orca README

The project's README from github.com/stablyai/orca. As one markdown file: README.md.

Orca Orca

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The AI Orchestrator for 100x builders.
Run Codex, ClaudeCode, OpenCode or Pi side-by-side — each in its own worktree, tracked in one place.

Download Orca

Orca desktop app running agents in parallel worktrees, with the Orca mobile companion app in the corner

Features

Mobile Companion

Monitor and steer your agents from your phone — get notified when an agent finishes and send follow-ups from anywhere.

iOS App Store · Android APK · Docs →

Orca desktop with the mobile companion app

Parallel Worktrees

Fan one prompt across five agents, each in its own isolated git worktree — compare the results and merge the winner.

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Parallel worktree orchestration

Terminal Splits

Ghostty-class terminals with WebGL rendering, infinite splits, and scrollback that survives restarts.

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Terminal splits

Design Mode

Click any UI element in a real Chromium window to send its HTML, CSS, and a cropped screenshot straight into your agent's prompt.

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Embedded browser and Design Mode

GitHub & Linear, Native

Browse PRs, issues, and project boards in-app — open a worktree from any task and review without a context switch.

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GitHub and Linear task workflows in Orca

SSH Worktrees

Run agents on a beefy remote box with full file editing, git, and terminals — auto-reconnect and port forwarding included.

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Remote worktrees over SSH

Annotate AI Diffs

Drop comments on any diff line and ship them back to the agent — review, edit, and commit without leaving Orca.

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Annotate AI-generated diffs

Drag Files to Agents

VS Code's editor with autosave everywhere — drag files or images straight into an agent prompt.

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Drag files and images into an agent prompt

Orca CLI

Agents drive Orca too — script every workflow with orca worktree create, snapshot, click, and fill.

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Script Orca from the CLI

Also in the box:


Supported Agents

Works with any CLI agent — if it runs in a terminal, it runs in Orca.

Claude Code logo Claude Code   Codex logo Codex   Grok logo Grok   Cursor logo Cursor   GitHub Copilot logo GitHub Copilot   Muse logo Muse   DeepSeek Harness logo DeepSeek Harness   ZCode logo ZCode   OpenCode logo OpenCode   MiMo Code logo MiMo Code   Amp logo Amp   OpenClaude logo OpenClaude   Antigravity logo Antigravity   Pi logo Pi   oh-my-pi logo oh-my-pi   Hermes Agent logo Hermes Agent   Devin logo Devin   Goose logo Goose   Auggie logo Auggie   Autohand Code logo Autohand Code   Charm logo Charm   Cline logo Cline   CodeBuddy logo CodeBuddy   Codebuff logo Codebuff   Freebuff logo Freebuff   Command Code logo Command Code   Continue logo Continue   Droid logo Droid   Kilocode logo Kilocode   Kimi logo Kimi   Kiro logo Kiro   Mistral Vibe logo Mistral Vibe   Qwen Code logo Qwen Code   Rovo Dev logo Rovo Dev   + any CLI agent


Install

Desktop — macOS, Windows, Linux

Or via a package manager:

# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca

# Arch Linux (AUR) — or stably-orca-git to build from source
yay -S stably-orca-bin

Mobile Companion — iOS, Android

Pair with your desktop app to monitor and steer your agents from your phone.


Community & Support


Developing

Want to contribute or run locally? See our CONTRIBUTING.md guide.

The relay that pairs the mobile app with a desktop host is also in this repository under cloud/, with a separate pnpm workspace and setup guide.

Orca contributors

GitHub star history chart for stablyai/orca

Signed Builds

Windows code signing sponored/provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

License

Orca is free and open source under the MIT License.

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What is this?Orca is an AI Orchestrator (ADE) for running a fleet of parallel coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Pi, each in its own git worktree, all tracked from one place.
Is this a desktop IDE or just a CLI wrapper?It's a full desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux with its own terminal, browser and worktree UI, plus a companion CLI (orca worktree create, snapshot, click, fill) and iOS/Android mobile apps to monitor agents remotely.
How do I install Orca?Download the desktop build from onOrca.dev, grab a platform-specific build (macOS Apple Silicon/Intel, Windows .exe, Linux AppImage) directly, or install via a package manager; mobile companion apps are on the App Store/TestFlight and as an Android APK.
Which coding agents does Orca support?Any CLI agent that runs in a terminal works, including Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Pi, Devin, Goose and Cline — you bring your own subscription or account for each agent.
Any install pitfalls I should know about?Running Orca headlessly on a Linux server needs the dedicated 'orca serve' headless guide instead of the normal desktop install, and the Android companion is only distributed as a direct APK, not through the Play Store.
Does Orca send my data anywhere?Orca collects anonymous usage telemetry by default, but publishes docs on exactly what is collected and how to opt out.
What's Design Mode?Design Mode lets you click any UI element in a real Chromium window and send its HTML, CSS and a cropped screenshot straight into your agent's prompt.
Can I run agents on a remote server instead of my laptop?Yes — SSH Worktrees let you run agents on a remote box with full file editing, git and terminals, with auto-reconnect and port forwarding built in.
What does the mobile companion app actually let me do?It pairs with your desktop Orca install to notify you when an agent finishes and lets you send follow-up instructions from your phone.
How does Orca let me compare agent outputs?Parallel Worktrees fan one prompt across several agents, each isolated in its own git worktree, so you can compare the results and merge the winner.
What are similar projects?superset, vicoa, paseo, bb, memex, t3code, worktrunk, zuse
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