The Conductor Cloud shutdown is set for November 20, 2026, so if you keep agent chats or workspaces there, you have about two weeks to move them. Conductor announced on November 4 that it is joining Meta, and the cloud product is the part that’s going away.
Your local Mac app isn’t affected yet. Here’s what you need to know.
The short version:
- Announced: November 4, 2026 (“Conductor is joining Meta”)
- Cloud workspaces go read-only: November 13
- Cloud shuts down and data deletion begins: November 20
- Local Mac app: keeps working until early 2027
That’s the whole timeline in four lines. Everything below is detail and how-to.
What the Conductor Cloud shutdown means for your work
Conductor is a Mac app for running many coding agents in parallel on one codebase. It also had a cloud version, where agents kept running in hosted workspaces you could share with teammates.
That cloud version is the piece being closed. According to Conductor’s announcement, it will shut down over the next few weeks. Anything living only in a cloud workspace, including old chats, is at risk after the deadline.
The announcement doesn’t spell out deal terms, so we don’t know price or Meta’s longer-term plans. Treat anything beyond the dates below as unconfirmed.
Key dates you can’t miss
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| November 4 | New sign-ups and downloads stop. Free users can’t upgrade to Pro. Existing Pro users keep Pro features for free. |
| November 13 | Cloud workspaces turn read-only. You can read chats and export, but can’t send new messages. Active subscribers get a refund. |
| November 20 | Cloud shuts down. Deletion of cloud user data begins. |
| Early 2027 | The local app winds down and all Conductor user data is deleted. |
The November 13 date matters more than it looks. After it, your agents can’t do any more work in the cloud, so plan to finish running tasks before then.
How to export before the Conductor Cloud shutdown
Conductor offers two routes, and you can use both. Do this on your Mac, in the Conductor app:
- For each cloud workspace you want to keep, right-click it and choose Transfer to local. This moves the workspace and its chats to your Mac.
- Then open Settings, go to Account, and pick Export data to download a full archive.
Do the transfer first, then the archive. That way the archive includes what you just moved, and you hold a backup even if something goes wrong later.
Is the local Mac app safe to keep using?
For now, yes. Conductor says the local app keeps working normally, with new models and critical bug fixes, until early 2027. The team says it plans to have “something new” for users by then.
But “early 2027” is also when the local app winds down and user data is deleted. So even local-only users should export a copy of anything they care about, and not wait until the last week.
On privacy, the team says it has never sold or trained on Conductor user data, and that it won’t start now. The full wording is in their privacy policy.
What to do if you rely on parallel coding agents
Running several agents side by side is becoming a normal part of developer tools. We covered a similar shift when Android Studio Rabbit 2 let you bring your own coding agent, and the infrastructure side in our explainer on OpenAI Pando.
If Conductor was part of your daily setup, you don’t have to switch today. Export now, keep using the local app, and watch for the “something new” announcement before you commit to another tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Conductor Cloud shut down?
November 20, 2026. Workspaces go read-only on November 13, and cloud data deletion starts on the 20th.
Will I lose my chats?
Not if you export first. Transfer cloud workspaces to local and download your data archive before November 20.
Can I still download Conductor?
No. New downloads and sign-ups stopped on November 4. Existing users can keep using the local app.
Do I get a refund?
Active cloud subscribers get a refund when workspaces turn read-only on November 13, according to Conductor. Email their support if you don’t see it.
Our take
Don’t wait. Spend ten minutes this week transferring your workspaces and exporting the archive, because deletion is a hard deadline and the app’s future after early 2027 is still a blank. After that, enjoy the local app while it lasts, and treat any new Meta-backed tool as unproven until it ships.
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