Brennan Benson
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`-WindowStyle Hidden` + `-EncodedCommand` is denied at CreateProcess by Kaspersky on Windows 11, whatever the payload decodes to. Bash reports it as `Permission denied` and every managed hook event fails, so agent status never arrives; the parent shell also briefly cannot spawn anything afterwards, so a denied hook can take the user's next command down with it. Measured on the reporting host (#16003), with a harmless `exit 0` payload: -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -EncodedCommand 126 -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -EncodedCommand 126 -WindowStyle Hidden -EncodedCommand 126 -NoProfile -EncodedCommand 0 (5/5) #16576 removed `-ExecutionPolicy Bypass`, which is the one flag of the three NOT in the signature, so hooks kept failing after that fix. The pair that has to stop being spelled is `-WindowStyle Hidden` + `-EncodedCommand`. Because the change is to the shared switch constant, it covers every site that spells the denied pair in one edit: Claude via `wrapWindowsPowerShellEncodedCommand`, gemini/cursor/droid/command-code/copilot via `wrapWindowsHookCommand`, the `runtime-home-hook-command` unsafe-HOME fallback, and the spaced-path fallback for codex/grok/devin/antigravity. Only a flag is removed, so parser and payload compatibility is unchanged for every executor: the string is still a PowerShell command line, still one self-contained token, still base64-shielded. The tradeoff, recorded rather than hidden: `-WindowStyle Hidden` was the shipped fix for #14815 (+#14828, #15117, #15447, #15767), and this removes it. Its suppression was never measured — #14825 confirmed it visually, #16576's author stated it "remains unverified on a real box", and #15506's author argued it cannot help a `.cmd` child with no console to inherit. The console is allocated by the parent chain, not by this command line. A live window measurement is still outstanding and is called out in the PR. Also adds `windows-hook-payload-delivery.test.ts` to the PR CI Windows leg, which had never run it.
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
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 0.0.44 · 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.