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* feat(wsl): persist WSL host deployments in their own store and type orcad deployment links by kind * chore(wsl): drop an unused link type export * feat(wsl): add, persist and connect WSL distro hosts behind an experimental flag (WSL-via-orcad C7a) Main-process wiring for WSL hosts: list registered WSL 2 distros, add one (C4 deploy and launch through C6 liveness, then persist the paired environment and its C2 record), keep a relaunch's new device token, connect a host only for the user or an open project or terminal, adopt holders at startup, and remove a host (release its holder, drop both records). Refuses a distro whose orcad this desktop already reaches as another server (R25). * fix(wsl): read distro registrations through one reader that returns the canonical unbraced GUID C4's registry reader returned the braced GUID while the C2 record only accepts it unbraced, and C7 parsed the same output a second time. The one reader now yields lowercase unbraced ids and each registration's WSL version; the host distro list uses it. * fix(wsl): refuse to connect a WSL host while the experiment is off Adding, connecting and background connects all stop while Experimental → WSL distros as hosts is off; removing still works. The pre-deploy refusals move to their own module. * fix(wsl): stop a connected WSL host's server when the host is removed Remove ended the bridge and released the distro's holder but left orcad to exit with the distro. A connected server is now ended right away, only in a distro already running. * fix(wsl): import the orcad host errors from their new orcad/ home * fix(wsl): refuse WSL hosts in a build without the orcad template, and say so up front A build shipped without the orcad deployment template let the add dialog run and fail after seconds with a raw internal error. Main now checks the template as SSH hosts do, refuses add and connect (and skips lazy connects and holder adoption) before any deploy work, and exposes the capability so the UI can show it. * test(wsl): let the e2e WSL fake re-read its distro list, to register one mid-run * fix(wsl): end a removed host's terminals and daemon, and stop WSL hosts when the experiment is off Remove now ends the host's terminals through orcad's terminal RPC, waits for the terminal census to prove none remain, closes the bridge, and runs the managed decommission SSH hosts use, which stops orcad and retires its idle terminal daemon. What it could not end is reported back. Turning Experimental → WSL distros as hosts off closes every connection and liveness watch, releases the holders so distros can idle-stop, and keeps liveness from relaunching for visible work; turning it on resumes only the hosts open work needs. * fix(wsl): keep WSL hosts out of the servers a phone reaches through this desktop They are this desktop's own distros, connected only for work open here; a phone listing or routing to one would wake it behind the user's back. * fix(wsl): end a removed host's terminals through its own route, and never respawn it Removal reached orcad with the bridge's raw pairing offer rather than the routed environment and saved pairing the app already uses for the host; on a real orcad ending terminals failed fast and left them, the daemon and orcad running. It now calls by environment id through the same transport as every other call to the host, and the e2e fake runs these real steps against a headless server. Removal also stops tracking the host first (open work, connects, runtime calls), so nothing reconnects it while it stops, and a spawn guard in the connector refuses any holder, deploy or bridge for a distro whose host is gone (the respawn loop after removal). A WSL host that isn't connected answers runtime calls with why, instead of failing as an unreachable network server. * fix(wsl): suggest reconnecting a WSL host, not Tailscale, when it can't be reached Unreachable-server hints are chosen by the owner host's kind: a WSL host is a distro on this computer, so it points at its reconnect instead of the Tailscale advice for network servers. * test(wsl): parse the terminal list removal reads, and log the e2e fake's connects to a file * fix(wsl): close a removed host's terminals by handle and report stopped only on proof Removal stopped terminals per workspace, so one orphan whose project was gone threw selector_not_found and aborted before orcad was stopped. It now closes each terminal by handle, keeps going past failures and names them, and still asks orcad to stop. It reports stopped only when the census shows no session left, the daemon retired, and the orcad the distro records as active is the one this computer was connected to; a re-add that adopted an orcad the record does not name is reported instead of claimed stopped. * feat(wsl): close WSL hosts behind an internal-only gate in every build WSL distros as hosts must not be reachable by users until moving a project between hosts is lossless and the feature matches today's WSL support. ORCA_INTERNAL_WSL_HOSTS=1 opens the gate; otherwise main creates no WSL host service (no holder adoption, wsl.exe spawn or reconnect), refuses add, connect, remove and every runtime call to a WSL host, keeps persisted WSL hosts out of the server list, startup status probes and AI vault scans while leaving them on disk, and the preload exposes no WSL host API. * fix(wsl): keep SSH and paired servers listed whatever the WSL deployment file holds An unreadable WSL record no longer hides an SSH-linked server, and with the internal gate closed a corrupt WSL file is warned about instead of failing the whole registry. * fix(wsl): let an unreadable WSL record hide only a loopback pairing A WSL host always pairs over a loopback endpoint, so a stale record can no longer remove a remote paired server from the list. * fix(wsl): ignore unreadable WSL deployment state while the internal gate is closed A newer or stale record could otherwise hide a re-paired loopback server for users who never open the gate.
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
Muse
DeepSeek Harness
ZCode
OpenCode
MiMo Code
Amp
OpenClaude
Antigravity
Pi
oh-my-pi
Hermes Agent
Devin
Goose
Auggie
Autohand Code
Charm
Cline
CodeBuddy
Codebuff
Freebuff
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
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
- Android: Download APK · 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 11.
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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.
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.
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.