Terminal Performance

Terminal now uses WebGL rendering. It should be much snappier.

Improvements

• Display API key source in top bar
• Render agent output as markdown
• Auto expand files clicked in the git panel

Fixes

• Fixed message queueing
• Fixed binary files showing up incorrectly in the git diff

Toggle Big Terminal Mode

Improvements

• Switch to Big Terminal mode within a workspace
• Focus on the composer when the diff viewer closes
• Unified view for added/deleted files in the diff viewer
• Faster Linear issue loading
• Improved diff viewer code theme
• New "thinking" interface

Fixes

• Fix binary file line counting

Checkout PRs in Conductor

You can now checkout an existing PR directly from the Dispatcher!

Improvements

• Added support for file level comments in the diff viewer
• Added options to open a workspace in an external application to the command palette

Fixes

• Fixed inaccuracies in large diffs
• Fixed a bug where draft comments could get reset due to re-renders
• Fixed UI overflow in setup scripts

Code Review

You can now comment on a diff and we'll send your feedback straight to Claude!

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where setup scripts failing would leave workspaces stuck in a "setting up" state
• Fixed a bug where rows could sometimes not be selected in the Dispatcher

New Diff Review Panel, Faster Claude

We've upgrade the diff review panel. It's now much more performant and easy to read.

Claude's response times are now just as fast as in the CLI! Conductor now installs Claude Code via the native binary installation, so Claude responds faster and you no longer need npm.

Improvements

• Open files in preferred editor from the file preview
• Send messages with attachments only
• Added bash syntax highlighting to setup/run/archive scripts
• Ready to run empty state is now clickable
• Detect agents in nested folders within ~/.claude/agents

Fixes

• Added docs and feedback links to help menu button

Bug Fixes!

Improvements

• Added Settings to the macOS menu bar
• Show when Claude Code will next be usable when users hit their usage limit
• New workspace names are validated to prevent duplicate branch names

Fixes

• Fixed sort order of Linear search results
• Only show error retry buttons on the most recent chat turn
• Terminal processes exiting will not automatically close the respective terminal tab
• Capitalization is now preserved in new workspace names

Open dev scripts and more performant long chats

Conductor now detects when a localhost URL is running. Open it in your browser by clicking Open or ⌘+Shift+O.

Improvements

• Long chats now render much faster (we virtualized!)
• ⌘+Enter shortcut to submit dialogs
• We now show a Compact and Retry button when your session runs out of context
• Add docs to command palette

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where thinking output would show excessive newlines
• Focus the run tab on run button click
• Updated terminal button styles for consistency
• Fix "Open In" menu apps not showing for some users
• Fix auto scroll not working on new messages received from the AI
• Fixed a bug where files selected in the filepicker with NextJS slugs wouldn't render properly
• Fixed a bug where archiving a workspace would not terminate its run script

Run script, hooks, and custom fonts

Add a run script to create a one-click shortcut (or ⌘R) to your tests or development server.

Project level slash commands and agents are now usable in Conductor!

Global hooks and memory are now configurable in Conductor!

You can now set a custom terminal font in settings!

We've also added the PR status to the sidebar:

Improvements

• Conductor's doc site is now live at conductor.build/docs
• Added support for opening draft PRs in the git panel
• Added support for manually opening PRs via the git panel
• Auto-convert long text snippet pastes into attachments for better readability

Fixes

• Fixed loading icon animations throughout the app that would wobble off axis
• Fixed a bug where /clear would not clear the session
• Fixed popover border radius inconsistencies
• Fixed composer border radius inconsistencies
• Fixed referenced files not being truncated and highlighted in user messages
• Fixed a bug where multi-line $ARGUMENTS wouldn't register with slash commands

Misc

• Telemetry improvements

Performance Improvements

Improvements

• Linear issues are now sorted by status
• Searched Linear issues are now filtered by the teams you belong to
• Reduced letter spacing for smaller text sizes
• Increased the spacing of the git panel title

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where workspaces would fail to load and crash the app if the MultiEdit write tool had errors
• Fixed a bug where Bash tool calls could not be expanded
• Fixed a bug where the Read tool would show "Read 0 lines"
• Fixed part of the composer being unclickable
• Fixed part of the terminal being unclickable
• Fixed a performance issue in the git diff dialog that would crash the app
• Fixed a bug where the "Merge" button was inaccurately showing for GitHub repositories with multiple CI checks

Misc

• Increased the minimum width of the right sidebar
• cmd+A will no longer incorrectly select all of the visible text in the app

New in 0.8.3:

• Support for slashes in Linear branch names

Suggested Git Actions

Conductor now recommends each step on the way to merging your PR. Click the button in the top right to take the next action.

Improvements

• Auto focus the terminal when opening and closing tabs
• Updated font weights and styles
• Add Sublime Text to the "Open In" menu

Fixes

• Show the correct creation time for workspaces in the sidebar
• Better performance when fetching Linear issues
• Switching between custom providers in a workspace is more reliable
• Updated the compact icon used in the chat