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Let a timed-out remote terminal pane reconnect when the host session is still alive (#12213)
* fix(terminal): let a timed-out remote terminal pane reconnect again

A remote-runtime PTY pane that missed the 60s auto-recovery window latched to
"disconnected" permanently, even while the host kept the session alive and
streaming. The cutoff destroyed every path back at once: it dropped the pending
retry and evicted the pane from the shared retry registry (so window `online`
and system-resume became no-ops), and the transport tore down the accepted
host-snapshot listener. The listener was also inert for the common case, since a
host that keeps publishing the same live handle never rotates it.

The cutoff now only stops the retry timer; the pane keeps its pending retry and
stays revivable. The accepted-snapshot listener survives the latch, and a
post-cutoff snapshot is accepted as reattach evidence whether the host rotated
the handle or republished the same one. The require-replacement published-wait
guard is scoped to its own recovery epoch so Reconnect and online/resume are no
longer swallowed.

No new polling: a latched pane still issues zero self-initiated RPCs, and the
same-handle reattach consumes a snapshot the client already receives.

Closes #12097

* fix(terminal): drop the settled attach retry when the recovery cutoff lands

The recovery cutoff now keeps a pending retry so online/resume can revive a
latched pane, but the host-session attach wait schedules a single-shot closure
that the cutoff itself resolves. Retaining it left the pane registered as
revivable work: 'online' would bump the epoch, arm a fresh 60s deadline and flip
the phase to 'recovering' while invoking a no-op, hiding the working Reconnect
button and the same-handle snapshot reattach for a full minute.

The attach wait now discards its own scheduled retry as it settles, so a pane
latched on that path stays 'disconnected' and Reconnect keeps working. Retries
scheduled by the resubscribe paths re-enter real work and are unaffected.

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

* fix(test): type the reattach host snapshot factory so status narrows to 'ready'

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

* fix(terminal): keep an exhausted remote pane reattachable through Reconnect and resume

Reconnect and the online/system-resume trigger both opened a fresh recovery
epoch, which switched off the accepted-snapshot reattach path (gated on the
'disconnected' phase) for 60s while the require-replacement inventory wait
dead-ended without scheduling anything.

Gate the same-handle reattach on a spent auto-recovery window instead of the
live phase, consumed once per window, and park an unarmed retry at the
require-replacement dead end so online/resume/Reconnect have work to revive.

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

* test(terminal): pin latched-pane retention to one listener and one registry entry

The recovery cutoff now keeps the retry-registry entry and the accepted-snapshot
listener alive, so cover the two module-global collections that could accumulate:
destroy/detach cycles, concurrent latched panes, revive storms and snapshot churn
all return to baseline.

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

* refactor(terminal): use the returned reattach epoch and pin the no-RPC claim

Addresses both CodeRabbit nitpicks: subscribeToHandle now takes the epoch begin()
returned rather than re-reading currentEpoch, and the latched attach-wait test
asserts the runtime call count is unchanged instead of only the advanced count.

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

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Co-authored-by: Orca <help@stably.ai>
2026-08-03 23:05:22 -07:00
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Casks Put the orca CLI on PATH at install time for headless hosts (#5842) 2026-06-19 15:46:29 -07:00
build-plugins [P2] fix(release,settings): restore signing preflight portability, bootstrap diagnostics, and skill re-check (#11692) 2026-07-31 06:08:26 -07:00
config fix(runtime): open files from sibling workspaces (#11369) 2026-08-03 21:41:58 -07:00
docs docs: drop WeChat group 5/6 QRs; keep group 7 only 2026-08-02 19:48:51 -07:00
examples/plugins feat: bound direct SSH reconnect fan-out and recovery (#11003) 2026-07-28 12:33:17 -07:00
mobile fix(sidebar): keep each project's entry-point workspace visible under "Hide sleeping" (#12257) 2026-08-03 22:55:17 -07:00
native Stop the Windows Orca CLI from crashing when the environment carries both PATH and Path (#12218) 2026-08-03 20:45:23 -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
skill-guides feat(orchestration): coordinator-driven release of settled worker terminals (STA-905) (#12355) 2026-08-03 17:17:26 -07:00
skill-stubs feat(skills): land remaining hybrid stubs (#9846) 2026-07-22 11:43:01 -07:00
skills feat(skills): land remaining hybrid stubs (#9846) 2026-07-22 11:43:01 -07:00
src Let a timed-out remote terminal pane reconnect when the host session is still alive (#12213) 2026-08-03 23:05:22 -07:00
tests feat(repo-icon): expand the project emoji picker (#7989) (#12058) 2026-08-03 23:00:02 -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 Bound remote watcher fan-out and defer File Explorer refreshes (#11908) 2026-08-01 11:55:58 -07:00
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.oxlintrc.json chore(lint): enable safe performance guard rules (#12073) 2026-08-02 00:14:58 -07:00
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CLAUDE.md Link CLAUDE.md to AGENTS.md 2026-05-04 20:42:03 -07:00
LICENSE
README.md docs: drop WeChat group 5/6 QRs; keep group 7 only 2026-08-02 19:48:51 -07:00
components.json
electron.vite.config.ts fix(browser): prevent window.close guest crashes (#11910) 2026-08-01 03:08:11 -07:00
orca.yaml Fix Windows setup hook script (#2106) 2026-05-16 17:44:42 -04:00
package.json fix(mobile): render Mermaid diagrams in MobileMarkdown (#11185) 2026-08-03 20:05:16 -07:00
pnpm-lock.yaml fix(mobile): render Mermaid diagrams in MobileMarkdown (#11185) 2026-08-03 20:05:16 -07:00
pnpm-workspace.yaml fix(build): stop `pnpm -r` from crawling the mobile workspace (#11291) 2026-07-28 21:34:55 -07:00
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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 0.0.36 · 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: Scan to join the Orca community WeChat group 7.

    WeChat group 7 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.