diff --git a/bin/README-tree-me.md b/bin/README-tree-me.md
index fa45064..fe0b071 100644
--- a/bin/README-tree-me.md
+++ b/bin/README-tree-me.md
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ Removes the worktree for the specified branch. A full or unique abbreviated comm
 | Uncommitted changes or untracked files | `-f` |
 | Locked worktree (`git worktree lock`, or a tool like Supacode that locks the ones it manages) | `-f -f` (or `-ff`) |
 
+Before git removes a worktree, `tree-me` gives you write permission on any read-only directory in it, such as a Go module cache. Without that, git stops partway through the directory and leaves behind a checkout that `git worktree list` no longer shows. A worktree that git will refuse keeps its permissions.
+
 For a pattern, `-f` also skips the "Remove N worktree(s)?" confirmation. Every match is attempted even if git refuses one of them; refused worktrees are listed as skipped and the command exits non-zero.
 
 If several detached worktrees share the same commit, `tree-me` asks before removing all of them. Pass `-f` to skip that confirmation.
diff --git a/bin/git-bclean-local b/bin/git-bclean-local
index 1694915..02f3f37 100755
--- a/bin/git-bclean-local
+++ b/bin/git-bclean-local
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=bin/lib/git-worktree.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/git-worktree.sh"
+
 # Build a map of branch -> worktree path from porcelain output
 declare -A worktree_for
 current_wt=""
@@ -34,13 +38,7 @@ for branch in "${gone_branches[@]}"; do
 
     wt_path="${worktree_for[$branch]:-}"
     if [ -n "$wt_path" ]; then
-        # Skip worktrees with uncommitted changes
-        if [ -n "$(git -C "$wt_path" status --porcelain 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-            echo "Skipping $branch (worktree has uncommitted changes: $wt_path)"
-            continue
-        fi
-
-        if err=$(git worktree remove "$wt_path" 2>&1); then
+        if err=$(worktree_remove "$wt_path" 2>&1); then
             echo "Removed worktree: $wt_path"
         else
             # A locked worktree (e.g. an active supacode build) can't be removed
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@ for branch in "${gone_branches[@]}"; do
                 reason="locked"
                 [[ "$err" == *'"owner":"supacode"'* ]] && reason="locked by supacode"
                 echo "Skipping $branch (worktree $reason): $wt_path"
+            elif [[ "$err" == *"contains modified or untracked files"* ]]; then
+                echo "Skipping $branch (worktree has uncommitted changes: $wt_path)"
             else
                 echo "Skipping $branch (could not remove worktree): $wt_path"
                 echo "  Reason: $err"
diff --git a/bin/lib/git-worktree.sh b/bin/lib/git-worktree.sh
index df4014c..f42d33a 100644
--- a/bin/lib/git-worktree.sh
+++ b/bin/lib/git-worktree.sh
@@ -58,3 +58,51 @@ worktree_create() {
 
