Side by side
| Overvibe | Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | macOS only. A local web page on 127.0.0.1 behind a token, plus an optional desktop app wrapper | Mac desktop app, plus Conductor Cloud (Linux microVMs) and an iOS app. Cloud goes read-only on 13 Nov 2026 and shuts down on 20 Nov 2026 Source |
| Which agents | Claude Code, OpenAI Codex CLI, agy (Google Antigravity CLI) and plain terminals | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor (through the Cursor API) and OpenCode Source |
| Real CLI in a terminal or its own UI | The real CLI in tmux, shown with xterm.js in the browser. Its auto mode, slash commands, skills and hooks work unchanged | Its own chat UI around bundled copies of Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode; it injects its own system prompts. Each workspace also has a terminal Source |
| Agent-to-agent messaging | Yes. The overvibe CLI lets an agent start another agent (overvibe new --tool codex --attach), message it (overvibe send) and stop its children | Partly. The Conductor API can start sessions, and the 0.93.0 changelog shows agents sending messages to other agents Source |
| Local-only | Yes. No cloud, no account, no telemetry | Local workspaces keep chats on your Mac, but the app sends usage analytics to PostHog and stores account data such as your email Source |
| License | MIT | Closed source (no license published) Source |
| Price | Free | Free; you pay your model provider Source |
| Worktrees / isolation | Overvibe does not manage git worktrees. Each session runs in the folder you pick | Yes. Each workspace is a git worktree with its own branch Source |
Where Conductor is the better pick
- Worktree per workspace, with a diff viewer, checks and pull requests built in.
- Supports Cursor and OpenCode, which Overvibe does not run.
- Setup scripts and run scripts per repository.
Where Overvibe is the better pick
- Conductor Cloud shuts down on 20 Nov 2026 and the local app gets only new models and critical fixes until early 2027; Overvibe is maintained and open source under MIT.
- You see the real CLI screen. Conductor wraps its own bundled copies in a chat view and adds its own system prompts.
- No analytics and no account; Conductor's privacy page lists PostHog events and stored account data.
- Runs agy (Google Antigravity CLI) and plain shells next to Claude Code and Codex.
Questions
Is Overvibe an alternative to Conductor?
For Mac users running Claude Code and Codex, yes. Overvibe shows the real terminal of each agent and adds an overvibe CLI so agents can start and message each other. It does not create a git worktree per task the way Conductor does, so you would use git worktree yourself for that.
Is Conductor shutting down?
Conductor announced on 4 Nov 2026 that it is joining Meta. Its changelog says Conductor Cloud goes read-only on 13 Nov and shuts down on 20 Nov 2026, and the local app gets new models and critical bug fixes until early 2027.
Does Overvibe use my existing Claude Code login like Conductor does?
Yes. Overvibe runs the claude command you already have installed, with its own login and settings. You can also add more Claude accounts and pick one per folder.
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