Early access multiplayer, API, background tasks, performance

We've got two big releases in alpha for our Conductor Pro users (sign up to join here). And two big features for everyone!

If you're a team and would like to try these features, email us at humans@conductor.build with the subject line multiplayer.

Multiplayer cloud Alpha

First, we’ve built a new version of cloud centered around real-time collaboration with your team. See what your teammates are working on, prompt together, and share direct links to workspaces (no need to send PR links anymore!). We’ve been using it internally for the past few weeks and are completely addicted. If you're a pro user, we'll send you instructions on how to set up a collaborative cloud org in the Discord and over email.

API Alpha

Second, the Conductor API is now in alpha!

Manage cloud workspaces programmatically in your cloud organization: create workspaces, send prompts to coding agents, read their replies, build Slackbots that kick off agent work, or run and manage Conductor from your OpenClaw.

We’ve already seen users build awesome stuff like their own mobile apps (👀), UI clients, and internal tools.

Available to all Pro users. Try the API.

If you're not already a Pro, you can sign up for early access here..

Background tasks

Background tasks are now live for everyone. Chats now show when an agent is waiting on background work, with a dedicated timer and task details directly in the transcript.

Performance

We've shipped several perf optimizations. Conductor should feel much faster and use less RAM.

Improvements

• Reorganized Settings into searchable personal, organization, and repository sections, with repositories listed directly in the new sidebar and cloud snapshot settings consolidated

• Added a shortcut for creating your first workspace from an empty Home page

• Workspace search, filters, and recently visited workspaces are now available in the command palette

• The command palette is now opaque, wraps keyboard navigation from bottom to top, and keeps the selected item clear of the list edge

• Agents in cloud workspaces can now use the Conductor API to create workspaces and drive other sessions, with better guidance for search and pagination

• Experimental cloud cost estimates now include Codex usage

• You can now view setup logs when a cloud workspace fails to start

• Cloud workspaces now show Starting while waking up instead of Stopped

• Cloud workspaces receive names sooner after you send their first prompt

• Queued messages now wait until the agent is fully idle instead of sending while it is paused on background tasks

• Chats waiting on background agents or tasks now show a dedicated waiting indicator and timer; background tasks also show their command or script in the chat

• @ suggestions now appear sooner in cloud workspaces, and user mention pills show names without an @ prefix

• GitHub-style Note, Tip, Important, Warning, and Caution callouts now render in pull request descriptions and comments

• Run tab attachments now include the command that produced their output

• Terminal sessions now use the backend terminal engine

• Added an experimental compact model picker with inline effort and fast-mode controls

• Cloud workspace rename dialogs no longer offer to rename the branch

• Cleaned up the keyboard shortcuts panel by hiding dialog-only and experimental shortcuts

• Reduced background disk activity and unnecessary UI updates in long chats and large workspace lists

• On mobile, you can now manage queued messages, drag to reorder them, and use a composer that resizes with the keyboard

• Mobile workspace rows now show the same status details as desktop

• Enterprise data privacy now blocks new cloud workspaces and shared organizations

Fixes

• Fixed cloud onboarding links opening Home instead of setup and repositories remaining hidden after connecting GitHub

• Fixed cloud organization Home opening local workspace setup

• Fixed a message sent to a busy cloud agent being ingested more than once

• Fixed cloud chats and workspace updates getting stuck after reconnecting or encountering expired credentials

• Cloud workspaces now honor the GitHub credential selected in Settings

• Fixed an app-launch freeze that could last a minute or more when restoring port forwards for many cloud workspaces

• Fixed cloud file sync when a repository is not cloned locally or the Conductor root directory has been customized

• Fixed cloud workspaces hiding committed run scripts when the repository is not added locally

• Fixed errors while setting up or continuing cloud workspaces for repositories that use Git LFS or have not been added locally

• Fixed failed cloud workspaces repeatedly retrying session setup

• Fixed archived cloud workspace chats showing only their first message

• Fixed team members unexpectedly changing order

• Removed workspace and directory linking controls from cloud workspaces, where linked paths were not accessible

• Fixed creating a workspace from a merged pull request whose base branch was deleted

• Fixed the composer showing the wrong model, effort level, context usage, or settings after changing the destination chat or opening some cloud sessions

• Fixed sent prompts sometimes reappearing in the composer

• Fixed attachment previews and @-mention or slash-command popups staying open after you returned to editing or opened another menu

• Fixed the fast-mode lightning icon remaining visible when the composer collapses to reading mode

• Fixed plan mode flickering when toggled and refreshed its composer indicator

• Fixed long file paths and background task commands overflowing chat messages

• Fixed uneven transcript spacing and Codex sub-agent work appearing as an unexpandable spawn row

