Orca

aideveloper toolsautomation

Open source agent development environment for running multiple coding agents in isolated git worktrees across local, SSH, and remote workflows

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Quick Start

brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca

Overview

Orca is an open source agent development environment for running multiple coding agents against real repositories. Orca gives each task its own git worktree, then lets you run tools like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor CLI, and Goose side by side without juggling terminal windows by hand.

The strongest use case is parallel development. You can send related tasks to separate agents, compare diffs, review changes, comment on generated code, and commit from the same workspace. Orca also includes a Ghostty style terminal, embedded Chromium browser, Design Mode for UI work, GitHub and Linear integration, SSH worktrees, mobile companion apps, usage tracking, and a CLI for scripting agent workflows.

This is not a normal server dashboard, but it belongs here because the runtime is local first and can also work on machines you control through SSH or remote Orca server setups. The public app is free and MIT licensed. Enterprise deployment and security conversations go through the Orca team.

The caution is access. Orca can coordinate agents that read files, edit code, run commands, and interact with browser or desktop surfaces. Treat it as power tooling for developers, not a casual AI chat app. Start with non production repos and review every diff before merging.

Use Cases

Specific ways to use Orca for your workflow.

01
Run several coding agents against one repo while each task stays in its own git worktree
02
Compare AI generated diffs, comment on changes, and commit without leaving the agent workspace
03
Use SSH worktrees to run agents on remote development machines or shared servers
04
Script worktree, terminal, browser, and automation flows through the Orca CLI

Deployment Strategy

Recommended ways to host Orca in your own environment.

desktop
ssh
self-hosted