stablyai/orca v1.4.240 on GitHub

A more dependable workspace 🐳

This release gives the built-in browser searchable history, makes agent activity easier to follow, and improves recovery across chats and remote terminals. You’ll also find Lean and Zig syntax highlighting, support for larger quick-command collections, and a new orca ports command for finding your dev servers.

The short version

Conversations that stay with you: Claude chats now show turns made outside Orca. Retained messages return after reconnect without reopening the chat, and crash recovery no longer guesses that a sent message was undelivered.
A browser with a better memory: Search your browsing history, reopen pages, remove unwanted suggestions, and clear history with Undo. Pages can also use files you pick, save or drop through File System Access.
Remote work with fewer interruptions: Slow connections survive missed wake probes, reconnect notices explain what is happening, SSH terminals wait for sign-in, and new splits stay on the paired server.
Agent status you can trust: Completed Codex subagents stop showing as Working, running main tasks stay visible through /side conversations, and Codex MCP tools that require approval get an approval card.
More room for your workflow: Save more than 40 quick commands, find a worktree’s detected dev-server ports with orca ports, and reclaim old dependency installs and build output from development worktrees.
Polish where it counts: Lean and Zig highlighting, clearer session-search excerpts, smoother Mac trackpad scrolling in terminal apps, and better protection for unmerged branches and worktrees shared between Windows and WSL.

Phone & web updates: Updating Orca on the computer serving your phone or browser updates the served interface. This release also keeps running Codex tasks visible on paired and mobile views during /side conversations and fixes browser-picked or dropped chat attachments uploading to the paired server.

Compatibility & upgrade notes

Native chat (experimental): Update paired and SSH hosts alongside Orca for the latest chat, agent-status and launch fixes. Codex’s new approval cards cover MCP tool approvals that do not require form fields; general MCP forms and URL-based verification are not supported by this change.
Browser history: Open History from the page menu, or use Cmd+Y on macOS and Ctrl+H on Linux and Windows. Search, remove individual entries, or clear the last hour, today or all time, with Undo for clearing.
Detected ports: orca ports supports workspace selection and JSON output on runtimes with host-scoped port scanning. Direct SSH hosts do not support detection yet; native folder workspaces require --all to list the host’s listeners.
Development cleanup: Manual pnpm reclaim-space and automatic cleanup on development launches can reclaim ignored, untracked dependency installs and generated output in old sibling worktrees, using a default 30-day cutoff. Selected, invoking and excluded worktrees remain protected. Stop sibling apps, agents, installs, builds and tests before applying manual cleanup; reclaimed installs and output need reinstalling or rebuilding when used again.
Terminal file links: The earlier change to open a file link in the workspace where it was clicked was reverted in this release.

Product experience

Native chat (experimental)

Catch up on conversations, reconnect without extra steps, and answer agent prompts with clearer controls.

Show turns made outside Orca in an existing Claude chat by @brennanb2025 in #31615
Show retained chat messages after reconnect without reopening the chat by @brennanb2025 in #32255
Keep sent messages from being falsely marked undelivered after a crash, and stop scanning the transcript on every reopen by @brennanb2025 in #30580
Show approval cards for Codex MCP tools that require permission by @nwparker in #33310
Submit Claude question-preview answers with Enter by @nwparker in #33332
Match terminal pane split and close menus in chat by @brennanb2025 in #28969
Display unknown HTML tags as text instead of dropping them by @anmol0b in #30819
Alert the orchestration coordinator when a chat worker errors by @brennanb2025 in #31941
Deliver follow-ups to running Codex goals using the choices the goal inherits by @nwparker in #33300
Upload chat attachments picked or dropped in a web client to the paired server by @nwparker in #33060

Agent activity & integrations

See the task that is actually running, keep completed work settled, and launch agents with the right session and settings.

