diff --git a/plugin/skills/design/SKILL.md b/plugin/skills/design/SKILL.md
index 635bca75..e23dc804 100644
--- a/plugin/skills/design/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugin/skills/design/SKILL.md
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ Create PRDs through structured decision-tree interviews and collaborative dialog
 
 ## Phase 0: Pre-Execute
 
+### 0. Acquire Worktree Lock
+
+Before any work, acquire the worktree lock to prevent parallel sessions from modifying the same branch. Design and plan commit directly to the base branch (no worktree), so concurrent sessions would race on `git add -A`.
+
+```bash
+( set -C; echo "$$:design:$(date -Iseconds)" > .beastmode/.worktree-lock ) 2>/dev/null
+```
+
+If the lock file already exists (command fails), read it and STOP immediately:
+
+```bash
+cat .beastmode/.worktree-lock
+```
+
+Print:
+
+```
+BLOCKED — another beastmode session is active on this branch.
+Lock held by: <contents of lock file>
+Wait for it to finish, or remove .beastmode/.worktree-lock if the session crashed.
+```
+
+STOP. Do not proceed.
+
 ### 1. Problem-First Question
 
 Before exploring the codebase, ask the user what they are trying to solve.
@@ -172,6 +196,12 @@ git add -A
 git commit -m "design(<epic-slug>): checkpoint"
 ```
 
+Release the worktree lock:
+
+```bash
+rm -f .beastmode/.worktree-lock
+```
+
 Print:
 
 ```
diff --git a/plugin/skills/plan/SKILL.md b/plugin/skills/plan/SKILL.md
index f91bcc21..267308a4 100644
--- a/plugin/skills/plan/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugin/skills/plan/SKILL.md
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@ Decompose a PRD into independent feature plans. Each feature is a vertical slice
 
 ## Phase 1: Execute
 
+### -1. Acquire Worktree Lock
+
+Before any work, acquire the worktree lock to prevent parallel sessions from modifying the same branch. Design and plan commit directly to the base branch (no worktree), so concurrent sessions would race on `git add -A`.
+
+```bash
+( set -C; echo "$$:plan:$(date -Iseconds)" > .beastmode/.worktree-lock ) 2>/dev/null
+```
+
+If the lock file already exists (command fails), read it and STOP immediately:
+
+```bash
+cat .beastmode/.worktree-lock
+```
+
+Print:
+
+```
+BLOCKED — another beastmode session is active on this branch.
+Lock held by: <contents of lock file>
+Wait for it to finish, or remove .beastmode/.worktree-lock if the session crashed.
+```
+
+STOP. Do not proceed.
+
 ### 0. Check Research Trigger
 
 Research triggers if ANY:
@@ -305,6 +329,12 @@ git add -A
 git commit -m "plan(<epic-slug>): checkpoint"
 ```
 
+Release the worktree lock:
+
+```bash
+rm -f .beastmode/.worktree-lock
+```
+
 Print features and their implement commands:
 
 ```