• Fixed reconnecting notices piling up after Codex retry attempts

• Fixed a crash caused by the elapsed-time ticker while a chat was working or waiting

• The message composer now stays visible in every open chat pane

• Linked files in chats now show an error when they cannot be opened

• Fixed browser previews opened from deep links showing the Agentation overlay

• Restored terminal tabs and history after restarting Conductor

• Fixed preferences and workspace state being lost during storage updates or after restarting Conductor

• Fixed image files showing No changes, the Changes count changing between git panel tabs, and files under 300 KB being hidden from diffs based on their type

• Fixed PR page actions drifting out of alignment when the title wraps and PR tabs remaining open when closed from an unfocused split

• Fixed workspace hover cards getting stuck open, clipped workspace status icons, and status spinners disappearing when the sidebar is hidden

• Pinned workspaces now scroll with the rest of the sidebar

• Fixed workspace environment variables and development app names after renaming a workspace

• Workspace notifications now show the workspace name instead of the branch name

• Fixed workspace renaming for Korean and other non-English names

• Fixed Command-Shift-bracket shortcuts navigating history instead of switching tabs and improved shortcut handling for international keyboards

• Fixed clone errors being difficult to copy or overflowing the dialog

• Improved the error shown when Conductor cannot create a cloud workspace

• New organizations now appear in the organization switcher without restarting the app

• Fixed the keyboard shortcuts dialog being cut off at the bottom of tall windows

• Fixed dark-mode colors and Liquid Glass transitions in the mobile app

• Restored the classic installer layout so disk image artwork stays crisp

Misc

• Updated Dashboard coloring and placement

• Moved Settings below the organization list in the account switcher

• Removed the Goal button from the composer; use /goal to set Codex goals

• Updated Home workspace text to match the sidebar

New in 0.77.1

• Restored cloud setup and project settings for personal organizations

• Fixed cloud workspaces using local setup scripts

• Fixed terminal and git panel layouts carrying over between workspaces

• Software installed on cloud computers is now available to agents, terminals, and setup scripts

• Fixed local repositories appearing in the new workspace dialog for cloud organizations with no repositories

• Fixed Agents settings in cloud organizations opening the wrong setup page

• Restored the option to steer queued messages while an agent is waiting

• Fixed an issue where cloud workspaces would sometimes show up out of order

• Fixed unreliable Shift-Tab navigation in the command palette

• Clean up settings in cloud organizations

Bug Squashathon

Yesterday we had our first annual bug squashathon. Here are the results!

By popular demand, the "Checks" tab is back!

We've refined the PR page: it now combines git status, checks, deployments, comments, and commits in one timeline, with clearer comment cards, collapsible resolved threads, links back to code, and a header that stays visible while you scroll.

Improvements

• You can now type /review in a Codex chat to run Codex's native code review
• You can now upload an image to use as a repository icon

