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test(skills): execute the plugin-cache entry limit instead of reasoning about it (#11255)
* test(skills): execute the plugin-cache entry limit instead of reasoning about it

The entry bound that ended a plugin-cache scan was never reached by any test.
Every existing `entry-limit` case builds a synthetic issue object at the display
layer, so both emission sites in scanKnownPluginSkillCandidates — the dirent read
loop and the declared-skill-root resolve — were verified by reading the code. The
real bound is 16,384 dirents, and the declared-root guard only fires when the count
lands in a one-entry window below it, which is why neither was ever fixtured.

Makes the entry bound injectable the way the candidate bound already was, folding
both into a `PluginSkillScanBounds` bag so a fourth positional number is not needed,
and adds:

- a case that truncates the dirent read and asserts the scan drops both real skills
  and reports `entry-limit` at the root;
- a case that truncates while resolving declared roots, asserting the declared root
  that exists was still walked so the guard under test is the resolve one;
- an inventorySkillFreshness case at the production 16,384 bound asserting a
  truncated scan produces zero fabricated placements — the #10918 regression.

No bound value or scan behavior changes.

Refs #10918.

* docs(skills): state the declared-root guard's real window in the bounds comment

* test(skills): pin entry-limit to the scan root, not the crossing directory

Both entry-budget fixtures crossed the bound in the same directory they named,
so swapping recordIssue(rootPath) for recordIssue(directory) at either guard
passed the whole suite — the dialog would surface a nested path and no test
would say so. Cross the budget below the root instead.

* test(skills): assert the declared-root guard's threshold, not just its firing

The declared-root entry guard's ±1 boundary was left unasserted on the claim
that it is unkillable: admitting one more declared root was said to always cost
a dirent the read-loop guard then catches identically. It does not. A declared
root that does not exist reads no dirent, and when it is the last one the loop
simply ends — so the scan completes and reports nothing.

Restates both budgets against the fixture's exact entry count: one short of it,
where only the last root's resolve can cross, and exactly at it, where nothing
should be reported. `>` -> `>=` and `>` -> `> max + 1` now each fail a test.

* test(skills): assert the entry bound stops the walk, not just what it reports

Dropping `limitReached = true` at the dirent guard survived every case: the
already-read entries of the crossing directory are still descended, and the
scan reports a depth-limit for a path it never reached. A nine-level chain
whose deepest directory sits at the depth bound and crosses the budget on the
second of its two children kills that, with no symlink and no Windows skip.

* test(skills): derive the walk-stop fixture from the depth bound it depends on

The walk-stop case detects a dropped `limitReached` only because its chain is
exactly MAXIMUM_PLUGIN_SCAN_DEPTH deep, so the entries already read when the
entry bound trips are rejected on depth if the walk keeps going. That coupling
was a hardcoded 9. Raising the depth bound left the test passing while it
stopped killing the mutant it is the only cover for — verified by A/B: at
depth 12 the hardcoded fixture lets the mutant survive, the derived one does
not. Other tests in the file fail loudly on that change, which is exactly what
makes the silent one dangerous.

Exports the bound the way the file already exports its four siblings for the
same reason. No behavior change.
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docs fix(windows): separate updater from orchestration migration (#11405) 2026-07-29 15:23:06 -07:00
examples/plugins feat: bound direct SSH reconnect fan-out and recovery (#11003) 2026-07-28 12:33:17 -07:00
mobile fix(mobile): route external mouse/trackpad wheel through the terminal scroll router (#11247) 2026-07-29 12:27:18 -07:00
native fix(orchestration): preserve active workers across updates (#11271) 2026-07-29 11:31:35 -07:00
resources feat(plugins): Orca plugin system — kernel, content packs, panels, workers, marketplace v0 (experimental) (#8549) 2026-07-27 01:14:33 -07:00
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tests fix(orchestration): preserve active workers across updates (#11271) 2026-07-29 11:31:35 -07:00
tools fix(windows): separate updater from orchestration migration (#11405) 2026-07-29 15:23:06 -07:00
.gitattributes feat(plugins): Orca plugin system — kernel, content packs, panels, workers, marketplace v0 (experimental) (#8549) 2026-07-27 01:14:33 -07:00
.gitignore fix(linux): restore Ubuntu 20.04 launch — pin node-pty glibc symbols + add glibc/libstdc++ packaging gate (#9902) (#10019) 2026-07-22 19:11:44 -07:00
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package.json release: v1.4.162-rc.0 2026-07-29 08:50:00 +00:00
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README.md

