What is Orca?

A 60-second pitch: who Orca is for and when to reach for it.

Orca is a desktop IDE for running multiple AI coding agents side by side. Every task gets its own git worktree, its own agent terminal, and its own browser tab — so you can fan out work across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, and friends without stashing, branch-juggling, or losing flow.

Orca main window: sidebar of worktrees, split panes with agent terminals and a diff view

When to use Orca

You want three agents trying the same bug in parallel and to pick the winner.
You want to review AI-generated diffs seriously before you ship them.
You already pay for Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor CLI and want one place to orchestrate them.
You want agents to run remotely over SSH without giving up your IDE.

Who it's for

Orca is designed for people who already write code for a living and want to use AI as leverage — not as a replacement. It assumes you read diffs, care about commits, and keep a worktree tidy. If you're looking for a no-code tool, Orca is not that.

What Orca is not

Not a model. Orca runs agents you already use — bring your own Claude, Codex, or OpenCode subscription.
Not a git replacement. Every worktree is a real git worktree. You can cd in and use plain git whenever you want.
Not cloud-only. Orca runs locally. Remote agents happen through SSH to machines you own.