Bugs squashed

• Fixed OpenCode bug caused by a DB migration conflict between the bundled OpenCode and users' local OpenCode
• Improved typing responsiveness in remote terminals
• Fixed update checks missing a newly released version, update downloads failing with “429 Too Many Requests,” and background updates failing to install while the app was closed
• Warning banners are readable again, and editing a queued message now works on the first click
• Fixed some agent errors disappearing, incorrectly showing Claude login UI, or hiding otherwise valid responses that mention /login
• Sidebar activity times now keep updating, recent activity no longer appears in the future, and archive icons line up with the timestamps they replace
• Workspace search now matches complete query words instead of scattered characters
• Fixed a new workspace sometimes showing an unrelated merged pull request because its branch name had been used before
• Merge actions are now hidden when you do not have permission to merge, and the PR button remains visible when the git panel is narrow
• Fixed the OpenAI logo looking clipped in the model picker and other parts of the app
• Fixed the new-chat empty state appearing pinned to the left instead of centered
• Fixed the sidebar toggle overlapping the macOS traffic lights at non-default zoom levels
• Fixed markdown previews jumping to the top when switching tabs, table-of-contents links not jumping to their sections, and SVG files not rendering in previews
• Fixed the in-app browser preview showing stale content after a development server restarts
• Fixed sign-in and other deep links on older macOS versions
• Fixed file pills showing broken-image previews for non-image files and transparent loading cards while attachment previews load
• Fixed composer undo removing typed text together with a paste
• Fixed workspace hover-card menus closing before you could select an option
• Settings refreshes no longer trigger unnecessary app updates or errors when nothing changed
• Fixed Codex reporting “CLI not authenticated” when credentials are stored in the macOS keychain or a custom CODEX_HOME
• Fixed incorrect Claude account and authentication status reporting
• Fixed plan handoff leaving the original session running and blocking the new session
• Fixed local workspaces from another Conductor account remaining visible after switching accounts on the same Mac
• Fixed a crash while Conductor polls for localhost URLs from a development server in the terminal panel
• Codex chats no longer show routine Closing and Closed status lines when sub-agents finish
• Fixed OpenCode chats failing after another OpenCode installation upgrades its database
• Custom Claude and Codex executable paths now also apply in terminal panes
• Closing a chat tab now returns you to the previously viewed chat instead of the rightmost tab
• Fixed the Claude context meter sticking at 0% or using the wrong window size after a model change
• Pressing ESC now exits Settings when a text field is not focused
• Removed the Control-Z shortcut for toggling Zen mode because it conflicted with terminal undo; (you can still toggle with ⌘+.)
• The Create more flow now resets its branch and pull request selection after creating a workspace
• Cloud workspace names are now generated from the first chat and stay consistent across devices instead of changing with branch or pull request titles
• Fixed cloud run and setup scripts failing to find tools installed by snapshot scripts, such as bun, rustup, and nvm
• Fixed pasted or dropped attachments getting stuck in the composer after an upload failed; failed uploads can now be retried
• Shared workspaces now move up the sidebar when a collaborator sends a prompt
• Fixed cloud sessions running in the background staying pending until you opened them
• Fixed run scripts and other repository settings disappearing when .conductor/settings.toml was not present on the remote default branch
• Fixed a chat's final response appearing twice after a cloud session reconnects
• Fixed Continue failing on archived workspaces; Continue now unarchives the workspace first

Misc

• Removed the confirmation dialog shown when adding a local project that is checked out to a non-default branch

New in 0.76.1

• Fixed feedback submissions with large screenshots
• Fixed a UI glitch causing text in the message box when it wasn't focused
• Fixed an issue where Conductor would sometimes try to do a squash merge in a repo that didn't allow squash merges
• GitHub App installation tokens in the new JWT format are now fully redacted from logs

Polish

Hover the context ring in a Codex chat to see account rate limits and reset times, session token usage, plan and login details, and a warning when you're close to a limit.

The PR badge now has an ↗ button for opening the pull request in GitHub.

GPT-5.6 Luna joins Sol and Terra in the Codex model picker.

Improvements

• Agents can now read review comments you've left on the diff, including before a pull request exists
• You can now tag teammates with a single @ in the composer
• Team workspace details now appear when you hover the workspace name in the top bar
• The Workspaces page now remembers filters, supports row context menus, and replaces the state dropdown with a Show archived toggle
• You can now open any Settings page directly from the command palette
• On diff, file, and PR views, an empty composer collapses to one line and floats over content as you scroll
• The message queue now has a simpler status header and only shows keyboard hints while focused
• The scroll-to-bottom control is now a compact arrow, and the rename-workspace dialog selects the existing name when it opens
• Added Kaleidoscope to the Open in menu
• The new terminal engine makes terminal sessions and command tracking more persistent
• Browser deep links can now open without switching workspaces
• You can now select GPT-5.6 models as your default model
• Added GPT-5.6 Luna
• GPT-5.6 thinking-level names now match Codex

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Conductor could hang on the loading logo while validating your session
• Fixed the iOS simulator preview sometimes becoming unresponsive in the in-app browser
• Removed Next unread from team organizations so it can't navigate into a teammate's cloud workspace session
• Fixed archived cloud workspaces opened from a link getting stuck on a loading screen
• The Files tab now shows Waiting for sandbox instead of a blank panel while a cloud workspace restarts
• Fixed cloud-session loading skeletons being cut off under the top bar
• Fixed models from the main picker missing from the default and review model settings
• Fixed restarting or quitting missing local agents after switching organizations
• Fixed Anthropic API key settings showing “Could not verify the configured API key” when you're also logged into claude.ai
• Fixed pull requests not loading after a repository's Git remote is added or renamed
• Fixed images and videos pasted into GitHub pull request descriptions failing to load in the PR view
• Fixed tooltips sometimes opening without a hover when a popover receives focus

