Brennan Benson 6c7a6ddd54 fix(native-chat): save every chat reply and tool output whole; bound only the copy sent to clients (#29982)
* fix(native-chat): save every chat reply and tool output whole; bound only the copy sent to clients

Orca cut Codex replies, every agent's reasoning, plans, prompts and all tool
output to a 16 KB head when it saved them, and threw the rest away. The
limit existed so a reconnecting client is not replayed a huge row, but it
was applied at save time, so every transport limit became permanent data
loss.

The journal now keeps what the agent said. One outbound form, applied to
every history page, live batch and catch-up, sends a client the same 16 KB
head of each tool output and diff it always got, and marks the item
`shortened`. A new capability-gated `agentSession.item` RPC returns the
whole item, and the desktop and phone show "Show full output" / "Show full
message" when the copy was cut. Items past half a page are shortened and
marked instead of replaced with "too large to show".

Two bounds stay, both named: a 4 MiB ceiling per text (head and tail),
applied where every provider's rows enter the write queue so one write can
never stall a chat, and a preview on Grok/OpenCode/OMP/Pi calls while they
run, whose closing row is built from the whole value the translator held.

* test(native-chat): an over-budget history item is shortened and marked, not replaced

* fix(native-chat): format, keep the sink and projection under the line limit, update method count and tests

* fix(chat): preserve complete writes and keep detail current

* test(chat): align final tail reservation with captured content

* Prototype source-batch journal ownership for Claude

* Pin the resolved iterator promise in ownership experiment

* Revert "Pin the resolved iterator promise in ownership experiment"

This reverts commit bdb49ab738.

* Revert "Prototype source-batch journal ownership for Claude"

This reverts commit e5ed387f0c.

* Preserve large received chat content while pacing input

* Verify received chat writes wait for journal persistence

* Close test journal databases before removing temporary roots

* Exercise item detail in the cross-version chat wire manifest

* Pin complete saved output and fitted client publication

* Exercise Pi exit retention with real journal write pressure

* Settle terminal web test unmount before DOM teardown

* Reuse existing readers and contract support in session tests

* Reuse measured chat item sizes in history pages

* fix(chat): derive page form type from reader contract

* fix(chat): open phone user messages while loading full text

* test(native-chat): reuse imperative context provider construction

* test(native-chat): format full-content disclosure fixture

* ci: preserve unit shard diagnostics after a timeout

* ci: retain unit shard output when tests time out

* ci: expose unit shard watchdog and output stages

* Revert "ci: expose unit shard watchdog and output stages"

This reverts commit 0b4991b144.

* Revert "ci: retain unit shard output when tests time out"

This reverts commit 87eec4c04f.

* Revert "ci: preserve unit shard diagnostics after a timeout"

This reverts commit 1888c656bb.

* test: verify complete Claude tool output without large failure diffs

* Simplify reply extraction in cross-version session test

* Restore full message recovery for grouped phone thoughts

* Target recovery button in grouped thought fixture

* test(native-chat): count agentSession.item alongside main's new structured method

* fix(chat): reuse strict session subscription schema

* test(chat): open Codex before checking received content
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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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Orca desktop app running agents in parallel worktrees, with the Orca mobile companion app in the corner

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Mobile Companion

Monitor and steer your agents from your phone — get notified when an agent finishes and send follow-ups from anywhere.

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Orca desktop with the mobile companion app

Parallel Worktrees

Fan one prompt across five agents, each in its own isolated git worktree — compare the results and merge the winner.

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Parallel worktree orchestration

Terminal Splits

Ghostty-class terminals with WebGL rendering, infinite splits, and scrollback that survives restarts.

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Terminal splits

Design Mode

Click 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, Native

Browse PRs, issues, and project boards in-app — open a worktree from any task and review without a context switch.

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GitHub and Linear task workflows in Orca

SSH Worktrees

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Drop comments on any diff line and ship them back to the agent — review, edit, and commit without leaving Orca.

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Annotate AI-generated diffs

Drag Files to Agents

VS Code's editor with autosave everywhere — drag files or images straight into an agent prompt.

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Orca CLI

Agents drive Orca too — script every workflow with orca worktree create, snapshot, click, and fill.

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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

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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.

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