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Comparison from first-party sources, read Oct 9, 2026

Conductor vs Skyflo

Conductor runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode in local Mac worktrees, and runs agents in isolated cloud workspaces on its paid plans. Skyflo runs its own agent and seven external agents on missions on your Mac; Codex and its own agent can also run in Skyflo Cloud.

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A direct answer on whether Conductor is a harness, then the same eight dimensions every engineering comparison uses, including where Conductor is the better fit.

At a glance8 dimensions, no winner score

ConductorDocumented strength

Conductor runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode in parallel, each task in its own workspace, branch, terminal, diff, and review path. Conductor Cloud adds isolated microVMs that keep working after you close the app, multiplayer workspaces, routines, a beta API, and an iOS app.

SkyfloWhere it sits

Skyflo groups the work into missions that can mix its own agent with seven external agents under one access mode, keep an append-only record on your Mac, and leave source-linked memory for later missions.

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The decision.

Do you want parallel task workspaces with multiplayer cloud sessions, or missions that keep one access mode, record and memory across agents?

Conductor is built around the task workspace: one branch, terminal, diff and pull request per agent, with a paid cloud, multiplayer, routines and an iOS app. Skyflo is built around the mission: one goal, one access mode for every agent on it, a record on your Mac and memory that later missions can find.

Not run by Skyflo. Skyflo does not run Conductor. Both run Claude Code, Codex and Cursor's agent, each on your own sign-in.

Choose Conductor when

  • You want Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or OpenCode in parallel workspaces, each with its own branch, terminal, diff, and pull request.
  • Teammates should share a workspace link and prompt agents together in real time.
  • Routines should run agents in the cloud on a schedule, a GitHub trigger, or a webhook, created in the desktop app or through the beta API.

Choose Skyflo when

  • You want Skyflo's own agent, Antigravity, or Grok CLI alongside Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor Agent.
  • One access mode should govern every agent on a mission, with each decision recorded.
  • Memory learned from finished missions should link to its source and carry into later ones.

You might use both when

Use Conductor for parallel task workspaces and multiplayer cloud sessions, and Skyflo when one mission should carry an access mode, a record, and memory across the agents working on it.

For company leaders and teams

Conductor for teams
Free, Pro ($50 a month) with Conductor Cloud, Teams ($60 a user a month, invite-only) with an admin portal, and Enterprise with SAML SSO, SCIM, a DPA and an SLA. Conductor holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation and does not bill or resell model usage.
Skyflo for teams, today
Team and Team Max are self-serve plans billed per user, with one bill, members and roles, and included usage shared across the team. Larger rollouts start with a pilot. SSO, SCIM and compliance certifications are not offered.

Conductor, from its own sources.

Is Conductor an agent harness?

Not by its own definition. Conductor's docs say “A harness is the agent runtime that writes code; Conductor is the workspace layer around it.” It runs four harnesses, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode, each session in its own isolated workspace, and does not bill or resell model usage.

In Skyflo

Skyflo has its own agent and also runs seven external agents. It uses “engineering harness” for the layer around them that holds one mission together: one access mode, an append-only record, review in Orchestrate, and memory between missions.

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Conductor vs Skyflo: what is the difference?

Both are Mac apps that run several coding agents you already have, with a paid option to run work on someone else's machine: Conductor Cloud on Conductor's Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans, Skyflo Cloud on Skyflo's paid plans. Conductor's unit is the task workspace, one branch with its own terminal, diff, and pull request, and its cloud adds multiplayer workspaces, routines, a beta API, and an iOS app.

Skyflo's unit is the mission: one goal with the agents working on it, one access mode that governs all of them, an append-only record on your Mac, and memory that later missions can find.

SourcesConductorConductor documentationConductor pricingConductor Cloud

Skyflo vs Conductor, dimension by dimension.

The same 8 dimensions run on every engineering comparison, including the ones where Conductor is stronger. A row reading “not addressed” means the reviewed documentation does not cover it, which is not the same as the product lacking it.

