Orca
Changelog
Development environment for parallel coding agents
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Releases (35)
v1.4.226New
Jira planning boards, experimental WSL hosts, and interactive Mermaid diagrams
October 15, 2026
- •Jira planning boards and workspace workflows — Jira integration adds boards, sprint and status views, saved filters, planning columns, prompt templates, and safe CLI access for agents; folder workspaces now appear in the ⌘J jump palette, and new workspaces can start with a setup script alone
- •Interactive diagrams and richer Native Chat — Mermaid diagrams expand into a pan-and-zoom viewer, Codex chats display context usage, each chat keeps its own permission mode across model switches, and terminal conversations from Grok, OpenCode, and OMP can resume in a new Native Chat
- •Experimental WSL managed hosts — run a managed Orca host directly inside a WSL distribution with adopted background processes, faster wake paths, and console-free wsl.exe execution
v1.4.225New
Managed SSH servers by default, richer native chat, and Kiro agent support
October 14, 2026
- •Managed SSH servers by default — new SSH connections now use Orca's managed server, terminals you left running in v1.4.224 keep working in their existing tabs through the upgrade and reconnect, saved port forwards return, Windows managed-host terminals get the orca CLI, and managed Claude chats keep their provider running after the desktop disconnects
- •Richer native chat — code blocks and shell commands are highlighted, attached files show as filename pills, you can edit a queued message even while the agent is asking a question, Codex adds Ultrafast and can stop background commands and subagents, Grok can list and stop its background commands too, interrupted replies offer Continue in the explanation card, and chat visuals can open in their own tab
- •Kiro support and better accounts — Kiro now reports agent status and appears in Session History, Claude accounts use separate folders and offer Copy sign-in link instead, orchestration workers can start as native chats, and agent launch settings, account results and MCP settings stay with the computer that runs the work
v1.4.224
Managed SSH servers, per-automation models, and inline chat visuals
October 10, 2026
- •Managed Orca servers on SSH hosts — Orca now ships and installs its own runtime when you connect to an SSH host, so connections no longer fail over a wrong Node version or missing build tools; a host with no open terminals switches on its next connect and brings its projects, folders, and open editor tabs along, a host with open terminals keeps working and offers Move to a managed Orca server, and Settings → Managed servers lets you view, update, roll back, Recover, or Forget each server
- •Per-automation model and effort — each automation can pass extra agent arguments on every run (fill in Extra agent arguments under Advanced, or use --extra-agent-args with the orca automations CLI), working today for Claude, Codex, Grok, CodeBuddy, Cursor, and OMP while your other automations keep the host's defaults
- •Native chat (experimental) grows up — structured chat is now the default for Chat UI users, OpenCode (including 2.x), Pi, and OMP open as structured chats on this computer, agents can draw charts, diagrams, and mockups inline on desktop and phone, and chats gain Cmd/Ctrl+F search, quote-a-reply with Add to chat, Up/Down prompt recall, number-key answers, and tidier folded tool rows
v1.4.223
Structured Grok chat, editable CSV tables, and resilient SSH workspaces
October 8, 2026
- •Editable CSV tables — large CSV files open instantly without loading the entire file, with resizable columns, inline cell editing, add and remove rows and columns, range copy and paste, sorting and filtering, and remembered column widths
- •Structured Grok chat and a new Chat settings page — with the updated structured native chat enabled, Grok opens as a structured chat on this computer and paired Orca servers, joined by a searchable model picker, @ file mentions, conversation rewind, automatic chat naming, approval alerts, and appearance controls for text size, code size, width, contrast, or matching your terminal
- •Provider credit balances — the usage menu now shows Claude usage credits, OpenCode Zen balance, and Codex credits alongside usage limits
v1.4.221
Shared Windows Codex home, semicolon CSV viewer, and Copilot security hardening
October 5, 2026
- •Semicolon CSV viewer — automatically detects semicolon-separated CSV files and formats them into structured tabular columns in the built-in data viewer
- •Per-machine desktop notifications — toggle desktop notifications on or off independently on each computer in Settings
- •Expanded agent and account support — launch Qoder CLI China and Qwen Code, link standalone GLM Coding Plans without ZCode, manage separate OpenCode and Devin account profiles, continue Antigravity IDE history in new CLI chats, and pass max or ultra effort to newer Codex worker models
v1.4.220
Reliable chat cancellation, Mac screenshot drops, and standalone SSH runtime
October 4, 2026
- •Standalone SSH runtime — remote SSH hosts can run an optional bundled Orca runtime without requiring Node, npm, or build tools installed on the remote machine, with full support for standard Windows accounts
