How to Use an AI Coding Assistant for Multi-Branch Tasks: A Six-Step Safety Workflow
GitHub Desktop 3.6 brings worktrees and Copilot closer to everyday Git workflows. Beginners who want to test AI coding assistants safely should not start in production repositories. This tutorial gives a six-step process: use a sandbox repository, split tasks, create branches or worktrees, ask AI for explanations and commit drafts, review conflict suggestions, and run tests before merging. The goal is to make AI assistance reviewable and reversible before it touches important code or team repositories. It is designed for learners and small teams that need a practical checklist for permissions, diffs, tests, and human confirmation before wider adoption decisions.

