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Conductor 0.54.0: New queue, diff diffs

Conductor released version 0.54.0 featuring a redesigned message queue with partial message preservation and pause-on-edit, improved diffing with comment navigation and folder grouping, new provider/environment configuration UI, preview deployment links, and workspace renaming. The update also includes native compact support for Claude Code and Codex, along with numerous fixes.

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New queue We’ve redesigned our message queue from the ground-up. image Highlights: Partial messages are preserved across edits Any queued message may be deleted, sent, or edited The queue s to prevent interruption during user edits With more improvements on the way! Diff diffs Better diffing & commenting! “Next comment” (or ⌘⌥J) takes you to the next comment in a file image Diffs may now be grouped by folder image Whitespace diffs can also be hidden image New provider / environment settings We’ve refreshed our provider & environment configuration UI to make it easier to configure by CLI & API key image image Quick links for preview deployments Preview deployments are now linked from the git panel for faster access. image Rename workspaces You can now rename workspaces from the sidebar context menu. Rename workspace menu Improvements Native compact support for Claude Code & Codex Workspace renaming now preserves manual names and can optionally rename the local branch Prepare Conductor Cloud for release ☁️ Changing tool approval mode now warns before restart Added environment diagnostics in Settings to help troubleshoot shell issues URLs in agent chat messages are now clickable Reopen the last visible workspace when Conductor relaunches The "New workspace from" dialog now remembers your last repo selection Added copy buttons for app log event details Added a sidebar filter option to sort workspaces by created or updated time You can now press Cmd+Shift+I to toggle writing all logs to the console Added a warning when older macOS versions may render diffs incorrectly Added PhpStorm as an Open in editor option Fixes Fixed an issue where file changes for a chat turn could appear empty despite the agent having modified files Fixed an issue where sessions would get stuck in plan mode after the agent briefly entered and exited plan mode Fixed an issue where Option-key text input could be blocked in Conductor text fields Fixed an issue where Claude Code tool approvals could be skipped Fixed an issue where right-clicking near the bottom of the sidebar would sometimes activate the menu item under the cursor Fixed an issue where a restart confirmation dialog would show zero agents running Fixed an issue where messages could not be sent while the workspace setup script was running Fixed an issue where sample project onboarding could appear linked to an existing PR Fixed an issue where creating a workspace from a PR could use an older PR with the same branch name Fixed onboarding analytics so the intro step completion is logged Fixed onboarding sample project setup and sidebar state Fixed Claude login terminal behavior after successful login Fixed an issue where terminal input could appear before earlier command output finished rendering Fixed an issue where toast message text could not be selected Fixed an issue causing errors when archiving Hid scrollbars in the app log viewer Fixed an issue where workspace sidebar groups stayed expanded after switching grouping modes Fixed an issue where @ referencing files could lead to files being removed (thanks Dino Gane-Palmer)

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