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Of the two ways node-pty fails, only one is catchable. A missing module throws MODULE_NOT_FOUND. A module built against the wrong libc or Node ABI is refused by the dynamic loader, and in the worst case takes the process down before any handler exists — that is #9902, which crashed the desktop app on Ubuntu 20.04 before a window appeared. There was no libc or ABI precondition anywhere in the tree. So orcad now proves the load in a CHILD process, from main.ts, before anything requires node-pty. Whatever the child does — throw, abort, die on a signal — is data rather than our own death, and the operator gets a sentence naming the host's libc, Node ABI and prebuild slot plus the command to run. Proven-unloadable exits 78 (EX_CONFIG), so a supervisor does not restart an unequippable host forever. A probe that never answered is unverifiable, not blocked: refusing to boot on an inconclusive signal would take down hosts that work. The child dlopens the file node-pty would have chosen, before requiring the package. node-pty's loader walks several directories and rethrows only the LAST error, so a refused binary reads as "Cannot find module ./prebuilds/..." — which sends the operator to install a module that is already there. It also reports through stdout: node echoes the whole -e source above a stack trace, and matching tokens against stderr made the probe's own source text answer for the verdict. Verdicts reach clients as a terminal_unavailable degradation alongside the existing browser_unavailable one, through the same cause-registry shape. degradations[].code is now an open vocabulary; clients already render only `message`. Prebuilds are compiled from PATCHED sources — the patch IS the glibc-floor fix, so an upstream tarball reproduces #9902 — into linux-{x64,arm64}-{glibc,musl} and darwin-{x64,arm64} slots. libc is in the slot name because node-pty's loader falls back to prebuilds/<platform>-<arch> and cannot tell glibc from musl. orcad installs the matching slot at boot, so a host with no compiler serves terminals. The relay's five pure toolchain-diagnosis functions moved to a transport-free module so the Node bundle can reuse them without dragging ssh2 in behind them; the relay keeps its API by re-export. macOS gets `xcode-select --install` rather than the cross-distro apt/dnf/pacman/apk menu, every line of which is wrong there.
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.
Download Orca
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.