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Orca
Orca is an MIT-licensed desktop workspace for keeping several AI coding-agent sessions visible without mixing all of their changes into one working folder.
It can run Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Pi, and other terminal-based agents in separate Git worktrees, then bring their terminals, diffs, files, tasks, and follow-up messages into one place for review. Use this as a first read, not a recommendation. Open the original project before trusting details like terms, limits, privacy, cost, setup, or safety.
What it is
A workspace around coding agents
Orca does not replace the coding agent. It gives supported command-line agents a shared desktop interface with terminals, files, Git history, pull requests, issues, and review tools around each run.
Why it stands out
Competing attempts stay separated
One prompt can be sent to several agents, with each attempt placed in its own Git worktree. You can inspect the differences before deciding whether any result deserves to be merged.
Availability
Desktop, remote, and mobile paths
The project publishes builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It also documents SSH and headless-server setups, plus iOS and Android companions for checking sessions and sending follow-ups away from the main computer.
Why it matters
What makes it useful
Parallel agent work becomes difficult to judge when every session edits the same checkout or disappears into a separate terminal. Orca keeps each attempt apart and gives you a common place to compare what changed, respond to an agent, and discard the branches that did not earn their way into the project.
What to know
Where it fits
Create a worktree from the branch or commit you want to compare against, run an agent there, then review its diff against that starting point. Agent accounts, model costs and permissions still come from the tools you connect; Orca supplies the workspace around them.
Notable points
What stands out
A new worktree starts without ignored dependencies, caches or local configuration. Orca documents shared paths for directories such as node_modules, and .worktreeinclude for copying ignored files into each worktree. Sharing a directory and giving each attempt its own copy are different choices: check which setup your project uses before treating every file as separate.
Before using
What to review
Start with one disposable repository until Git worktrees, branch cleanup, and the merge path make sense to you. Separate worktrees keep parallel edits out of the same working folder; they do not prevent merge conflicts or prove that an agent made a good change.
Check which folders, shell commands, credentials, Git hosts, browser sessions, and remote machines each connected agent can access.
Release v1.4.219 says folder pre-trust is on by default for several supported agents, including Claude Code and Codex. To leave that approval to yourself, turn off Settings > Agents > Trust the folder when Orca starts an agent before launching one.
Review every diff before merging it. Sending the same prompt to several agents creates more candidates, not an automatic winner.
Treat mobile pairing links and server access credentials as secrets. Keep them out of screenshots, logs, tickets, and public messages.
The telemetry documentation says the usage-data toggle is under Settings > Privacy. Its stated exclusions cover prompts, files and repository details; those telemetry statements do not describe what your connected agent sends to its model provider.
Read the current release notes and privacy settings before relying on account switching, telemetry controls, automations, computer use, or a remote server.
Reader fit
Who may find it relevant
Developers who already use one or more terminal-based coding agents.
People who want to compare isolated attempts before choosing what enters a repository.
Teams running agents on a stronger remote machine while reviewing from a desktop or phone.
Less relevant if you want the AI model itself, a no-code app builder, or a simple assistant that requires no Git or terminal knowledge.
Editorial note
Why LifeHubber lists it
When comparing parallel Codex attempts, Orca makes shared server connections visible alongside separate worktrees, helping a developer understand which sessions can end together. Separate Git folders do not tell you whether Codex tabs share a background server. In v1.4.219, Orca shows a notice when they do: closing one tab can end the others. Before running parallel Codex sessions, check for that notice and inspect its Fix command. A terminal opened before the update may instead offer to open a new terminal.
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What to explore next
Compare another way to keep coding-agent work visible.
Orca centers parallel Git worktrees and side-by-side review. OpenHands Agent Canvas continues the comparison with a browser-based control center for choosing agent backends, machines, credentials, and automations.
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