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Git running inside a WSL distro writes `.git` gitdir pointers, and answers
`status --porcelain`, in the guest namespace. Node reads both back in the
Windows main process, where `/mnt/c/repo/.git` resolves to `C:\mnt\c\repo\.git`
and `/home/me/wt` names nothing at all. Four fs probes were built on those
fabricated paths and always came back "absent":
- `detectConflictOperation`'s four marker probes, so merge/rebase/cherry-pick
badges silently went missing.
- `parseUnmergedEntry`'s compat existence check, so every `deleted_by_us` /
`added_by_them` conflict rendered as 'deleted' regardless of the working tree.
- `findExistingWorktreeSymlinkPaths`' `lstat` from status, so Orca's own shared
symlinks (node_modules and friends) showed as user changes.
- the same `lstat` from the hosted-review dirty preflight, which fails closed:
an unreadable shared symlink read as uncommitted work and blocked PR/MR
creation outright.
`resolveGitDir` computes the host spelling of the worktree once and uses it for
both the gitfile read and the pointer resolve, so a guest-spelled worktree path
is reached at all, and a relative pointer (`worktree.useRelativePaths`, git
2.48+) resolves against a spelling Win32 understands. The pointer itself now
goes through the already-landed `resolveGitMetadataPath`, and the function gains
an optional `{ wslDistro }` for a caller whose base path does not encode a
distro. `detectConflictOperation` forwards it, and the three callers that reach
it -- status-read, the runtime RPC, the `git:conflictOperation` IPC -- pass the
git options they already hold. The return type stays `Promise<string>`.
`resolveWorktreeHostPath` is the same rule applied to a worktree path, used by
status-read for the two working-tree probes and by the review preflight. Both it
and `resolveGitMetadataPath` now treat only a single-leading-slash path as guest
namespace: `//wsl.localhost/...` is already a host UNC spelling, and translating
it prepended a second share prefix.
`readWorktreeDiffStamp` needed the same one-namespace guarantee, since moving
translation inside `resolveGitDir` would otherwise make its HEAD and index real
while the working-tree stat stayed fabricated, letting a settled diff survive
every edit. #17896 landed that change first, so it is no longer in this diff;
its version is a superset and all four components already resolve from one
`hostWorktreePath`. What remains here is the `resolveGitDir` gitfile-pointer
fix that #17896 explicitly deferred, which `worktree-diff-stamp-host-paths.test.ts`
pins.
`getConflictCompatibilityStatus` moves from `existsSync` to async `access`, for
the same reason `detectConflictOperation` did: once these paths are real they
are `\\wsl.localhost\...` shares, and a sync probe per asymmetric conflict
blocks the Electron main thread for a 9p round trip on every status poll.
Per-platform delta:
- native Windows, no WSL: no behavioral change. Nothing here starts with a
single `/`, so no path is translated. An absolute pointer is now returned
verbatim rather than separator-normalized; every consumer re-joins or
normalizes it before use.
- macOS/Linux: no change. Guest-pointer translation is gated to win32, and a
caller-named distro is ignored off Windows.
- Windows + WSL: drvfs pointers and drvfs-spelled worktrees now resolve to their
drive spelling instead of `C:\mnt\...`; a non-drvfs guest path resolves
through the named distro's UNC share, or stays verbatim (ENOENT -> existing
fail-safe) when none is named.
- SSH/relay: none. Those paths return before any of this via the provider
branch; `src/relay/git-handler-status-ops.ts` keeps its own resolveGitDir.
- folder workspaces, GitLab: none. Neither is on these code paths.
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 0.0.47 · 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.