   echo "$path"
 }
+
+# Gives the owner write permission on every directory under <path>.
+make_writable() {
+  find "$1" -type d ! -perm -u+w -exec chmod u+w {} +
+}
+
+# Succeeds when `git worktree remove` with <force> -f flags will refuse the
+# worktree at <path> because it is the main worktree, is locked, or has changes.
+# git also refuses a worktree that has populated submodules. This check misses
+# that case, and the owner then gains write permission on directories that
+# they already own.
+worktree_remove_refused() {
+  local path="$1" force="$2" git_dir
+  git_dir=$(git -C "$path" rev-parse --absolute-git-dir 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  if [ "$git_dir" = "$(git -C "$path" rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-common-dir)" ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ "$force" -lt 2 ] && [ -e "$git_dir/locked" ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  [ "$force" -lt 1 ] && [ -n "$(git -C "$path" status --porcelain --ignore-submodules=none 2>/dev/null)" ]
+}
+
+# Runs `git worktree remove` with the given arguments, which are -f/--force
+# flags and one worktree path.
+#
+# Go makes its module cache read-only, so `git worktree remove` fails partway
+# through it. git then deletes the worktree's admin dir anyway, which leaves a
+# checkout that no worktree command can see. This makes every directory under
+# the path writable first. It leaves permissions alone when the directory is
+# missing or git will refuse the removal. It does not run git when a directory
+# stays read-only or unreadable.
+worktree_remove() {
+  local arg path force=0
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "$arg" in
+      -f|--force) force=$((force + 1)) ;;
+      *) path="$arg" ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  if [ -d "$path" ] && ! worktree_remove_refused "$path" "$force" && ! make_writable "$path"; then
+    echo "error: could not make every directory under $path writable" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  git worktree remove "$@"
+}
diff --git a/bin/lib/test-git-bclean-local.sh b/bin/lib/test-git-bclean-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6224fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/lib/test-git-bclean-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Tests for git-bclean-local's worktree removal.
+#
+# Usage: test-git-bclean-local.sh
+#
+# Builds a throwaway repo whose branches track a remote branch that is gone,
+# gives each branch a worktree, runs bin/git-bclean-local against it, and
+# cleans up on exit.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=bin/lib/test-helpers.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/test-helpers.sh"
+BIN="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)/git-bclean-local"
+find_bash4
+
+# ── Fixture: a repo whose worktrees live under $WT_BASE ────────────────────
+
+# Resolve through symlinks (macOS /var -> /private/var) so the literal paths we
+# build match the canonical paths `git worktree list` reports.
+REPO_DIR=$(cd "$(mktemp -d)" && pwd -P)
+WT_BASE=$(cd "$(mktemp -d)" && pwd -P)
+cleanup() {
+  # A plain `rm -rf` of the repo's admin files leaves locked worktrees behind.
+  # The loop unlocks every worktree first.
+  git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree list --porcelain 2>/dev/null |
+    sed -n 's/^worktree //p' |
+    while read -r wt; do git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree unlock "$wt" 2>/dev/null || true; done
+  # `rm -rf` cannot empty a read-only directory.
+  chmod -R u+w "$REPO_DIR" "$WT_BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf "$REPO_DIR" "$WT_BASE"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" init -q
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" config user.email test@example.com
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" config user.name "Test"
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" checkout -q -b main
+echo one > "$REPO_DIR/file"
+# git ignores cache/ the way posthog ignores .flox/cache. A read-only directory
+# under it then leaves the worktree clean.
+echo cache/ > "$REPO_DIR/.gitignore"
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" add file .gitignore
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" commit -qm "one"
+# The remote is never fetched. A branch whose upstream ref is missing reports
+# [gone], which is what gh poi leaves behind after a merge.
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" remote add origin "$REPO_DIR/no-such-remote"
+
+# Creates a worktree for <branch> at $WT_BASE/<branch>, makes the branch track
+# a gone remote branch, gives the worktree a read-only directory, and echoes
+# that directory's path.
+mkgoneworktree() {
+  local branch="$1" path="$WT_BASE/$1"
+  git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree add -q "$path" -b "$branch" main
+  git -C "$REPO_DIR" config "branch.$branch.remote" origin
+  git -C "$REPO_DIR" config "branch.$branch.merge" "refs/heads/$branch"
+  mkreadonlydir "$path"
+}
+
+branch_exists() {
+  git -C "$REPO_DIR" show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$1"
+}
+
+mkgoneworktree gone-clean >/dev/null
+mkgoneworktree gone-missing >/dev/null
+chmod -R u+w "$WT_BASE/gone-missing"
+rm -rf "$WT_BASE/gone-missing"
+dir_dirty=$(mkgoneworktree gone-dirty)
+echo changed > "$WT_BASE/gone-dirty/file"
+dir_locked=$(mkgoneworktree gone-locked)
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree lock "$WT_BASE/gone-locked" --reason '{"owner":"supacode"}'
+
+# git refuses to remove the main worktree, so its permissions must not change.
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" config branch.main.remote origin
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" config branch.main.merge refs/heads/main
+dir_main=$(mkreadonlydir "$REPO_DIR")
+
+rc=0
+out=$(cd "$REPO_DIR" && "$BASH4" "$BIN" 2>&1) || rc=$?
+
+# ── Test: a read-only directory doesn't stop the removal partway ──────────
+
+assert "the run succeeds" test "$rc" -eq 0
+assert "removes a worktree holding a read-only directory" test ! -e "$WT_BASE/gone-clean"
+assert_not "deletes the branch of the removed worktree" branch_exists gone-clean
+
+assert_not "deletes the branch of a worktree whose directory is gone" branch_exists gone-missing
+
+# ── Test: skipped worktrees keep their permissions ─────────────────────────
+
+assert "skips a dirty worktree" test -e "$dir_dirty"
+assert "keeps the dirty worktree's branch" branch_exists gone-dirty
+assert_not "a skipped dirty worktree's directory stays read-only" test -w "$dir_dirty"
+
+assert "skips a locked worktree" test -e "$dir_locked"
+assert "keeps the locked worktree's branch" branch_exists gone-locked
+assert "names the lock holder" test "${out#*locked by supacode}" != "$out"
+assert_not "a skipped locked worktree's directory stays read-only" test -w "$dir_locked"
+
+assert "keeps the main worktree's branch" branch_exists main
+assert_not "the main worktree's directory stays read-only" test -w "$dir_main"
+
+# ── Results ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+print_results
diff --git a/bin/lib/test-helpers.sh b/bin/lib/test-helpers.sh
index 7297781..d3c8c89 100644
--- a/bin/lib/test-helpers.sh
+++ b/bin/lib/test-helpers.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 # Usage: source "$SCRIPT_DIR/test-helpers.sh"
 #
 # Provides assert/assert_not functions, socket/agent fixtures for SSH-agent
-# tests, a bounded runner for the script under test, and a print_results
-# finalizer. Each test file should call print_results at the end.
+# tests, a read-only directory fixture for worktree tests, a bounded runner for
+# the script under test, and a print_results finalizer.
+# Each test file should call print_results at the end.
 
