Conductor Release Notes

Settings & scrolls

Scroll masks

The side nav now has a nice mask on scroll for a smooth, continuous feel.

Shout out to
Tim Wilson
for the inspo!

Provider settings

Provider configurations get even better, with quick links to your Claude & Codex settings files.

Improvements

• Added quick links to Claude and Codex settings files.
• Cloud workspaces received reliability, sync, loading, status, and settings polish.
• Added the draft PR option to compact Create PR buttons.
• Local workspaces now show their folder name in the top bar.
• Added a Git setting to keep workspace names from changing automatically.
• Added the worktree name to the top bar.
• Added a bundled Conductor skill for configuring conductor.json and orienting agents inside workspaces.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Conductor could delay showing a PR after switching workspaces.
• Fixed an issue where slow git operations could fail after 10 seconds.
• Fixed an issue where workspace creation could show a generic script failure instead of explaining a Git branch name conflict.
• Fixed an issue where shared workspace access could use stale permissions.
• Fixed an issue where the Vercel preview button could overlap other git panel controls.
• Fixed an issue where linked directories added with /add-dir were not available to agents in local workspaces.
• Fixed an issue where diff comment line selections did not appear until after dragging finished.
• Prompt submissions no longer include diagnostic logs.
• Fixed an issue where long links in chat messages could make the message view scroll sideways.
• Fixed an issue where the Option+U shortcut and other dead-key shortcuts could insert stray accent characters into the terminal, composer, or file editor.
• Fixed an issue where composer @ suggestions could stop appearing.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar educational popup could appear above the workspace list fade.
• Fixed an issue where Conductor could show a branch as ahead after its commits were pushed.

Spotlight

Spotlight testing is now configured per repository instead of globally - that means you can control workspace isolation per-project.

Spotlight is a useful feature for managing complex developer workflows - it allows you to run a single instance of your project and hot-swap branches, rather than running multiple branches in parallel.

The unreasonable effectiveness of HTML

We've added HTML previews. Thanks Thariq for the inspiration!

Automerge

You can now automerge PR's so they merge when CI passes.

Merge queue status

PRs in the merge queue now show their queued status in the git panel.

Improvements

• Moved the Automerge setting from Experimental to Git in Settings
• Request metadata now shows Claude Code response speed
• Click an image in chat to open it as a file tab in the top bar
• Cloud beta just keeps getting better 🙂

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Conductor would not show the restart prompt after a manually checked update finished downloading
• Fixed an issue where the embedded Claude login terminal could disappear before login finished
• Fixed an issue where pasted images could appear only after workspace setup finished
• Fixed an issue where Claude fast mode credit limits were not surfaced in the composer
• Fixed remote workspace image previews for attachments and markdown images
• Fixed an issue where editing CRLF files could rewrite every line ending
• Fixed diff header toggle spacing
• Fixed an issue where plain git push in new Conductor workspaces did not set the branch upstream
• Fixed an issue where @ referencing files could lead to files being removed
• Fixed file sync startup so remote workspaces no longer require SSH config
• Fixed an issue where sleeping cloud workspaces could fail to archive
• Fixed an issue where typing in the file editor with Find (⌘F) open would scroll the line being edited to the top of the viewport
• Fixed an issue where queued PRs could briefly appear merged in Conductor
• Fixed an issue where sending a queued message immediately could miss newly added attachment uploads
• Fixed an issue where queued messages could be hidden while Conductor downloads an agent
• Fixed an issue where Conductor showed agent binary downloads and held messages even when a custom executable was configured

Misc

• You now see a heads-up toast when changing model or effort level mid-chat that the next response will be slower
• Aligned the context usage control in the composer

New queue, diff diffs

New queue

We’ve redesigned our message queue from the ground-up.

Highlights:

• Partial messages are preserved across edits
• Any queued message may be deleted, sent, or edited
• The queue pauses to prevent interruption during user edits

With more improvements on the way!

