Snapshot
Controlled parallel workspaces for AI coding agents, with explicit review, deterministic merges, and recovery.
The work, not a mockup.
Snapshot terminal preflight and parallel workspace capture
AI ↔ TOOLING
What exists.
Snapshot lets several agents work against one codebase without sharing one unstable directory. Each workspace remains inspectable, reviewable, mergeable, and recoverable.
Where it resisted.
Parallel agent output creates speed and uncertainty simultaneously. Workspace creation, conflicts, approvals, and rollback need to remain understandable under failure.
What I changed.
I placed worktrees, APFS copy-on-write clones, and overlay backends behind one workflow with preflight checks, persisted reports, interactive review, and dedicated repair commands.
The obvious implementation was not the product.
Use several storage substrates behind one strict workflow instead of making the fastest backend the product contract.
Current proof
03- Supports worktree, APFS copy-on-write, overlay, and automatic backend selection.
- Includes merge-many, preflight, review artifacts, and explicit conflict reports.
- Provides doctor, repair-mounts, unlock, and revert recovery paths.
What this build changed.
Acceleration is only useful when a person can still understand, approve, reject, and undo the result.