 _helpers_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 # shellcheck source=bin/lib/bounded.sh
@@ -101,6 +102,17 @@ start_agent() {
     printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed -n 's/^SSH_AGENT_PID=\([0-9]*\);.*/\1/p'
 }
 
+# Gives worktree $1 a read-only directory holding a file, the way Go leaves its
+# module cache, and echoes the directory's path. The directory is under cache/,
+# which the caller's fixture should ignore so the worktree stays clean.
+mkreadonlydir() {
+    local dir="$1/cache/go/mod/pkg"
+    mkdir -p "$dir"
+    echo x > "$dir/f"
+    chmod 555 "$dir" "$1/cache/go/mod"
+    printf '%s\n' "$dir"
+}
+
 assert() {
     local description="$1"
     shift
diff --git a/bin/lib/test-tree-me-remove.sh b/bin/lib/test-tree-me-remove.sh
index 6294719..73a2440 100755
--- a/bin/lib/test-tree-me-remove.sh
+++ b/bin/lib/test-tree-me-remove.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #
 # Usage: test-tree-me-remove.sh
 #
-# Builds a throwaway repo with a few worktrees (clean, dirty, locked) in a temp
-# dir, drives bin/tree-me against it, and cleans up on exit.
+# Builds a throwaway repo with a few worktrees (clean, dirty, locked, holding a
+# read-only directory) in a temp dir, drives bin/tree-me against it, and cleans
+# up on exit.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ cleanup() {
   git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree list --porcelain 2>/dev/null |
     sed -n 's/^worktree //p' |
     while read -r wt; do git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree unlock "$wt" 2>/dev/null || true; done
+  # `rm -rf` cannot empty a read-only directory.
+  chmod -R u+w "$REPO_DIR" "$WT_BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
   rm -rf "$REPO_DIR" "$WT_BASE"
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
@@ -35,7 +38,10 @@ git -C "$REPO_DIR" config user.name "Test"
 # A stable default branch name regardless of the host's init.defaultBranch.
 git -C "$REPO_DIR" checkout -q -b main
 echo one > "$REPO_DIR/file"
-git -C "$REPO_DIR" add file
+# git ignores cache/ the way posthog ignores .flox/cache. A read-only directory
+# under it then leaves the worktree clean.
+echo cache/ > "$REPO_DIR/.gitignore"
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" add file .gitignore
 git -C "$REPO_DIR" commit -qm "one"
 FIRST_SHA=$(git -C "$REPO_DIR" rev-parse HEAD)
 echo two > "$REPO_DIR/file"
@@ -175,6 +181,44 @@ tree_me rm -f dirty-one
 assert "-f removes a dirty worktree" test "$rc" -eq 0
 assert "dirty worktree directory is gone" test ! -d "$path"
 
