Orca

Orca — The agent development environment

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About Orca

Orca is a desktop IDE for running multiple AI coding agents side by side. Every task gets its own git worktree, its own agent terminal, and its own browser tab — so you can fan out work across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, and friends without stashing, branch-juggling, or losing flow.

Orca provides isolated worktrees for each task, a terminal and browser per worktree, and a design that integrates agent orchestration into a single application.

Orca supports running agents remotely over SSH, on self-hosted Orca servers, or in on-demand VMs, without giving up the familiar IDE workflow. It is designed for people who already write code and want to use AI as leverage, not as a replacement.

Orca ships with regular updates and emphasizes an environment built around agents, not a no-code tool, with a focus on managing diffs, commits, and tidy worktrees.

Use cases

Fan out work across multiple agents to test approaches in parallel
Review AI-generated diffs seriously before shipping

Key features

Parallel Worktrees: Each task runs in its own isolated git worktree
Terminal Splits: WebGL rendering, infinite splits, scrollback restored on restart
Design Mode: A real Chromium window per worktree for UI inspection
GitHub & Linear in-app: Review PRs, issues, and Project boards
Every CLI Agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, Gemini, Copilot, OpenCode, Pi
SSH Worktrees: Run agents on a remote box with full file editing
Drag Files to Agents: Drag and drop files into an agent prompt
Annotate AI Diffs: Drop markdown comments on any diff line
Orca CLI: Agents drive Orca with CLI commands
Native Search: Search across worktrees, files, agents, commands

Pros and cons

Pros

Supports running many agents in parallel across isolated worktrees

In-app GitHub, Linear integration for project management

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Frequently asked questions

What is Orca?

Orca is a desktop IDE for running multiple AI coding agents side by side. Every task gets its own git worktree, its own agent terminal, and its own browser tab.

How is an ADE different from an IDE?

An ADE organizes work around agents, worktrees, and per-task terminals and browsers in one app.

What agents does it support?

Orca supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, Gemini, and others as preconfigured CLI agents.

Can I run agents on a remote machine?

Yes, via SSH worktrees and remote Orca servers.

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