Conductor

Tell Claude what to automate. It handles the rest.

Conductor is a local task orchestration platform that Claude controls directly. Install it, restart Claude Desktop, and Claude can create scheduled workers, build multi-step pipelines, send email reports, and monitor everything — all through conversation. No coding required.

Claude Integration

Conductor registers itself as an MCP server in Claude Desktop on first launch. After restarting Claude Desktop once, Claude has 21 tools for full control:

Example conversation:

You: Run my metrics script every night at 8:30 PM and email me the report

Claude: I'll set that up using the Run + Email template. (creates the worker, configures the schedule, wires up Gmail, fires it to test) Done — worker "Daily Metrics Report" is live. Check your email for the test run.

You: That uptime check keeps failing. What's going on?

Claude: (pulls the last 10 runs, reads the error logs) The site returned a 503 three times in the last hour. The SSL certificate expired yesterday. Here's the full error from the last run...

You: Chain my backup script and cleanup script together. Run backup first, then cleanup after it finishes. Every day at 2 AM.

Claude: *(creates a chain with stage 0 = backup, stage 1 = cleanup, cron schedule "0 2 * * ") Chain "Nightly Maintenance" created with 2 steps. Backup runs first, cleanup runs after it succeeds.

How it works:

1. Install Conductor (Windows installer or from source)
2. Conductor writes its MCP entry to Claude Desktop's config on first launch
3. Restart Claude Desktop once
4. Claude now controls Conductor through natural language — create workers, build chains, fire tasks, check logs, send emails

Features

• Claude-Controlled — 21 MCP tools let Claude create workers, chains, groups, templates, and more. Non-technical users can automate anything through conversation.
• Flexible Scheduling — Fixed times (09:00, 14:30), intervals (2h 30m), or cron expressions (0 9 * * 1-5 with plain-English preview).
• Task Support — Python (.py), batch (.bat, .cmd), and shell (.sh) scripts. Selenium and GUI scripts run in a visible terminal window via new_console.
• Built-in Email — configure Gmail once, then any template or worker can send emails. Run + Email template for automated reports. Folder Watcher emails files on arrival. Uptime Check sends DOWN alerts. Worker notifications on success/failure.
• Task Chains — multi-step pipelines with parallel execution. Same stage number = run in parallel. Stop-on-failure toggle.
• Worker Groups — collapsible named groups for organization. Bulk pause/delete per group.
• Run History — per-worker/chain history with status, duration, and error details. Colored dots show last run status at a glance.
• Built-in Templates — Folder Backup, File Cleanup, Folder Watcher, Uptime Check, Open URL, Run + Email. Generated scripts are stdlib-only and self-contained.
• Per-worker Environment Variables — inject KEY=VALUE pairs into subprocess environments.
• Worker Timeout — kill and log workers that run over a set number of minutes.
• Email Notifications — per-worker/chain email alerts: Always, On Failure, or On Success.
• Import / Export — portable JSON snapshot of all workers, chains, and groups.
• Saved Profiles — save and load named worker configurations.
• Auto-start on Login — one-click Registry Run key install. No admin required.
• Auto-update Check — modal dialog when a newer release is available.
• **System Tray

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