Jinwoo Hong a40ae0ce5a Close, rename and equalize panes through main (dark, build switch off by default) (#29187)
* feat(layout): add the dark layout.apply channel and route pane splits through main behind ORCA_LAYOUT_OWNER

A build made with ORCA_LAYOUT_OWNER=main registers layout.apply: main applies the
window's layout command to the stored partition through the shared applyLayoutCommand,
minting new ids. A user split then waits for main's answer and mounts the pane id main
minted. Every other build substitutes 'window', so neither branch is compiled in.

* fix(layout): write only the records a layout.apply command touched

A load-then-save rewrite also normalizes records the command never touched. The command's
effect is now the diff between the save before and after it, written onto the stored
partition record by record. A split whose main reply says a paired server holds the tab
splits as today.

* fix(layout): write a load-supplied record whole and check that patched partitions reload to the command's result

* feat(layout): close, rename and equalize panes through main behind ORCA_LAYOUT_OWNER

In a layout-owner build the window's pane close, title change and equalize go through
layout.apply and the window shows main's answer. A window pane close keeps the legacy
close's rules: the tab's last pane is refused, a pane restarted since main read the close is
left alone, every partition holding the tab closes it, and the tab's remote session id follows
the remaining pane. The rules sit behind a command field only layout.apply sets.

* fix(layout): close the tab when a racing pane close leaves the window one pane

* fix(layout): leave an unmounted tab alone when main refuses its last pane

* fix(layout): close a user's pane even if its terminal restarted, as today

Claude-Session: 10569c9a-a0a1-4fc9-8469-0edfb7aed125

* test(layout): pin the restarted-pane close directly, not through a made-up profile state

Claude-Session: 10569c9a-a0a1-4fc9-8469-0edfb7aed125

* fix(layout): leave a split to today's path only when the workspace's row names a paired server

The split switch point asked which host to route to with a helper that falls back to the focused
server, so a focused server could claim a workspace whose row names no owner. Use the same owner
test the tab mirror uses.

* test(layout): type the split owner mock without a cast

* test(layout): type the layout-owner command mocks with the real signature

* fix(layout): finish the main merge with this branch's versions of the layout-owner files
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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.

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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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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


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Desktop — macOS, Windows, Linux

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# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca

# Arch Linux (AUR) — or stably-orca-git to build from source
yay -S stably-orca-bin

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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.

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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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