+# ── Test: a read-only directory doesn't stop the removal partway ──────────
+
+path=$(mkworktree readonly-one)
+mkreadonlydir "$path" >/dev/null
+tree_me rm readonly-one
+assert "removes a worktree holding a read-only directory" test "$rc" -eq 0
+assert "the read-only worktree directory is gone" test ! -e "$path"
+
+path=$(mkworktree readonly-forced)
+mkreadonlydir "$path" >/dev/null
+echo changed > "$path/file"
+tree_me rm -f readonly-forced
+assert "-f removes a dirty worktree holding a read-only directory" test "$rc" -eq 0
+assert "the forced read-only worktree directory is gone" test ! -e "$path"
+
+path=$(mkworktree missing-dir)
+rm -rf "$path"
+tree_me rm missing-dir
+assert "removes a worktree whose directory is already gone" test "$rc" -eq 0
+assert "the missing worktree is no longer registered" \
+  test -z "$(git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree list --porcelain | grep -F "$path")"
+
+# A removal git refuses leaves the worktree's permissions as they were.
+path=$(mkworktree readonly-dirty)
+dir=$(mkreadonlydir "$path")
+echo changed > "$path/file"
+tree_me rm readonly-dirty
+assert "refuses a dirty read-only worktree without -f" test "$rc" -ne 0
+assert_not "a refused dirty removal leaves the directory read-only" test -w "$dir"
+
+path=$(mkworktree readonly-locked)
+dir=$(mkreadonlydir "$path")
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree lock "$path"
+tree_me rm -f readonly-locked
+assert "refuses a locked read-only worktree with a single -f" test "$rc" -ne 0
+assert_not "a refused locked removal leaves the directory read-only" test -w "$dir"
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" worktree unlock "$path"
+
 # ── Test: the flag is positional-agnostic ──────────────────────────────────
 
 path=$(mkworktree dirty-two)
diff --git a/bin/tree-me b/bin/tree-me
index b433749..68be0e3 100755
--- a/bin/tree-me
+++ b/bin/tree-me
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ checkout_pr() {
             path="$candidate_path"
             break
         fi
-        git worktree remove --force "$candidate_path" 2>/dev/null || true
+        worktree_remove --force "$candidate_path" 2>/dev/null || true
     done
 
     if [ -z "$path" ]; then
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ EOF
         for i in "${matches[@]}"; do
             name="${worktree_names[$i]}"
             path="${worktree_paths[$i]}"
-            if output=$(git worktree remove "${force_args[@]}" "$path" 2>&1); then
+            if output=$(worktree_remove "${force_args[@]}" "$path" 2>&1); then
                 echo "✓ Removed worktree: $path"
             else
                 echo "$output" >&2