Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI coding startup that lets software engineers control multiple AI coding agents simultaneously.
Axios first reported the acquisition on Nov. 4. It is expected to help Meta’s push to grow its AI coding tools and compete for developers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Conductor confirmed the acquisition in a post on its website. Founder and CEO Charlie Holtz said the company is joining Meta to work on the next generation of AI-powered interfaces alongside Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Conductor’s AI Coding Platform
Conductor’s software allows developers to run several AI coding agents at the same time, with each agent working in an isolated copy of a codebase. Developers can then review and merge the work produced by the agents.
The platform supports coding agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Code, OpenAI’s Codex and Cursor. Developers can use their own subscriptions and API keys.
Conductor also offered a hosted service, Conductor Cloud, which runs AI agents in sandboxed virtual machines. Users could monitor their work through an iPhone application.
The company said more than 100,000 people use its platform. Meta engineers were also using Conductor before the acquisition, according to reports.
Meta Expands Its AI Coding Efforts
The acquisition comes as Meta increases its focus on AI-powered software development. The company has introduced coding tools and models, including its Muse Code terminal coding agent and Muse Wonder models, which Meta has positioned for coding and other advanced AI tasks.
According to people familiar with the deal cited by Axios, Meta expects Conductor’s team to help it develop new AI coding tools more quickly.
The acquisition also comes amid growing competition in AI developer tools. OpenAI announced plans to acquire developer tools startup Pierre Computer on the same day, and previously announced its planned acquisition of Ona, a company that runs coding agents in cloud environments.
Conductor to Wind Down Its Existing Products
Following the acquisition, Conductor will gradually discontinue its current products.
The company has stopped new sign-ups and downloads. Its cloud service is scheduled to become read-only on November 13 and shut down on November 20. Users can export their data or move cloud workspaces to their own computers before the shutdown.
The Mac application is expected to continue working until early 2027, when the company plans to release a new interface. Conductor said it will stop delivering new models and critical bug fixes at that time and will delete app user data.
The company also said it has never sold user data or used it to train models, and does not plan to do so.
Company Background and Funding
Conductor, formally known as Melty Inc., was founded by Charlie Holtz and Chief Technology Officer Jackson de Campos. The company launched its product in 2025 and raised a $22 million Series A round in March, led by Spark Capital and Matrix.
Other backers include Y Combinator and the founders of Notion and Linear.
The acquisition brings Conductor’s team into Meta as the company continues developing AI tools designed to help software engineers work with multiple coding agents.
