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. 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.

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:

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

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

0.51.1

• Fixed bug that could cause random "INTERRUPTED BY USER" responses
• Fixed bug that caused ~/conductor to be used instead of a custom root

0.51.2

• Fixed bug forcing a trailing / to be added to custom git branch name prefixes
• Fixed terminal freeze for certain shell configurations (thanks to Tomonori Tanabe)
• Fixed an issue with "Use Claude Code with Chrome"

0.51.3

• Fixed an issue with scroll virtualization which would sometimes blank out the chat view, "the Garry bug" (thanks to Petyo Ivanov)

Steering

You can now steer your agents. Choose your preferred follow-up behavior in Settings → General.

Conductor can now create a git remote for you if you open a project that doesn't have one:

Agent messages can now include links to line references:

We've added a few new experimental settings that we'd love your thoughts on:

Caffeinate while agents are running

Prevent your Mac from sleeping while an agent is actively working. Shuts off below 10% battery.

Background branch rename on send

While a workspace still has its placeholder branch, generate a branch name from each user message in the background and rename silently.

Show MCP status in chat

See a realtime status of MCP servers in the chat.

Finally, we've added Official SF Muni train sounds. Let us know if you'd like us to add your city's :)

New cities

• Adelaide, AUS joins us as the 296th Conductor city

Improvements

• New local workspaces open with a shell terminal pre-created in the right panel, and remember whether you last used Spotlight/Run or a terminal tab
• File links with line suffixes (e.g. path/to/file.tsx:42) now open the file and scroll to the referenced line
• The context-usage indicator now updates live during a Claude turn instead of only after it completes
• Added two SF Muni completion sounds
• You can now use custom emoji as project icons
• You can now open completed and failed checks on GitHub directly from the git panel
• You can now create workspaces from the sidebar without hovering over a repository
• You can now submit feedback prompts and open the changelog from the command palette
• ⌘+O now opens file tabs near the current scroll position
• Added an Unarchive action after auto-archiving a workspace when its PR is merged
• Archive failure toasts now offer a "Delete anyway" button
• Adding a project without Git or a GitHub remote now prompts you to create one directly from Conductor
• Sidebar now always shows the branch name instead of sometimes showing the PR title, and long names truncate cleanly with the full value on hover
• Conductor now uses your last signed-in account to load when offline
• Toggle terminal with ⌘+J
• Updated Codex to 0.125.0
• Graphite stack support is now off by default while we investigate a performance issue (re-enable in Settings → Experimental)

Fixes

• Codex sessions no longer lose conversation memory across app restarts
• Codex turns no longer fail immediately on transient stream errors
• Fixed token count showing as 0 in the context usage popover for Opus/Sonnet 1M models
• Fixed empty "Thinking" rows appearing for Opus messages
• Fixed an issue where plan follow-up messages could disappear
• Fixed plan copy actions disappearing after merge
• Plan-mode sessions no longer terminate when you deny ExitPlanMode
• Fixed a spurious red error badge appearing after a plan handoff
• Fixed an issue where long-running local agent turns could get stuck after the agent process was stopped
• Fixed sessions that could stay stuck in cancelling after stopping
• Fixed an issue where a single corrupt message could blank out an entire chat
• You can now have Claude and Codex chats simultaneously when custom executable paths or API keys are set
• Stopped Conductor from running gh api rate_limit once per poll tick across visible workspaces
• Fixed PR info polling stalling for ~5 minutes when a GitHub fetch hung
• Fixed merged PRs losing their title and description
• Fixed sidebar git status icons briefly resetting to the default branch icon after a workspace's PR was merged, and a brief PR-info flicker after merge
• Fixed an issue where the target branch picker could show stale remote branches
• Fixed an issue where deleted GitHub PR comments stayed visible
• Adding a review comment to a chat no longer fails when the same comment is already attached to another session in the same workspace
• Fixed an issue where sent review comments could still appear in review lists
• Review comment pills now open the diff view; review comments attached to a queued message now show "Queued for AI"
• Fixed an issue where the newer-changes button could briefly appear when switching between diff and edit mode
• Fixed an issue where paused queue controls stayed visible after emptying the queue
• ⌘T in a main-area terminal tab now opens a new chat tab instead of a right-panel terminal
• Fixed terminal command attachments to include the full command
• Fixed lag when resizing the terminal panel
• Fixed an issue where the terminal would skip your zsh config if you relocated it via ZDOTDIR in .zshenv
• Fixed an issue where Conductor scripts could fail when your login shell was not zsh
• Fixed CJK input sending composer messages or inserting spaces while selecting characters
• Fixed an issue where local images in chat markdown could render as broken placeholders
• Fixed a UI flash when adding attachments to composer
• Fixed auto-archived workspaces keeping Conductor on the archived workspace page
• Fixed archive and restore workspace errors showing debug details
• Long workspace folder names now truncate properly
• Fixed the GStack quick start failure

