First Look at Conductor: Parallel Coding Agents with Git Worktrees

Conductor is a desktop application that lets you run multiple Claude Code and Codex agents in parallel, each in isolated Git worktrees. The creator shares his first impressions after trying it, and he is impressed.

What Conductor Does

Conductor loads up multiple Git worktrees so you can work on several features simultaneously without the branches conflicting with each other. Juggling multiple worktrees manually in the terminal is possible but tedious. Conductor cleans up that experience with a proper UI.

Conductor landing page showing "Run a team of coding agents on your Mac" with the app UI displaying multiple workspaces, active agent sessions, and a file changes panel

The app creates parallel Codex and Claude Code agents in isolated workspaces. You can see at a glance what each agent is working on, then review and merge their changes. The left sidebar shows workspaces by status: in progress, in review, done, backlog, and cancelled.

Onboarding and Pricing

The onboarding was smooth. After logging in with GitHub, Conductor detected the creator's existing Claude Code subscription and connected to it automatically. There is no separate AI subscription cost. If you already have a Claude Max plan, Conductor uses that.

Figma design mockups showing Conductor's onboarding screens for setting up agents and adding a repository

At the time of this review, the tool itself has no additional cost.

Working in Conductor

The UI shows a code review panel with file diffs, agent conversation logs, and a changes sidebar listing modified files with line counts. The agent runs Opus 4.5 and can propose plans, debug errors, and make changes across multiple files.

Conductor's main editor view showing a Claude Code agent working on an OmniVerse project, with code review, file changes panel, and the agent's conversation visible

One limitation: slash commands from your current project directory do not work. All commands come from the root directory instead. The creator is already thinking through workarounds for this.

Conductor showing a detailed plan view where the agent has proposed a "Hide Left Sidebar on Home Screen" solution with problem statement and implementation steps

Impact on Existing Workflows

The creator notes this could replace the BMAD method for his workflow, since BMAD relies heavily on slash commands in the project directory. That is the one friction point so far. Everything else about the design, functionality, and UX has impressed him.

Key Takeaways

Conductor runs multiple Claude Code or Codex agents in parallel using isolated Git worktrees
No extra AI subscription needed if you already have Claude Max
The UI provides workspace management, code review, and agent conversation tracking in one place
Current limitation: slash commands only work from the root directory, not project subdirectories

Resources

Conductor -- Desktop app for parallel coding agents on Mac