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Working in Teams
SF supports multi-user workflows where several developers work on the same repository concurrently.
Quick Setup
The simplest way: set team mode in your project preferences.
# .sf/PREFERENCES.md (committed to git)
---
version: 1
mode: team
---
This enables unique milestone IDs, push branches, pre-merge checks, and other team-appropriate defaults in one setting.
What Team Mode Does
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
unique_milestone_ids |
IDs like M001-eh88as instead of M001 — no collisions |
git.push_branches |
Milestone branches are pushed to remote |
git.pre_merge_check |
Validation runs before merging |
You can override individual settings on top of mode: team.
Configure .gitignore
Share planning artifacts while keeping runtime files local:
# Runtime files (per-developer, gitignore these)
.sf/auto.lock
.sf/completed-units.json
.sf/STATE.md
.sf/metrics.json
.sf/activity/
.sf/runtime/
.sf/worktrees/
.sf/milestones/**/continue.md
.sf/milestones/**/*-CONTINUE.md
What gets shared (committed to git):
.sf/PREFERENCES.md— project preferences.sf/PROJECT.md— living project description.sf/REQUIREMENTS.md— requirement contract.sf/DECISIONS.md— architectural decisions.sf/milestones/— roadmaps, plans, summaries, research
What stays local (gitignored):
- Lock files, metrics, state, activity logs, worktrees
Commit the Config
git add .sf/PREFERENCES.md
git commit -m "chore: enable SF team workflow"
Keeping .sf/ Local
For teams where only some members use SF:
git:
commit_docs: false
This gitignores .sf/ entirely. You get structured planning without affecting teammates.
Parallel Development
Multiple developers can run auto mode simultaneously on different milestones. Each developer:
- Gets their own worktree (
.sf/worktrees/<MID>/) - Works on a unique
milestone/<MID>branch - Squash-merges to main independently
Milestone dependencies can be declared:
# In M00X-CONTEXT.md frontmatter
---
depends_on: [M001-eh88as]
---
SF enforces that dependent milestones complete before starting downstream work.