stablyai/orca

Orca – an AI‑orchestrator desktop app

What it is – Orca is a cross‑platform desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) that lets you run multiple code‑generation AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Pi, etc.) side‑by‑side. Each agent lives in its own isolated git worktree so you can compare outputs, edit, and merge the best result without leaving the UI.

Key capabilities

• Parallel worktrees – fan a single prompt to five agents at once, each in a separate worktree, then pick the winner.
• Terminal splits – WebGL‑rendered terminals that can be split infinitely; scrollback survives restarts.
• Design mode – click any element in an embedded Chromium window to capture its HTML/CSS and a screenshot, then feed that directly to an agent.
• GitHub & Linear integration – browse PRs, issues, and project boards inside Orca; open a worktree from any task.
• SSH worktrees – run agents on a remote machine with full file editing, git, and port‑forwarding, auto‑reconnecting as needed.
• Annotate AI diffs – comment on any line of an AI‑generated diff and send the feedback back to the agent for revision.
• Drag‑and‑drop files – drop source files or images into an agent prompt from a VS‑Code‑style editor.
• Orca CLI – script the whole workflow (orca worktree create, snapshot, click, fill, …) so agents can be driven programmatically.
• Mobile companion – iOS/Android app that shows notifications, lets you steer agents, and displays their output on the go.
• Computer‑use mode – agents can control desktop applications and UI elements when a task requires real interaction.

Supported agents – any CLI‑based AI coding assistant works, including Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Grok, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, DeepSeek Harness, Pi, and dozens of others. The UI treats each as a generic “agent” that can be swapped in or added.

Installation

• Desktop binaries are available from the website or directly from the GitHub releases (DMG for macOS, .exe for Windows, AppImage for Linux). Homebrew (brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca) and Arch AUR (yay -S stably-orca-bin) are also supported.
• Mobile companion apps are on the iOS App Store and as an Android APK on the website.

Community & support – Discord, X (formerly Twitter), and a WeChat group provide help and feature requests. The repo is MIT‑licensed and welcomes contributions via the usual pull‑request workflow.

Bottom line – Orca is a productivity‑focused IDE for AI‑powered code generation, giving developers a unified place to run, compare, and iterate on many LLM‑based coding agents in parallel.