Orca 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.

Download Orca

Orca desktop app running agents in parallel worktrees, with the Orca mobile companion app in the corner

Features

Mobile Companion

Monitor and steer your agents from your phone — get notified when an agent finishes and send follow-ups from anywhere.

iOS App Store · TestFlight · Android APK 0.0.32 · Docs →

Orca desktop with the mobile companion app

Parallel Worktrees

Fan one prompt across five agents, each in its own isolated git worktree — compare the results and merge the winner.

Docs →

Parallel worktree orchestration

Terminal Splits

Ghostty-class terminals with WebGL rendering, infinite splits, and scrollback that survives restarts.

Docs →

Terminal splits

Design Mode

Click any UI element in a real Chromium window to send its HTML, CSS, and a cropped screenshot straight into your agent's prompt.

Docs →

Embedded browser and Design Mode

GitHub & Linear, Native

Browse PRs, issues, and project boards in-app — open a worktree from any task and review without a context switch.

Docs →

GitHub and Linear task workflows in Orca

SSH Worktrees

Run agents on a beefy remote box with full file editing, git, and terminals — auto-reconnect and port forwarding included.

Docs →

Remote worktrees over SSH

Annotate AI Diffs

Drop comments on any diff line and ship them back to the agent — review, edit, and commit without leaving Orca.

Docs →

Annotate AI-generated diffs

Drag Files to Agents

VS Code's editor with autosave everywhere — drag files or images straight into an agent prompt.

Docs →

Drag files and images into an agent prompt

Orca CLI

Agents drive Orca too — script every workflow with orca worktree create, snapshot, click, and fill.

Docs →

Script Orca from the CLI

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 logo Claude Code   Codex logo Codex   Grok logo Grok   Cursor logo Cursor   GitHub Copilot logo GitHub Copilot   OpenCode logo OpenCode   MiMo Code logo MiMo Code   Amp logo Amp   OpenClaude logo OpenClaude   Antigravity logo Antigravity   Pi logo Pi   oh-my-pi logo oh-my-pi   Hermes Agent logo Hermes Agent   Devin logo Devin   Goose logo Goose   Auggie logo Auggie   Autohand Code logo Autohand Code   Charm logo Charm   Cline logo Cline   Codebuff logo Codebuff   Command Code logo Command Code   Continue logo Continue   Droid logo Droid   Kilocode logo Kilocode   Kimi logo Kimi   Kiro logo Kiro   Mistral Vibe logo Mistral Vibe   Qwen Code logo Qwen Code   Rovo Dev logo Rovo Dev   + any CLI agent


Install

Desktop — macOS, Windows, Linux

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.


Community & Support

  • Discord: Join the community on Discord.

  • Twitter / X: Follow @orca_build for updates and announcements.

  • WeChat: If group 5 is full, you can join group 6.

    WeChat group 5 QR code for the Orca community WeChat group 6 QR code for the Orca community
  • Feedback & Ideas: We ship fast. Missing something? Request a new feature.

  • Privacy: See the privacy & telemetry docs for what anonymous usage data Orca collects and how to opt out.

  • Show Support: Star this repo to follow along with our daily ships.


Developing

Want to contribute or run locally? See our CONTRIBUTING.md guide.

Orca contributors

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Signed Builds

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License

Orca is free and open source under the MIT License.