Conductor Allegro, GPT-5.5

We've re-built the app from scratch to make it twice as fast. Creating tabs, switching workspaces, and rendering files are all 50% faster, memory usage is lower, and the app is 150 MB smaller.

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GPT-5.5 is now available in Conductor:

Improvements

• Switching between chats now remembers your scroll position
• Terminal tabs stay clickable when auto-renamed to short labels, and many tabs can now scroll horizontally instead of being squashed
• You can now go back between onboarding steps
• Reduced GitHub usage when polling PR info
• PR status is now restored from cache on startup, so the git panel shows real state immediately instead of "Loading PR info..."
• Moved Garry mode into General settings and added ⌃O to toggle it
• Embedded terminals now stay running when their UI temporarily closes
• Switching workspaces is faster when interactive terminals are open
• You can now drag files and folders from the Files tab into the composer
• Review sessions now use new review instructions
• Remind agents to compare to origin/main (remote ref) rather than local
• You can now choose terminal tabs and recent commands from @terminal
• The app window now has a minimum size to prevent layout issues
• Reduced time-to-first-response by making start checkpoints non-blocking
• Thinking blocks now look nicer
• The right sidebar is now narrower by default and can be resized smaller
• Archiving a workspace now saves uncommitted changes as a commit

Fixes

• Fixed remote agents sometimes staying pending after sending a message
• Fixed stale review comment attachments when messages are queued
• Fixed an issue where running chats could still appear active after reopening Conductor
• Fixed an issue where Claude message format changes could break chat rendering
• Fixed an issue where cancelling a chat could leave it stuck as running
• Fixed archived workspaces sometimes showing branch names instead of PR titles
• Fixed archive on merge so it works for direct and background PR merges
• Reduced GitHub API usage when PR polling approaches rate limits
• Fixed an issue where quitting Conductor warned that remote agents would be stopped
• Fixed an issue where deleted chats could leave draft text behind
• Fixed an issue where Conductor could be slow to respond after updating
• Fixed an issue where background branch renaming could rename branches with pull requests
• Fixed an issue where an unrecognized message shape would blank out an entire chat
• Fixed an issue where copied composer line breaks included extra blank lines
• Fixed an issue where renamed branches could show stale workspace branch names
• Fixed setup scripts so they can use tools from your shell configuration
• Fixed an issue where sent chat messages could stay stuck in the queue
• Fixed an issue where Codex sessions could fail to auto-name branches
• Codex turns no longer fail when Codex briefly reconnects mid-stream
• Aligned the chat loading indicator with the message column on wide screens
• Fixed a UI glitch where workspaces in the sidebar appeared to be draggable
• Fixed a terminal rendering crash by using xterm's built-in DOM renderer
• Fixed an issue where Conductor could keep using an outdated agent runtime after an update
• Fixed an issue where Conductor could reopen the last Linear deep link after sleep
• Fixed broken terminal text rendering on newer macOS versions
• Terminated terminals now show their exit status and stay read-only
• Fixed a brief flash when opening a new chat tab
• Fixed garbled terminal output when typing or navigating command history
• Fixed Codex plan approvals that could stop before execution
• Fixed an error message appearing when sending a message after creating a plan
• Fixed setup and run terminals hanging when scripts start
• Fixed an issue where /mcp-status showed no MCP servers
• The database version mismatch screen now correctly shows the rollback option and lets you check for updates
• File paths in the git panel now keep the filename visible, compressing the directory first
• Fixed an issue where line breaks would not be preserved when pasting from some external sources
• Fixed an issue where opening a big terminal tab would close the file tab

