Orca
Agent development environment for running a fleet of parallel coding agents on your own subscriptions and reviewing their work.
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About Orca
Orca is listed in our coding category and is aimed at builders. Agent development environment for running a fleet of parallel coding agents on your own subscriptions and reviewing their work. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Maturity: Mature. We last checked the official link on 2026-10-16.
What is Orca?
Orca is an agent development environment for running coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode or Pi side by side, each in its own git worktree and tracked in one place.
You can fan one prompt across several agents, compare the results and merge the winner, review diffs and send line comments back to an agent, browse PRs and issues in-app, and run agents on a remote machine. A mobile companion app lets you monitor agents and send follow-ups from your phone.
Sources: the official README and our directory listing, checked 2026-10-18. Official site: onorca.dev.
Who is Orca for?
Developers who run several coding agents in parallel on their own subscriptions and want one place to launch, compare and review their work.
Orca at a glance
- Open source: Yes (MIT License)
- GitHub: stablyai/orca · 100,539 stars (as of Oct 21, 2026)
Key features
- Parallel agents in isolated git worktrees
- Fan out one prompt and merge the best result
- Diff review with comments sent back to the agent
- Remote machines with auto-reconnect and port forwarding
- Mobile companion app
Orca FAQ
What is Orca?
Orca is an agent development environment for running coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode or Pi side by side, each in its own git worktree and tracked in one place.
Who is Orca for?
Developers who run several coding agents in parallel on their own subscriptions and want one place to launch, compare and review their work.
Is Orca free?
Orca's pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Open-source tools are free to use, though you may still pay for model API usage or a hosted plan. Check the official site for current plans.
Is Orca open source?
Yes. Orca is released under the MIT License, according to its GitHub repository.
What are alternatives to Orca?
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