Conductor CLI 🚀

The AI development assistant for modern engineering teams

AI-powered CLI that orchestrates specialized AI agents like a senior tech lead, bringing enterprise-grade coordination to your development workflow. Built with Claude Code integration, ElevenLabs TTS, and SubAgent marketplace access by Gallifrey Consulting.

⚡ Quick Start

Get your AI development team running in under 30 seconds:

# Install and initialize (no setup required!)
npm install -g conductor-cli
conductor init

# Or use with npx (zero installation)
npx conductor-cli init

# Start coordinating immediately
conductor ask "help me implement authentication"

🎯 What Makes Conductor Different?

Unlike other AI tools, Conductor CLI provides enterprise-grade multi-agent coordination with:

• 🏪 SubAgent Marketplace: Discover and install specialized AI agents from subagents.app
• 🎙️ Audio Feedback: ElevenLabs TTS integration for work completion summaries
• 🧠 Advanced Specialists: Implementation Specialist (98/100), Strategic Planner (92/100), Research Analyst (89/100)
• ⚡ Parallel Execution: Up to 4 concurrent agents working together
• 💾 Persistent Memory: SQLite-based system remembers your codebase across sessions

🚀 Core Features

🏪 SubAgent Marketplace Integration

Discover and install specialized AI agents from the community:

# Search the marketplace
conductor search "react"
conductor search "security" --level Advanced --min-rating 90

# Browse categories
conductor categories
conductor marketplace -c frontend
conductor marketplace -c core-development

# Install specialists
conductor install implementation-specialist
conductor install strategic-planner
conductor install react-specialist

🎙️ ElevenLabs TTS Support

Get audio summaries of your work with enterprise-quality text-to-speech:

# Initialize with TTS
conductor init --tts --elevenlabs-key YOUR_API_KEY

# Configure multiple providers
conductor init --tts  # Includes ElevenLabs, OpenAI TTS, and local fallback

TTS Features:

• High-quality voice synthesis with ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5
• Automatic work completion summaries
• Multiple provider fallbacks (OpenAI TTS, pyttsx3)
• Audio files saved to output/work-summary-{timestamp}.mp3

👥 Advanced Agent Specialists

Built-in Core Team

• @architect - System design and architecture decisions
• @coder - Implementation and refactoring
• @qa - Testing strategies and quality assurance
• @security - OWASP compliance and vulnerability scanning
• @reviewer - Code quality and best practices
• @swarm-coordinator - Multi-agent orchestration

Enhanced SubAgent Specialists

• @implementation-specialist (98/100) - Production-quality code with clean architecture
• @strategic-planner (92/100) - Project roadmaps and technical leadership
• @research-analyst (89/100) - Codebase analysis and technology evaluation
• @advanced-reviewer (94/100) - Multi-layer quality assessment and compliance

📖 Quick Start Guide

1. Basic Setup

# Global installation
npm install -g conductor-cli

# Initialize your AI team
conductor init

# Quick setup with defaults
conductor init --quick

2. Enhanced Setup with TTS

# With ElevenLabs integration
conductor init --tts --elevenlabs-key sk-your-key-here

# Get your API key: https://elevenlabs.io/app/settings/api-keys

3. Discover Specialists

# Search for specific capabilities
conductor search "implementation"
conductor search "react" --category frontend

# Install advanced specialists
conductor install implementation-specialist
conductor install strategic-planner

4. Start Coordinating

# Ask your AI team
conductor ask "implement OAuth with JWT tokens"

# Activate parallel execution
conductor swarm --implement

# Get code review
conductor review src/auth.ts

🛠️ Essential Commands

Team Consultation

# General questions
conductor ask "how do I optimize this database query?"

# Target specific specialists
conductor ask "review my API design" --agent architect
conductor ask "security audit this auth flow" --agent security

# Emergency consultation
conductor ask "production is down!" --urgent

Multi-Agent Workflows

# Research and analysis
conductor swarm --research "microservices vs monolith"

# Feature implementation
conductor swarm --implement "user authentication system" 

# Comprehensive code analysis
conductor swarm --analyze

Code Quality

# Comprehensive code review
conductor review src/

# Security audit with OWASP compliance
conductor review --security

# Performance analysis
conductor review --performance

Status and Management

# Check system status
conductor status

# View installed agents
conductor list

# Memory management
conductor memory status
conductor memory clear

🏗️ Advanced Workflows

Enterprise Feature Development

Perfect for complex features requiring multiple specialists:

conductor ask "implement a payment processing system"

Automatic Workflow:

1. Strategic Planner creates comprehensive roadmap
2. Research Analyst evaluates payment providers and security requirements
3. Architect designs system architecture and APIs
4. Implementation Specialist writes production-quality code
5. QA Agent develops testing strategy
6. Security Agent ensures PCI compliance
7. Advanced Reviewer performs multi-layer quality assessment

Technology Migration

conductor ask "migrate from JavaScript to TypeScript"

Workflow includes:

• Migration path analysis
• Risk assessment and rollback planning
• Automated refactoring with type safety
• Cross-platform validation

Critical Production Fixes

conductor ask "API returning 500 errors in production" --urgent

Emergency Response:

• Root cause analysis
• Impact assessment
• Emergency fix with rollback plan
• Security verification
• Production deployment review

🔧 Configuration

Basic Configuration

Create .conductor/config.json:

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "projectType": "nextjs",
  "agents": ["architect", "coder", "qa", "security"],
  "features": {
    "tts": true,
    "elevenLabsKey": "your-api-key",
    "parallelExecution": true,
    "memoryPersistence": true
  }
}

TTS Configuration

The system supports multiple TTS providers with automatic fallback:

