{"slug": "conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs", "title": "Conductor 0.84.0: Edit files directly in diffs", "summary": "Conductor 0.84.0 now lets users edit files directly in diffs by default, with an option to revert to legacy preview, and adds remote desktop control for cloud workspaces. The update also introduces new keyboard shortcuts, improves cloud MCP settings, and fixes numerous bugs, while bundling Codex 0.152.1, OpenCode 1.18.27, and Cursor Agent SDK 1.0.30.", "body_md": "Changed files now open and edit directly in diffs by default. To return to the previous file preview and editor, turn on \"Use legacy file preview and editing\" in Settings → Experimental.\nThe Cloud desktop tab showing a full graphical desktop inside a cloud workspace\nCloud workspaces now come with remote desktop control so you can use your computer alongside your agents. Enable in Settings → Experimental.\nImprovements\nYou can now change Fable 5.1 or Opus 5's effort level mid-chat without breaking the cache\nNew keyboard shortcuts: ⌘/ opens the model picker, ⌘⇧/ cycles the effort level, ⌘⌥/ opens the shortcuts reference, and ⌘⇧H goes to Home\nCloud MCP settings now has searchable Installed and Recommended tabs\nConductor now notifies you when a cloud MCP server needs to be reconnected\nYou can now add folders to cloud messages as attachments\nStacked PR workspaces now recover automatically after a rung below them merges\nLocal workspaces show a \"Linked from\" chip above the composer\nAdded a restart action in chat when a message can't be delivered\nCodex chats now retry automatically when OpenAI rate-limits a request\nThe model picker offers the Daybreak Blue preview Codex model when your OpenAI account has access to it\nPort forwarding is now off by default for each workspace; turn it on with ⌘Y, from the ports popover, or with the Start forwarding button in the run panel\nClick an image or video in a chat to open a fullscreen preview, with arrows and thumbnails to step through every image in that message\nChoose whether pull request links open in GitHub or Linear in Settings → Git\nCloud workspaces now accept Anthropic API keys tied to a workspace ID\nFixes\nRestored the ⌘⌥U shortcut for toggling uncommitted changes in the git panel\nEditing a queued message in a cloud workspace holds it back from being sent mid-edit\nFixed a first message with an attachment in a cloud workspace sometimes failing to send\nFixed queued cloud messages disappearing after restarts\nFixed a pull request's merge status flickering\nFixed several issues with the MCP panel\nFixed Cursor sessions in local workspaces not loading MCP servers\nFixed Codex thinking levels resetting after reverting cloud chats\nFixed issues with the slash-command menu\nFixed Stop failing while a local agent was starting\nFixed Shift+Enter not inserting a new line when ⌘Enter is configured to send messages\nFixed local terminals flashing while files were syncing\nFixed hovering over very large turn diffs freezing Conductor\nFixed diff backgrounds not matching the app in low-contrast dark mode\nFixed inline images showing a broken placeholder while loading\nFixed Command-clicking labeled links in terminal output\nGitHub's failure reason is now shown when an Actions job does not start\nFixed cloud computer builds appearing stuck after switching away from Conductor\nFixed various composer icon rendering issues\nTurn detail cards are now opaque for readability\nFixed some instances when the client would freeze\nMisc\nUpdated the bundled Codex version to 0.152.1\nUpdated the bundled OpenCode version to 1.18.27\nUpdated the bundled Cursor Agent SDK to 1.0.30\nTrimmed the tail of the Fahhhh completion sound", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs", "canonical_source": "https://www.conductor.build/changelog/0.84.0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs", "published_at": "2026-09-02 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-03 03:52:39.121756+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Conductor", "OpenAI", "Anthropic", "GitHub", "Linear", "Codex", "OpenCode", "Cursor Agent SDK"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/conductor-0-84-0-edit-files-directly-in-diffs.jsonld"}}