Orca

Run parallel coding agents in isolated worktrees

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What it is

Orca is an open-source AI development environment for running many coding agents side by side. It isolates parallel tasks in separate Git worktrees and supports Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and other CLI agents, with desktop, mobile and remote-runtime workflows. The core software is free under the MIT license.

Run five agent implementations of the same feature and compare themKeep separate AI coding tasks isolated in Git worktreesMonitor long-running coding agents from a phoneCoordinate local and remote coding-agent sessions

Price: Free; free tier available
Free tier: Yes; no card required
Platforms: 5; macOS · Windows
Integrations: 6; Claude Code · Codex

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Verdict

Where it wins and loses

Pros

Parallel worktrees let you compare several agent implementations at once
Works with 30+ existing CLI coding agents instead of locking you to one model or vendor
MIT-licensed, free, and available for macOS, Windows and Linux, with a mobile companion for remote monitoring
60.4k GitHub stars suggest an active, well-tested project rather than an abandoned side tool

Cons

The project ships daily, so bugs and UI changes can appear between releases
You still need your own subscriptions or API keys for whichever coding agents you run inside it

Worth adding to a developer's setup once you're regularly running more than one coding-agent task at a time and want a single workspace to manage them, though its daily release cadence means occasional rough edges.
— QuestLoops verdict

Capabilities

Core features

Parallel Git worktrees for agent tasks
Support for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi and other CLI agents
Integrated terminal splits
Mobile companion for monitoring agents
Remote runtime support
Design mode for sending UI context to agents

Integrations

Claude CodeCodexOpenCodePiCursorGitHub Copilot

All platforms

macOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid

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