{
  "tts": {
    "primary": "elevenlabs",
    "fallback": ["openai", "pyttsx3"],
    "voiceId": "WejK3H1m7MI9CHnIjW9K",
    "outputDirectory": "./output"
  }
}

Advanced Agent Settings

{
  "agents": {
    "implementation-specialist": {
      "enabled": true,
      "proactive": true,
      "rating": 98
    },
    "strategic-planner": {
      "enabled": true,
      "tools": ["TodoWrite", "Task", "WebSearch"]
    }
  }
}

🎯 Real-World Examples

Building a SaaS Application

# Start with strategic planning
conductor ask "help me build a SaaS project management tool"

# The system automatically:
# 1. Strategic Planner creates development roadmap
# 2. Research Analyst evaluates tech stack options
# 3. Architect designs system architecture
# 4. Implementation Specialist builds core features
# 5. Advanced Reviewer ensures enterprise quality

Code Quality Improvement

# Comprehensive analysis
conductor swarm --analyze

# Get detailed recommendations
conductor ask "analyze technical debt and create improvement plan"

# The advanced reviewer provides:
# - Code quality metrics
# - Security vulnerability assessment  
# - Performance optimization opportunities
# - Maintainability improvements

Team Onboarding

# Generate project documentation
conductor ask "create comprehensive documentation for new developers"

# The research analyst will:
# - Analyze codebase architecture
# - Document API endpoints and data flow
# - Create setup and deployment guides
# - Generate coding standards and best practices

🔗 Integration

CI/CD Integration

# .github/workflows/ai-review.yml
name: AI Code Review
on: [pull_request]

jobs:
  ai-review:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: AI Team Review
        run: |
          npx conductor-cli review --security
          npx conductor-cli review --performance

VS Code Integration

// .vscode/tasks.json
{
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "AI Review",
      "type": "shell", 
      "command": "conductor review ${file}"
    },
    {
      "label": "Ask AI Team",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "conductor ask '${input:question}'"
    }
  ]
}

Pre-commit Hooks

# .git/hooks/pre-commit
#!/bin/sh
conductor review --staged
conductor ask "review these changes for potential issues"

📊 Performance & Benchmarks

Speed Improvements

• Feature Implementation: 70% faster than sequential development
• Code Review: 100+ files/second comprehensive analysis
• Parallel Execution: Up to 4x faster with multi-agent coordination
• Memory Usage: < 100MB baseline with SQLite persistence

Quality Metrics

• Implementation Specialist: 98/100 rating for production code quality
• Advanced Reviewer: 94/100 rating for comprehensive quality assessment
• Security Coverage: OWASP Top 10 compliance verification
• Test Coverage: Comprehensive testing strategy generation

🛠️ Development & Contributing

Local Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/rickithadi/conductor-cli
cd conductor-cli

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Build distribution
npm run build

Testing

# Run unit tests
npm run test

# Run integration tests  
npm run test:integration

# Run e2e tests
npm run test:e2e

# Generate coverage
npm run test:coverage

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide.

Areas for contribution:

• New sub-agent specialists
• Additional TTS provider integrations
• Enhanced workflow templates
• Performance optimizations
• Documentation improvements

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

NPX Issues

# Clear npx cache
npx clear-npx-cache
npx conductor-cli@latest init

TTS Setup Issues

# Test TTS configuration
conductor init --tts  # Uses local TTS for testing

# With ElevenLabs API key
export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your-key-here
conductor init --tts --elevenlabs-key $ELEVENLABS_API_KEY

Memory Issues

# Reset memory database
conductor memory reset

# Check memory status
conductor memory status

# Use lightweight mode
conductor --lite ask "your question"

Permission Issues

# Unix/Mac
chmod +x node_modules/.bin/conductor

# Windows - Run as Administrator
conductor init

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
DEBUG=conductor:* conductor ask "debug this issue"

# Verbose output
conductor --verbose swarm --implement

📚 Documentation

Complete Documentation

• API Documentation - Complete API reference
• Agent Guide - Detailed agent capabilities
• Workflow Templates - Advanced workflow examples
• Configuration Guide - Complete configuration options
• Integration Examples - CI/CD and IDE integrations

Video Tutorials

• Getting Started (3 min)
• SubAgent Marketplace (5 min)
• TTS Integration Setup (4 min)
• Advanced Workflows (8 min)

🏢 Enterprise Features

Enterprise Support

• Custom Agent Development: Build specialized agents for your domain
• Private SubAgent Marketplace: Host private agent repositories
• Advanced Analytics: Usage metrics and performance insights
• Priority Support: Direct access to engineering team

Contact enterprise@gallifreyconsulting.com for enterprise licensing.

Compliance & Security

• SOC 2 Compliance: Enterprise-grade security controls
• GDPR Compliance: Privacy-first data handling
• On-Premise Deployment: Private cloud and on-premise options
• Audit Logging: Complete audit trail of all AI interactions

📄 License

MIT © Gallifrey Consulting

🤝 Support & Community

Get Help

• GitHub Issues - Bug reports and feature requests
• Documentation - Complete guides and tutorials
• Discord Community - Real-time community support
• Email Support - Direct technical support

Stay Connected

• Twitter - Latest updates and announcements
• Blog - Deep dives and case studies
• Newsletter - Monthly updates and tips

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🌟 Featured By

"Conductor CLI transforms development workflows with intelligent agent coordination" - DevTools Weekly

"The future of AI-assisted development is here" - JavaScript Daily

"Production-ready AI integration done right" - TechCrunch

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🚀 Ready to accelerate your development?

npm install -g conductor-cli && conductor init