Parallelize
Many agents, one workspace each
Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and Pi sessions side by side. Each can stay on the current branch, take a new branch, or check out its own git worktree, so runs don't step on each other.
// Jaade vs Conductor
Conductor alternative:
keep your agents running.
Conductor is winding down after Meta's acquisition. Jaade is a free Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex, and more in parallel worktrees on your own accounts.
// The working definition
Built around the run,
not just the editor.
Conductor is a Mac app for running Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode agents in parallel, each in its own git worktree. Meta acquired Conductor on November 4, 2026: new sign-ups and downloads stopped that day, Conductor Cloud goes read-only on November 13 and shuts down on November 20, and the local app receives new models and critical fixes only until it winds down in early 2027. Jaade is an agentic development environment for macOS that covers the same core loop — parallel agents in isolated worktrees, on your own subscriptions — and adds per-session permission controls, resumable history, projects where a master agent coordinates workers, visual workflows, schedules, a plugin, skill, and MCP catalog, and Buddy, a proactive assistant.
// What stays in reach
One surface for the work
around the agent.
Review
Diffs, commits, and PRs beside the run
Each session's changed files, diffs, staging, commits, and AI-written pull requests sit next to the conversation, with real PTY terminals and a file editor in the same window.
Supervise
A map of every long run
Session Overview turns a long agent session into a navigable map of turns, tool calls, commands, and edits, and approvals are answered in the session instead of a raw terminal prompt.
Resume
History you can pick back up
Past sessions keep their prompt, model, branch, and files, so you can reopen a run days later or hand a finished chat off to another agent with a written brief.
Automate
Workflows and schedules
Chain agent steps into visual workflows with approvals and waits, and turn repeatable prompts into scheduled tasks that run on their own.
Extend
One catalog for plugins, skills, MCPs
Install and manage Claude plugins, Codex plugins, Agent Skills, and MCP servers from one view, with per-server sign-in and status.
// Jaade vs Conductor
Side by side,
where each one leads.
Both are Mac apps that run your own coding agents in parallel git worktrees. Conductor leads on per-workspace setup and run scripts and its Checks tab, and had a hosted cloud and an iPhone app; Jaade leads on what surrounds each run — permission controls, resumable history, project orchestration, workflows, schedules, a plugin and MCP catalog, and Buddy — and is still available to download.
| Capability | Conductor | Jaade |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Acquired by Meta; no new sign-ups or downloads since Nov 4, 2026; local app winds down in early 2027 | Available to download and shipping new releases |
| Supported agents | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Pi |
| Parallel agents & git worktrees | One workspace per branch, each a git worktree | Parallel sessions on the current branch, a new branch, or a worktree |
| Model access | Your own subscriptions or API keys | Your own CLIs and credentials |
| Diff review & pull requests | Diff viewer with line comments, Checks tab, PR actions | Session diffs, staging, commits, AI-written PRs |
| Terminals & scripts | Terminal per workspace; setup, run, and archive scripts | Real PTY terminals with split panes |
| Plan & permission modes | Plan Mode, Fast Mode, reasoning controls | Permission and plan modes per session, answered in the app |
| Session history & run map | Archive and restore workspaces from History | Resumable history and Session Overview |
| Projects & orchestration | Agents can message each other; coordination is user-directed | Projects where a master agent runs workers on a task graph |
| Workflows & scheduled runs | Not listed; actions run on click | Visual workflows and scheduled tasks |
| MCP servers, plugins & skills | Agent skills; MCP management not listed | One catalog for plugins, skills, MCPs |
| Issues & tasks | Workspace per GitHub or Linear issue | GitHub panel; task board syncs GitHub, Jira, Linear |
| Notes & memory | Uncommitted .context notes folder per workspace | Knowledge wiki and durable workspace memory |
| Browser & computer use | Not listed | Built-in browser; Browser Use, Computer Use (experimental) |
| Proactive assistant | Not listed | Buddy: missions, reminders, channels |
| Cloud agents | Conductor Cloud: read-only Nov 13, shut down Nov 20, 2026 | Not available; SSH terminals and SFTP (experimental) |
| Mobile app | iPhone app | Not available |
| Platforms | macOS | macOS |
| License & price | Free, proprietary | Free to use, proprietary EULA |
// A visible loop
Move from Conductor in an afternoon.