Diff diffs

Better diffing & commenting! “Next comment” (or ⌘⌥J) takes you to the next comment in a file

Diffs may now be grouped by folder

Whitespace diffs can also be hidden

New provider / environment settings

We’ve refreshed our provider & environment configuration UI to make it easier to configure by CLI & API key

Quick links for preview deployments

Preview deployments are now linked from the git panel for faster access.

Rename workspaces

You can now rename workspaces from the sidebar context menu.

Improvements

• Native compact support for Claude Code & Codex
• Workspace renaming now preserves manual names and can optionally rename the local branch
• Prepare Conductor Cloud for release ☁️
• Changing tool approval mode now warns before restart
• Added environment diagnostics in Settings to help troubleshoot shell issues
• URLs in agent chat messages are now clickable
• Reopen the last visible workspace when Conductor relaunches
• The "New workspace from" dialog now remembers your last repo selection
• Added copy buttons for app log event details
• Added a sidebar filter option to sort workspaces by created or updated time
• You can now press Cmd+Shift+I to toggle writing all logs to the console
• Added a warning when older macOS versions may render diffs incorrectly
• Added PhpStorm as an Open in editor option

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where file changes for a chat turn could appear empty despite the agent having modified files
• Fixed an issue where sessions would get stuck in plan mode after the agent briefly entered and exited plan mode
• Fixed an issue where Option-key text input could be blocked in Conductor text fields
• Fixed an issue where Claude Code tool approvals could be skipped
• Fixed an issue where right-clicking near the bottom of the sidebar would sometimes activate the menu item under the cursor
• Fixed an issue where a restart confirmation dialog would show zero agents running
• Fixed an issue where messages could not be sent while the workspace setup script was running
• Fixed an issue where sample project onboarding could appear linked to an existing PR
• Fixed an issue where creating a workspace from a PR could use an older PR with the same branch name
• Fixed onboarding analytics so the intro step completion is logged
• Fixed onboarding sample project setup and sidebar state
• Fixed Claude login terminal behavior after successful login
• Fixed an issue where terminal input could appear before earlier command output finished rendering
• Fixed an issue where toast message text could not be selected
• Fixed an issue causing errors when archiving
• Hid scrollbars in the app log viewer
• Fixed an issue where workspace sidebar groups stayed expanded after switching grouping modes
• Fixed an issue where @ referencing files could lead to files being removed (thanks Dino Gane-Palmer)

Sounds & colors

New sounds

We added an SNCF jingle, a Paris Métro chime, and a Paris Métro pickpocket announcement as completion sounds.

New colors

You can now choose from nine code syntax highlighting themes in Settings > Appearance, including Catppuccin, Dracula, Nord, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, and Solarized.

Conductor now includes colorblind-friendly, accessible color options in Settings > Appearance.

Improvements

• ☁️
• Queued messages now show why they're waiting when blocked by workspace setup or attachment processing
• Added a guided sample project onboarding flow
• Updated sidebar grouping labels to use projects and tasks
• You can now include recent app logs when sending feedback
• App logger entries can now be filtered by workspace and session tags
• Added more workspace city names, including Canadian capitals, Kelowna, and Newport Beach
• /restart and /mcp slash commands now work in Codex chats
• Terminal panel buttons (Open / Run / Stop / Spotlight) now collapse to icon-only when the right sidebar is narrow
• Conductor now captures your shell environment from fish and falls back to zsh for unsupported shells

