stablyai/orca v1.4.214 on GitHub

Thank you so much for using Orca and for your continued support! ❤️

The short version

Notebooks: Interactive .ipynb notebooks now render natively with click-to-edit cells, backed by a persistent Jupyter kernel, automatic virtual environment setup when pip is locked out, and trust boundaries before workspace interpreter execution.

Agents & chat: Native chat displays real-time context window usage in the composer, adds a hover copy button to sent messages, auto-loads older history on scroll, and lets Codex 0.157+ start cleanly in Orca-managed homes without path-length failures (SUN_LEN). Subagent and child work status is tracked across Codex, Claude, Pi, and Grok, while ZCode joins as a first-class supported harness.

Terminal, editor & workspaces: Single terminal panes gain an explicit close button, remounted SSH tabs keep spawning their shell, and managed WSL terminals automatically provide the Orca CLI. Workspace folder toggles are instant, AI notes UI is revamped, and large file identities on Windows stay distinct.

Persistence & performance: Profile storage migrates to SQLite with background writes and bundled Bun for headless Orca. Bundled ripgrep powers local, WSL, and SSH searches, while concurrent transcript reads, readiness probes, and terminal marker scans receive major latency cuts.

Remote, relay & browser: Regional rehome operators accept newer production cells, relay drain times prevent dropped connections, and browser pixel captures only wait when required.

Mobile: The mobile OTA experience gains native safe area ownership, smoother streamed browser pane handling, Android live input echo fixes, and persistent machine naming after pairing.

Product experience

Notebooks

Interactive notebooks render with editable cells, run in a persistent Jupyter kernel, set up virtual environments automatically, and respect workspace trust.

feat(ipynb): render notebooks like a notebook, with seamless click-to-edit cells by @Jinwoo-H in #22519
feat(ipynb): run notebook cells in a persistent Jupyter kernel by @Jinwoo-H in #22581
feat(ipynb): create a .venv when pip is locked out, and show ipykernel setup progress by @Jinwoo-H in #22710
fix(ipynb): run no workspace interpreter until the notebook is trusted by @brennanb2025 in #22962

Agents, chat & launches

Context window usage appears directly in the composer, Codex 0.157+ boots cleanly in Orca-managed homes, child work and subagents stay transparent, and ZCode joins as a supported harness.

