Comparing the two first? See NekoTrail vs Conductor.
Timeline
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | Conductor announces it is joining Meta. New users can't sign up or download the app. |
| 13 Nov 2026 | Conductor Cloud goes read-only. |
| 20 Nov 2026 | Conductor starts deleting Cloud data. |
| Early 2027 | The Mac app shuts down, and Conductor says it deletes all user data then. |
From Conductor's announcement, checked 8 November 2026.
Three steps
- Install NekoTrail and open it.
- Click Import from Conductor (first launch, Welcome, or ⌘K).
- Keep Move into NekoTrail picked. Press Import and move.
What moves
- Repos, with their scripts, custom prompts and environment variables.
- Active workspaces: name, branch, pin, notes.
- Claude and Codex chats. They continue the same session.
Not imported: Cloud workspaces, archived workspaces, Conductor's settings and checkpoints.
The move
- Only
git worktree move. Nothing in Conductor's folder is deleted. - Each move is checked: same branch, head commit and uncommitted files.
- Can't move? It stays put, with the reason and the fix.
New home: ~/nekotrail/workspaces/<repo>/<name>
Conductor Cloud
NekoTrail can't read Cloud. Before 20 November, right-click each Cloud workspace in Conductor, choose Transfer to local, then import.
Concepts
| Conductor | NekoTrail |
|---|---|
| Repository | Repo |
| Workspace | Workspace: a git worktree on its own branch, with chats, a diff view, a terminal and a PR bar |
| Chat tabs | Chat tabs, several per workspace (⌘T) |
| Plan mode | Plan, then Approve (⌘⇧↵) or split a numbered plan into parallel workspaces |
| Checkpoints | Rewind to here, on every message you sent |
| Diff viewer | Changes tab (⌘2 or ⌘⇧D), with line comments you send to the agent as one review |
| Terminal | Terminal tab (⌘3 or ⌘J) |
| Run script | Run (⌘R), and the Preview tab (⌘4) shows the running app |
| Setup, run and archive scripts shared in the repo | nekotrail.json in the repo; NekoTrail asks before running commands from it |
| Workspace ports | 10 ports per workspace: NEKOTRAIL_PORT, NEKOTRAIL_PORT_1 to _9, and PORT |
| Pinned and sidebar sections | Pinned and your own sections, the same way |
| Kanban | Board (⌘⇧K) |
| Archive | Archive (⌘⇧A): removes the folder, keeps the branch |
| Linear issues | New workspace, Linear source: start from an issue, and the PR says "Fixes ENG-123" |
| Agents | Claude Code and Codex, plus 14 more: Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Goose, Qwen Code, Kimi, Auggie, Grok, Kiro, Droid, Mistral Vibe, Cline and Kilo |
| Cloud workspaces, organisations, team features | Not in NekoTrail: it runs on your Mac only, with no account |
New in NekoTrail with no Conductor counterpart: Hand off to another agent (another agent carries on the same task in the same workspace, from a brief you read first), racing Claude and Codex with Compare agents, the task queue, spend caps, and the night sky.
Shortcuts
Conductor's shortcuts work in NekoTrail, so muscle memory carries over. Settings (⌘,), Shortcuts lists every one.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘K | Command palette: any workspace or action |
| ⌘N / ⌘⇧N | New workspace / from a pull request or branch |
| ⌘⌥↑ / ⌘⌥↓ | Previous / next workspace |
| ⌘⌥L | Next workspace with news |
| ⌘L / ⌘⇧D / ⌘J | Chat / Changes / Terminal |
| ⌘B | Show or hide the sidebar |
| ⌘O | Open the workspace in your editor |
| ⌘P | Open any file |
| ⌘R | Run or stop the app |
| ⌘/ | Model and intelligence picker |
| ⌘⇧P / ⌘⇧Y / ⌘⇧M | Create PR / commit and push / merge |
| ⌘⇧R / ⌘⇧X / ⌘⇧L | Agent review / fix failing checks / pull latest |
| ⌘⇧G | Open the PR in your browser |
| ⌘⇧↵ | Approve the agent's plan |
| ⌘⇧A | Archive the workspace |
| ⌘⇧K | Board |
| ⌘, | Settings |
NekoTrail adds ⌘1 to ⌘4 for Chat, Changes, Terminal and Preview, and ⌃1 to ⌃9 for the sidebar's workspaces.
FAQ
What happens to my Conductor worktrees?
NekoTrail moves each one out of Conductor's folder into ~/nekotrail/workspaces/<repo>/<name> with git worktree move. Git renames the folder, so the branch, its commits and every uncommitted file come along. Nothing is copied or deleted.
Will I lose uncommitted work?
No. After each move NekoTrail checks that the branch, the head commit and the uncommitted files are the same as before. Each worktree reads Checked, Moved with a difference to look at, or Not moved with the reason.
Can I import Conductor Cloud workspaces?
Not directly. NekoTrail can only read the Conductor app on your Mac. Before 20 November 2026, right-click each Cloud workspace in Conductor and choose Transfer to local, then import.
What if a worktree won't move?
It stays exactly where it was, and the sheet says why: a lock, submodules, or a different disk from your home folder. Fix the cause, or commit and push and start a fresh workspace on that branch.
Every detail, including failed moves: the full guide.
Conductor is a trademark of its owner. NekoTrail is not affiliated with Conductor.