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where cloning GitHub Pages repositories could give them incorrect names in Conductor
• Fixed an issue where "Open in Terminal" would not bring the Terminal window to the foreground
• Fixed a rare crash when rendering chat messages
• Open-in button now picks up the port from dev-server URLs that use ANSI styling, such as Vite
• Fixed an issue where selecting multiple lines in a diff to comment on would show two comment boxes
• Fixed an issue where the Conductor skill could not be discovered by the skills CLI
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar repo filter could show workspaces from the previously selected repo
• Fixed an issue where the chat panel could go fully blank after switching tabs while zoomed out
• Failed send attempts now show an error in the chat
• Fixed an issue where Claude grep summaries showed one match when no matches were found
• Fixed an issue where enabling terminal render debug logging did not emit terminal logs
• Fixed an issue where stopping a just-sent message could leave a session stuck as working
• Removed resource usage attachments from in-app feedback
• Fixed "Use Claude Code with Chrome"
• Fixed terminal freeze for certain shell configurations
• Thinking blocks and other expanded tool blocks now stay open when the next agent action arrives
• Fixed an issue where clicking the chat timeline would scroll to a position where the prompt was hidden behind the top bar
• Expanded tool calls no longer auto-collapse when new tool calls arrive during streaming
• Fixed a case where the update notification could show contradictory information about running agents
• Fixed an issue where an active agent turn could be interrupted and reported as "aborted by user" when unrelated sessions triggered a workspace config change
• Fixed the add-comment button in diffs appearing below the line number instead of inline
• Fixed an issue where the entire chat could temporarily go blank
• Stopped the disabled "Files to copy" textarea from scrolling behind the .worktreeinclude overlay
• Fixed an issue where shell environment capture could misread paths from CRLF output
• Fixed an issue where the git panel could get stuck showing no PR info for a workspace

0.52.2

• Fixed onboarding sample project setup and sidebar state
• Fixed an issue where sample project onboarding could appear linked to an existing PR

0.52.3

• Opus 4.7 fast mode
• GPT-5.5 is now the default model for new users

Codex is more beautiful

Codex tool calls now show richer file, command, and search details. We also now render Codex subagents, and gpt-image-2 results.

Files to copy

We’ve added a new field in each repo’s settings for *files to copy. *Conductor will automatically copy these file paths in each new workspace. Learn more.

Managed settings

You can now add a ~/.conductor/settings.json file that manages certain settings for you. If you have a managed setting on your system, you cannot overwrite it unless you change the ~/.conductor/settings.json. For now, default agent, enterpriseDataPrivacy, and claudeExecutablePath are configurable. You can see the supported schema at http://conductor.build/schemas/settings.json. Learn more.

New train sounds!

Welcome to the NYC MTA and Paris Métro:

You can now change the repo icon by right clicking the repo in the sidebar:

Improvements

• MCP status now works for Codex sessions
• ⌘⏎ to send a message with the opposite of your follow-up behavior (queue vs steer)
• You can now set a custom command to auto-run when opening a big terminal tab
• Toast action buttons now appear consistently below toast text
• Added VSCodium to the "Open in..." menu
• Added an "Accessible colors" setting with themes optimized for color vision differences (protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia)
• Local repositories now show local git status instead of GitHub-only UI
• The custom branch prefix setting now strips invalid characters as you type and auto-appends a trailing slash
• You can now right-click a repository in the sidebar and pick "Change icon" to swap its icon, emoji, or favicon without opening Settings
• Better error messages when Conductor has trouble reading your shell environment
• Moved "Caffeinate while agents are running" and "Show MCP status in chat" to General settings, and "Auto-rename placeholder branch on send" to Git settings (now on by default)
• The "create one" link in Settings → Account now pre-fills the required scopes and description on GitHub's new token page
• In the add-repository menu, you can now pick from a list of your recent local projects without opening a folder picker
• Updated bundled Codex to version 0.128.0
• Simplified the file mode toggle for markdown files
• You can now choose from recent GitHub projects when opening a project
• You can now reference GitHub pull requests from the composer with # autocomplete
• Added a setting to turn off code ligatures
• You can now search by PR number in the cmd+k command palette
• Faster shell-backed operations on systems with heavy zsh setup
• You can now open workspaces in Alacritty
• You can now edit local diff comments
• When Claude auth is restored from the embedded claude /login terminal, the terminal closes automatically, the auth-required message updates to "Logged in", and idle Claude sessions are stopped automatically