- •Mac screenshot drops for Claude Code — drag temporary macOS screenshot thumbnails directly into local terminals or the new-workspace composer, automatically passing readable images to Claude Code
- •Annotate page element shortcut — trigger element inspection and annotation in the built-in browser using a customizable keyboard shortcut
v1.4.219
Sparse checkout explorer, unencrypted secret warnings, and native Windows CLI
October 2, 2026
- •Sparse checkout explorer navigation — the file explorer scopes directly to configured sparse checkout directories with compact breadcrumb navigation and an inline Back button, plus an interactive preset editor to browse repository folders or add custom paths as chips
- •Unencrypted credential warnings — Settings displays a warning banner when an API key or integration token is stored in plaintext on disk without keyring encryption, making secret exposure clear on headless and minimal environments
- •Native standalone Windows CLI — replaces the Windows orca launcher with a native binary statically linked to the C runtime, running cleanly without the Visual C++ Redistributable or false-positive antivirus warnings
v1.4.218
Isolated Codex terminals, DeepSeek and Qoder harnesses, and SSH multi-factor authentication
September 30, 2026
- •Isolated Codex terminals and server toggle — each Codex terminal tab runs on its own background server by default so closing or stopping one session never affects others, with a new toggle in Settings → Agents to switch back to Codex's shared server if preferred
- •DeepSeek, Qoder, Freebuff, and CodeBuddy harnesses — launch DeepSeek Harness (dsh), Qoder CLI, Freebuff, and CodeBuddy as first-class agents with live sidebar status tracking, plus ZCode session history in AI Vault and quota tracking in Usage
- •SSH keyboard-interactive MFA — connect to remote SSH hosts requiring multi-factor authentication, one-time passwords, or interactive verification prompts
v1.4.216
Adaptive status bar layout for narrow windows
September 28, 2026
- •Single-line status bar on narrow windows — the status bar measures rendered items dynamically and steps down layout density instead of relying on fixed breakpoints, keeping all indicators on a single line without wrapping or clipping on smaller screens
- •Progressive usage meter condensation — rate limit meters gracefully condense down to compact percentages as window width narrows; calm agents fold into a clickable '+N' overflow chip that opens the full Usage popover, while high-usage agents (80%+) remain visible
- •Responsive utility badges — right-side status indicators for ports, SSH, resource usage, and background tasks switch to icon-only badges with tooltips and scroll horizontally rather than vanishing when space is constrained
v1.4.215
Interactive Jupyter notebooks, composer context usage, and ZCode agent harness
September 27, 2026
- •Interactive Jupyter notebooks — view and edit .ipynb files natively with click-to-edit cells, a persistent Jupyter kernel, automatic virtual environment configuration, and workspace trust protections
- •Composer context window usage — see real-time token and context window limits directly in the Native Chat composer
- •ZCode agent harness — run ZCode as a first-class agent harness alongside Codex, Claude, Pi, and Grok with unified child work and subagent tracking
v1.4.212
Reliable Codex 0.157+ startup in Orca-managed homes
September 25, 2026
- •Codex 0.157+ socket path overflow fix — interactive Codex sessions in Orca terminals launch reliably without failing on UNIX domain socket length limits (SUN_LEN) in managed environments
- •Resilient Codex account and config sync — Orca guards managed homes against socket overflow without modifying global ~/.codex settings or showing false missing-configuration warnings in the accounts pane
- •Non-blocking Windows and WSL account switching — background environment checks skip blocking WSL calls during startup and account switching, keeping the UI responsive
v1.4.211
Muse Code agent harness, preview tabs toggle, and Codex goals in Native Chat
September 25, 2026
- •Muse Code agent harness — run Muse Code as a first-class agent harness with local token usage reporting, and configure Muse model and effort settings for supervised workers
- •Codex goals in Native Chat — view active Codex goals pinned directly above the chat composer, and set or update session goals from goal mode
- •Preview tabs toggle — configure whether files opened from the file tree open in temporary preview tabs or permanent editor tabs in Settings
v1.4.210
Antigravity worker agent, collapsed chat answers, and isolated terminal daemons
September 24, 2026
- •Antigravity supervised worker agent — run Antigravity as a supervised worker agent directly alongside your existing agent workflows
- •Collapsed chat answers and unread indicators — completed chat turns in Native Chat collapse to their final answers for readable transcripts, unread indicators highlight finished background turns, and failed turns exit cleanly instead of hanging
- •Status bar restart recovery — recover and reconnect active chat sessions directly from the status bar after an application restart
v1.4.209
Recency-ranked session search, direct terminal agent prompts, and persistent remote scrollback
September 23, 2026