fix(ai-vault-search): detach buffered transcript rows by @OrcaWin in #22545
fix(native-chat): underline only file links a click can act on by @brennanb2025 in #22370
fix(opencode2): block the pane on every session-owned form by @nwparker in #22548
feat(native-chat): one shell-environment setting for every structured chat by @brennanb2025 in #22387
fix(ai-vault-search): own buffered transcript rows before they pin the parent by @nwparker in #22563
feat(agent-launch): let a caller reserve the chat session, and start terminal launches with the session picks by @brennanb2025 in #22523
fix(native-chat): dock the task strip on the goal tab by @brennanb2025 in #22530
fix(opencode-usage): merge a migrated session's two rows per column by @nwparker in #22550
feat(agent-status): publish the main agent's own state beside the combined row state by @brennanb2025 in #22452
fix(opencode): give the opencode2 status plugin a distinct id by @nwparker in #22544
fix(agents): stop claiming an unconfirmed OpenCode handoff succeeded by @nwparker in #22546
fix(claude): resume a native chat from its real latest message by @brennanb2025 in #22395
fix(opencode2): resolve subagent session lineage so child work stops taking over the pane by @nwparker in #22444
fix(rate-limits): read OpenCode Go usage with the Go API key by @nwparker in #22551
fix(native-chat): show every user message on the message rail, not just loaded ones by @brennanb2025 in #22558
fix(native-chat): keep chats that failed to resume in the status bar and say what to do by @brennanb2025 in #22448
feat(agent-status): combine Codex child work through the shared main-agent status fold by @brennanb2025 in #22475
fix(orchestration): type a request ahead of pasted dispatch briefs so Claude workers follow them by @Jinwoo-H in #22582
fix(opencode): retire a subagent's blocker when the root turn ends by @nwparker in #22604
feat(native-chat): show context window usage in the composer by @brennanb2025 in #22301
fix(agent-status): count only agent work in stats, and read a Grok background subagent as working by @brennanb2025 in #22474
fix(native-chat): load older messages automatically before the reader reaches the top by @brennanb2025 in #22541
fix(native-chat): record which Codex agent produced each journal row by @brennanb2025 in #22532
feat(native-chat): add a hover copy button to sent messages by @brennanb2025 in #22721
feat(agent-session): let the host own a chat's tab id and let a create reserve it by @brennanb2025 in #22616
fix(claude): open structured chat without a startup deadline, and make Retry start fresh by @brennanb2025 in #22364
fix(skills): recognize symlinked provider skill roots by @aaryanporwal in #22606
fix(native-chat): date a session by its own lifecycle, not its subagents' work by @brennanb2025 in #22520
fix(agent-launch): a cwd at the workspace root no longer forces a terminal by @brennanb2025 in #22729
fix(pi): stop pi-subagents workflows from pinning a pane on working by @mmarabel in #22533
fix(agent-history): list older Pi sessions in Workspace and Project views by @mmarabel in #22482
fix(agent-status): end a Claude helper's turn when an API error stops it by @brennanb2025 in #22745
fix(pi): isolate status ownership in new terminals by @mmarabel in #22717
fix(agent-status): a cancel never hides live work by @brennanb2025 in #22476
fix(codex): a Codex native chat that never sent a message reopens after restart by @brennanb2025 in #22639
feat(agent-status): child work records say what the child is doing, how it ended, and when by @brennanb2025 in #22521
fix(native-chat): show the Codex and Claude model picker the moment a chat opens by @brennanb2025 in #22756
fix(native-chat): offer a resume for every chat that was working, and say what it was doing by @brennanb2025 in #22560
fix(terminal): make Codex restart replace the pane's process instead of reattaching it by @brennanb2025 in #22737
fix(native-chat): keep the background-task strip above a pending prompt card by @brennanb2025 in #22779
feat(agents): add first-class ZCode harness by @nwparker in #22464
feat(zcode): explain a ZCode build that has no terminal UI by @nwparker in #22730
refactor(native-chat): remove the unused terminal handoff by @brennanb2025 in #22783
fix(claude): let a Claude chat start again after its root exited with unverifiable descendants by @brennanb2025 in #22802
fix(native-chat): keep an idle chat alive while its subagents or background commands run by @brennanb2025 in #22794
feat(native-chat): Claude sessions write their subagents into the host status store by @brennanb2025 in #22536
feat(feature-tips): one-time tip for agent session search by @Jinwoo-H in #22923
fix(codex): Codex 0.157+ starts in Orca-managed homes instead of failing with SUN_LEN by @OrcaWin in #22878
fix(claude): prove a stopped chat's child processes gone when they exit with it by @brennanb2025 in #22918
fix(native-chat): send typed question answers as structured answers, not an option id by @brennanb2025 in #22793
refactor(agent-session): keep which conversation each chat tab shows in one host table by @brennanb2025 in #22709
fix(claude): end a Claude chat on its root's exit even when a descendant survived by @brennanb2025 in #22946
fix(native-chat): every journal append reaches the chats that are open by @brennanb2025 in #22811
fix(native-chat): report a chat's owner from its record, not its running agent by @brennanb2025 in #22808
fix(native-chat): name a chat write by its target, not the owner generation by @brennanb2025 in #22812
feat(rate-limits): add Cursor usage tracking by @nwparker in #22633
fix(native-chat): keep terminal pane chat ownership stable by @OrcaWin in #22984
fix(native-chat): preserve current pane ownership through toggles and restore by @OrcaWin in #23049
Accept repeated leading BOMs in agent hooks by @nwparker in #22414
fix(agents): honor environment prefixes in generation commands by @nwparker in #22427
fix(native-chat): every lease latch has a way to die by @brennanb2025 in #22820
fix(codex): retain runtime MCP entries without losing revocation by @nwparker in #22426
fix(native-chat): keep chat visible when detaching its pane by @OrcaWin in #23096
fix(vault): read OpenCode SQLite inside WSL and SSH hosts by @OrcaWin in #23128
Better add ai notes ui by @AmethystLiang in #21719

Terminal

Single panes gain an explicit close button, remounted SSH tabs keep spawning their shell, Linux IMEs handle candidate preedits, and managed WSL terminals automatically provide the Orca CLI.

