{"slug": "conductor-0-77-0-early-access-multiplayer-api-background-tasks-performance", "title": "Conductor 0.77.0: Early access multiplayer, API, background tasks, performance", "summary": "Conductor released version 0.77.0 with early access multiplayer and API features for Pro users, plus background tasks and performance improvements for all users. The multiplayer cloud alpha enables real-time team collaboration, while the API alpha allows programmatic management of cloud workspaces. Background tasks now show a dedicated timer and task details in chat transcripts.", "body_md": "We've got two big releases in alpha for our Conductor Pro users (sign up to join here). And two big features for everyone!\nIf you're a team and would like to try these features, email us at humans@conductor.build with the subject line multiplayer.\nMultiplayer cloud _Alpha_\nFirst, 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.\nAPI _Alpha_\nSecond, the Conductor API is now in alpha!\nManage 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.\nWe’ve already seen users build awesome stuff like their own mobile apps (👀), UI clients, and internal tools.\nAvailable to all Pro users. Try the API.\nIf you're not already a Pro, you can sign up for early access here..\nBackground tasks\nBackground 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.\nPerformance\nWe've shipped several perf optimizations. Conductor should feel much faster and use less RAM.\n> If you're a team and would like to try out multiplayer, email us at humans@conductor.build with the subject line multiplayer.\nImprovements\nReorganized Settings into searchable personal, organization, and repository sections, with repositories listed directly in the new sidebar and cloud snapshot settings consolidated\nAdded a shortcut for creating your first workspace from an empty Home page\nWorkspace search, filters, and recently visited workspaces are now available in the command palette\nThe command palette is now opaque, wraps keyboard navigation from bottom to top, and keeps the selected item clear of the list edge\nAgents in cloud workspaces can now use the Conductor API to create workspaces and drive other sessions, with better guidance for search and pagination\nExperimental cloud cost estimates now include Codex usage\nYou can now view setup logs when a cloud workspace fails to start\nCloud workspaces now show Starting while waking up instead of Stopped\nCloud workspaces receive names sooner after you send their first prompt\nQueued messages now wait until the agent is fully idle instead of sending while it is paused on background tasks\nChats 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\n@ suggestions now appear sooner in cloud workspaces, and user mention pills show names without an @ prefix\nGitHub-style Note, Tip, Important, Warning, and Caution callouts now render in pull request descriptions and comments\nRun tab attachments now include the command that produced their output\nTerminal sessions now use the backend terminal engine\nAdded an experimental compact model picker with inline effort and fast-mode controls\nCloud workspace rename dialogs no longer offer to rename the branch\nCleaned up the keyboard shortcuts panel by hiding dialog-only and experimental shortcuts\nReduced background disk activity and unnecessary UI updates in long chats and large workspace lists\nOn mobile, you can now manage queued messages, drag to reorder them, and use a composer that resizes with the keyboard\nMobile workspace rows now show the same status details as desktop\nEnterprise data privacy now blocks new cloud workspaces and shared organizations\nFixes\nFixed cloud onboarding links opening Home instead of setup and repositories remaining hidden after connecting GitHub\nFixed cloud organization Home opening local workspace setup\nFixed a message sent to a busy cloud agent being ingested more than once\nFixed cloud chats and workspace updates getting stuck after reconnecting or encountering expired credentials\nCloud workspaces now honor the GitHub credential selected in Settings\nFixed an app-launch freeze that could last a minute or more when restoring port forwards for many cloud workspaces\nFixed cloud file sync when a repository is not cloned locally or the Conductor root directory has been customized\nFixed cloud workspaces hiding committed run scripts when the repository is not added locally\nFixed errors while setting up or continuing cloud workspaces for repositories that use Git LFS or have not been added locally\nFixed failed cloud workspaces repeatedly retrying session setup\nFixed archived cloud workspace chats showing only their first message\nFixed team members unexpectedly changing order\nRemoved workspace and directory linking controls from cloud workspaces, where linked paths were not accessible\nFixed creating a workspace from a merged pull request whose base branch was deleted\nFixed the composer showing the wrong model, effort level, context usage, or settings after changing the destination chat or opening some cloud sessions\nFixed sent prompts sometimes reappearing in the composer\nFixed attachment previews and @-mention or slash-command popups staying open after you returned to editing or opened another menu\nFixed the fast-mode lightning icon remaining visible when the composer collapses to reading mode\nFixed plan mode flickering when toggled and refreshed its composer indicator\nFixed long file paths and background task commands overflowing chat messages\nFixed uneven transcript spacing and Codex sub-agent work appearing as an unexpandable spawn row\nFixed reconnecting notices piling up after Codex retry attempts\nFixed a crash caused by the elapsed-time ticker while a chat was working or waiting\nThe message composer now stays visible in every open chat pane\nLinked files in chats now show an error when they cannot be opened\nFixed browser previews opened from deep links showing the Agentation overlay\nRestored terminal tabs and history after restarting Conductor\nFixed preferences and workspace state being lost during storage updates or after restarting Conductor\nFixed 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\nFixed PR page actions drifting out of alignment when the title wraps and PR tabs remaining open when closed from an unfocused split\nFixed workspace hover cards getting stuck open, clipped workspace status icons, and status spinners disappearing when the sidebar is hidden\nPinned workspaces now scroll with the rest of the sidebar\nFixed workspace environment variables and development app names after renaming a workspace\nWorkspace notifications now show the workspace name instead of the branch name\nFixed workspace renaming for Korean and other non-English names\nFixed Command-Shift-bracket shortcuts navigating history instead of switching tabs and improved shortcut handling for international keyboards\nFixed clone errors being difficult to copy or overflowing the dialog\nImproved the error shown when Conductor cannot create a cloud workspace\nNew organizations now appear in the organization switcher without restarting the app\nFixed the keyboard shortcuts dialog being cut off at the bottom of tall windows\nFixed dark-mode colors and Liquid Glass transitions in the mobile app\nRestored the classic installer layout so disk image artwork stays crisp\nMisc\nUpdated Dashboard coloring and placement\nMoved Settings below the organization list in the account switcher\nRemoved the Goal button from the composer; use /goal to set Codex goals\nUpdated Home workspace text to match the sidebar", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-77-0-early-access-multiplayer-api-background-tasks-performance", "canonical_source": "https://www.conductor.build/changelog/0.77.0-early-access-multiplayer-api-background-tasks-performance", "published_at": "2026-07-23 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-24 00:28:26.714142+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Conductor", "Conductor Pro", "Conductor API", "GitHub", "Discord", "OpenClaw"], "alternates": {"html": 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