- •Recency-ranked agent session search — past conversations in session search now display newest activity first and resolve relevance ties by recency, making your latest discussions and active threads easy to find
- •Direct terminal agent launch prompts — initial prompts provided when launching a terminal agent are delivered directly to the agent process upon start
- •Virtualized conflict trees and artifact lists — large merge conflict file trees and artifact lists are virtualized, keeping scrolling and navigation instant even across hundreds of modified files
v1.4.207
Flicker-free file search in Quick Open and File Explorer
September 22, 2026
- •Flicker-free file search in Quick Open and File Explorer — changing your search query immediately clears prior results and displays a responsive loading state, preventing previous file listings from flashing before new search results arrive
- •Local worktree search retention — local file listings remain cached across search query changes so client-side filtering responds instantly without restarting the full directory scan
v1.4.206
Cross-computer session search, OpenCode 2 support, and collapsible diff regions
September 20, 2026
- •Cross-computer agent session search — search past agent conversations from the Session History panel across all paired machines, or query the session index directly from the terminal with orca search
- •OpenCode 2 and dedicated plan cards in Native Chat — run OpenCode 2 models in Native Chat, inspect proposed plans in structured checklist cards rather than generic approvals, and switch OMP models across desktop and mobile
- •Collapsible diff regions and multi-line review comments — fold unchanged code blocks to focus on edits in diffs, and drag or use keyboard navigation to select multi-line ranges for review comments
v1.4.205
Message rail in Native Chat, 2 GB file upload streaming, and nested agent history
September 17, 2026
- •Prompt navigation rail in Native Chat — navigate long conversation threads with a message rail along the transcript edge that highlights your active turn, previews prompt text in an interactive hover panel, and jumps directly to any prompt on click
- •Streamed large file uploads up to 2 GB — drag and drop large files onto remote workspace terminals with uploads up to 2 GB per file (8 GB per batch), streaming directly without consuming host memory
- •Copy buttons on code blocks — quickly copy code snippets from Native Chat assistant messages with clean syntax formatting and language badges
v1.4.204
File drag and drop in Native Chat, Fast mode, and restored mobile push notifications
September 16, 2026
- •File drag and drop in Native Chat — drag and drop files directly onto the chat pane to attach them to your prompt, complete with a full-pane drop target indicator
- •Provider-aware Fast mode — toggle Fast mode in Native Chat for quicker, lower-latency agent responses when rapid turnarounds are needed
- •AI Vault session search — search past agent conversation sessions and transcripts with a dedicated query engine and indexer
v1.4.201
Sidebar subagent rows, Codex session goals in Native Chat, and compact Cmd+J search
September 13, 2026
- •Subagents in the worktree sidebar — Native Chat subagents now appear directly in the left sidebar as indented child rows under their session, matching the hierarchical layout of CLI agent runs
- •Codex session goals in Native Chat — track session goals directly in the transcript with dedicated status rows when goals are set, updated, completed, or cleared, backed by provider event notifications
- •Agent-handled slash commands — commands executed directly by the agent (such as /goal for Codex, or /init and /review for Claude) pass through to the model with attached files rather than being blocked
v1.4.200
Turn file change rollups, task progress checklists, and subagent visibility in Native Chat
September 11, 2026
- •Turn file change rollups in Native Chat — completed turns summarize modified files in an expandable rollup header with net addition and deletion totals, grouping repeated edits per file and linking directly to individual diff cards
- •Task checklists and composer progress panel — agent task and plan updates now stream into the transcript as inline checklists with status diffs, paired with a collapsible progress panel above the composer that tracks the latest checklist state
- •Claude subagent activity in Native Chat — subagent execution now displays directly in the chat transcript with live running and completion counts, failure statuses, and expandable child agent details
v1.4.199
Unified Create menu, grouped tool batches in Native Chat, and durable multi-agent workflows
September 9, 2026
- •Unified sidebar Create menu — Add project and New workspace are now combined into a single Create dropdown menu across all window widths with keyboard shortcut hints
- •Grouped tool batches and execution details in Native Chat — agent tool runs collapse into clean, structured batch groups with execution details instead of noisy individual opcode rows
- •Session rewind and chat context controls — roll back structured conversation turns with session rewind, reset or compact context with /clear and /compact, and rename chat tabs
v1.4.198
Inline diff cards in Native Chat, GitHub Roadmap timelines, and tab scrolling
September 8, 2026
- •Inline diff cards in Native Chat — agent file edits now render as compact inline diff cards directly in structured chat, with split and move-to-pane actions to arrange chat alongside your editor