Record Stop immediately and settle subagents when their exit is confirmed by @brennanb2025 in #28051
Clear stale Working status for completed Codex subagents by @nwparker in #32937
Show reference-origin icons and native-chat origins in the sidebar by @nwparker in #33049
Retain completion subtitles for paired workspaces by @innocarpe in #9930
Remove Claude teammates stopped with TaskStop from the sidebar by @davidgarciab in #32048
Keep agent questions visible when a stale program report says Working by @maxmilian in #32156
Preserve running-agent hook status through idle title repaints by @nwparker in #32195
Restart initial agent-detection probes when their results are invalidated by @nwparker in #32558
Keep Codex status tied to the main task through /side chats after restart by @nwparker in #33275
Keep a running Codex turn visible on paired and mobile views while /side is shown by @nwparker in #33308
Resume Claude panes whose environment scrubbing removed their pane identity by @nwparker in #33286
Find Antigravity’s usage command in the same environment used to launch agents by @nwparker in #33289
Refresh OpenCode credential status after saving by @Pr1p in #33081
Read Kimi Code 2.x usage from its scoped OAuth configuration by @nwparker in #33290
Bound retries when generating an agent’s first-work name by @nwparker in #33299
Prevent Claude agent-hook runs from creating phantom subagent rows by @nwparker in #33298
Accept OpenCode release ranges when selecting a launch-time model by @nwparker in #33307
Preserve concurrent edits during a remote Hermes reinstall by @Shy7777 in #20631
Keep a cold-restored terminal’s agent session without showing an old Done status by @nwparker in #33302
Attribute shared Hermes gateway events to the correct session pane by @nwparker in #33288
Let branded Pi forks reach launch readiness by setting their initial session title by @thefrikidude in #28317
Preserve a fresh agent’s chat identity when an older shell title arrives by @nwparker in #33306
Mark a Pi answer unread before the compaction that follows it by @mmarabel in #33272
Back off Antigravity usage reads that trigger browser sign-in by @nwparker in #33297
Let paired hosts plan terminal-agent launches from the composer by @nwparker in #32192

Browser

Find a page again, manage what appears in suggestions, and use web apps with local files more naturally.

Add searchable browsing history, removable suggestions and Chrome-style Escape behavior in the address bar by @AmoabaKelvin in #31846
Let pages use files picked, saved or dropped through File System Access by @AmoabaKelvin in #32970
Render dark-scheme documents on a dark canvas in previews by @AmoabaKelvin in #32975
Refresh browser profiles changed outside the window without a reload by @AmoabaKelvin in #32723
Keep a closed host page from lingering as a window-saved browser tab by @nwparker in #33266

Terminals & remote connections

Type, scroll, split and reconnect with fewer interruptions, while keeping sessions on the host where they belong.

Wait for SSH sign-in before starting a terminal opened during authentication by @nwparker in #33072
Start a split on the paired server even when it follows immediately after opening a tab by @nwparker in #33078
Keep slow remote connections open when a wake probe is missed by @nwparker in #33071
Show one reconnect notice per server, explain the cause, and account for measured connection latency by @nwparker in #33095
Reattach remote panes on the host’s next snapshot after a host-exit settlement by @nwparker in #33062
Remove an exited original pane on paired clients consistently with split panes by @nwparker in #33083
Record why remote connections closed in app diagnostics by @nwparker in #33094
Preserve terminal output and parsing order through resizes by @nwparker in #32750
Avoid republishing session tabs on every Codex thread-name spinner tick by @nwparker in #33291
Keep keys typed before a pane’s terminal is ready by @nwparker in #33281
Keep Mac trackpad flicks continuous in full-screen terminal apps by @nwparker in #33313
Prevent “104;255” from leaking into agent prompts after a tab switch by @ivermin1123 in #31411
Recheck previously missing paths so terminal file links become clickable by @mmarabel in #6282
Prevent terminal creation from reviving tabs that were already closed by @nwparker in #32190
Restart shell panes in split agent tabs as shells by @nwparker in #32418
Report when a terminal has stopped accepting input instead of claiming delivery by @nwparker in #33269
Answer background terminal startup queries while the paired view is paused by @nwparker in #33273
Limit Reconnect & Delete to the selected SSH workspace by @nwparker in #33253
Move managed SSH tunnels away from saved local ports that cannot be bound by @nwparker in #33271
Match SSH conversion manifest signing to the host’s parsing by @nwparker in #32369
Stop paired desktops from republishing mirrored editor tabs by @nwparker in #33259
Keep probed host capabilities available after host-status updates by @nwparker in #33263
Prevent a server liveness check from mistaking its own shell for the server by @nwparker in #33158
Allow different workspaces to sleep at the same time without failing by @nwparker in #33283
Add opt-in proxy connection reuse for system SSH on Windows by @nwparker in #33030
Start managed servers with a smaller V8 young generation by @nwparker in #31494
Respect both configured and cell-reported relay connection limits by @Jinwoo-H in #33039
Move relay hosts off an isolated cell while its replacement starts by @Jinwoo-H in #33312
Use a consistent numeric locale for POSIX agent-hook curl timeouts by @siddiqueirshad in #19600
Remove eager regex lookbehind from paired web routes for browser compatibility by @nwparker in #32906