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause agents to hang
• Fixed an issue where the git panel could get stuck showing no PR info for a workspace
• Fixed an issue where Claude would respond with No conversation found with session ID
• You can now refresh MCP server status mid-session
• Fixed an issue where sidebar PR status icons would briefly flash to default when archiving a workspace
• Editor tabs now preserve scroll position when switching away and back
• Hid the file discard button when viewing uncommitted changes
• Fixed an issue where turn file changes could be checked before a turn finished
• Improved shell environment detection for users with slow shell startup
• Fixed a confusing "uploading" message when pasting attachments in local workspaces
• Fixed an issue where frontend logs were not appearing in the app log viewer
• Fixed an issue where the first message in a new Claude chat could fail with "No conversation found" after toggling effort or plan mode
• Fixed an issue where unlinked repositories could appear in workspace creation and navigation
• Fixed an issue where, when a plan or question is open in a chat, navigating to it would not clear unread status
• Stopped the selected workspace's branch label from repainting on every render
• Hid the internal .context/ setup script from remote workspace clone logs
• Fixed an issue where clicking inside the composer would jump the caret to the end
• Fixed file headers shifting when switching between edit and diff views
• Agent responses are once again visible when running Conductor as a browser tab

Misc

• Sidebar styling tweaks
• Replaced macOS window vibrancy with a flat background fill
• Reverted defaulting follow-up messages to queued mode
• Added a sidebar announcement for steering

0.51.1

• Fixed bug that could cause random "INTERRUPTED BY USER" responses
• Fixed bug that caused ~/conductor to be used instead of a custom root

0.51.2

• Fixed bug forcing a trailing / to be added to custom git branch name prefixes
• Fixed terminal freeze for certain shell configurations (thanks to Tomonori Tanabe)
• Fixed an issue with "Use Claude Code with Chrome"

0.51.3

• Fixed an issue with scroll virtualization which would sometimes blank out the chat view, "the Garry bug" (thanks to Petyo Ivanov)

Steering

You can now steer your agents. Choose your preferred follow-up behavior in Settings → General.

Conductor can now create a git remote for you if you open a project that doesn't have one:

Agent messages can now include links to line references:

We've added a few new experimental settings that we'd love your thoughts on:

Caffeinate while agents are running

Prevent your Mac from sleeping while an agent is actively working. Shuts off below 10% battery.

Background branch rename on send

While a workspace still has its placeholder branch, generate a branch name from each user message in the background and rename silently.

Show MCP status in chat

See a realtime status of MCP servers in the chat.

Finally, we've added Official SF Muni train sounds. Let us know if you'd like us to add your city's :)

New cities

• Adelaide, AUS joins us as the 296th Conductor city

Improvements

• New local workspaces open with a shell terminal pre-created in the right panel, and remember whether you last used Spotlight/Run or a terminal tab
• File links with line suffixes (e.g. path/to/file.tsx:42) now open the file and scroll to the referenced line
• The context-usage indicator now updates live during a Claude turn instead of only after it completes
• Added two SF Muni completion sounds
• You can now use custom emoji as project icons
• You can now open completed and failed checks on GitHub directly from the git panel
• You can now create workspaces from the sidebar without hovering over a repository
• You can now submit feedback prompts and open the changelog from the command palette
• ⌘+O now opens file tabs near the current scroll position
• Added an Unarchive action after auto-archiving a workspace when its PR is merged
• Archive failure toasts now offer a "Delete anyway" button
• Adding a project without Git or a GitHub remote now prompts you to create one directly from Conductor
• Sidebar now always shows the branch name instead of sometimes showing the PR title, and long names truncate cleanly with the full value on hover
• Conductor now uses your last signed-in account to load when offline
• Toggle terminal with ⌘+J
• Updated Codex to 0.125.0
• Graphite stack support is now off by default while we investigate a performance issue (re-enable in Settings → Experimental)

