Improved Plan Mode

We've improved plan mode! Claude no longer thinks it's still in plan mode when it's not. We've also updated the controls to respond to Claude's plans:

Claude will also no longer forget that its read files across turns. Response times should be faster across chats too.

Improvements

• We now only update the MacOS notification badge when Claude completes
• Improved the Resolve merge conflicts button prompt
• Added keyboard shortcut ⌘+⇧+P to create a PR
• Show the number of pending checks in the git status bar
• Better notifications when scripts fail

Fixes

• Fixed a bug sourcing initialization script
• Prevented upstream tracking of new workspace branches
• Fixed compact button height

Forward Failing Checks to Claude

You can now forward your failing CI checks to Claude to fix!

You can now search your chats in the command palette (⌘+K):

Fish users, rejoice! We've also revamped how we run terminal commands. The terminal will now use your default SHELL and PATH, as well as any terminal commands we run on your behalf (setup scripts, git commands, etc).

Improved Cancelling

Cancelling is now much more reliable in Conductor!

Improvements

• Improvements to conductor.json files generated via Claude Code
• Improved markdown display for agent output
• Added app icons to the "Open" dropdown

Fixes

• Fixed slowness when sending attachments in the UI
• Fixed comment whitespace getting trimmed while drafting
• Claude Code now stops when you archive a workspace

The Return of Big Terminal Mode

We've brought back big terminal mode! Enable it in Settings → Terminal

Improvements

• Preview what Claude will see when sending comment attachments

Fixes

• Removed an unnecessary error toast when closing the "Add a local repo" dialog

In 0.11.5, added debug tools for the conductor.json migration

New Onboarding

We've revamped the onboarding flow in Conductor to make it easier and more beautiful to get started:

We've made it easier to set up your repo to work well with Conductor. You can now create your setup scripts with Claude:

Improvements

• Added a Report Bug button when Claude Code returns errors
• Linear attachments are now rendered as markdown
• The Open In menu no longer defaults to Finder
• A new workspace will be automatically created when a repository is added

Fixes

• Retrying an error'ed message will now retry with the failed message's attachments
• The entire top bar is now draggable

conductor.json

To make it easier to share configurations, Conductor now stores your setup and run scripts in a conductor.json file.

To learn more, check out our documentation.

If you have any issues migrating, reach out to us at [email protected]! We're happy to help.

Improvements

• New onboarding flow
• Default to terminal if no run script exists
• Added workspace lifecycle logs to the top bar of each workspace

New in 0.11.2:

• Confirm before creating a conductor.json migration PR

Terminal Performance Pt. 2

We've refactored the terminal. This should reduce crashing and lag, and improve performance for long running tasks.

Archiving is also now instant:

Improvements

• Simplified signing in with GitHub (we now rely on a local gh installation)

Fixes

• Fixed /clear
• Fixed comments appearing multiple times in certain git diffs
• Fixed appending .conductor to .git/info/exclude

New in 0.10.6:

• Support for gh login for bash shell users

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