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Orca
A desktop app for running coding agents side by side in separate git worktrees, with a mobile companion app and a command line.
At a glance
- Purpose
- A desktop app for running coding agents side by side in separate git worktrees, with a mobile companion app and a command line.
- Runs in
- Local agent with shell
- Operating systems
- macOS, Linux, Windows
- Needs
- Runtime: Not stated; Needs internet: Yes; Needs accounts or API keys beyond your agent: Not stated
- Files and data
- Reads files: Yes; Writes files: Yes; Sends data to other services: Yes
- Tool type
- Agent
- Delivery
- From GitHub
- Version
- Latest on the main branch
- Access
- Code on GitHub
- Compatibility
- According to the README, the desktop app supports macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows and Linux. The README offers a Linux AppImage, Homebrew for macOS and an Arch Linux AUR package. The README offers the mobile companion for iOS and Android. The README says Orca works with any CLI agent and names many, including Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Hermes Agent, Devin, Goose, Cline, Continue, Kimi, Kiro, Qwen Code and Amp. The README names GitHub and Linear for browsing PRs, issues and project boards in the app.
- External costs
- According to the README, Orca is free and open source under the MIT License. The repository description says you run any coding agent with your own subscription. The README mentions Claude and Codex accounts in its account switcher and usage tracking feature. Your coding agent or model provider may charge for usage.
- Permissions
- The README offers desktop installers, a Homebrew cask and Arch Linux AUR packages. The README describes running agents in git worktrees, comparing results and merging a selected result. The README also describes editing and committing within Orca and an editor with autosave. The README describes agents operating desktop apps and visible UI through Computer Use, scripting Orca through its CLI, and using remote SSH worktrees with file editing, git, terminals and port forwarding. The README describes sending selected HTML, CSS, cropped screenshots, files and images into agent prompts. The README also describes switching Claude and Codex accounts and tracking their usage, plus pairing a mobile companion through a relay. The README does not describe approval or sandbox modes.
- Usage terms
- MIT License, as stated in the repository. See its LICENSE file for the exact terms.
- Interface
- desktop
Code on GitHub
stablyai/orca
MITOrca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
Topics: ade agent-ide ai-agents claude-code cli codex cursor-agent devtools
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View on GitHub ↗What it does
According to the README, Orca is a desktop app for running coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode or Pi side by side in separate worktrees. The repository description also names desktop, mobile and remote runtime availability.The README lists a mobile companion for monitoring agents and sending follow-ups, terminal splits, an embedded browser with Design Mode, GitHub and Linear browsing, SSH worktrees, diff comments sent back to an agent, and an Orca CLI. The README says Design Mode sends a selected element's HTML, CSS and a cropped screenshot into an agent prompt. The README describes Computer Use as letting agents operate desktop apps and visible UI.
The README describes support for terminal CLI agents and names Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Cline and Kimi among them. The README says the project ships daily and points to its changelog for feature updates.
Who it is for
People who run several coding agents in parallel and want to track them in one app, on desktop and from a phone.Example tasks
Run one prompt across several agents, each in its own git worktree, and compare the results.Click a UI element in the embedded browser to send its HTML, CSS and a cropped screenshot to an agent.
Comment on a diff line and send the comment back to the agent.
Run agents on a remote machine with an SSH worktree.
Pair the mobile companion app with the desktop app to monitor agents and send follow-ups.
Getting started
According to the README, download the desktop app from the project's download page or from the GitHub releases, which list builds for macOS Apple Silicon, macOS Intel, Windows and Linux AppImage. The README also shows brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca for macOS Homebrew and yay -S stably-orca-bin for Arch Linux, and says stably-orca-git builds from source. For the mobile companion, install the iOS or Android app and pair it with your desktop app.Limitations
The README describes support for CLI agents that run in a terminal. The README offers desktop builds for macOS, Windows and Linux, and an iOS and Android mobile companion that pairs with a desktop host. The README says the pairing relay is in the repository's cloud folder with a separate pnpm workspace and setup guide. The README lists no system requirements. The README says the project ships daily and points to the changelog for feature updates.The repository can change at any time; check its README before you install.