diff --git a/conductor.json b/conductor.json
index 1c75bd2..50f0155 100644
--- a/conductor.json
+++ b/conductor.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "update-schemas": {
       "command": "npm run update-schemas",
       "description": "Download latest OpenAPI spec and regenerate TypeScript types"
-    }
+    },
+    "setup": "./scripts/conductor-setup.sh"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/conductor-setup.sh b/scripts/conductor-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3d06b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/conductor-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Setting up Scope3 Agentic Client workspace..."
+
+# Find the git root directory (the actual repository root, not the workspace)
+# Conductor provides CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH for the original repo location in newer versions
+# Fall back to detecting from PWD or git for backward compatibility
+if [ -n "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH" ]; then
+  GIT_ROOT="$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH"
+elif [[ "$PWD" == *"/.conductor/"* ]]; then
+  GIT_ROOT=$(echo "$PWD" | sed 's|\(.*\)/\.conductor/.*|\1|')
+else
+  GIT_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ -z "$GIT_ROOT" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Not inside a git repository"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Using repository root: $GIT_ROOT"
+
+# Copy .env file from root repository
+echo "Copying .env from root repository..."
+if [ -f "$GIT_ROOT/.env" ]; then
+  cp "$GIT_ROOT/.env" .env
+  echo ".env file copied successfully"
+elif [ -f ".env.example" ]; then
+  echo "WARNING: .env file not found at $GIT_ROOT/.env"
+  echo "Copying .env.example as a starting point..."
+  cp .env.example .env
+  echo "Please update .env with your actual values"
+else
+  echo "WARNING: No .env file found. Create one based on .env.example"
+fi
+
+# Export environment variables for validation
+if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+  echo "Loading environment variables..."
+  set -a
+  source .env
+  set +a
+fi
+
+# Validate critical environment variables
+MISSING_VARS=()
+
+if [ -z "$SCOPE3_API_KEY" ]; then
+  MISSING_VARS+=("SCOPE3_API_KEY")
+fi
+
+if [ ${#MISSING_VARS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "WARNING: Missing environment variables:"
+  for var in "${MISSING_VARS[@]}"; do
+    echo "  - $var"
+  done
+  echo ""
+  echo "Please update .env with your actual values before running the client."
+fi
+
+# Install dependencies
+echo "Installing dependencies..."
+npm install
+
+echo ""
+echo "Workspace setup complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "  - Ensure SCOPE3_API_KEY is set in .env"
+echo "  - Run 'npm run build' to compile TypeScript"
+echo "  - Run 'npm test' to run tests"