Misc

• Removed the experimental Sidebar chats setting and sidebar grouping mode

Lots of little things

Improvements

• The All Workspaces page now has project filters, plus a redesigned row layout showing repo icons and last-active time
• Conductor collaboration alpha 🧑‍🤝‍🧑
• Git commands now automatically fall back to HTTPS when the network blocks SSH, so you can create workspaces and push/pull on plane or hotel wifi
• The clone repo dialog now suggests SSH or HTTPS URLs based on your GitHub CLI setup and explains git authentication failures
• Cmd+click the PR badge to open the pull request in your browser
• Hovering the merge button now shows the repo's actual GitHub merge method (squash/rebase) when it differs from a plain merge
• You can now disconnect the Conductor GitHub app from the Local and Cloud GitHub settings
• Conductor now recommends granting Full Disk Access when it's missing, so macOS stops repeatedly asking for folder and app-data permissions
• Added a Search row to the sidebar that opens the command palette
• The workspace error screen now explains what went wrong and lets you retry loading
• Moved cloud workspace setup status into the top-bar workspace info popover
• Reduced background CPU usage when you have many workspaces or repositories
• Terminal scrollback limits now use output size instead of line count
• Added browser deep links and workspace ids in terminal environments
• Added 75 missing country capitals to the pool of workspace names — from Brussels, Bangkok, and Buenos Aires to rare Pacific finds like Tarawa, Funafuti, Majuro, Palikir, Ngerulmud, and Yaren

Fixes

• Actions like "Commit and push" now send pending context from the chat input (e.g. revert notes) along with their message instead of leaving it behind
• Fixed an issue where sending messages in cloud workspaces could fail with "Can only access files inside the workspace or /tmp"
• Fixed an issue where sending a message to a cloud workspace could fail with "Unknown raw websocket connection" right after a connection drop
• Fixed an issue where a message with a pasted attachment in a new cloud workspace could silently fail to send and bounce back to the composer
• Fixed cloud workspaces silently disappearing when setup failed, and creating one from an empty repository now fails immediately with a clear error
• Fixed cloud workspace creation failing for repositories whose default branch isn't "main" (e.g. "master")
• Fixed an issue where remote workspace file sync could stop when Git LFS files were unavailable
• Fixed an issue where cloud workspaces created through the API didn't appear in the sidebar when the repository's GitHub URL used mixed-case owner or repo names
• Fixed an issue where archiving a workspace could silently fail to delete its branch
• Fixed an issue where creating new workspaces repeatedly failed after the remembered target branch was merged and deleted
• Fixed an issue where the "Open Conductor" button after connecting GitHub could open the wrong Conductor app
• Fixed an issue where disconnecting the Conductor GitHub app didn't show as disconnected until the app was restarted
• Fixed the default and review model settings appearing blank when set to a GPT-5.6 or other unlisted model
• Fixed an issue where running Docker commands in a run script made Conductor show "Focus OrbStack" and focus OrbStack when clicking the workspace
• Fixed an issue where the Run panel could show "Add run script" for a workspace that already had run scripts configured, until you switched workspaces and back
• Fixed next/previous file navigation jumping around when the changes list uses the folder hierarchy view
• Fixed repo drag-and-drop in the sidebar dropping repos in the wrong spot and losing your scroll position when the sidebar is scrolled
• Fixed the PR badge overlapping the Continue and Archive buttons when the git panel is narrow
• Fixed confirmation dialogs animating in from the top-left corner of the screen
• Pressing ⌘N while the command palette is open now closes the palette and opens the new-workspace dialog
• Fixed GPT-5.6 Codex sessions failing when the codex-code-mode-host helper is unavailable

Misc

• Added subtle press feedback to buttons, and popovers, dropdowns, and menus now scale in from their trigger instead of the box center
• Moved Sonnet 5 1M below the Opus models in the model picker

GPT-5.6

GPT-5.6 is now available in Conductor! The GPT-5.6 family of models are Sol and Terra. Sol is OpenAI's new flagship model, and Terra is for balanced, everyday work.

Grok 4.5

Grok 4.5 is now available in Conductor! We've also added Cursor's Auto model.

To use Grok 4.5, set up Cursor in Settings → Harnesses → Cursor, then pick it from the model picker in any chat.

PR page

You can now review a PR without leaving Conductor: view comments and checks, edit the title and description, and merge.