Fixes

• Codex sessions no longer lose conversation memory across app restarts
• Codex turns no longer fail immediately on transient stream errors
• Fixed token count showing as 0 in the context usage popover for Opus/Sonnet 1M models
• Fixed empty "Thinking" rows appearing for Opus messages
• Fixed an issue where plan follow-up messages could disappear
• Fixed plan copy actions disappearing after merge
• Plan-mode sessions no longer terminate when you deny ExitPlanMode
• Fixed a spurious red error badge appearing after a plan handoff
• Fixed a bug causing agents to hang
• Fixed an issue where the git panel could get stuck showing no PR info for a workspace
• Fixed an issue where Claude would respond with No conversation found with session ID
• You can now refresh MCP server status mid-session
• Fixed an issue where sidebar PR status icons would briefly flash to default when archiving a workspace
• Editor tabs now preserve scroll position when switching away and back
• Hid the file discard button when viewing uncommitted changes
• Fixed an issue where turn file changes could be checked before a turn finished
• Improved shell environment detection for users with slow shell startup
• Fixed a confusing "uploading" message when pasting attachments in local workspaces
• Fixed an issue where frontend logs were not appearing in the app log viewer
• Fixed an issue where the first message in a new Claude chat could fail with "No conversation found" after toggling effort or plan mode
• Fixed an issue where unlinked repositories could appear in workspace creation and navigation
• Fixed an issue where, when a plan or question is open in a chat, navigating to it would not clear unread status
• Stopped the selected workspace's branch label from repainting on every render
• Hid the internal .context/ setup script from remote workspace clone logs
• Fixed an issue where clicking inside the composer would jump the caret to the end
• Fixed file headers shifting when switching between edit and diff views
• Agent responses are once again visible when running Conductor as a browser tab

Misc

• Sidebar styling tweaks
• Replaced macOS window vibrancy with a flat background fill
• Reverted defaulting follow-up messages to queued mode
• Added a sidebar announcement for steering

Conductor Allegro, GPT-5.5

We've re-built the app from scratch to make it twice as fast. Creating tabs, switching workspaces, and rendering files are all 50% faster, memory usage is lower, and the app is 150 MB smaller.

GPT-5.5 is now available in Conductor:

Improvements

• Switching between chats now remembers your scroll position
• Terminal tabs stay clickable when auto-renamed to short labels, and many tabs can now scroll horizontally instead of being squashed
• You can now go back between onboarding steps
• Reduced GitHub usage when polling PR info
• PR status is now restored from cache on startup, so the git panel shows real state immediately instead of "Loading PR info..."
• Moved Garry mode into General settings and added ⌃O to toggle it
• Embedded terminals now stay running when their UI temporarily closes
• Switching workspaces is faster when interactive terminals are open
• You can now drag files and folders from the Files tab into the composer
• Review sessions now use new review instructions
• Remind agents to compare to origin/main (remote ref) rather than local
• You can now choose terminal tabs and recent commands from @terminal
• The app window now has a minimum size to prevent layout issues
• Reduced time-to-first-response by making start checkpoints non-blocking
• Thinking blocks now look nicer
• The right sidebar is now narrower by default and can be resized smaller
• Archiving a workspace now saves uncommitted changes as a commit

Fixes

• Fixed remote agents sometimes staying pending after sending a message
• Fixed stale review comment attachments when messages are queued
• Fixed an issue where running chats could still appear active after reopening Conductor
• Fixed an issue where Claude message format changes could break chat rendering
• Fixed an issue where cancelling a chat could leave it stuck as running
• Fixed archived workspaces sometimes showing branch names instead of PR titles
• Fixed archive on merge so it works for direct and background PR merges
• Reduced GitHub API usage when PR polling approaches rate limits
• Fixed an issue where quitting Conductor warned that remote agents would be stopped
• Fixed deleted chats could leave draft text behind

Misc

• GPT-5.5 is now available in Conductor
• Updated Claude Code to 2.1.118
• Fixed an issue where merged PRs could lose their title and description
• Fixed a bug that incorrectly mapped Codex 5.5 to Codex 5.4