0.49.1

• GPT-5.5 is now available in Conductor

0.49.2

• Updated Claude Code to 2.1.118
• Fixed an issue where merged PRs could lose their title and description

0.49.3

• Fixed an issue where a single corrupt message could blank out an entire chat

0.49.4

• Brought back GPT-5.5 (whoops)

0.49.5

• Fixed bug that incorrectly mapped Codex 5.5 to Codex 5.4

Effort

We've added a toggle for effort levels! (press ⌥T to toggle)

Prompt Requests

• Add Effort level. Thanks to:
  • Tim Herby
  • David Kaye
  • Daniël Brekelmans
  • Valerii Kuznietsov
  • Bunty SomRoy
  • Kyler Mintah
  • Ocean
• Add a "Continue" button to error messages (thanks Stephan!)
• Add back the discard button to the changes pane (thanks Cole!)

Claude Opus 4.7

Conductor now supports Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's latest and most capable model.

0.48.3 — Apr 16, 2026

• Added Opus 4.7 1M
• Added back Opus 4.6 1M
• Updated Claude Code to 2.1.111

Big Terminal Mode

We've brought back Big Terminal Mode! You can now run a full terminal in the center panel with ⌘⇧T and run any agent you'd like. Session history is restored on restart. Turn on Big Terminal Mode in Settings → Experimental.

You can also configure new terminals to quick start with custom presets, so ⌘⇧T can kick off OpenCode, Gemini, and more.

You can now view and refresh MCP status in the /mcp-status dialog.

We've reduced the Conductor bundle by 150MB. We've removed our dependency on Node and now run the Claude Code executable via Bun.

You can now add a directory to context with the new @add directory command.

If you're running Conductor via Bedrock, you can now pass a model in the Settings → Provider config.

Finally, we've improved performance across the whole app. More to come!

Prompt Requests

We now use your GitHub org's logo as a repo icon if you haven't set a custom icon. Thanks to Cole Bemis for the Prompt Request!

Improvements

• Repos without a custom icon now show the GitHub org avatar instead of a plain letter
• Timed notifications now show a close-button countdown ring
• Default Plan mode now works with Codex models
• You can now refresh MCP server status and re-authenticate directly from within Conductor
• You can now type @add directory in the composer to link a directory or workspace
• New workspaces can now copy selected ignored files into the worktree
• Terminal sessions now restore after restart
• Codex chats now show context usage and rate limits

Fixes

• Remove hardcoded Bedrock/Vertex model mappings. You can now pass a Bedrock model in (like ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL) in Settings → Provider
• Fixed an error message appearing (ede_diagnostic) when sending a message after creating a plan
• Fixed garbled terminal output when typing or navigating command history
• Fixed a localStorage quota error that could occur with heavy terminal usage
• Fixed an issue where Codex messages could get lost after cancelling and re-sending a message
• Fixed an issue where pulling would fail in workspaces created from a PR whose branch already existed locally
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar could go blank after repository changes
• Fixed an issue where new terminals could get stuck on an oh-my-zsh update prompt
• Fixed an issue where saving a file could briefly show stale contents
• File previews at the end of a turn now show the full path
• Fixed an issue where terminal output could freeze during heavy streaming

0.48.1 — Apr 15, 2026

• Fixed a bug that could cause spotlight to fail

Bug Fixes, Instant Archiving, @terminal

Archiving is now instant! You can restore any archived workspace in the History tab in the sidebar.

