/issue-43`) so the branch maps back to the issue it resolves.
+
+## Listing and cleaning up
+
+```bash
+# List all worktrees and their branches
+git worktree list
+
+# Remove a finished worktree
+git worktree remove .jarvis/worktrees/<name>
+
+# Prune stale worktree metadata (e.g. after a directory was deleted manually)
+git worktree prune
+```
+
+Stale worktrees are usually cleaned up automatically when a task finishes, but
+the commands above let you inspect and remove them by hand.