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* perf(dev): clone one Electron dist per repo instead of per worktree Every worktree extracted its own ~295MB node_modules/electron/dist, measured at 69GB across 241 worktrees on one machine. Extract once per repository into <git-common-dir>/orca-cache/electron, then APFS-clone it into each worktree: copy-on-write, so the second worktree allocates ~0 bytes and still gets a real, private, writable directory. Hangs off install-electron-package-binary.mjs, inside the transaction it already uses to swap dist. Every cache path returns a boolean and false means "install normally", so non-APFS, cross-volume, corrupt entry, no Git, folder workspace and CI all keep today's behavior. No symlinks, no lifecycle changes. out/electron-dev's per-branch Electron.app copy clones too, via the same helper. Refs #13709 * perf(dev): share the Electron dist on Linux and Windows too Extends the shared dist cache beyond macOS APFS. Three mechanisms, strongest isolation first: macOS APFS cp -c private copy-on-write Linux btrfs cp --reflink private copy-on-write ext4 / NTFS hardlink + 0555 shared inodes, forced read-only Reflinks cover btrfs/XFS/bcachefs/ZFS but not ext4, and Windows block cloning is ReFS-only, so most Linux and effectively all Windows developers need hardlinks to get any saving at all. Extracted dist is 327MB on linux-x64 and 374MB on win32-x64, both larger than macOS. Hardlinks share inodes, so a write through one worktree would rewrite every sibling and the cache. Nothing in this repo writes inside dist -- every mutation replaces the directory via rename -- but Electron's own install.js extracts over an existing dist with O_TRUNC, and is reachable through `pnpm rebuild electron`. Publishing the entry read-only turns that from silent cross-worktree corruption into EPERM. Directories stay writable so the install transaction's renames and unlinks still work. out/electron-dev's per-branch Electron.app is patched and codesigned after it is copied, so it uses copyPrivateTree, which never hardlinks. Refs #13709 * test(dev): keep shared-dist tests honest across ext4 and NTFS Verified on real hardware: Ubuntu 24.04/ext4 (no reflink support, so the hardlink tier is the only thing that helps there) and Windows/NTFS. Three tests faked platform: 'darwin' while invoking the real mechanism, so they failed on Linux where /bin/cp -c does not exist. Mechanism selection is now asserted with injected stubs; real filesystem behavior is asserted against whatever the host actually supports. Windows maps chmod onto the read-only attribute alone, so a directory never reports 0o755 and a read-only file reports 0o444. Mode-bit assertions that encoded POSIX semantics are now behavioral (the tree stays removable), and the executable-bit assertion is POSIX-only -- confirmed on NTFS that a read-only hardlinked .exe still runs. * fix(dev): stop a losing publisher from discarding a good cache entry Greptile caught a TOCTOU in the shared Electron dist cache. Quarantining an invalid entry happened before sharing the replacement tree, which takes seconds -- long enough for a sibling worktree to publish a good entry that this one would then rename away. If the follow-up publish also failed, the cache was left empty and every worktree re-downloaded. Stage first, then re-validate immediately before the destructive rename, so an entry that became good during the share is kept. On a failed swap, restore the quarantined entry instead of leaving no entry at all: a stale entry still beats an empty cache, because the next publisher re-validates and replaces it. An entry that cannot be validated is never displaced, matching the pre-staging rule. Also covers the Electron upgrade path end to end: a version bump gets its own cache entry and leaves the previous one for worktrees still on the old branch. * feat(dev): add a script to share existing worktrees' Electron dists An install only shares when Electron is (re)installed, and rebuild-native-deps returns early when the package is already usable -- so a worktree that already has a working dist never reaches the sharing path and keeps its own copy until the next Electron upgrade. pnpm reclaim:electron-dists reports what it would share; --apply does it. Each worktree is converted behind a rename, so an interrupted run leaves a working dist either way, and any worktree that fails is left untouched. Measured on one machine: 677 worktrees, ~195 GiB reclaimable. * fix(dev): keep the reclaim script's error formatting type-safe
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 0.0.47 · 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.