DEDUPEDWho it is forDeveloper who kicks off long agent runs, then walks away from the desk
The problemYou keep checking a terminal to see if an agent is done or waiting on you.
The outcomeYour phone notifies you when an agent finishes, and you send the next instruction without going back to your computer.
What you need first
- macOS, Windows or Linux desktop (README badge lists all three)
- At least one coding agent CLI installed and signed in with your own subscription, such as Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode
- A git repository to work in, since each agent runs in its own git worktree
- Optional: iPhone or Android phone for the mobile companion app
- Optional: a remote machine reachable over SSH for SSH worktrees
Steps
- Install the Orca desktop app and start an agent on a task.
- Install the Orca mobile app from the iOS App Store or the Android APK link in the README.
- Pair the phone with your desktop by following the mobile docs.
- Walk away, wait for the finish notification, then send a follow-up from the phone.
Prompt for your agent
Using stablyai/orca, walk me through pairing the mobile companion app with my desktop Orca on <my OS>. Confirm what I should see on the phone when an agent finishes, and tell me how to verify notifications are enabled.
Caveat. The desktop app must stay running for the phone to reach your agents, and one issue thread suggests updating both phone and desktop if the companion misbehaves.
About orca
A desktop and mobile app to run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other coding agents side by side, each in its own workspace, on your own subscriptions. Part of this week's top 10 repos: ranked #5 on Repo Radar. View stablyai/orca on GitHub.
More with orca
- Turn a GitHub PR or Linear issue into its own agent workspace Browse PRs, issues and boards inside the app and open a fresh worktree for any task so an agent can start on it.
- Run agents on a bigger remote machine over SSH Point Orca at a beefy remote box and run agents there with full editing, git and terminals from your laptop.
- Fan one prompt across five agents and merge the best result Send the same task to several coding agents in isolated worktrees, compare the diffs, and keep the winner.
- Comment on an agent's diff lines and send fixes back Leave notes on specific diff lines and ship them to the agent so it fixes exactly what you flagged.
- Point at a UI element and send its HTML and CSS to an agent Use Design Mode in the built-in browser to click any element and drop its code and a screenshot into your prompt.
- Let an agent operate a desktop app when a task needs real clicks Use Computer Use so an agent can interact with visible desktop UI during a workflow.
- Let an agent create worktrees and drive the app via Orca CLI Use the Orca CLI so an agent can spin up worktrees and click through a UI on its own.
- Watch Claude and Codex usage and swap accounts at limits Track rate-limit resets across your agent accounts and switch accounts without logging in again.
Disclaimer
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