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orca
Desktop app that runs CLI coding agents in parallel git worktrees
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- Stars
- 89.5k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
- Last release
- Oct 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
Overview
Orca is a cross-platform desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) that runs several CLI coding agents side by side, each in its own isolated git worktree. It bundles terminals with splits, an editor, an embedded Chromium browser, GitHub and Linear task views, and diff annotation. A mobile companion app and an `orca` CLI let you monitor and script agent workflows.
Who it is for: Developers running several CLI coding agents in parallel on one repo
Strengths
- Works with any agent that runs in a terminal, including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi
- Each agent gets its own git worktree; fan one prompt across several and compare
- Agents can run on a remote machine over SSH with port forwarding
- MIT license; desktop builds for macOS, Windows, Linux plus Homebrew and AUR packages
Weaknesses
- No Docker or self-hosted server install; it is a desktop app
- Mobile pairing relay lives in a separate pnpm workspace under cloud/
- Collects anonymous usage telemetry; opt-out is documented but not the default
- Ships daily and the README says its feature list lags behind
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs git, CLI coding agent of your choice
Head to head
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| 3 | ArchonYAML workflow engine that runs coding agents in isolated worktrees | 73 out of 100 |
| #4 | codexOpenAI's terminal coding agent that runs locally | 71 out of 100 |
| #5 | oh-my-openagentTerminal coding agent that runs parallel sub-agents and keeps git-based memory | 70 out of 100 |
| #6 | deepseek-reasonixCoding agent for terminal, desktop, browser and VS Code, written in Go | 70 out of 100 |