Conductor and Skyflo across 8 dimensions
DimensionConductorSkyflo
Primary unit of workA task workspace with its own branch, files, terminal, diff, and review path; several chats can share one workspace.A mission: one goal with its conversation, the agents working on it, their approvals, and its record. It persists across sessions and goes idle rather than closing.
Execution environmentLocal workspaces on your Mac, which stop when the machine or app closes, and Conductor Cloud on Pro, Teams, and Enterprise: isolated Linux sandboxes hosted by Vercel that keep working after you close the app, sleep after four hours without activity, and stop after almost a day.Agents run on your Mac by default. On a paid plan you can start or move a mission to Skyflo Cloud, a machine Skyflo runs for that mission, which keeps working while your Mac sleeps. Only Codex and Skyflo's own agent run there; Claude Code stays on your Mac. A mission started there from a GitHub repository opens a pull request.
Agent and model choiceClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, and OpenCode, with your own subscriptions and keys; Conductor does not bill or resell model usage.Skyflo's own agent plus seven external agents: Codex, Claude Code, Cursor Agent, Antigravity, Grok CLI, OpenCode, and Pi, and one custom ACP agent added through a manifest file. External agents use their own sign-in and models; Skyflo's own agent uses the managed models every paid plan includes, or your Moonshot or Z.ai key. Orchestrate runs several on one mission and can pick the lead.
Cross-repository coordinationEach workspace maps to one repository and branch, and /add-dir links other workspaces so one agent can read and edit code across related repositories. Each cloud workspace is an isolated sandbox for one repository and branch.A workspace is an ordered set of up to eight registered Git checkouts, and one mission can span them. In Skyflo Cloud a mission spans one to five. Each writing specialist works in its own worktree, so edits stay apart while the work runs; integrating them is still a change you review.
Approval and mutation boundariesIn local workspaces, tool calls can ask for approval before shell commands, file changes, MCP tools, or web fetches run. Plan Mode, for Claude Code and Codex, lets you approve the plan before edits. Local agents are not sandboxed.One access mode governs every agent on a mission, Skyflo's own and the external ones. Skyflo answers each agent's permission requests by that mode and records the decision. In Full access, the default for a new Auto mission, prompts are off and folder confinement is lifted. Orchestrate starts at Ask for approval, and Plan mode waits for you to approve the plan.
Independent reviewEach workspace has a diff viewer whose line comments go back to the agent, a Checks tab, pull-request creation and merge, and a Review action where an agent reviews the diff with a review model you choose.In Orchestrate missions, Skyflo adds a separate reviewer by strategy and risk, and Skyflo's own agent can start one. The reviewer can read, search, ask, and report, but cannot edit files. Not every mission is reviewed, and a review is a second opinion, not a guarantee.
Browser, terminal, and automation evidenceTerminals, in-app browser tabs, remote desktop control in cloud workspaces, and cloud routines on a schedule, GitHub trigger, or webhook are documented. The beta API can search cloud session transcripts across workspaces.Code, browser, terminal, and automations share one workspace, where you and Skyflo's own agent work in the same browser and terminal. On paid plans, missions sign in to websites with your saved sign-ins, passwords kept in the Keychain, and agents can work in any Mac app through Skyflo Computer Use, stopping before a submit, send or payment outside Full access. Each mission keeps an append-only record on your Mac of approvals, Skyflo tool calls, including external agents' calls through Skyflo's tools, and review findings, every event hash-linked to the one before it.
Cross-mission memory, provenance, and user controlA memory feature is not documented in the reviewed sources. Durable guidance lives in repository settings, personal and team prompts, and checked-in files such as AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and skills.Personal memory stored on your Mac, learned from finished missions with a link to its source. Skyflo keeps a memory when the evidence supports it; otherwise it waits for you to keep, correct, or dismiss it, and you can remove any memory later. A workflow verified in two repositories can become a Skill once you or an independent agent approves it, and you can also teach a Skill a task once, by showing it, saving a finished mission or attaching the steps. Reverting a Skill or a routing change alters what Skyflo does next, not past work.

First-party sources, dated.

Last reviewed Oct 9, 2026

Every statement about Conductor on this page is limited to behavior documented on these pages, on the date they were read. Where they do not cover a dimension, the table says so instead of guessing.

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