- •GitHub Projects Roadmap timeline views — view GitHub Projects Roadmap boards as interactive horizontal timelines directly within Orca
- •Tab scrollbar and compact tab sizing — navigate crowded tab bars with a dedicated tab scrollbar, with minimum tab widths reduced to 72px so more tabs stay visible
v1.4.197
Agents activity view, automation runs dashboard, and diff whitespace toggle
September 4, 2026
- •Graduated Agents activity view — monitor your agent fleet in a dedicated workspace with host and project filters, unread and attention-needed views, collapsible task groups, and clear-completed actions with undo
- •Automation runs dashboard — inspect centralized automation history via the Runs toolbar button, featuring cursor-based pagination, 24-hour and 7-day summary metrics, and status and host filters
- •Show Whitespace toggle in diff viewer — reveal or ignore indentation and whitespace changes directly from the diff viewer action menu during reviews
v1.4.196
Live tool progress in Native Chat, pinned workspace names, and new-tab history search
September 3, 2026
- •Live tool progress in Native Chat — structured agent sessions now display a pulsing Thinking state, per-turn Working and Worked timers, and grouped activity rows for shell commands and named tools with expandable result disclosures
- •Pinned workspace names — custom workspace display names remain pinned across branch switches across desktop, mobile, SSH, and CLI, while auto-generated labels continue to track the active branch
- •New-tab browser history search — the new-tab omnibox now searches and ranks browser and workspace document history by match tier and frecency with stable snapshot caching
v1.4.195
Image attachments in Native Chat, in-place browser navigation, and faster worktrees
September 2, 2026
- •Native Chat image attachments — paste images directly into structured chat (including Codex sessions) with thumbnail previews of pending attachments before sending
- •In-place browser navigation — address-bar convergence seamlessly converts web previews into full browser tabs, and SSH terminal links now offer to open directly in the Orca browser
- •Inline browser annotations — view and edit a page annotation's comment and intent directly in the browser tray, with immediate visual feedback during page reloads
v1.4.193
Draft review actions, agent status heartbeats, and faster Markdown editing
August 31, 2026
- •Draft PR and MR review actions — mark GitHub pull requests and GitLab merge requests ready for review or close them directly from the review sidebar, plus unlink and relink GitLab MRs from the Checks panel
- •Agent state heartbeats and hover tooltips — background monitoring tasks now display a heartbeat glyph, and all nine agent state badges across the sidebar, tabs, and dashboard feature hover tooltips explaining their current state
- •Faster rich Markdown editing — eliminates redundant code-block re-renders and delays language picker mounting for noticeably faster keystroke response in large documents
v1.4.192
Cross-host automations, remote HTML previews, and parent worktrees
August 29, 2026
- •Cross-host automations — manage and create automations across all connected local and remote hosts, with destination host indicators and full prompt inspection
- •Parent worktree selection — pick a parent worktree when creating a new workspace, search workspaces in the sidebar, and route terminal file links directly to sibling workspace tabs
- •Remote HTML previews — render and preview HTML documents hosted on remote servers directly in the Orca browser
v1.4.190
Agent Dashboard shortcut, sound-reactive dictation, and Windows long paths
August 26, 2026
- •Toggle Agent Dashboard shortcut — assign a custom global keybinding in Settings (
dashboard.toggle) to quickly open or dismiss the Agent Dashboard drawer or popout from anywhere, including active terminal panes - •Sound-reactive dictation visualizer — voice dictation now features a dynamic grape audio visualizer that reacts to your voice in real time for immediate speech feedback
- •Artifacts and Skills navigation history — back and forward navigation history tracks visits to Artifacts and Skills pages alongside Terminal, Tasks, and Automations
v1.4.188
Cmd+J recency ranking, sturdier remote workspaces, and Codex 0.149 support
August 22, 2026
- •Cmd+J search ranking by recency — direct matches and recently active agent conversations and workspace tabs now rank first, making it faster to jump back into active sessions
- •Authoritative project ordering — desktop-arranged project sorting stays authoritative across paired clients and SSH catalog publishes
- •In-app browser storage access — embedded web applications support standard
requestStorageAccess()for third-party logins and authentication flows
v1.4.187
Share private skills, passkey sign-in, and worktree location on create
August 21, 2026
- •Share private skills and skill bundles between hosts — recipients install the exact version you reviewed
- •Passkey sign-in in the in-app browser — when a site offers more than one account, pick which passkey to use
- •Set a project's location from the Create worktree host picker, instead of moving the checkout afterwards
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