Neil
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Five decisions have to be made on each `wsl.exe` call. Each has a right answer,
each is invisible in a diff, and each has shipped wrong:
- **Separator.** `--` makes wsl.exe expand `$name` in every forwarded argument
before the guest runs -- even with no shell in the command -- so `awk
'{print $2}'` loses its field reference (#12964).
- **Shell.** A login shell on a probe path sources `~/.profile`, so one blocking
line eats the whole timeout (#14288) and every call pays startup (#9768). No
login shell on a user-facing path means PATH does not match the user's own
terminal, so nvm-installed agents read as absent (#9725, #7563, #8366).
- **Fencing.** An interactive login shell runs the distro rc, and stock Ubuntu
writes its "run as administrator" hint to *stdout* -- so anything parsing that
stream reads the banner as data (#11327, #11823).
- **WSLENV.** Unset, a Windows-side variable silently never crosses (#12557).
- **Payload.** Scripts go in on stdin. A script on stdin has no quoting boundary
to escape from, which is what the base64 and `eval` wrappers work around
(#14292). `filesystem-watcher-wsl.ts` already does this and is the only WSL
caller with no quoting bug in its history.
`runWslProcess` makes them once, on top of W1's `runProcess` so it inherits
windowsHide, shell:false, timeouts and abort. `lane` is required with no
default: picking the wrong lane by omission is the most common WSL defect here.
The probe lane resolves the login PATH/HOME once per distro and then runs with
no shell at all, so #14288 and #9768 are closed by construction rather than by a
longer timeout. An unprobed distro degrades to the interactive lane -- "we could
not ask" must not become "run with no PATH".
Additive only: no call site is migrated yet. The new guard allowlists the 23
files that still spawn directly, and its length is the workstream's goalpost.
Two guard bugs found by testing the guards against planted call sites: a bare
`main/wsl` prefix also exempted `main/wsl.ts`, `wsl-availability.ts` and
`wsl-unc-delete.ts` -- three real offenders.
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 0.0.44 · 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 7. If it is full, use group 8.
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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.
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.