ADE gives Conductor users open-source escape hatch

ADE is well-timed: Conductor’s cloud shutdown exposes the fragility of centralized agent workspaces, while ADE bets that developers would rather own the runtime and use their existing subscriptions.

• –The local “Brain” keeps execution on user-owned machines, reducing cloud lock-in and credential exposure.
• –Parallel Git worktrees isolate agent tasks, but merge conflicts and shared dependencies still require human review.
• –Desktop, browser, terminal, and phone clients control the same runtime, making approvals portable without duplicating sessions.
• –Support for multiple agent harnesses and bring-your-own subscriptions makes switching easier than adopting another closed platform.
• –The tradeoff is operational: machines must remain available, while Windows support is still beta and Linux lacks a native desktop client.