Conductor Release Notes

We've fixed a bug that would cause plan mode to exit early. We also added an experimental new sidebar mode—enable in Settings -> Experimental -> New sidebar and let us know what you think!

Improvements

• Show a login button when you hit a 401 authentication error
• Automatically restore missing workspace symlinks at app launch if the original directory still exists

Fixes

• Fix unarchived workspaces getting archived immediately
• Auto-archive now triggers without requiring you to click on the workspace
• Fix cancellation (⌘⇧⌫) agent sometimes not being available
• Fix workspace rename getting lost when multiple Conductor instances share the same workspace directory

Direnv Support, Opus 4.6 1M

We now support directory-based shell tools like direnv, so your environment variables are automatically picked up per workspace.

We've also added Opus 4.6 (1M context). You can turn on via Settings → Claude Code → Models.

Improvements

• Directory-based shell tools like direnv are now supported
• Add Opus 4.6 (1M) extended context model, opt-in via Settings → Claude Code → Models
• Show all installed apps in the app switcher and add a close button to cycle
• Auto-archive setting now respects all PR merge scenarios, not just in-app merges
• Improve chat rendering performance

Fixes

• Fix target branch resolution for PRs without increasing GitHub API usage
• Error messages now display in proper case instead of being forced to uppercase

Multiline comments

You can now click and drag to add multiline comments. Also, comments now render with markdown formatting. Comments from GitHub show the author's avatar, and disappear when they become outdated or resolved.

Improvements

• You can now search the terminal with ⌘F
• You can now right-click on a chat to copy it as markdown (or ⌘⌥C)
• Conductor now stops idle Claude processes to reduce memory usage
• Conductor now detects your merge/rebase preference from git
• The code editor is now powered by CodeMirror, making it faster and lighter

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Conductor would show the wrong PR base branch
• Fixed a UI issue from having too many repos
• Removed inaccurate cost information from turn hover tooltip
• Fixed a visual issue with tool call code output

Misc

• When you've typed a message, the stop button will now be replaced by a "queue" button
• Press ⌘O and keep holding down the cmd key to see a new experiment

New Terminal, Perf Issues

We've rewritten the terminal from scratch for a faster, more reliable experience.

We've also fixed a bug that could cause a runaway error loop to write huge log files. This update will limit the log file size and also clear out any large ones.

Improvements

• Rewrite the terminal for improved performance and reliability
• Update Claude Code to version 2.1.70

Fixes

• Fix context usage parsing for the latest Claude Code output format
• Fix subagent rendering to recognize the latest Claude Code output format

GPT-5.4 is now available!

You can now right-click the review button to edit your review before sending — change the reviewer agent or add custom instructions.

We've also upgraded the Claude Agent SDK to 0.2.64.

Improvements

• Search by chat title in the command palette (⌘K)
• Improve spacing and alignment in the model selector
• Cancel agent automatically when dismissing an ask-user question

Fixes

• Fix edit button in diff view not navigating correctly
• Fix grep tool preview showing matches when there are none
• Fix viewed checkbox not appearing when opening diffs from tree view
• Fix markdown table copy button not appearing or working correctly
• Prevent navigation to archived workspaces
• Fix slash command dropdown descriptions not truncating

Polish and bug fixes

You can now use the number keys to quickly switch between models:

Improvements

• More intuitive back/forward navigation
• You can now right-click on a workspace to quickly navigate to repo settings
• Simplified the “Next unread” button
• You can now see a workspace's city name on the history page

Fixes

• Fixed a UI issue with the slash commands autocomplete menu
• Fixed a transparent background on the scroll-to-button button
• Fixed flickering in the file picker (Cmd+P)
• Fixed several layout shifts
• Fixed issues with cmd+O opening the wrong directory in some apps

Misc

• Disabled autocomplete and hints when editing files
• Standardized the two help menus and added an option to open the debug tools
• Improved help text when Conductor can't compute the git status
• Added an experimental option to show CPU and memory usage

Conductor now has a built-in file editor for when you want to edit files directly (like a caveman). It comes with full syntax highlighting and ⌘F. We use it for quick edits, like .env files, json configs, or tailwind classes. Otherwise, ask the AI.

We’ve also shipped some performance improvements—Conductor should feel snappier.

Improvements

• Add text search to the repository selector in the Cmd+Shift+N menu
• Display the port number on the terminal panel's open button
• Add a button to copy rendered tables as markdown (thanks @brian_lovin)
• Improve top bar tab density and hover feedback on tab actions

Fixes

• Create missing folders automatically when starting a quick repo (thanks @swyx)
• Stop polling for file changes after a turn completes
• Prevent chat summaries from using external AI in enterprise data privacy mode
• Fix the "mark as read" option and a bug with marking messages as unread