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You can now tag your terminal in the chat with @terminal:

Improvements

• New workspaces now open the same bottom panel tab (Setup/Run/Terminal) you last used
• Increased the height of the question tool area for long questions
• Simplified the workspace branch-matching setting and removed the separate rename toggle
• You can now attach current terminal output from the composer with @terminal
• Slash commands now load independently from MCP status
• Reduced the delay before the first agent action in a workspace
• Instant archiving
• When terminal is focused, ⇧+Tab now goes to the terminal instead of toggling plan mode
• Ask-user-question blocks now scroll when the content is too long
• Preview chat summaries and plans before attaching them

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where clicking the last message in the chat outline would scroll past the content, allowing over-scrolling into empty space. The last turn now uses "end" alignment instead of "start" when navigating via the table of contents
• Fixed an issue leading to "No active session" error
• Fixed Codex sessions so they can use Conductor tools like asking questions and reading workspace diffs
• Fixed an issue where workspaces from merged PRs were archived immediately
• Fixed an issue where the app could freeze when a workspace contained a large number of untracked files
• Fixed several formatting issues in the prompt input area
• Fixed a UI glitch where long file paths could cover other controls
• Fixed an issue where switching workspaces could reopen "All changes"
• Fixed an issue where reverting a Codex chat could fail after the session closed
• Fixed workspace terminals that could show raw arrow-key escape codes and unclear tab labels
• Fixed some git actions failing when Git briefly held index.lock
• Fixed an issue where subagents could get permanently stuck waiting for tool approval when managed approvals are enabled
• Fixed an issue where renamed dev workspaces could still show the old name
• Fixed an issue where cancelling Codex could lose chat context
• Fixed an issue where switching back to a workspace could open the wrong tab
• Fixed terminal tabs restoring with incorrect line wrapping
• Fixed an issue where restored terminals showed an echoed printf command

0.46.1 — Apr 8th, 2026

• Fixed a bug that could cause setup scripts to hang
• Fixed an issue where messages containing $$ would render as LaTeX
• Removed logs from feedback dialog

0.46.2 — Apr 10th, 2026

• Fixed the continue button
• Updated Claude Code binary to 2.1.89
• Fixed an issue that could cause PR status to fail refresh

0.46.3 — April 11th, 2026

• Fixed a bug that could cause "failed to verify claude executable" error

File Previews, Codex Personalities

You can now hover on any diffs to see syntax-highlighted previews:

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You can now turn on Claude Code tool approvals in Settings → Account. If you'd like to enforce all employees at your org have tool approvals, email us [email protected].

You can now turn on automerge in Settings → Experimental.

We now support Codex /personality :

You can now add plans to chat context in one-click in the new tab empty state:

Finally, if a setup script fails, you can now click to ask the AI to fix it for you:

Improvements

• Improved typing performance in the command palette
• Merge conflict resolution UI (conflicted files sorted to top of git panel, accept buttons in diff view) is now always enabled
• The file editor now supports syntax highlighting for 60+ languages (up from ~25), and unrecognized file types show material design icons instead of a generic file icon
• Added appearance setting to always show colored line diffs in the sidebar
• Added Codex personality controls for new chats
• Make approved plans accessible from their session, and more easily sharable to other sessions
• Add JetBrains DataGrip as an "open in" app option
• Markdown links are now clickable in chat, opening the file in a tab
• File icons are now consistent across attachments and file lists
• Improved performance when browsing files and git changes