Source control, workspaces & Windows / WSL

Keep project actions on the right host, protect branches and worktrees, and let cold WSL distributions finish starting.

Recognize GitLab SSH-over-443 remotes by @lorenzozanee in #30998
Recognize Bitbucket remotes using ssh.bitbucket.org by @Pr1p in #31002
Preserve Source Control section collapse state by @just-zzp in #9405
Back off failed GitLab authentication probes by @1aifanatic in #26742
Hide stale merged PRs after the workspace HEAD changes by @xianjianlf2 in #7815
Protect worktrees created by the other Git installation on Windows or WSL from pruning by @nwparker in #33103
Include the registry addon when relocating the Windows daemon host by @nwparker in #32194
Retry Git reads after transient wsl.exe service errors during distro startup by @nwparker in #33145
Keep the worktree watcher from interrupting a cold WSL distro’s boot by @nwparker in #33175
Avoid synchronous WSL home-directory probes at startup and premature termination of a booting distro by @nwparker in #33179
Preserve unmerged branches even when they have no net file changes by @nwparker in #32181
Use the paired server’s own repository ID when an SSH row shares its path by @nwparker in #33257
Search and offer Linear issues from the same host in Create worktree by @nwparker in #33270
Remove flags that Kimi Code rejects from Source Control AI commands by @nwparker in #33285

Developer tools & everyday polish

Find running dev servers, keep larger command collections, and make the small interactions feel more considered.

List a worktree’s detected dev-server ports with orca ports, including workspace selection and JSON output by @nwparker in #33016
Explain that direct SSH hosts do not support port detection yet by @nwparker in #33055
Reclaim old dependency installs and generated output across sibling worktrees with manual cleanup by @nwparker in #32331
Include old worktree installs and generated output in automatic development cleanup by @nwparker in #33277
Save quick-command lists with more than 40 entries by @AmethystLiang in #32972
Keep long quick-command dropdowns responsive with virtualization by @AmethystLiang in #33218
Improve Resource Manager tab sizing and sort PTYs by workspace activity by @AmethystLiang in #33226
Keep search highlights visible in long session excerpts by @AmethystLiang in #33220
Enable Lean syntax highlighting by @febyeji in #31930
Highlight Zig source files and diffs by @nwparker in #32705
Group Copilot sessions under their workspace in AI Vault, using the original prompt as the title by @anmol0b in #31160
Preserve transient AI Vault panel state by @just-zzp in #9419
Restore focus after renaming a floating tab by @MimeLyc in #31510
Dismiss notifications without closing modal editors by @degisftw in #32065
Reveal full shortcut titles on hover by @hwantage in #16806
Accept normalized Markdown save confirmations from Linear by @Pr1p in #30076
Keep localized sidebar Send controls from overlapping by @hwantage in #18474
Report conflicts with shortcuts consumed first by the main process by @m-a-king in #10780
Show workspace names in the resume dialog while workspaces load by @brennanb2025 in #33038
Handle dashboard pop-out readiness while the window is hidden by @innocarpe in #24470
List a web client’s paired server once in automations by @nwparker in #33019
Explain when headless terminal creation cannot find a workspace by @nwparker in #33264

