Can I still export after November 13?

Yes. From November 13, Conductor Cloud is read-only: you can read old chats and export data, but you can't send new messages. Conductor starts deleting Cloud data on November 20.

What does Transfer to local do?

Conductor's announcement says it moves a cloud workspace and its chats to your Mac. You start it by right-clicking the workspace and choosing Transfer to local.

Does Transfer to local still work after November 13?

Conductor doesn't say. It says you can still export after November 13, and its FAQ lists Transfer to local as one way to export, but it never says Transfer works on a read-only workspace. Transfer before November 13 so you don't depend on it. Already past November 13? Try Transfer to local anyway, then export the archive.

What's in Export data?

Conductor describes it as an archive of all your Conductor data. It doesn't list the contents, so open the archive and check it has what you need.

Can Pane import the Export data archive?

Not yet. Conductor hasn't published the archive's format, so Pane imports transferred workspaces from your Mac instead. Keep the archive as a backup.

Can Pane run my agents in the cloud like Conductor Cloud did?

Not on machines we host. Pane runs on a computer or cloud VM you own as a Remote Pane host, so agents keep working with your laptop closed. A hosted Pane Cloud doesn't exist yet.

Guide · Leaving Conductor

Export your Conductor Cloud workspaces

TL;DR

Conductor Cloud is read-only from November 13, 2026, and Conductor deletes its data from November 20. As soon as you can, and before November 13, right-click each Cloud workspace in Conductor and choose Transfer to local, then export a full archive from Settings → Account → Export data. Once your workspaces are on your Mac, Pane can open them in place and resume their conversations.

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The deadline

Read-only from November 13. Deletion starts November 20.

November 13, 2026. Conductor Cloud goes read-only. You can read and export, but not send new messages.
November 20, 2026. Conductor starts deleting Conductor Cloud user data.

Both dates are from Conductor's announcement.

1. Transfer each workspace to your Mac

Before November 13: right-click, Transfer to local. Repeat for every Cloud workspace.

Open Conductor on your Mac. Do this as soon as you can, and before November 13. Conductor says export still works while Cloud is read-only, from November 13, but it doesn't say whether Transfer to local does. Already past November 13? Try Transfer to local anyway, then export the archive in step 2.
Find a workspace that runs in Conductor Cloud.
Right-click it and choose Transfer to local. Conductor moves the workspace and its chats to your Mac.
Repeat for each Cloud workspace.
Push each workspace's branch to your own Git remote, so the code is safe even if something on the Mac goes wrong.

2. Export an archive

Settings → Account → Export data gives you a backup of everything.

In Conductor, go to Settings → Account → Export data. Conductor calls this an archive of all your Conductor data. Keep it somewhere safe, and open it to check it has what you need. Pane can't read the archive yet, because Conductor hasn't published its format. It's your backup; the transferred workspaces are what Pane brings in.

3. Bring it into Pane

Pane opens the transferred workspaces in place and resumes their conversations.

Install Pane. On a new install, the first screen offers to bring in your recent sessions, including Conductor workspaces on your Mac. Click Yes, and Pane opens each worktree in place as a pane and resumes its Claude Code or Codex conversation. Already have Pane? Use Settings → AI & Agents → Bring sessions into Pane, or say "migrate to Pane" in Pane Chat.

If a transferred workspace isn't in the list, adopt its folder by hand. Conductor keeps local workspaces in ~/conductor/workspaces/<repo>/<workspace>, so look there first. Conductor hasn't said whether transferred workspaces land there too. The full walkthrough, including the runpane panes adopt command, is in Switching from another tool.

4. Keep agents running with the laptop closed

Run Pane on a machine you own. Your laptop and phone connect to it.

Conductor Cloud's best feature was agents that kept going after you closed your laptop. Pane does that with a Remote Pane host: run Pane on a cloud VM or a desktop at home, and connect from your laptop or phone. The agents, terminals and worktrees live on that machine, under your account and your keys.

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