refactor(tabs): delete the terminal tab's dead adopted-session field by @brennanb2025 in #22557
fix(terminal): let Linux IMEs keep the candidate key for a preedit they own by @nwparker in #22607
fix(daemon): rebase durable checkpoints on the live terminal by @Jinwoo-H in #22732
fix(terminal): one process-boundary ground for every known or proven boundary by @Jinwoo-H in #22735
fix(terminal): ground a program that dies with input modes armed on the normal screen by @Jinwoo-H in #22739
fix(terminal): prove an idle Git Bash prompt through its bin launcher by @Jinwoo-H in #22752
fix(terminal): serialize only the visible width after a column shrink by @Jinwoo-H in #22586
fix(terminal): stop dropping visible alt-screen output tagged as hidden-resize repaint by @Jinwoo-H in #22587
Show close button for single terminal panes by @AmethystLiang in #22770
Provide the Orca CLI automatically in managed WSL terminals by @OrcaWin in #22761
fix(terminal): damp park-verdict churn that is too slow to burst by @OrcaWin in #20851
Wait for foreground job readiness before testing Ctrl-Z by @OrcaWin in #23158
refactor(pty): make renderer delivery optional for headless runtimes by @OrcaWin in #23117

Editor, workspaces & startup

Folder toggles respond instantly, startup window activation and CJK Windows ACLs are stabilized, worktree catalogs are versioned, and machine identities stay distinct across Windows and remote runtimes.

fix: explain Xcode-blocked Git once in the sidebar and rescan on return by @Jinwoo-H in #22552
feat: name runtime machines by @brennanb2025 in #22094
revert: #18790 (orchestration incarnation reap fallback and bundled Freebuff agent) by @brennanb2025 in #22601
fix(file-explorer): toggle folder instantly on name click by @LesleyMurfin in #22325
fix(worktrees): version every catalog publication so a stale listing cannot undo a create by @brennanb2025 in #22507
fix(floating-workspace): keep agent launches from moving the main window's tab by @brennanb2025 in #22603
refactor(orchestration): give structured sessions an orchestration actor column by @brennanb2025 in #22522
fix(feedback): send text-only report when screenshots exceed the upload limit by @mmarabel in #22508
fix(desktop): release a native chat when you leave it, so its idle clock can start by @brennanb2025 in #22801
fix(runtime-environments): don't crash when a server removed via the CLI still responds by @mmarabel in #22517
refactor(orchestration): resolve every caller and target to one orchestration party, keyed by the Orca session id by @brennanb2025 in #22555
fix(worktrees): keep failed orphan cleanup retryable by @nwparker in #22409
fix: stop process-tree loops by @nwparker in #22411
fix(editor): highlight scoped dotenv filenames on desktop and mobile by @nwparker in #22416
fix(editor): use the bundled ABAP grammar by @nwparker in #22417
fix(cli): preserve the WSL distro when adding managed accounts by @nwparker in #22418
fix(jira): bypass collection caches on explicit refresh by @nwparker in #22419
fix(pdf): keep the search counter in sync with selected matches by @nwparker in #22420
fix(projects): refresh stale automatic GitHub icons during enrichment by @nwparker in #22421
Preserve Kimi config permissions by @nwparker in #22422
fix(toast): keep folder errors above standard modal backdrops by @nwparker in #22423
Keep large Windows file identities distinct by @nwparker in #22424
fix(tasks): read a malformed saved Linear team selection as sticky-all instead of crashing the page by @OrcaWin in #22279
fix(types): describe command environments independently of Expo globals by @OrcaWin in #23073
Prioritize workspace opening over replacement checkout preparation by @nwparker in #23013
fix(sidebar): "Hide default branch" hides a folder project's root workspace by @OrcaWin in #22744
fix(startup): hold desktop activations until the startup window exists by @OrcaWin in #22495
fix(startup): read the install-dir package ACL as SDDL so a repaired folder reads clean on Chinese/Japanese/Korean Windows by @OrcaWin in #22490
fix(windows): reuse shared PowerShell literal quoting at every hand-rolled escaper by @OrcaWin in #23083
Leave Open Settings unbound by default by @nwparker in #23136
fix(markdown): return focus to editor from find bar by @nwparker in #23175
fix: route hook files through their stored repository owner by @nwparker in #23184
fix: stop retired folder watchers from starting Git upgrades by @nwparker in #23144
fix: preserve conflicting folders when local import creation fails by @nwparker in #23101
fix: reject expired updater feed selections by @nwparker in #23160
fix: stop abandoned local attachment checks after composer unmount by @nwparker in #23075

Persistence & performance

Profile storage shifts to SQLite with background writes and Bun bundling, concurrent reads and readiness probes are deduplicated, and lingering file watchers and caches are cleanly released.