Tests, builds & maintenance

Broader behavioral coverage across platforms, remote connections, persistence and mobile; fewer redundant tests; and continued module organization. Local affected-test runs also cache loaded dependencies.

All test, build and maintenance changes

test: exercise real platform, provider, and spool boundaries by @OrcaWin in #33010
refactor: colocate remote runtime passthrough socket by @nwparker in #33009
test: strengthen hook lifecycle and transcript boundaries by @OrcaWin in #33015
test: remove workflow string checks and strengthen provider assertions by @OrcaWin in #33017
test: strengthen stateful assertions and remove redundant checks by @OrcaWin in #33020
refactor: colocate remote runtime error classification by @nwparker in #33024
test: strengthen hook, navigation, and release coverage by @OrcaWin in #33028
test: strengthen hook, release, and mobile transport coverage by @OrcaWin in #33031
refactor: colocate structured session cancellation contract by @nwparker in #33048
refactor: colocate remote runtime socket cleanup by @nwparker in #33051
refactor: colocate orcad migration tests and fixtures by @nwparker in #33054
test: expect legacy failure reads to reuse the published display by @nwparker in #33061
refactor: colocate persistence settings and automation tests by @nwparker in #33058
test: remove duplicate coverage and strengthen boundary assertions by @OrcaWin in #33047
Fix main lint: move native-chat adapter error classes into their own file by @brennanb2025 in #33046
test: consolidate UUID coverage and verify input boundaries by @OrcaWin in #33073
ci: use grep instead of rg in dependency audit prep by @nwparker in #33074
refactor: group Parcel watcher child process ownership by @nwparker in #33079
test(e2e): stop restarted serve hosts with SIGTERM so the PTY daemon survives by @nwparker in #33067
ci: fail when a checked-in test file has no runner by @nwparker in #33080
test: consolidate redundant checks and strengthen boundary coverage by @OrcaWin in #33082
test: consolidate duplicates and strengthen behavioral boundaries by @OrcaWin in #33088
test(chat): respect frame ownership after creation protection expires by @nwparker in #33091
test: consolidate image-send coverage and repair contract assertions by @OrcaWin in #33093
test: consolidate refusal cases and repair boundary coverage by @OrcaWin in #33098
refactor(renderer): group session tab activation and cancellation by @nwparker in #33100
test: remove duplicate mobile coverage and strengthen regression assertions by @OrcaWin in #33106
refactor(renderer): group GitHub task mutation owners by @nwparker in #33113
feat(telemetry): count Windows-drive WSL repos with WSL-made worktrees by @nwparker in #33104
test: trim redundant cases and repair session and hook assertions by @OrcaWin in #33121
refactor(renderer): group GitHub task read and refresh owners by @nwparker in #33127
test: remove redundant cases and strengthen session boundary coverage by @OrcaWin in #33129
test: trim duplicate assertions and repair restore and document coverage by @OrcaWin in #33133
test: trim duplicate search coverage and strengthen file and image assertions by @OrcaWin in #33140
refactor(runtime): group session teardown and tab ownership by @nwparker in #33142
test: remove redundant cases and strengthen browser and attachment coverage by @OrcaWin in #33144
test: strengthen RPC cancellation, release rejection, and mobile prompts by @OrcaWin in #33146
test: strengthen runtime, harness, and mobile review coverage by @OrcaWin in #33151
refactor(shared): group native-chat stream and provider rules by @nwparker in #33150
test: repair GitHub, native preparation, and shared assertions by @OrcaWin in #33153
test: consolidate capability inventories and strengthen runtime assertions by @OrcaWin in #33161
refactor(shared): colocate Jira rules and direct imports by @nwparker in #33164
