Brennan Benson
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* fix(native-chat): plain wording for chat errors and status rows
Replaces Orca-internal words (host, journal, transcript, outbox, process,
unverifiable, "no contact", byte budgets) in native chat refusals, status
rows, the skills menu, subagent and background-task state labels and the
history-load error with plain language, and routes the two hard-coded
English composer errors through translate(). Copy only; no behaviour change.
* fix(native-chat): match chat copy to what happens and to the sidebar's words
- The held-message row says Orca keeps checking, which it does: the idle
sweep retries the unproven stop and a landed retry sends what waited.
- An unsettled earlier message reads as unconfirmed, not undelivered.
- The skills-unavailable line names SSH chats, its only cause.
- Subagent and background-task rows say "no recent update", the sidebar's
words for the same state, and "status unavailable" after a count; the
row no longer repeats the state as a reason.
* test(native-chat): find the repair row by its own text, not the old wording
* fix(native-chat): word the history-repair and too-large rows in the reader's language
Both rows were finished English the host wrote into the chat, so nothing could
translate them. Each now names itself with a presentation, the way the
compaction row does, and the chat says it through translate(). The English text
stays on the row for clients that predate these presentations and for the phone.
* fix(native-chat): say composer send errors with the chat's notice sentences
The composer's two errors had their own wording file beside the sentence table
every other chat notice uses. The send outcome now carries notice parts, worded
by the same function as the rest. A refused redelivery says "Orca couldn't
confirm your message reached the agent. Check the chat, then send it again if
needed." (the same sentence the failed-send rework uses), and a message this
client couldn't store says "Couldn't save your message. Try again."
* fix(native-chat): drop the retry line, keep one name for a lost task, and say only true causes
- The history error pane no longer adds "Orca keeps trying to load this chat."
under its title: the read still retries on its own, but the pane says only
that the chat didn't load.
- A write refused as unsupported asks for an Orca update only when no reason
came back, which means the host is older. A named reason (a location or agent
that can't run there, no chat host, a client missing the capability) now reads
"This isn't available in this chat.", since updating doesn't fix it.
- A task Orca lost track of is "no recent update" everywhere; after a count it
reads "2 agents with no recent update" instead of a second name.
- The skills menu announces the same sentence it shows, including in SSH chats.
- The row for messages held behind a previous agent reads "{{agent}} from before
may still be running. Your messages will send once it stops."
* fix(native-chat): a chat whose host can't run it says its history didn't load
A history read refused as unsupported with a named reason left the error pane
saying only "This isn't available in this chat.", which never said the chat
failed to load and named nothing the reader asked for. A read now says "This
chat's history couldn't be loaded."; other writes keep the shorter sentence.
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
- 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
- Android: Download APK 0.0.50 · 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.