Most failures are operational, not conceptual.
Common failure modes
- dashboard state looks wrong after config edits
- the running process cannot see agent binaries in
PATH
- the browser and API are hitting different origins
- a repo board is being watched twice through canonical and symlinked paths
Useful commands
Recovery checklist
- Restart the process with the intended workspace and
CO_CONFIG_PATH.
- Confirm the agent binary is visible to the process that launches Conductor.
- Check the browser origin and API origin match.
- Inspect config and agent endpoints before assuming the board parser is wrong.
Last modified on March 6, 2026