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Conductor is designed for local-first execution. There is no cloud control plane requirement and no database dependency by default.

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What local-first means here

  • config in flat files
  • tasks in markdown
  • work isolated in git worktrees
  • sessions run under tmux
  • secrets stay in your own environment

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Operational restart pattern

If the dashboard looks stale after config or project changes, restart it with the workspace you actually want to serve. 
CO_CONFIG_PATH=/path/to/workspace/conductor.yaml \
co start --workspace /path/to/workspace --port 4747

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Why teams choose this model

This setup is a good fit when you want orchestration without handing task state, secrets, or code-adjacent metadata to a hosted SaaS product.
Last modified on March 6, 2026