orca

Orca is the place for working with a fleet of coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Codex). Run any agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.

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Install / Use

npx skills add stablyai/orca

Installs into whichever agent you are using.

About this skill

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CLAUDE.md

Claude Code project instructions

Quality Score

97/100

Our assessment of orca

orca scores 97/100 on our quality scale, 129th of 2,863 Automation skills we index (top 5%).

Its CLAUDE.md is 17 KB long, well organised into 20 sections with 1 code example: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.

With 116,548 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.

Substance

30/30

Structure

17/20

Description

15/15

Adoption

20/20

Freshness

15/15

Maintenance, license and trust

The repository was last updated today, so orca is actively maintained.
Our last check on 2026-10-17 found the source still online.
It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.

Safety scan

No issues found

Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.

AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.

orca compared with similar skills

All 4 of these similar skills score higher than orca; compare them before choosing.

Skill	Score	Stars	Updated	Format
orca (this skill)by stablyai	97	116.5k	today	CLAUDE.md
claude-memby thedotmack	100	113.5k	today	CLAUDE.md
taste-skillby Leonxlnx	100	110.6k	today	CLAUDE.md
Agent-Reachby Panniantong	100	109.2k	today	CLAUDE.md
Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI	100	90.9k	10d ago	CLAUDE.md

Frequently asked questions

How do I install orca?: Run npx skills add stablyai/orca. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent.
Which AI agents does orca work with?: It is written for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, as a CLAUDE.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
Is orca safe to use?: Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
Is orca still maintained?: The repository was last updated today, so orca is actively maintained.

Skill content

View source on GitHub

<h1 align="center"> <a href="https://onOrca.dev"><img src="resources/build/icon.png" alt="Orca" width="64" valign="middle" /></a> Orca </h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/stablyai/orca"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stablyai/orca?style=flat&label=%E2%98%85&color=08C" alt="GitHub stars" /></a> <a href="https://github.com/stablyai/orca/releases"><img src="docs/assets/readme-downloads.svg" alt="Total downloads across all releases" /></a> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-08C?style=flat" alt="License: MIT" /> <a href="https://discord.gg/fzjDKHxv8Q"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Join the Orca Discord" /></a> <a href="https://x.com/orca_build"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/X-000000?logo=x&logoColor=white" alt="Follow Orca on X" /></a> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS%20%7C%20Windows%20%7C%20Linux-4493F8?style=flat-square" alt="Supported platforms: macOS, Windows, and Linux" /> </p> <p align="center"> <sub><a href="docs/readme/README.zh-CN.md">中文</a> · <a href="docs/readme/README.ja.md">日本語</a> · <a href="docs/readme/README.ko.md">한국어</a> · <a href="docs/readme/README.es.md">Español</a> · <a href="docs/readme/README.fr.md">Français</a> · <a href="docs/readme/README.pt.md">Português</a></sub> </p> <p align="center"> <strong>The AI Orchestrator for 100x builders.</strong><br/> Run Codex, ClaudeCode, OpenCode or Pi side-by-side — each in its own worktree, tracked in one place. </p> <h3 align="center"><a href="https://onorca.dev/download"><ins>Download Orca</ins></a></h3> <p align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/readme-hero.jpg" alt="Orca desktop app running agents in parallel worktrees, with the Orca mobile companion app in the corner" width="960" /> </p>

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 0.0.50 · Docs →

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Parallel Worktrees

Fan one prompt across five agents, each in its own isolated git worktree — compare the results and merge the winner.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/model/worktrees"><picture><source srcset="docs/site/public/docs/tab-split.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="docs/site/public/docs/posters/tab-split.jpg" alt="Parallel worktree orchestration" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

Terminal Splits

Ghostty-class terminals with WebGL rendering, infinite splits, and scrollback that survives restarts.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/terminal"><picture><source srcset="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-02.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-02.poster.jpg" alt="Terminal splits" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

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 →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/browser/design-mode"><picture><source srcset="docs/site/public/docs/orca-design-mode.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-05.poster.jpg" alt="Embedded browser and Design Mode" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

GitHub & Linear, Native

Browse PRs, issues, and project boards in-app — open a worktree from any task and review without a context switch.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/review/linear"><picture><source srcset="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-03.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-03.poster.jpg" alt="GitHub and Linear task workflows in Orca" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

