diff --git a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-config.sh b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-config.sh
index 3d8c56e..c3f7a48 100755
--- a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-config.sh
+++ b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-config.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ TASK_TIMEOUT_HOURS="${TASK_TIMEOUT_HOURS:-1}"
 
 NETWORK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS="${NETWORK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS:-3}"
 NETWORK_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS="${NETWORK_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-5}"
+KUGETSU_BASE_BRANCH="${KUGETSU_BASE_BRANCH:-origin/main}"
 
 # Load user config overrides (~/.kugetsu/config)
 if [ -f "$KUGETSU_DIR/config" ]; then
diff --git a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-queue-daemon.sh b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-queue-daemon.sh
index b2d8b0d..2ff5024 100644
--- a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-queue-daemon.sh
+++ b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-queue-daemon.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ check_task_completion() {
             local has_commits=false
 
             if [ -d "$worktree_path" ] && [ -d "$worktree_path/.git" ]; then
-                if [ -n "$(git -C "$worktree_path" log --oneline origin/main..HEAD 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+                if [ -n "$(git -C "$worktree_path" log --oneline "$KUGETSU_BASE_BRANCH..HEAD" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
                     has_commits=true
                 fi
             fi
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ check_task_completion() {
             local has_commits=false
 
             if [ -d "$worktree_path" ] && [ -d "$worktree_path/.git" ]; then
-                if [ -n "$(git -C "$worktree_path" log --oneline origin/main..HEAD 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+                if [ -n "$(git -C "$worktree_path" log --oneline "$KUGETSU_BASE_BRANCH..HEAD" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
                     has_commits=true
                 fi
             fi
diff --git a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-worktree.sh b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-worktree.sh
index cfa0e42..38ab085 100755
--- a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-worktree.sh
+++ b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu-worktree.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ create_worktree() {
     fi
     
     echo "Creating branch '$branch_name'..."
-    if git -C "$worktree_path" checkout -b "$branch_name" origin/main 2>/dev/null; then
+    if git -C "$worktree_path" checkout -b "$branch_name" "$KUGETSU_BASE_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then
         :
     elif git -C "$worktree_path" checkout -b "$branch_name" main 2>/dev/null; then
         :