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fix(pi): suppress subagent agent_end so nested sessions don't fire false notifications (#8545)
* fix(pi): suppress subagent agent_end so nested sessions don't fire false notifications

Pi/OMP run subagents as nested child processes that inherit the lead
pane's env (including ORCA_PANE_KEY), each loading its own copy of the
orca-agent-status.ts extension. A child's agent_end was attributed to the
lead pane, firing a false "agent finished" notification on every subagent
completion.

Gate status reporting to the top-level Pi process per pane via an
ORCA_PI_STATUS_OWNED env marker: the first process claims the pane and
sets the marker; any Pi it spawns inherits it and stays silent. Keyed on
process nesting (not hasUI) so a top-level non-interactive `pi -p` run
still reports its own completion.

* test(pi): assert nested-subagent silence for every guarded event, not just agent_end

* fix(pi): key status owner on pid so extension reload doesn't silence the lead

The subagent-suppression gate marked the pane owner with a boolean
ORCA_PI_STATUS_OWNED='1'. Pi re-invokes an extension's default export on
every in-process reload (/reload, live edit, settings reload), so the lead
process re-ran the factory, read the '1' it had set on first load, and
treated itself as a nested subagent — silencing all its own status
(working, tools, done, notifications) for the rest of the session.

Record the owning process's pid instead. A same-process reload matches its
own pid and keeps reporting; a spawned subagent inherits the lead's pid,
sees it differs from its own, and stays silent. Startup was unaffected
(bindExtensions runs the factory once), which is why the single-run trace
missed it.

Add a reload regression test that re-invokes the factory in the same
process and asserts the lead still reports; it fails against the boolean
marker.

Co-authored-by: Orca <help@stably.ai>

* fix(pi): gate nested status hooks at registration

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Co-authored-by: Jinjing <6427696+AmethystLiang@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Orca <help@stably.ai>
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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 0.0.31 · 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Annotate AI-generated diffs

Drag Files to Agents

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

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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: Scan the QR code to join the community. If the first group is full, use the backup group.

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  • 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.