Fixes

• Fix a bug causing workspace order in the sidebar to jump unpredictably
• Fixed an issue where approving a Codex plan with feedback stayed in plan mode
• Fixed an issue where switching to an old chat would place you in the middle instead of the bottom
• Fixed an issue where Codex follow-up messages could lose chat context after a session reload
• Fixed an issue where Open in > Finder could open the wrong folder after a workspace rename
• Fixed an issue where queued chat replies could still show unread and play completion notifications
• Fix checkpointing with Claude Code (upgrade to 2.1.84)
• Fixed an issue where files with non-ASCII names (e.g. Chinese characters) were displayed incorrectly in the changes tab
• Fixed a crash when rapidly clicking the React profiler button
• Fixed an issue where large files could freeze or crash the workspace
• Filenames in agent messages are now clickable
• Disabled macOS predictive text suggestions appearing in text inputs
• Fixed an issue where changed file summaries in a chat sometimes only appeared after reopening the session
• Fixed an issue where pressing Enter in the composer created a newline instead of sending the message
• "Open in Finder" now opens directories to show their contents instead of selecting them in the parent folder
• Fuzzy file search now ranks shorter paths higher when match quality is equal
• Fixed a bug where the agent would appear to resubmit an old plan
• You now receive a macOS notification when an agent requests tool permission
• Fixed an issue where attachments would remain in the composer after using built-in actions like Create PR

New Sidebar, Rebuilt Composer, Codex Checkpoints

Introducing our new, simplified sidebar. See GitHub status (merged, failing CI, conflicts, etc at a glance). Hover any workspace to see metadata and get easy access to next actions without leaving your current chat.

We've re-built the composer. @ is now instant, search result keywords are highlighted, and ⌘Z works consistently!

We've also added checkpointing to Codex sessions:

You can now /add-dir any local folder on your file system.

Improvements

• You can now reset to a previous turn in Codex sessions
• /add-dir now lets you link any folder on your machine, not just existing workspaces
• Clicking an already-selected workspace in the sidebar now jumps to its oldest unread chat
• Adjusted prompts to discourage an issue where the AI would omit key information from its final summary message
• Improve command palette search UX
• You can now permanently allow MCP tools, web search, and web fetch from the permission prompt
• Added inline file pills when attaching files in the composer
• User messages now show clickable links
• Search results now highlight matched characters, making it easier to understand why each result was matched
• Archiving a workspace now saves uncommitted changes as a commit
• You can now resolve GitHub review comments from Conductor
• Upgraded the composer text area with richer mention pills and improved keyboard navigation
• You can now customize the Fix errors and Resolve conflicts prompts
• Encourage agents to ask about prompts that may have been sent to the wrong chat
• Most error toasts now include a copy button

Fixes

• Fuzzy file search now ranks shorter paths higher when match quality is equal
• Fixed a bug where the agent would appear to resubmit an old plan
• Fixed an issue where unarchiving a workspace with a merged PR would immediately re-archive it
• Fixed an issue where the chat would sometimes scroll to the bottom while user was reading earlier messages
• Fixed an issue where sending a message right after cancelling would also get cancelled
• Exact branch name matches now appear first in search results
• The sidebar now shows when an agent needs permission
• Fixed an issue where sending only a code review attachment (no text) would show no user message in the chat
• Fixed a file list hover glitch that made action icons jump or lag
• Fixed an issue where the Git panel file tree could hit a duplicate drag-and-drop backend error
• Fixed an issue where creating a new workspace would fail with a "directory already exists" error
• Fixed an issue where text in error toasts couldn't be selected, and improved the "directory already exists" unarchive error with "Clear & unarchive", Open in Finder, and Copy path buttons
• Fixed an issue where hidden PR comments could reappear

Codex: Skills, Plan Mode, Fast Mode

Codex in Conductor now has fast mode mode, plan mode, and skills!

You can now create a repo with gstack initialized. Go to Add repository → Quick start to try it out.

Improvements

• Default fast mode now applies to Codex as well as Opus
• Tightened command palette fuzzy matching
• Thinking blocks in Garry mode are now uncollapsed
• Re-initialize workspace when switching agent on empty chat

Fixes

• Fixed ask tool not triggering approval
• Added “Yes, and” prefix to tool permission label

Misc

• Added merge conflict resolution UI (in Settings → Experimental)
• Added setting to encourage the AI to include essential info in final message (Settings → Experimental)