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On macOS, a terminal daemon that survived an app update can be refused access to a workspace under Documents, Desktop, or Downloads while the Orca app itself can still read it. Terminals opened there die with "Operation not permitted" and nothing on screen explains why. The daemon has reported `cwdReadableByDaemon` on every create since #18043 and main has emitted `daemon_pty_cwd_denied` on proven divergence since then; the field data says 1,438 users hit it in 21 days. What was missing was the notice. The verdict itself moves off `access()`. A grant-less probe on an affected machine showed a TCC mode where `access(R_OK|X_OK)` passes on `~/Documents` and `opendir` still fails, so the check now does what a shell listing its cwd does: `opendirSync`, one `readSync`, `closeSync`. Only EPERM/EACCES reads as denial — a missing path, a non-directory, or an unexpected error still reads as readable, so a non-permission failure can never masquerade as one. The same probe is what the app side compares with, through one oracle shared by the telemetry emitter and the notice, so the spawn path reads the directory once. Proven divergence now also records evidence in main: one entry, keyed by the daemon's pid, start time and launch nonce, carrying an opaque digest of that identity and the folder class. No path leaves main. The existing focus-time `macTccAttribution` poll carries it to the renderer, which raises a second toast latched per daemon scope: dismissed stays dismissed, and a restart mints a new identity so the poll returns null and the toast clears with no post-restart probe. If the replacement daemon is denied too, about 31% of cases, the next spawn re-records under the new scope and the notice returns, now with the re-allow sentence doing the work. No new IPC channel, no daemon protocol field, no polling change, and nothing new on the spawn path beyond one `opendir`. `daemon_folder_access_notice` counts shown, dismissed and open_manage_sessions against `daemon_pty_cwd_denied` as the denominator; `shown` is emitted from main the first time a scope leaves the IPC handler, so the renderer carries no telemetry plumbing for it.
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.
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Features
Mobile CompanionMonitor and steer your agents from your phone — get notified when an agent finishes and send follow-ups from anywhere. |
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Parallel WorktreesFan one prompt across five agents, each in its own isolated git worktree — compare the results and merge the winner. |
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Terminal SplitsGhostty-class terminals with WebGL rendering, infinite splits, and scrollback that survives restarts. |
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Design ModeClick 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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GitHub & Linear, NativeBrowse PRs, issues, and project boards in-app — open a worktree from any task and review without a context switch. |
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SSH WorktreesRun agents on a beefy remote box with full file editing, git, and terminals — auto-reconnect and port forwarding included. |
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Annotate AI DiffsDrop comments on any diff line and ship them back to the agent — review, edit, and commit without leaving Orca. |
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Drag Files to AgentsVS Code's editor with autosave everywhere — drag files or images straight into an agent prompt. |
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Orca CLIAgents drive Orca too — script every workflow with |
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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 0.0.50 · 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.