Persist profile state in SQLite with background writes by @OrcaWin in #22612
perf(ci): reduce queue pressure without paid runners by @OrcaWin in #23053
Bundle Bun for headless Orca and profile persistence by @OrcaWin in #22635
fix(persistence): reclaim Windows profile locks after PID reuse by @OrcaWin in #23122
perf(chat): share matching concurrent transcript reads by @nwparker in #23172
perf(editor): skip unchanged draft publications by @nwparker in #23173
fix(renderer): release retired store snapshots from selector caches by @OrcaWin in #23187
Cancel abandoned renderer-owned reads by @nwparker in #22986
perf(terminal): avoid intermediate history frame buffers by @nwparker in #23005
perf(terminal): scan synchronized markers in linear work by @nwparker in #23015
perf(editor): skip unchanged cursor-line store writes by @nwparker in #22983
refactor(persistence): retire ordinary JSON profile writes by @OrcaWin in #23202
Release failed filesystem watcher setup records by @nwparker in #22995
perf(renderer): release unrelated state during cache saves by @nwparker in #23021
perf: avoid copying unchanged artifact share records by @nwparker in #23141
perf: reuse Muse usage filters within each snapshot by @nwparker in #23179
perf: reuse target membership within folder lineage filtering by @nwparker in #23185
fix: release chunked download resources with their renderer by @nwparker in #23108
fix: close file watcher probes after failed writes by @nwparker in #23124
perf: retire removed worktree head failure markers by @nwparker in #23135
Release cursor positions with editor tab ownership by @nwparker in #22988
perf(persistence): serialize selective SQLite saves once by @nwparker in #23171
Release SQLite transaction queues when startup fails by @nwparker in #22993
perf: reuse fresh selected folder checks on unrelated expiry by @nwparker in #23087

Remote, SSH & relay

Regional rehome operators accept newer production cells, relay drain times prevent dropped connections, and SSH pending layouts survive reconnects.

fix(relay): accept production cells past c29 in the regional rehome operator by @Jinwoo-H in #22518
fix(relay): drain a same-cap cell over 5 minutes, not 2 by @Jinwoo-H in #22584
feat(search): bundle ripgrep for local, WSL, and SSH search by @nwparker in #22396
fix(web): keep Remote Web loading over plain HTTP without crypto.randomUUID by @mmarabel in #22516
Preserve pending SSH terminal layout edits by @OrcaWin in #22991
fix(terminal): a remounted new SSH tab keeps the shell its old pane was still spawning by @OrcaWin in #22578
perf(relay): share concurrent readiness probes by @nwparker in #23012
perf(relay): skip abandoned queued control activation by @nwparker in #23029
perf: avoid duplicate base64 decode on SSH uploads by @nwparker in #23093
fix: stop retired relay load connections from rescheduling refreshes by @nwparker in #23071

Browser

Pixel captures only wait when necessary, empty Chromium cookies import cleanly, and settings search cataloging avoids redundant work.

fix(browser): only pixel-capturing commands wait for the page to be drawn by @Jinwoo-H in #22528
fix(browser): let pixel capture hold its own page drawn, without the desktop window by @Jinwoo-H in #22534
refactor(browser): remove the unused screenshot-prep visibility helper by @Jinwoo-H in #22526
fix(browser): import empty-value Chromium cookies instead of their domain hash by @Jinwoo-H in #22719
perf: build browser settings search catalog once per render by @nwparker in #23155
perf: stream the packaged browser installer checksum in CI by @nwparker in #23082

Mobile (OTA page)

The over-the-air page gains native safe areas, smoother streamed browser panes, Android live input fixes, and persistent machine naming after pairing.

