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Add safe skill freshness detection and update rail (#8637)
* Add safe skill freshness detection

* Accept observed copy-mode rail outcomes

* chore(skills): regenerate snapshot artifacts for the merged guide content

The rebase onto main picked up the reviewed guide fixes (#8624), so the
current manifest hashes and a new appended snapshot generation must
match those bytes; the registry keeps all prior snapshots so existing
installs classify as outdated rather than unrecognized.

* fix(skills): canonicalize snapshot file order and guard released history

Historical snapshots kept git ls-tree byte-order while the working-tree
walk and runtime observation use the sorted depth-first order, so any
future multi-file skill would misclassify older installs as unrecognized
and churn spurious registry revisions; all producers now share one
canonical order (no digest changes for today's single-file packages).
Also rejects executable files from shipped skills (Windows observation
cannot see execute bits, which would misclassify pristine Windows
installs) and adds an explicit append-only invariant for released
snapshots so a generation-logic change cannot rewrite them silently.

* fix(skills): throttle focus rescans and correct self-blocked placement copy

Every window focus re-read and re-hashed all installed packages, and the
nudge and panel each forced their own trailing rescan for one event; a
15s cooldown plus a shared invalidation latch keep one bounded scan per
event while install-change events stay immediate. Bundle artifacts are
now loaded once per run instead of re-parsed on every scan. A read-only
or otherwise unsupported outdated placement now explains that it blocks
itself instead of blaming a phantom sibling placement; the supported
topology set moved to shared so eligibility and copy cannot drift.

* feat(skills): move freshness surfacing to a lingering toast and update modal

The Skills page has been unreachable since its toolbox menu entry was
removed (#4535), so surfacing freshness there buried the feature behind
its own nudge. The nudge now lingers until acted on (ignoring it records
nothing; only the explicit close persists dismissal keys) and opens an
update modal hosting the pre-filled editable terminal, an honest
current/blocked summary, and the per-placement rows in a collapsed
Details section. A compact 'Check for skill updates' row in CLI settings
is the manual re-entry point. Skills page restored to main; design-doc
surfacing section records the venue decision.

* fix(skills): mount update dialog inside the link-routing provider and fold freshness into the setup rails

The dialog hosts a live terminal pane that requires the link-routing
preference context; mounted outside the provider it crashed the renderer
the moment an eligible update existed (caught by live QA — unit tests
mock the terminal). It now mounts inside the provider behind its own
recoverable boundary.

The separate 'Check for skill updates' settings button is gone: the
setup rails' own pill now carries freshness (Update available / Up to
date, falling back to Installed for blocked or unrecognized copies and
for non-local runtimes the local-only scan cannot vouch for), and
Re-check refreshes both installation detection and the freshness
inventory. Wired for the CLI, Orchestration, Computer Use, and
Per-Workspace Environments rails.

* fix(skills): use the sleek scrollbar style in the update dialog

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for merged main (v1.4.142-rc.1)

Main advanced to 1.4.142-rc.1 with a v1.4.141 release, so the embedded
appVersion and release mapping were stale on the PR's merged tree. Only
appVersion and the new release entry change; no snapshot digests move
(released history preserved).

* fix(skills): bound and batch freshness work

* fix(skills): harden freshness integrity checks

* fix(skills): accept observed copy topology outcomes

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for current main

* fix(skills): preserve update terminal lifecycle

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for current main

* fix(skills): fail closed on stale freshness scans

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for current main

* fix(skills): preserve freshness safety under focus churn

* feat(skills): group the update modal by skill with plain-language status

The Update skills modal now lists only skills that will update or that can't
(with why), grouped by skill with their install locations nested underneath —
no more one row per placement.

- Statuses collapse to "Update available" / "Can't update" at the skill level.
- A location's problem is a chip (Duplicate, Unrecognized, Inaccessible, Read
  only, In a repo, External/Broken link, Plugin cache) with a hover tooltip
  that explains what it means for the user and what to do.
- Up-to-date, unrecognized-only, and unreadable-only skills are hidden; a
  current/unrecognized/etc. location only appears when it explains a shown skill.
- Copy is de-jargoned (drops "copy"/"placement"/"snapshot"/"official copy") and
  names the mechanism as the npx skills update command, not "Orca's update".
- Rename the section to "Update details"; drop the unreachable newer-known state.

Renderer-only: derivation is a pure module (groupSkillFreshness) with unit tests;
no IPC or main-process change. Locales updated for all five languages.

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for current main (v1.4.143-rc.0)

* feat(skills): don't let a duplicate block the update; clearer skipped copy

- Eligibility: a clean standalone duplicate no longer poisons the whole
  name — the canonical copy still updates and the duplicate is flagged;
  a duplicate-only skill stays unoffered.
- Update modal: "Can't update" -> "Skipped" with a reason-specific
  sentence (edited/read-only/in-a-repo/plugin/link); chips describe only
  the location state; footer "Check now" -> "Re-check".
- Settings sidebar nav pills go amber "Update available" when a skill is
  updatable, matching the setup cards.
- Localized new strings across en/es/ja/ko/zh.

* chore(skills): regenerate manifest for merged main (v1.4.144-rc.1)
2026-07-16 14:47:28 -07:00
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.husky fix(win32): resolve EPERM on userData writes, batch-file spawn failures, and native dep rebuild (#1152) 2026-04-26 22:29:58 -07:00
Casks Put the orca CLI on PATH at install time for headless hosts (#5842) 2026-06-19 15:46:29 -07:00
build-plugins fix(daemon): daemon cannot start in 1.4.129-rc.1 — electron require leaked into daemon-entry chunk (#7844) 2026-07-08 19:41:09 -04:00
config Add safe skill freshness detection and update rail (#8637) 2026-07-16 14:47:28 -07:00
docs Update README downloads badge 2026-07-16 12:50:02 +00:00
mobile feat(native-chat): native chat view across mobile, desktop, and web (#5824) 2026-07-16 13:26:15 -07:00
native fix(cli): preserve multiline arguments on Windows (#8374) 2026-07-12 02:13:41 -07:00
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resources Add safe skill freshness detection and update rail (#8637) 2026-07-16 14:47:28 -07:00
skill-guides Add version-matched skill guides to the CLI (#8624) 2026-07-14 02:17:55 -07:00
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tests feat(native-chat): native chat view across mobile, desktop, and web (#5824) 2026-07-16 13:26:15 -07:00
tools Suppress Git Credential Manager OAuth popup loop in Orca-run git — clone, terminals/agents, setup hooks (fixes #7652) (#7986) 2026-07-14 15:23:06 -07:00
.gitattributes Add version-matched skill guides to the CLI (#8624) 2026-07-14 02:17:55 -07:00
.gitignore chore: drop local notes/ and pr-evidence/ from the tree (#8677) 2026-07-13 22:43:11 -07:00
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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.

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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.

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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: First WeChat group is full, now you can join the second one.

    WeChat 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.