SSH Worktrees

Run agents on a beefy remote box with full file editing, git, and terminals — auto-reconnect and port forwarding included.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/ssh"><picture><source srcset="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-06.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-06.poster.jpg" alt="Remote worktrees over SSH" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

Annotate AI Diffs

Drop comments on any diff line and ship them back to the agent — review, edit, and commit without leaving Orca.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/review/annotate-ai-diff"><picture><source srcset="docs/site/public/docs/annotate-ai-diff.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-08.poster.jpg" alt="Annotate AI-generated diffs" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

Drag Files to Agents

VS Code's editor with autosave everywhere — drag files or images straight into an agent prompt.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/editing/file-explorer"><picture><source srcset="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-07.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-07.poster.jpg" alt="Drag files and images into an agent prompt" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="middle">

Orca CLI

Agents drive Orca too — script every workflow with orca worktree create, snapshot, click, and fill.

Docs →

</td> <td width="50%"> <a href="https://www.onorca.dev/docs/cli/overview"><picture><source srcset="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-09.gif" type="image/gif"><img src="resources/onboarding/feature-wall/tile-09.poster.jpg" alt="Script Orca from the CLI" width="100%" /></picture></a> </td> </tr> </table>

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.

<p> <a href="https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/claude-code"><kbd><img src="docs/assets/claude-logo.svg" alt="Claude Code logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Claude Code</kbd></a>   <a href="https://github.com/openai/codex"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=openai.com&sz=64" alt="Codex logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Codex</kbd></a>   <a href="https://x.ai/cli"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=x.ai&sz=64" alt="Grok logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Grok</kbd></a>   <a href="https://cursor.com/cli"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=cursor.com&sz=64" alt="Cursor logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Cursor</kbd></a>   <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/set-up/install-copilot-cli"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=github.com&sz=64" alt="GitHub Copilot logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> GitHub Copilot</kbd></a>   <a href="https://dev.meta.ai/docs/muse-code"><kbd><img src="src/shared/agent-icons/muse.png" alt="Muse logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Muse</kbd></a>   <a href="https://opencode.ai/docs/cli/"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=opencode.ai&sz=64" alt="OpenCode logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> OpenCode</kbd></a>   <a href="https://mimo.xiaomi.com/coder"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=mimo.xiaomi.com&sz=64" alt="MiMo Code logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> MiMo Code</kbd></a>   <a href="https://ampcode.com/manual#install"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=ampcode.com&sz=64" alt="Amp logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Amp</kbd></a>   <a href="https://openclaude.gitlawb.com/"><kbd><img src="resources/openclaude-logo.png" alt="OpenClaude logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> OpenClaude</kbd></a>   <a href="https://antigravity.google/docs/cli-overview"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=antigravity.google&sz=64" alt="Antigravity logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Antigravity</kbd></a>   <a href="https://pi.dev"><kbd><img src="https://pi.dev/favicon.svg" alt="Pi logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Pi</kbd></a>   <a href="https://omp.sh"><kbd><img src="https://omp.sh/favicon.svg" alt="oh-my-pi logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> oh-my-pi</kbd></a>   <a href="https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=nousresearch.com&sz=64" alt="Hermes Agent logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Hermes Agent</kbd></a>   <a href="https://devin.ai/cli"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=devin.ai&sz=64" alt="Devin logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Devin</kbd></a>   <a href="https://block.github.io/goose/docs/quickstart/"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=goose-docs.ai&sz=64" alt="Goose logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Goose</kbd></a>   <a href="https://docs.augmentcode.com/cli/overview"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=augmentcode.com&sz=64" alt="Auggie logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Auggie</kbd></a>   <a href="https://github.com/autohandai/code-cli"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=autohand.ai&sz=64" alt="Autohand Code logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Autohand Code</kbd></a>   <a href="https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=charm.sh&sz=64" alt="Charm logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Charm</kbd></a>   <a href="https://docs.cline.bot/cline-cli/overview"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=cline.bot&sz=64" alt="Cline logo" width="16" valign="middle" /> Cline</kbd></a>   <a href="https://www.codebuff.com/docs/help/quick-start"><kbd><img src="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain

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