AppLocker and WDAC constrained language mode raise PSSecurityException under the same SecurityError category a real execution-policy block uses, so the predicate matches them - correctly, on the evidence available. But those block the script at parse time, which `-ExecutionPolicy Bypass` cannot lift. The escalation was sticky unconditionally, so on a WDAC host we misdiagnosed, retried, failed again, and then latched: every later command line carried the most heavily weighted MDE token there is, on exactly the hardened, monitored enterprise machine that is watching for it. Treat the escalation as the diagnosis it is. A fallback that cannot start a helper either disproves it - the policy was not what stopped the first attempt - so revert to RemoteSigned instead of latching. When Bypass does start a helper the diagnosis is confirmed and it stays sticky exactly as before, so a genuinely Restricted machine still never pays a re-probe per operation. The revert lands inside the outage rather than only at its end, so a misdiagnosis costs one Bypass command line instead of one per attempt, and an escalation that never proved itself does not outlive the cooldown that ends the outage. Deliberately not a permanent "fallback is useless" flag: a Bypass attempt that failed for a transient reason would then disable the fallback for the session, which is the same latch in the other direction. Only `runtime_host_unavailable` proves no helper started, so only that reverts; a helper that started and then died proves Bypass works. That also makes the policy branch reachable on a final attempt for the first time, so it now rejects as unavailable rather than a generic error - that code is what routes the operation to the one-shot bridge, which carries its own policy fallback, and without it an all-blocked host would fail operations outright instead of degrading. The pre-existing "reports itself unavailable when Bypass is also refused" test pins that.
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
Features
Also in the box:
- Quick open — Search across worktrees, files, agents, commands, and repo context without leaving your flow.
- Account switcher & usage tracking — See Claude and Codex usage and rate-limit resets, and hot-swap accounts without re-logging in.
- Rich repo previews — Preview Markdown, images, PDFs, and repo docs in the workspace.
- Computer Use — Let agents operate desktop apps and visible UI when a workflow needs real interaction.
- Notifications and unread state — Know when an agent finishes or needs attention, then mark threads unread to come back later.
- And many, many more — we ship daily, so this list is perpetually behind. The changelog is the real feature list.
Supported Agents
Works with any CLI agent — if it runs in a terminal, it runs in Orca.
Claude Code
Codex
Grok
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
OpenCode
MiMo Code
Amp
OpenClaude
Antigravity
Pi
oh-my-pi
Hermes Agent
Devin
Goose
Auggie
Autohand Code
Charm
Cline
Codebuff
Command Code
Continue
Droid
Kilocode
Kimi
Kiro
Mistral Vibe
Qwen Code
Rovo Dev
+ any CLI agent
Install
Desktop — macOS, Windows, Linux
- Download from onOrca.dev
- Or grab a build directly: macOS Apple Silicon · macOS Intel · Windows (.exe) · Linux AppImage · All builds
- Running
orca serveon a headless Linux server? See the headless Linux server guide.
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.
- iOS: Download on the App Store or join TestFlight
- Android: Download APK 0.0.47 · Install guide
Community & Support
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Discord: Join the community on Discord.
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Twitter / X: Follow @orca_build for updates and announcements.
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WeChat: Scan to join the Orca community WeChat group 8. Group 8 may be full; if so, scan the Group 9 QR code instead.
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Feedback & Ideas: We ship fast. Missing something? Request a new feature.
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Privacy: See the privacy & telemetry docs for what anonymous usage data Orca collects and how to opt out.
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Show Support: Star this repo to follow along with our daily ships.
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.
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.












