diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 8aad9cf..96a86fc 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -60,4 +60,14 @@ cd ~/dev/skills && git pull
 Symlinks pick up the changes automatically. If new skills or
 agents have been added, re-run `install.sh` to add the new
 symlinks (it is idempotent and will not overwrite existing
-ones).
+ones — pass `--force` to repoint a symlink that points at a
+different checkout).
+
+## Worktrees
+
+The symlinks target the absolute path of the clone `install.sh` was
+run from. Develop this plugin only in that primary clone, never from a
+git worktree: a running session loads skills, agents, and workflows
+through the symlinks regardless of cwd, so worktree edits are not what
+it executes (see `CLAUDE.md`). To take the live set over from a
+different checkout, run `./install.sh --force` from it.
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1eeb8cc..82c5362 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,19 @@
 #
 # Idempotent — existing symlinks pointing to this repo are left
 # alone; existing entries that point elsewhere are reported and
-# skipped.
+# skipped. Pass --force to repoint such divergent symlinks at this
+# clone (used to take the live set over from another checkout).
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+FORCE=0
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "$arg" in
+        --force) FORCE=1 ;;
+        *) echo "unknown argument: $arg (only --force is accepted)" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 CLAUDE_SKILLS="$HOME/.claude/skills"
@@ -34,7 +43,12 @@ link_one() {
             echo "ok    $dst -> $src"
             return 0
         fi
-        echo "skip  $dst already symlinked to $existing"
+        if [ "$FORCE" -eq 1 ]; then
+            ln -sfn "$src" "$dst"
+            echo "relink $dst -> $src (was $existing)"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        echo "skip  $dst already symlinked to $existing (use --force to repoint)"
         return 0
     fi
     if [ -e "$dst" ]; then