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      <title>Conductor — Talk once. Agents build it. You approve it.</title>
      <dc:creator>dstech</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/seattle78/conductor-talk-once-agents-build-it-you-approve-it-540g</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you use Claude Code on one repo and want several agents working at once without babysitting them, this is for you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Conductor is a Claude Code plugin that runs many sessions on one repository in isolated worktrees — and ships nothing without your approval of the exact SHA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What you get
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Talk once, get parallel work done.&lt;/strong&gt; Describe the work once and multiple agents build in parallel. Conductor analyzes the repo and proposes a plan — and nothing starts until you approve it. You never micromanage each session.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. No overwritten work.&lt;/strong&gt; Each session works in its own isolated worktree, so sessions never overwrite each other. When work overlaps, it queues instead of colliding.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Ship without fear.&lt;/strong&gt; Only you approve the exact SHA before anything deploys — in Release Manager. If the code changes after approval, the approval dies. Force push is never used, and relayed approval is refused.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Less review work.&lt;/strong&gt; Failing tests come first, then implementation. A read-only review gate (up to 2 rounds) and a test gate must pass, so problems get caught before they reach you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Stay in control, stay local.&lt;/strong&gt; Free and open source under Apache 2.0. Runs locally with your own Claude Code subscription — no hosted service to trust.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  How it works
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You describe the work once. Conductor analyzes the repo and proposes a plan.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Nothing starts until you approve the plan. No approval, no work.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each session works in its own isolated worktree. Overlaps queue instead of colliding.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Failing tests first, then implementation. Review and test gates must pass.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The result is locked to a SHA. Only you approve that exact SHA in Release Manager. If anything changes after approval, the approval is invalid.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Safety rules that matter:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Approval is for one exact SHA, not for a branch in general.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pipeline failures block deployment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Database writes and external calls are not covered by a relayed approval.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Worktrees live under &lt;code&gt;~/.conductor-kit/worktrees/&amp;lt;repo&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt;, never &lt;code&gt;/tmp&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Verified results (not vibes):&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;44/44 kit tests passed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Session-manager live run verified: concurrent starts, overlap queueing, full pipeline, SHA verification.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Public install verified from &lt;code&gt;seattle78/AgentQuest&lt;/code&gt;: &lt;code&gt;conductor-kit@conductor-kit&lt;/code&gt; version 1.1.0, enabled.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Install
&lt;/h2&gt;



&lt;div class="highlight js-code-highlight"&gt;
&lt;pre class="highlight shell"&gt;&lt;code&gt;claude plugin marketplace add seattle78/AgentQuest
claude plugin &lt;span class="nb"&gt;install &lt;/span&gt;conductor-kit@conductor-kit
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Requirements: Claude Code plugin support, Node 18+, git 2.20+, a remote and a deploy branch. Multi-session needs desktop Code tabs or tmux 3.x.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Free, open source, Apache 2.0, local, BYO Claude Code subscription. No hosted service required.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Watch it in action
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;  &lt;iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rIiqLb0W-jw" width="710" height="399"&gt;
  &lt;/iframe&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Links
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Video:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/rIiqLb0W-jw" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://youtu.be/rIiqLb0W-jw&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Landing:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://muse.ai/s/conductor-landing-page-xto5xydxn4xcyaxr/qbEtLza3nOG_sTCrwzHjTc4GFNHhootwX-G5iToAwgo" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://muse.ai/s/conductor-landing-page-xto5xydxn4xcyaxr/qbEtLza3nOG_sTCrwzHjTc4GFNHhootwX-G5iToAwgo&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Repo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://github.com/seattle78/AgentQuest" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/seattle78/AgentQuest&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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