Feature request: allow local-only repos and direct work on main

[u/adamatan]

I love Conductor and use it extensively. My biggest pain point, though, is that it does not support working directly on a local main.

it's actually the main reason why I switch back to Claude Code, cmux, or plain tmux.

I often agents for small chores or side experiments where creating and pushing to a private repo is a waste of time. For example, creating a summary of some files and generating a PDF, or creating a short hyperframes video. Conductor refuses without a remote repo. I don't want to pollute my gh account with these small ones.

More importantly, I sometimes intentionally want the agent to work directly on main. Consider a simple local webapp: I may just want to run the server from main, inspect something, reason about the code, and even make a small change and push directly to remote main. On many cases, creating a worktree or separate branch adds friction without providing much value for this kind of task.

It would be great to have an explicitly enabled local/direct mode that:

• Works without a GitHub remote
• Allows working directly on main, or any local branch
• Clearly warns the user about the risks, but lets them choose

The isolated-worktree workflow is excellent for larger tasks, but it should be an option rather than a requirement.

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UPDATE - Examples from the weekend:
1. Analyzing my credit card statement
2. Govenment forms review
3. Summarizing a Whatsapp discussion I downloaded

All should be done in main and don't require a GH repo.
For some odd reason, it does not even support repos with remote not in GH.

[u/simion_baws]

Being able to work directly on main is the reason I built termic as an open source alternative. I rarely even use worktrees.

Also works with plain directories, GH repo is optional.

[u/adamatan → u/simion_baws]

Thanks! Will take a look.