Brennan Benson
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* fix(ssh): connect to Linux hosts that cannot compile node-pty node-pty ships no Linux prebuilt at any architecture, so it is compiled on the remote. On a host without a C/C++ toolchain that build fails, and because both native deps install in one npm command it also took down @parcel/watcher — which does have a working Linux prebuilt — and failed the whole connection. Every Linux image without build tools was unusable. node-pty only backs remote terminals; files, git, and the editor do not need it, and a missing native dep is already non-fatal further down the deploy. So when the existing toolchain probe confirms the compiler is missing, reinstall without node-pty instead of aborting. The manifest has to drop it too — npm reconciles every dependency in package.json, not just the ones named on the command line, so naming only @parcel/watcher still rebuilds node-pty. If that reinstall also fails the actionable build-tools error is rethrown, so a host broken for some other reason still reports the toolchain gap. The relay's PTY error now names the fix rather than saying only that node-pty is unavailable. Verified on a stock Rocky Linux 10.2 aarch64 container (openssh-server, git, nodejs, npm, no compiler): connect succeeds, /etc lists over SSH, node-pty is absent while @parcel/watcher installs its linux-arm64-glibc prebuilt, and spawning a terminal reports the install hint. * fix(ssh): keep the node-pty skip path honest about platform and watcher The PTY unavailable message named build tools unconditionally, but only Linux compiles node-pty — the deploy-side skip is gated on linux and the toolchain probe returns null on Windows. A Windows or macOS remote, where node-pty ships prebuilds, was told to install make/g++/python3. Pick the remedy by the relay's own platform. The skip path returned before the install probe, so a @parcel/watcher that installs but cannot require() (glibc below the floor) connected with dead file watching and nothing logged. Probe before returning and warn; no rebuild, since node-pty provably cannot compile on that host, and never fatal. Also log the pty-less reinstall's own failure and attach it as cause — the rethrown toolchain message is built from the original npm error, so an unrelated retry failure (registry, ENOSPC, EACCES) was lost. The reinstall now keeps the caller's resetDeps as well, so a repair reconnect still clears every dep the probe found broken. Tests: the skip-success fixture queued a chmod/probe/rebuild sequence production never runs, and the surplus slots were absorbed by launchRelay's readiness poll (1817ms vs 3-9ms for its peers). It now emits exactly the 12 execs production performs, and pins that no rebuild is issued. Adds the missing negative case: a gyp-shaped failure on a host whose probe reports a complete toolchain must still hard-fail rather than silently degrade. * fix(ssh): hedge the node-pty remedy and keep repair resets on the skip path
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
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- 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.
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- Android: Download APK 0.0.32
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WeChat: All other groups are full, now we're on group 5.
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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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Developing
Want to contribute or run locally? See our CONTRIBUTING.md guide.
Signed Builds
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License
Orca is free and open source under the MIT License.