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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "stablyai-orca--monitor-and-steer-agents-from-phone",
 "repo": "stablyai/orca",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/stablyai/orca",
 "repo_slug": "stablyai-orca",
 "title": "Check on and steer agents from your phone",
 "page_title": "How to check on and steer agents from your phone with Orca",
 "summary": "Get notified when an agent finishes and send follow-up prompts from iOS or Android.",
 "who": "A developer who starts long agent runs at the desk and wants to follow up while away from the computer.",
 "problem": "Agents can finish or stall while you are away, and you have no quick way to see that or reply.",
 "outcome": "You receive a notification when an agent finishes and can send a follow-up prompt from your phone.",
 "steps": [
  "Install Orca on your desktop with `brew install --cask stablyai/orca/orca` on macOS, or from https://onorca.dev/download.",
  "Install the mobile companion from the App Store for iOS, or download the APK at https://www.onorca.dev/download/android for Android.",
  "Pair the mobile app with your desktop app by following the mobile docs at https://www.onorca.dev/docs/mobile.",
  "Start an agent on the desktop and leave it running.",
  "When the notification arrives, open the agent on your phone and send a follow-up."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the stablyai/orca mobile companion, check the agent running in <worktree-name> and send the follow-up message <message>. Output the agent's latest status. Verify that the status shown on the phone matches the desktop app.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The phone app works through a paired desktop host, so the desktop app must be running for it to monitor agents.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "A desktop computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux",
  "A git repository to work in",
  "At least one CLI coding agent (such as Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode) that you already have access to with your own subscription"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/stablyai-orca/monitor-and-steer-agents-from-phone/",
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