Neil 9015f13735 feat(plugins): bind worker and panel approval to exact bytes and recheck before every start (#30637)
* plugins: bind worker and panel approval to exact package bytes

Consent for any plugin that runs code (a v2 sandboxed-ui or trusted-worker
profile, or a v1 manifest with a worker or panel) now names its installed
content hash, so an update cannot swap code under an old approval. Shipped
v1 installs re-prompt once. Data packs keep their fingerprints, and dev
trees stay unbound so a save doesn't re-prompt. The re-review notice is one
short line.

* plugins: integrity-check reviewed bytes before every worker spawn

The content verifier cached its first check, so bytes swapped between a
crash and its restart still ran. The controller now hands the manager one
uncached verifyBeforeSpawn hook that runs before every spawn, including
crash restarts, and replaces the cached first-start check, so nothing is
hashed twice and a running worker is reused without hashing. It is an
integrity check, not a sandbox: Node still reads files after it. Approval
is re-asserted at the same points, so a revoked plugin stops restarting
instead of counting as a crash, and cancellation does not wait on a hash.

* plugins: restart a running worker on its updated code

A refresh that changes a running worker's spec used to stop it and wait for
the next command or event. Reconcile now restarts it once on the new spec
after every stop, through the same approval and integrity path, and skips
the restart if a newer reconcile or dispose has taken over. Idle workers
stay lazy.

* test(plugins): re-review a dev copy that takes over an approved install

Approval of worker and panel plugins now names their exact bytes, so
switching the demo plugin from its installed copy to the dev folder asks
for review again; the journey approves the dev copy before using it.

* fix(plugins): admit worker restarts against current reviewed spec

* test(plugins): say why the worker refresh tests read the clock and wait out a backoff

* fix(plugins): refuse custom Git remote helpers in plugin downloads and test smudge filters for real

* fix(plugins): keep crash restarts through refresh pauses, stop workers before awaiting refresh on shutdown, and narrow inherited Git protocol allowlists

* test(plugins): shrink the flaky-test baseline for the worker controller test
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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

Features

Mobile Companion

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

iOS App Store · Android APK · Docs →

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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Embedded browser and Design Mode

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

Run agents on a beefy remote box with full file editing, git, and terminals — auto-reconnect and port forwarding included.

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Remote worktrees over SSH

Annotate AI Diffs

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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Drag files and images into an agent prompt

Orca CLI

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

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Script Orca from the CLI

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 logo Claude Code   Codex logo Codex   Grok logo Grok   Cursor logo Cursor   GitHub Copilot logo GitHub Copilot   Muse logo Muse   DeepSeek Harness logo DeepSeek Harness   ZCode logo ZCode   OpenCode logo OpenCode   MiMo Code logo MiMo Code   Amp logo Amp   OpenClaude logo OpenClaude   Antigravity logo Antigravity   Pi logo Pi   oh-my-pi logo oh-my-pi   Hermes Agent logo Hermes Agent   Devin logo Devin   Goose logo Goose   Auggie logo Auggie   Autohand Code logo Autohand Code   Charm logo Charm   Cline logo Cline   CodeBuddy logo CodeBuddy   Codebuff logo Codebuff   Freebuff logo Freebuff   Command Code logo Command Code   Continue logo Continue   Droid logo Droid   Kilocode logo Kilocode   Kimi logo Kimi   Kiro logo Kiro   Mistral Vibe logo Mistral Vibe   Qwen Code logo Qwen Code   Rovo Dev logo Rovo Dev   + any CLI agent


Install

Desktop — macOS, Windows, Linux

Or via a package manager:

# macOS (Homebrew)
# Always use the full name; bare `orca` is an unrelated Plotly cask.
brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca
# Upgrade an existing install
brew upgrade --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.


Community & Support

  • Discord: Join the community on Discord.

  • Twitter / X: Follow @orca_build for updates and announcements.

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  • Feedback & Ideas: We ship fast. Missing something? Request a new feature.

  • Privacy: See the privacy & telemetry docs for what anonymous usage data Orca collects and how to opt out.

  • 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.

Orca contributors

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Signed Builds

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License

Orca is free and open source under the MIT License.

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Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.
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