Live-Writer Branch Cleanup Guard Use when: - doing repo-wide sync + branch cleanup across workspace-hub repos - a shared repo keeps becoming dirty between checks - many branches are worktree-backed or created by overnight agents Core pattern 1. Commit and push dirty repos first. 2. Before mass branch cleanup, check for active writer sessions: - - - repeated 3. If a repo becomes dirty again between checks, classify it as a live-writer repo. 4. Do not do broad merge/delete passes on live-writer repos until the writers stop. 5. Use temporary worktrees for branch-to-default merge attempts when th…