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Conductor MCP with Claude: Run and Coordinate Agent-Driven Development
The short answer
Claude connects to Conductor through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that lets Claude securely use software with permissions you control. Once connected, Claude can create workspaces, run coding-agent sessions, exchange messages and search session transcripts when you ask in everyday language.
What is Conductor?
Conductor is a cloud development platform for software teams. It provides workspaces, coding-agent sessions, messages and a searchable record of session transcripts. Teams use it to run, review and coordinate development work that is carried out by AI agents. Developers, engineering leads and DevOps staff typically use it to keep agent-driven work organised in one place, so that progress and decisions can be traced later.
How Claude connects to Conductor through MCP
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that works like a universal adapter between Claude and other software. It lets Claude use a tool securely, reading information and taking actions, with permissions that the organisation sets and controls. Conductor supports connection through MCP or through its direct API, so your AI agents and chatbots can work with it in a structured way.
Once connected, Claude can typically create a new workspace, start a coding-agent session, post messages into a session and search past session transcripts using natural language. A team lead might ask, in plain words, what was decided about a feature last week, and Claude can locate the relevant transcript and summarise it.
Access is granted with an API key, and the key can be limited to the actions your team actually needs. Consequential steps, such as starting sessions that change code, can be set to require a person's approval before they run. Every action is recorded, so people remain in charge of the work and can review what the AI did.
What you can automate
Starting Development Sessions on Request
An engineering manager can ask Claude to create a workspace for a new ticket and start a coding-agent session with the right brief. Claude handles the setup steps that would otherwise take a developer several minutes each time, and the manager reviews the session before any changes are accepted.
Searching Past Decisions
When a team member needs to know why a design choice was made months ago, Claude can search session transcripts in plain language and return the relevant passages. This saves time on hunting through old threads and reduces repeated discussions about settled questions.
Coordinating Agent Messages
Teams running several agent sessions at once can use Claude to post updates, instructions or clarifications into the right session. This keeps coordination in one place rather than scattered across chat tools and email.
Preparing Review Summaries
A tech lead can ask Claude to gather the messages and transcript highlights from a finished session and draft a short review summary. The lead then checks and edits the summary before sharing it with stakeholders.
Tracking Workspace Activity
Operations and engineering leaders can ask Claude for a plain-language overview of which workspaces are active and what each session is working on. This gives a clear picture without needing to open each workspace individually.
An end-to-end workflow: Feature Request to Reviewed Release Candidate
TriggerA product manager approves a new feature ticket in the project management system.
Claude reads the approved ticket from the project management system and extracts the requirements.
Claude creates a new Conductor workspace named after the ticket and starts a coding-agent session with the brief.
Claude monitors the session and posts clarifying messages into it when the agent needs more context from the team.
When the session finishes, Claude searches the transcript and drafts a review summary of the changes and open questions.
The tech lead reviews the summary and the proposed changes, and approves or requests revisions before anything is merged.
Claude records the outcome back in the project management system and notifies the team in Microsoft 365 Teams.
OutcomeTypically, feature work moves from approved ticket to reviewed candidate faster, with less manual setup and a clear written record linking each decision to its source.
How we set it up
Free Automation Audit
We review your current development workflow, identify which steps involving Conductor are repetitive or slow, and agree on the outcomes worth automating. There is no charge for this session.
Secure API Key Connection
We connect Claude to Conductor through MCP or the direct API using an API key. The key is created with the narrowest permissions the agreed workflows need and is stored in your organisation's secrets manager.
Workflow Design
We design the end-to-end process across Conductor and your other systems, such as Microsoft 365, your CRM, ERP or ticketing tool. We agree which actions need human approval before they run.
Testing and Launch
We test the workflow against real past tickets and sessions, then launch with monitoring and audit logs turned on. Any issues found in testing are fixed before your team relies on the process.
Team Training
We train your developers, leads and operations staff on how to work with Claude and Conductor, how to approve actions, and how to review the audit trail. Training is designed around your team's actual roles.
Who benefits
- Engineering Managers
- Start and monitor agent-driven sessions without manual setup, and keep a clear record of progress.
- Tech Leads
- Receive drafted review summaries and search past decisions quickly, while keeping final approval.
- DevOps and Platform Teams
- Manage workspace activity through plain-language requests, with permissions tightly controlled.
- Product Managers
- See the status of approved feature work without chasing developers for updates.
Security and control
- Access uses an API key limited to the minimum permissions each workflow needs.
- People approve consequential actions, such as starting sessions that change code, before they run.
- Every action Claude takes is logged in an audit trail that your team can review.
- API keys are stored in a secrets manager and rotated on a regular schedule.
- Test environments are used before any workflow touches live development work.
For teams in the US, UK, India and the Middle East
Organisations in the United States and the United Kingdom can have Claude hosted in their own region to meet data residency expectations. Indian organisations are supported in line with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, with hosting in India where required. Companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are supported under their local data protection laws, with hosting chosen to meet those requirements. We select the hosting region during the audit so that each deployment matches your legal obligations.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Conductor MCP server do?
The Conductor MCP server acts as a secure bridge between Claude and your Conductor account. It allows Claude to create workspaces, run coding-agent sessions, exchange messages and search session transcripts when asked. It uses the permissions you set, so Claude can only perform the actions you have allowed.
Is connecting Claude to Conductor secure?
Security depends on how the connection is configured. We use an API key with the narrowest permissions needed, store it in a secrets manager, require human approval for consequential actions and keep audit logs of everything Claude does. This is a sound approach, though no setup can guarantee complete security.
What can Claude actually do in Conductor?
Typically, Claude can create workspaces, start coding-agent sessions, post messages into sessions and search transcripts using natural language. It can also summarise findings. The exact actions available depend on the access granted through your API key and the workflow we design together.
How long does setup take?
A simple connection can often be set up within days, while a full end-to-end workflow with testing and training usually takes a few weeks. The timeline depends on how many systems are involved and how complex the approval process is. We confirm the schedule after the free audit.
What access or permissions are needed?
In general, you need an active Conductor account that allows API key creation, and an administrator who can approve the permissions granted. The specific plan and permission level required depends on your Conductor setup, which we check during the free audit.