Brennan Benson
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* feat(native-chat): one shell-environment setting for every structured chat Structured Codex chats started from the login-shell environment, while structured Claude chats started from Orca's own process environment, so a variable exported in .zshrc reached one and not the other. Both now start from the same base, chosen by a new setting: - on (default): the whole login-shell environment, as a terminal gets - off: Orca's environment plus PATH, locale, SSH_AUTH_SOCK, and the variable names the user lists The setting is re-read each time a chat starts or resumes. It is shown only when Chat UI, the Chat UI default view, and structured native chat are all on. Terminal-backed chat is unchanged. * fix(native-chat): normalize the shell-environment settings when a profile loads A hand-edited settings file could store the variable list as something other than an array, and the structured runtime called `.filter` on it per launch, so a malformed value failed every structured chat create and resume, and the settings pane render. Normalize both keys where the profile loads, the same way the other array settings are, through one shared normalizer the runtime policy also uses. Also pin that an uncommitted name draft survives an unrelated settings re-render. * fix(native-chat): keep the pinned account as the only source of a structured chat's Claude home The session record owns which Claude home a structured chat uses, and the acquisition pin (claudeConfigDirEnvPatch) is the only emitter of CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, compared against what the child would otherwise inherit. With the login-shell snapshot as the inherited base, a CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR exported only in a shell rc flipped that comparison and produced an explicit pin to the CLI default home, which moves the CLI off its default Keychain item. Drop the inherited CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR in the Claude launch resolver before the pin runs, as Codex already does for an inherited CODEX_HOME. A configured per-agent overlay still passes through, since the record already honors it. * fix(native-chat): drop Orca's own CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR from a structured Claude child too The process spawner merges Orca's process env under the launch env, so a CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR exported to Orca itself reached the child around the launch resolver's drop and unseen by the account pin. One helper now strips it from both inherited bases. Also declare the two shell-environment settings on the runtime store contract and add the six new strings to every locale catalog. * feat(native-chat): add shell variables one at a time with a removable list * fix(native-chat): return focus to the name input after removing a shell variable * fix(native-chat): use a neutral placeholder for the shell variable input The empty input showed a grey HTTPS_PROXY as its placeholder, which reads as a saved value, especially right after that exact entry is removed from the list. Use "Variable name" instead, in every locale catalog.
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
Muse
OpenCode
MiMo Code
Amp
OpenClaude
Antigravity
Pi
oh-my-pi
Hermes Agent
Devin
Goose
Auggie
Autohand Code
Charm
Cline
Codebuff
Freebuff
Command Code
Continue
Droid
Kilocode
Kimi
Kiro
Mistral Vibe
Qwen Code
Rovo Dev
Muse
+ 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 10.
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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.