Code Review and Historical Diffs

Click the "Review" button in the right sidebar to get the AI to review changes.

You can now view turn-by-turn diffs for each message in the chat.

Improvements

• Add ⌘. shortcut to activate Zen mode
• Show when chat compaction starts

Fixes

• Fix a git timestamp parsing error that would crash Conductor
• Fix buttons in the Composer sending the message draft on click
• Fix vertical scrolling in the dispatcher

Plan mode

We've also added GPT-5-Codex Mini, and brought back Opus 4.1.

Improvements

• Add animation for chat titles
• Add archive on merge setting
• Add a copy path button and ⌘⇧C shortcut

Fixes

• Fix Linear attachments being sent to the wrong chat
• Fix file paths with slugs not rendering properly
• Recent files in the file picker are now scoped to the repository

File picker and chat titles

We've added a new file opener. Use ⌘P to search files across your workspace!

We now automatically generate chat titles for your tabs:

We've also removed some unnecessary GitHub API usage (to avoid hitting rate limits) and improved autoscrolling in chats.

Improvements

• We now use Gemini to generate a chat title based on your first message. To disable, pick "Strict data privacy" in Settings → General.
• Add toggle buttons for the left sidebar
• Add Codex thinking levels
• Chains of empty directories are now squashed together in the file tree
• Show when PRs are awaiting manual review
• Improved TODO tool rendering
• Revamped command palette UI

Fixes

• Fixed unclear Claude Code installation UX
• Fixed incorrect Unable to merge statuses in the UI
• Fixed terminal text wrapping being lossy
• Improved turn rendering logic

Checkpoints

Revert your chat to a previous turn, wiping the conversation history and changes.

Also, view at a glance changes in Claude's most recent turn.

Learn more about checkpointing in our docs.

You can now also close the left sidebar. Press ⌘B to toggle the left sidebar, and ⌥⌘B to toggle right.

Or, turn on Zen Mode with CTRL+Z to hide both at once.

Improvements

• Clicking file badges will now show you the file in Conductor
• Selecting a model now closes the model picker and focuses the composer

Fixes

• Fix model not found error in older chats
• Improve resource teardown logic on app close
• Fix hover mask for tabs with long file names
• Fix not_found_error when setting gpt-5-codex as the default model in Settings

Better Create PR Prompt

Claude is faster and aware of the current git status when creating PRs.

Also, copy a workspace's branch in one click.

Fixes

• Fix tab titles not always being in sync with Codex models
• Only highlight file in git panel when viewing diffs
• Fix markdown text wrapping in diffs

Bug Fixes

Improvements

• Added a default thinking level preference in Settings → General
• Show PR number and URL for merged PRs
• Sort grouped Linear issues by their created time

Fixes

• Don't attach thinking mode in /compact messages
• Fix open-in behavior for file badges
• Fix oversized tool header hit areas

Codex

You can now use Codex in Conductor!

Improvements

• Simpler workspace empty state
• New "create workspace from" button
• Added `ctrl+`` shortcut to focus the terminal
• Improved tab history UI

Fixes

• Fix alignment of run button
• Fix workspaces re-ordering in the sidebar when session tabs were closed
• Fix horizontal chat overflow
• Hide the pull latest changes button when workspace is behind remote
• Fix file mentions not triggering in the composer after parentheses or brackets

Tab Beautification

We've improved the UI for chat tabs:

We also now save chat history, so you can restore previous tabs:

You can also now edit branch names in the top bar:

Improvements

• Window size and location now persists across restart
• Wider chats on large screens

Fixes

• File names will always be visible when expanding tool calls
• Prevent enter key from closing alert dialogs
• Fix mutations causing UI lag
• Fix drag regions in the top bar

Git Status in Sidebar

View git status in the sidebar at a glance.

Fixes

• Fix exit_plan_mode tool calls causing a chat to get stuck
• Fix the composer not always getting auto-focused
• Fix branches being renamed in new chat tabs
• Fix text overflow for renamed files in the git panel

Performance Improvements

We've fixed a performance regression introduced in 0.17.0 related to session notifications. Our apologies!

Improvements

• Added a setting for a custom branch prefix
• Use Haiku 4.5 for creating PRs through Claude

Fixes

• Fix nested buttons
• Fixed chats getting stuck when Claude called the exit_plan_mode tool