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fix(worktrees): show CLI-created local worktrees in the sidebar while a remote runtime is active (#6628)
* fix(worktrees): refresh local worktrees in the sidebar while a remote runtime is active

When a remote runtime is active, a local `worktrees:changed` event for an
unbound repo was dropped by the renderer guard in useIpcEvents. Worktrees
created outside Orca for that repo (e.g. `orca worktree create` from a CLI or
automation flow) therefore stayed invisible in the sidebar until an app
restart, even though their sessions were already running.

The guard existed because an unbound repo's list fetch routes to the active
runtime (settingsForKnownRepoOwner's unbound fall-through), so refreshing with
local worktree ids could query — and purge against — the remote host.

Instead of dropping the event, pin the refresh to the local host
(forceLocalOwner): fetch the worktree list against the local owner and merge
additively. The merge is host-scoped and the deletion-purge is skipped on this
path, so it only ever adds local-host worktrees and never overwrites the active
runtime's worktree state. A genuinely-removed local worktree is reclaimed by
the next unguarded full refresh.

* test(e2e): regression — CLI-created worktree visible while a remote runtime is active

Drives the real `orca worktree create` path: the CLI RuntimeClient calls
`worktree.create` over the app's socket, registering a managed worktree and
firing the `worktrees:changed` IPC the renderer listens for. Stages a remote
runtime as active by injecting `activeRuntimeEnvironmentId` into the renderer
store, so no real remote host is needed. Fails on the prior behavior (the
worktree never appears while a runtime is active) and passes with this fix.

* fix(worktrees): pin local lineage refresh during runtime activity

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

* review: trim comments to house style, normalize queue coalescing to booleans

* review: sweep rename-grace expiry before early returns in worktrees:changed handler

* review: document accepted workspace-space gap, drop imprecise 'additive' wording

* fix(worktrees): route duplicate local repo events locally

* fix(worktrees): tag local worktree events at origin, gate purge skip on runtime overlap

* test: pin origin-based forceLocalOwner with a no-runtime local event assertion

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Co-authored-by: brennanb2025 <brennankbenson@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Orca <help@stably.ai>
Co-authored-by: Brennan Benson <79079362+brennanb2025@users.noreply.github.com>
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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.

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: Groups 1 and 2 are both full — now you can join the third 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

Windows code signing sponored/provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.

License

Orca is free and open source under the MIT License.