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* fix(pty): close the pseudoconsole when a Windows shell exits by itself
`ClosePseudoConsole` is the only thing that reaps a ConPTY's console host.
node-pty calls it from one place, `PtyKill`, which starts by looking the baton
up by id -- and the exit watcher in `SetupExitCallback` erased that baton the
moment the shell died. So on the self-exit path (typing `exit`, how panes
usually close) the lookup missed, `PtyKill` did nothing at all, and the
pseudoconsole was never closed.
The baton now survives until BOTH the shell has exited and `kill()` has run;
whichever arrives second frees it. `PtyKill` copies `hpc` out under the lock and
closes it afterwards, guards `TerminateProcess` on a shell handle the watcher
may already have closed, and duplicates that handle rather than reordering, so
upstream's close-then-terminate sequence is unchanged.
Measured on Windows 11, 20 self-exit cycles driven exactly as Orca drives them
(`onExit -> destroy()`), handles bucketed by NT object type:
relay spawn (no useConptyDll) 225 -> 285 (+1 Process +2 File/term)
after 219 -> 219 FLAT
desktop spawn (useConptyDll) 239 -> 439 (+1 Process +2 Thread +5 File/term)
after 235 -> 395 (+2 Thread +4 File/term)
The desktop residue is a separate defect in the `useConptyDll` branch of
`WindowsPtyAgent.kill()`, which disposes the conout worker only from an
`_outSocket.on('data')` handler -- and no data arrives after the shell has gone.
Fixing that line as well takes the desktop to 222 -> 222 FLAT, but it lives in
the `kill()` hunk owned by F23, so it is left to that change.
Refs F24.
* fix(pty): dispose the conout worker when a Windows shell exits by itself
Second, independent defect on the same self-exit path, and the larger half of
the desktop's leak. The `useConptyDll` branch of `WindowsPtyAgent.kill()`
disposed the conout worker only from an `_outSocket.on('data')` handler -- and
once the shell has gone no more data ever arrives, so the worker was never
disposed. The non-DLL branch three lines above already disposed unconditionally,
which is why only the desktop (the only spawner that sets `useConptyDll`) hit it.
Measured on Windows 11, 20 cycles, handles bucketed by NT object type, totals:
self-exit, relay spawn 225 -> 285 now 219 -> 219 FLAT
self-exit, desktop spawn 239 -> 439 now 222 -> 222 FLAT
explicit kill, relay spawn 225 -> 285 now 219 -> 219 FLAT
explicit kill, desktop spawn 235 -> 395 now 219 -> 219 FLAT
Neither fix alone is enough on the desktop: the pseudoconsole close is worth
+1 Process +1 File per terminal, this dispose +2 Thread +4 File.
The relay asset (config/relay-assets/node-pty-1.1.0-windows-pty-teardown-patch.cjs)
deliberately gets no counterpart: the relay takes the non-DLL branch, where the
dispose is already unconditional. Its reconstruction table needs the new hunk
though, or un-applying the desktop hunks no longer yields published node-pty.
Taken over from F23 at win-relay-qa's request after they verified that the
desktop never executes the non-DLL branch F23 was scoped around.
Refs F24.
* fix(pty): harden PtyKill against a failed handle duplication and a missing DLL
Both from review of #18635.
DuplicateHandle's result was dropped. On the live explicit-kill path a failed
duplication left hShellDup null, which the guard below could not tell apart from
the self-exit case, so TerminateProcess was skipped and the shell kept running
after its pane closed -- a worse outcome than the handle leak this patch exists
to fix. The failure now terminates through handle->hShell under the lock, where
it is valid and where TerminateProcess does not block. The only cost is that the
rare path kills before the console closes instead of after.
LoadConptyDll is now resolved BEFORE any baton state is touched, matching what
PtyConnect already does for the same reason. It throws when conpty.dll is
missing, and a throw after consoleClosed was set would strand the pseudoconsole
permanently: the retry finds the work claimed and does nothing.
Also corrects three comments the earlier commits made stale:
- the ptyJobMutex note still said PtyKill reads the table unlocked
- PtyListJobProcessIds said the baton is gone once the shell exits; it now
outlives the shell, and the nulled hJob is what makes the answer null
- windows-pty-job.ts said node-pty drops its handle record on exit
Re-measured on Windows 11 with the rebuilt binary, 20 cycles, all four paths
still flat: self-exit relay 219->219, self-exit desktop 222->222, explicit-kill
relay 219->219, explicit-kill desktop 219->219. Both explicit-kill runs report
22/22 shells exited, so the kill still lands.
Refs F24.
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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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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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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.
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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
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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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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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