What it does
5 features
Orca · Open-source agent development environment
Product and access
Standalone workspace over existing coding agents; their models, accounts, and memory rules remain relevant.
Core features
5 features from provider sources · reviewed on November 9, 2026. Availability and limitations are listed directly below.
Usable AI models
Fixed choice across providers
Orca launches different CLI agents and offers model selection in supported chats. Universal model or BYOK support is not established.
Model families named
- Anthropic (Claude)
- OpenAI (GPT)
- Google (Gemini)
- Model choice
- You choose
- Your own API key
- Not stated
- Router or custom endpoint
- Not stated
- Local models
- Not stated
The rating covers the generally available main access. Documented · Sources accessed on
Does it fit my task?
2 practical tasks · 3 requirements and limits
A good fit if …
- you coordinate multiple coding agents in parallel
- you want to use your own machines and model access
- you want to monitor and steer coding tasks on the go
Less suitable if …
- you expect a fully managed runtime
- you need identical chat features for every agent
Editorial assessment based on provider documentation. Not a product test.
Practical tasks
Editorial examples based on documented features. No product tests performed.
Fix bugs in parallel
- Your input
- Repository and independent bug reports.
- Possible result
- Separate changes in worktrees.
- What to check
- Review diffs and tests before merging.
Continue on your server
- Your input
- Reachable Orca server and project access.
- Possible result
- Shared runtime for desktop and mobile control.
- What to check
- Check server availability and agent status.
Fix bugs in parallel
Your possible prompt
Read the project rules. Investigate [error], propose a small change, and run the relevant checks. Show me the diff and any remaining uncertainties.
Adjust the task, data and permissions.
Requirements and limits
Can I use it?
With requirements
Europe & regional availability
Product access, country availability and data processing are assessed separately.
Reviewed scope: Orca · Documented product access
Reviewed on:
With requirements
Access and regional conditions
Downloads for macOS, Windows, and Linux are documented. Documentation supplies no country eligibility list; model providers have their own access conditions.
Region, reason and source
Region covered: EU/EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland
Documented reason: The conditions of the specific access route and connected services apply.
Accounts & permissions
Based on provider documentation. Permissions depend on the account, integration and organization policies. Review the permissions actually requested before use.
Configuration covered: Orca · Account and permissions
Sources reviewed:
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Documented with conditions
Account used
Agents use the configured access and permissions of their host.
EvidenceDocumented with conditions
Admin approval
Manual, Auto, and Yolo modes are available depending on the agent; existing sessions retain their mode.
EvidenceDocumented
Data access & team sharing
Files, Git, terminal, and browser on the selected local or self-managed remote host.
Evidence
Memory and conversation continuity
0 of 6 criteria documented
Project instructions and session restoration are documented; durable learning follows the chosen agent.
Orca session state and conventions of launched agents
Sources accessed:
Documentation by criterion
StoragePartly documented
Storage and scope
CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md reside in the repository; Orca treats them as agent files. A separate store for learned memories is not established here.
SelectionPartly documented
Selection and timing
Repository hooks run at agent launch. Automatic selection of durable learned facts belongs to the agent and is unspecified here.
Edit & deletePartly documented
Inspect, edit and delete
Instruction files can be opened and edited in the explorer. This source does not describe separate learned-memory management.
Access boundariesPartly documented
Agent and channel boundaries
Instructions may live at repository root or in subdirectories; sessions belong to worktrees. Cross-agent learned memory is not established.
RetrievalPartly documented
Retrieval
Orca respects existing agent conventions. Its own semantic retrieval of learned memories is not publicly described.
New conversationsPartly documented
Session reset and compaction
Layout and history restore; processes survive an app restart with a live daemon, but not a host reboot. Context compaction and memory reset depend on the agent and are unspecified here.
Cost and effort
1 plan · Prices as of 9 November 2026
Prices and included usage
Pricing checked
Orca is free under MIT. Model access and independently chosen cloud runtimes incur separate costs.
| Plan | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free; external usage billed separately | MIT software; your own agent subscriptions and infrastructure. |
Setup
Install Orca, open a repository, configure a CLI agent with your own access, and create a worktree per task.
Operation & oversight
Based on public provider documentation. Assessments are editorial inferences from the stated properties. Actual time requirements and reliability have not been measured.
Deployment covered: Orca · Execution and resumption
Sources reviewed:
Editorial assessment
Editorial assessment for the documented access route. Each criterion lists requirements and unresolved operating details.
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Documented with conditions
Sign-ins
CLI agents use their configured accounts; capabilities vary by agent.
EvidenceDocumented
Starting further runs
Launch through the UI or CLI; scheduled automations are supported.
EvidenceDocumented with conditions
Human intervention
Stop, direct steering, and approval decisions are available in supported chat.
EvidenceDocumented
Resuming after failures
With a live daemon, running processes reconnect; host reboots require restarting agents.
Evidence
Evidence and open questions
7 sources · 0 open points
Sources and evidence
Official product documentation reviewed. Workflows and assessments are editorial; hands-on product tests are outside the scope of this directory.
Editorial team: Michael Meierhoff · sources reviewed on . Provider information is not independent evidence of performance.
Provider
Stably AI develops Orca as an open development environment.
- Operator
- Stably AI
- Organization
- Software provider
- Website
- www.onorca.dev
Changes to this profile 1
Workspace for parallel coding agents with separate Git worktrees, diff review, and local or self-managed runtimes.
These notes describe editorial changes. Source and pricing review dates appear in their respective sections.