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0.51.0
May 5th, 2026

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. image image 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. image

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: image

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

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