Improvements

• Workspaces with an unsent draft message now show a pencil icon in the sidebar
• Workspaces in the sidebar now animate when they move
• In repo settings, you can now hide run scripts that you don't personally use
• Cleaned up styling for code blocks
• Improved support for Conductor's workspace tools (diff, comments, terminal) in Codex and Cursor
• Better support for Claude Code background tasks
• Better rendering for when Claude Code chooses to fall back from Fable to a different model
• The Conductor setup prompt now configures repository-local settings by default
• Reduced background file sync work in cloud workspaces

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where repos whose git remote uses an SSH config host alias would be missing PR info
• Fixed an issue where the Changes view could show stale diff content until the app was restarted
• Fixed a crash where a file could appear twice in the changes list and multiply while scrolling
• Fixed run script defaults so each workspace remembers its last script
• Fixed an issue where running a local task in a cloud workspace could fail with missing dependencies on the first run
• Fixed an issue where Codex skills didn't appear in the slash command menu in cloud workspaces
• Fixed pickers and dropdowns inside dialogs (e.g. the model picker in the new-workspace dialog) closing instantly or losing hover highlight
• Fixed the MCP server list overflowing the window when many servers are configured
• Fixed showing a "drop here" icon for dragged text it couldn't accept
• Fixed the dispatcher's add-project menu closing immediately after opening it from the repo picker
• Fixed an issue where the passport stopped counting cities for renamed workspaces, leaving the visited-cities count stuck
• Fixed an issue where if the workspace was corrupted, Conductor's git operations could run against a git repo in a parent directory

Misc

• Clear error screen when the Intel version is opened on an Apple Silicon Mac

New in 0.73.1

• Fixed an issue where uncompleted todos could block merging a pull request
• Moved the AI review button back to the git panel toolbar

Polish and fixes

Conductor figures out which agent messages are most important and collapses the rest. We have a new algorithm that is more accurate (especially with Claude Code background agents) and will more often highlight the most important messages.

(To see all messages without collapsing any you can always hit ⌃O.)

Improvements

• You can now interrupt Cursor agent while it's working
• You can now stop a setup script while it's running
• You can now read chats in archived workspaces without unarchiving them
• In provider settings, you can now see, change, and remove a configured API key for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor
• The model picker now offers preview Codex models when your OpenAI account has access to them
• You can now hover image attachments to see a preview
• Clicking "Continue" after merging a PR now attaches a note to the chat explaining what happened
• File suggestions in the @ mention menu now appear faster, especially in cloud workspaces
• The dialog for creating new workspaces is more reliable and will always save your drafts
• Reduced CPU usage from cloud workspace file sync when workspaces are idle or in the background
• Workspace and chat links now render as clickable links

Fixes

• Fixed alignment of the sidebar toggle button with the traffic light buttons
• Fixed Composer (Cursor) being unable to read files or run tools
• Fixed an issue where in-app browser previews could send requests from the wrong localhost port
• Fixed an issue where copy buttons could fail in Conductor
• Fixed an issue where "Open in Zed" did nothing when Zed was already running
• Fixed an issue where archived cloud workspaces could reappear after archiving
• Fixed an issue where diffs and files showed "Failed to load" errors while a cloud workspace was restarting
• Fixed an issue where sending a message in a cloud workspace could intermittently fail with a network error
• Fixed an issue where the working animation next to a workspace in the sidebar could show as empty space while the agent was running
• Fixed an issue where run scripts wouldn't automatically start after workspace setup
• Fixed a bug where messages with text directly after an attachment could be misrendered

New in 0.72.1

• Fixed the app opening to a blank window on the first launch after a fresh install

Workspace and Chat Links

You can now right click to copy a link to a workspace or chat.

Improvements

• You can now copy a link to a workspace or chat with ⌘⇧C.
• In Settings → Git, you can now treat optional checks as blocking so the merge button only appears once every PR check passes.
• The command palette now shows each workspace name, with the branch shown as the subtitle.
• When you're making a workspace, you can now click the three dots next to the repository to change the target branch.
• You can now select OpenCode models for code reviews.
• Command palette workspace search is faster for large workspace lists.
• In Settings → Environment, you can now paste a block of KEY=VALUE lines to add several variables at once.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Composer 2.5 tool calls failed.
• Fixed an issue where "Install and restart" could fail on the database version warning screen.
• Fixed an issue where agents in local workspaces could stop responding.
• Fixed occasional jank when saving settings.
• Fixed typing lag in the command palette (⌘K) after repeated searches.
• Fixed cloud workspace names being overwritten with the git branch name.
• Fixed an issue where typing a new diff comment near the bottom of a long file would scroll the input out of view.
• Cmd+O now opens the local mirror of a synced cloud workspace, Cmd+Option+O opens it remotely, open-in buttons open the file you're viewing, and the remote menu copies the SSH command.

New in 0.71.1

• Fixed an issue where unrecognized models could fall back to Sonnet.

Claude Sonnet 5

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5, Anthropic's newest model, now in Conductor. Performance is much closer to Opus 4.8 while being significantly cheaper. Give it a try!

New in 0.70.2

• Brought back the "Add project" button in the sidebar.
• Added "Add project" to the command palette.