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* feat(zcode): explain a ZCode build that has no terminal UI ZCode ships one agent runtime behind two front ends. The desktop app bundles it without `@zcode/tui`, because it draws its own window in Electron. Put that bundle on PATH as `zcode` and it answers `--version`, runs `-p` headlessly, and passes `zcode doctor` — so Orca detects it, launches it, and installs hooks against it, all successfully. Only the interactive session fails, leaving a bare Node stack trace in the pane that reads as a broken Orca integration. Watch a freshly launched ZCode pane's first output and replace that with an explanation: Orca's hooks are fine, this `zcode` just cannot open a session, install one that ships the TUI. The rule keys on Node's own module-resolution error rather than on the healthy build's "TUI requires an interactive terminal." message, because ZCode localizes the latter (`TUI 需要交互式终端。` in zh-CN) and matching it would miss every non-English user. Node's error is not translated and names the package. Scoped so it costs a healthy pane nothing: it runs only for a pane Orca launched as `zcode`, and only over the first 8 KiB, because a module-resolution failure happens before the runtime renders anything. Evidence: `src/main/runtime/__fixtures__/zcode-missing-tui.txt`, a recorded PTY capture of the desktop bundle refusing to start, per docs/reference/agent-pty-transcript-capture.md. Reported-by: JWu527 * refactor(zcode): ask the CLI if it can open a session instead of watching for the failure The stream watcher this replaces never fired. Before/after screenshots were identical and instrumentation showed the hook never ran, so the sidecar was both misplaced and racing a failure that lands ~440ms after spawn. Replace it with a direct question, answered once per run and cached. Reading zai-org/ZCode shows why running it is the only way to ask, and why the answer is unambiguous. `--version` and `doctor` are byte-identical in shape between a build that has the terminal UI and one that does not, because the TUI is only ever touched on the `tui` command path. There, `runTuiCommand` calls `loadTuiRuntime()` before anything else, and `runTui` checks for a TTY only after that module is already loaded. So with stdin at EOF: - no TUI -> fails in the loader -> Node's module-resolution error - has TUI -> loads, then declines -> "TUI requires an interactive terminal." The module error is therefore present exactly when the terminal UI is absent. All three shipping shapes land correctly: an npm/node-bundle install resolves `@zcode/tui` as a real package (esbuild marks it external, so it is never inlined), a SEA build always carries it as embedded assets, and the desktop app's bundled runtime carries neither. Verified against both real builds on this machine rather than a mock: the desktop bundle answers `missing-tui`, a CLI built from source answers `interactive`, and a command that does not exist answers `unknown` — the probe fails open so an unrelated spawn failure never accuses a working CLI. * feat(zcode): warn at launch when the installed zcode cannot open a session Wires the capability probe to the one place a ZCode launch is first known: terminal tab creation, which runs before the pane connects, so the explanation reaches the screen alongside the failure rather than after it. - main exposes the cached probe over `preflight:zcodeInteractiveCapability`, beside the other "what can the installed CLIs do" answers - the web preload stub answers `unknown`, because a paired client has no business deciding anything about the host's CLI install - the renderer notice is advisory: a probe that cannot run never blocks a launch Verified in the running app against the real desktop bundle: creating a ZCode workspace now shows "This ZCode build has no terminal UI" next to the stack trace, where before the trace stood alone.
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
ZCode
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 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.