fix(mobile): keep the shell's window insets out of the page WebView (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22549
fix(mobile): route the bottom drawer's keyboard through the platform seam (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22556
fix(mobile-web): page inputs lose the browser focus ring and hairlines draw one device pixel (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22569
feat(mobile): the page owns its safe area, like a native screen (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22570
test(mobile): repin the recording corpus to main's tip after #22570 by @Jinwoo-H in #22576
fix(mobile): keep the streamed browser pane flipping on slow phones, and stop double taps by @Jinwoo-H in #22392
test(mobile): repin the RPC recording corpus and session closure after #22392 by @Jinwoo-H in #22702
fix(mobile): restart the streamed browser pane on every return to the app by @Jinwoo-H in #22694
docs: update translated Android APK links to 0.0.50 by @AmethystLiang in #22740
feat(mobile): name the machine after pairing by @brennanb2025 in #22104
fix(mobile): the page's terminal shows its last rows above the command dock (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22806
fix(mobile): keep terminal input working when reopening worktrees by @shaharmor in #22505
fix(mobile): the page's Live input on Android echoes each letter as typed (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22958
fix(mobile): a terminal opens once at the phone's size, on the page and natively (OTA phase C follow-up) by @Jinwoo-H in #22960
fix(mobile): update fflate for security advisory by @nwparker in #22961
fix(mobile): give each host field one writer so relay routing can't revert edits by @Jinwoo-H in #22956
refactor(mobile): the live input's composing range comes from a platform seam pair by @Jinwoo-H in #23037
test(mobile): repin RPC goldens to main after #22956's squash by @Jinwoo-H in #23046
fix(mobile): label direct paths with the shared Tailscale check by @Jinwoo-H in #23039

Internationalization (i18n)

Translations expand across Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese with corrected turn statuses and localized artifact search.

fix(i18n): add missing translations for artifacts and browsing by @AmethystLiang in #22697
fix(i18n): align ko artifacts search keyword with value override by @AmethystLiang in #22711
docs: restore translated README assets reverted by stale APK bump by @Jinwoo-H in #22755
fix(docs): update translated readme asset and WeChat links by @AmethystLiang in #22763
chore(i18n): translate 85 new keys to es/fr/ja/ko/zh by @AmethystLiang in #22746
chore(i18n): translate 113 new keys to es/fr/ja/ko/zh by @AmethystLiang in #23067
fix(i18n): correct duration and turn-status copy across locales by @AmethystLiang in #23243

Tests, CI & documentation

Redundant CI workflows and runner queues are trimmed, test isolation improves across worktrees and runtimes, and documentation is updated.

test(file-search): pin request-key listings against the real runtime shape by @AmethystLiang in #22312
test(runtime): stop worker-recovery retries from scanning inside later tests by @nwparker in #22567
docs: remove duplicate Muse badge from README by @FumingPower3925 in #22497
test(runtime): isolate per-repo worktree scan expiry from the shared timer queue by @brennanb2025 in #22575
test(opencode): cover the opencode2 host-env branch and stop inheriting ORCA_OPENCODE_AGENT by @nwparker in #22547
docs(tui-agent-config): correct the OpenCode readiness-budget rationale by @nwparker in #22593
test(terminal): pin Option-composed currency on a punctuation key by @nwparker in #22608
test: remove redundant mobile and GitLab checks by @AmethystLiang in #22748
fix(release): run the tag's own skill freshness inventory tests in the release gate by @brennanb2025 in #22775
fix(lint): include .mts and .cts in line-limit checks by @nwparker in #22413
Simplify .map().flat() to .flatMap() in onboarding tests by @AmethystLiang in #22917
chore(deps): refresh maintained dependencies by @nwparker in #22964
test(terminal): re-pin the pane hook-order parity past #23049 by @Jinwoo-H in #23090
ci: verify mobile disposal and balance unit-test costs by @OrcaWin in #23114
Reduce redundant CI runs, pnpm uploads, and fixture startups by @OrcaWin in #23145
Improve pull request template for issue linking by @nwparker in d3434a2
Optimize CI follow-up workflows by @OrcaWin in #23190
Simplify filter-flatMap patterns to single flatMap operations by @AmethystLiang in #23242

New Contributors

@FumingPower3925 made their first contribution in #22497
@aaryanporwal made their first contribution in #22606

Full Changelog: v1.4.212...v1.4.214