Conductor and Jaade both drive agent CLIs signed in with your own accounts, and both keep code in ordinary git branches and worktrees on your disk — so there is no codebase to migrate and nothing to re-buy. Keep Conductor running while you try Jaade, and switch over before support ends.
- 01
Rescue Conductor Cloud work first
Conductor Cloud goes read-only on November 13, 2026 and starts deleting data on November 20. Before then, right-click each cloud workspace and choose Transfer to local, or export from Settings → Account → Export data, and push any branch you want to keep.
- 02
Install Jaade on your Mac
Download the free macOS app. The Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode logins you used with Conductor are picked up as they are, and a setup wizard installs and signs in Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode if one is missing.
- 03
Open the same repositories
Point Jaade at each repo you used with Conductor. Unmerged Conductor workspaces are ordinary git branches, so you can check them out, review their diffs, and continue them in a Jaade session.
- 04
Run agents in parallel again
Start sessions with the model, effort, permission mode, and plan mode each task needs, give the ones that need isolation their own worktree, and review each diff before you merge.
// Continue with the details
Read the workflow, not a pitch.
Installation
Install Jaade on macOS and sign in Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Cursor with your own accounts.
Read the guideSource control
Review diffs, stage, commit, push, run agents in worktrees, and follow pull requests.
Read the guideProjects
Coordinate related sessions with a master agent, workers, task dependencies, and shared context.
Read the guide// Questions
Before you
open a workspace.
What happened to Conductor?
Meta acquired Conductor on November 4, 2026, and its team joined Meta Superintelligence Labs. New sign-ups and downloads stopped the same day. Conductor Cloud goes read-only on November 13 and shuts down on November 20, 2026, when deletion of cloud data begins. The local Mac app keeps receiving new models and critical bug fixes until it winds down in early 2027, when Conductor says it will delete remaining user data.
Can I still download Conductor?
No. Since November 4, 2026, Conductor no longer accepts new sign-ups or app downloads. Jaade is a free macOS app you can still download, and it runs the same Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode agents in parallel git worktrees.
Is Jaade a Conductor alternative?
Yes. Like Conductor, Jaade is a Mac app for running several coding agents at once, each optionally in its own git worktree, with your own Claude and ChatGPT accounts. Jaade also supports Pi, and adds per-session permission and plan controls, resumable history with a run map, projects where a master agent coordinates workers, visual workflows, scheduled tasks, a plugin, skill, and MCP catalog, and Buddy.
Will I lose my work when Conductor shuts down?
Not your code, if you act in time. Local Conductor workspaces are git worktrees and branches in your own repositories, so they stay on your disk. Cloud workspaces are deleted after November 20, 2026 — transfer them to local or export them from Settings → Account → Export data first. Conductor's own chat data is deleted when the local app winds down in early 2027.
Do I need new subscriptions to switch from Conductor to Jaade?
No. Jaade runs agents with the same accounts you used in Conductor — a Claude Pro or Max subscription, a ChatGPT plan, or API keys. Like Conductor, Jaade is free and does not resell model access, so usage is billed by those providers as before.
Does Jaade have cloud agents or a mobile app like Conductor?
No. Jaade runs locally on your Mac, with experimental SSH terminals and SFTP for remote machines. It has no hosted cloud agents and no mobile app.
Is Jaade affiliated with Conductor or Meta?
No. Jaade is a separate product with no connection to Conductor, Melty Labs, or Meta. Conductor is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to compare the two apps.
Open a workspace.
Keep every session visible.
Jaade is a local Agentic IDE for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, and Pi. Run agents and terminals, chain them into workflows, coordinate projects, schedule prompts, review diffs, and keep history, memory, plugins, skills, MCPs, and summaries in one workspace.
Local desktop app for macOS Five coding agents Review, projects, workflows, and schedules
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