Charlie Holtz Says Conductor Is Joining Meta to Work With Nat Friedman and Alexandr Wang at MSL
I am very excited to share that Conductor is joining Meta! We have some big, crazy plans for the next interface. If you liked Conductor, you’re gonna love what’s coming. We’re super excited to work with @natfriedman and @alexandr_wang at MSL to build it. They’ve been on an absolute tear, and I’m convinced MSL has the highest talent density of all the labs. A huge thank you to our earliest believers @aaron_epstein, @ilyasu, and @nabeel. And to everyone here who tried Conductor, sent us feedback, and prompt requests - you made this so much fun. Thank you ❤️🚂 Choo choo!
Context
Meta keeps pulling AI coding and product teams into MSL, its superintelligence lab, as it races to build agent products.
Conductor is an app for running several coding agents at once. Charlie Holtz (@charlieholtz) is one of its founders. MSL is Meta Superintelligence Labs, where Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman are leaders.
Deep dive
Charlie Holtz (@charlieholtz) posted on Nov 4 that Conductor is joining Meta. He wrote that the team has big plans for the next interface, and that people who liked Conductor will love what is coming.
He said the team will work with Nat Friedman (@natfriedman) and Alexandr Wang (@alexandr_wang) at MSL, and wrote that he is convinced MSL has the highest talent density of all the labs. He thanked early backers @aaron_epstein, @ilyasu and @nabeel, and the users who tried Conductor and sent feedback.
The post does not say whether this is an acquisition or a hire of the team, what it cost, or what happens to the existing Conductor app. Those details are not stated.
Conductor became known among developers as a way to run many coding agents side by side. Its move to Meta follows a pattern of Meta bringing in founders and small teams to strengthen MSL. It lands on the same day OpenAI announced it is buying Pierre, another developer tools company, which shows the big labs competing for the teams that build interfaces around AI agents.
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What to expect next
Watch for word on whether the current Conductor app keeps running and for how long. Meta may show the next interface Holtz mentioned in a future product launch. More small developer tool teams may join large labs, as OpenAI's Pierre deal today suggests. Details on deal terms may come from Meta or from reporting.
A hiring spree by MSL around agent interfaces would confirm this is part of a wider push by Meta.