test: tighten parser completion and mobile transport assertions by @OrcaWin in #33163
test: consolidate duplicate coverage and repair weak assertions by @OrcaWin in #33171
test: consolidate duplicate assertions and strengthen runtime checks by @OrcaWin in #33173
test: strengthen transport, status, and permission assertions by @OrcaWin in #33177
refactor(codex): colocate app-server protocol owners by @nwparker in #33176
test: repair benchmark runners and strengthen policy boundaries by @OrcaWin in #33183
test: strengthen routing, scheduling, and session assertions by @OrcaWin in #33189
refactor(persistence): colocate terminal topology tests by @nwparker in #33191
test: remove duplicate capability coverage and strengthen boundary assertions by @OrcaWin in #33197
refactor(persistence): colocate workspace and repository tests by @nwparker in #33203
test: remove synthetic compatibility checks and strengthen workspace coverage by @OrcaWin in #33207
test: trim redundant checks and strengthen workspace persistence by @OrcaWin in #33208
test: trim redundant checks and strengthen retained coverage by @OrcaWin in #33214
refactor(persistence): colocate loading and security tests by @nwparker in #33213
test: remove shallow capability checks and repair boundary assertions by @OrcaWin in #33224
refactor(persistence): colocate test fixtures and harness by @nwparker in #33233
test: remove ineffective checks and strengthen settings and notifications by @OrcaWin in #33235
test: remove ineffective checks and strengthen persistence and mobile coverage by @OrcaWin in #33239
refactor(tasks): colocate source summary hook by @nwparker in #33242
test: remove ineffective cases and strengthen behavioral coverage by @OrcaWin in #33243
refactor: colocate Task Page source availability hook by @nwparker in #33245
test: repair behavioral coverage and remove export inventory by @OrcaWin in #33246
refactor: group browser cookie source modules by @nwparker in #33250
test: exercise real mobile controller and repair weak assertions by @OrcaWin in #33248
test: repair masked coverage and remove five low-value checks by @OrcaWin in #33256
test: repair masked assertions and remove eight low-value checks by @OrcaWin in #33268
test: expose masked assertions and consolidate duplicate checks by @OrcaWin in #33276
test: strengthen persisted state, terminal, and mobile assertions by @OrcaWin in #33282
refactor: group repository execution settings by @nwparker in #33261
test: replace weak checks with behavioral coverage by @OrcaWin in #33292
refactor: group runtime session ownership by @nwparker in #33301
test: strengthen persistence, session and failure-result assertions by @OrcaWin in #33303
test: remove redundant cases and strengthen state-transition assertions by @OrcaWin in #33309
refactor: group cookie import orchestration and cleanup by @nwparker in #33314
perf(test): cache local dependencies for affected Vitest runs by @nwparker in #33305
test: remove redundant cases and strengthen persistence, terminal and mobile checks by @OrcaWin in #33318
test(agent-hooks): warm Windows PowerShell before timing hook launchers by @nwparker in #33274
Revert "fix(terminal): a file link opens in the workspace it was clicked in (#32320)" by @nwparker in #33304
Test AI Vault title-only search fallback by @AmethystLiang in #33234
test(e2e): click a managed SSH terminal link only after the terminal refits beside the browser by @nwparker in #33328
test: remove redundant cases and repair audit assertions by @OrcaWin in #33334
test(runtime): a deadline-free PTY read stops at its cap while newer listings keep overtaking it by @nwparker in #33331
test(file-watch): wait for the coalesced refresh instead of a 250ms clock by @nwparker in #33329
test: run every suite that opens profile-state SQLite under Node by @nwparker in #33333
test: delete the PTY pane-copy census by @nwparker in #33338

New Contributors

@anmol0b made their first contribution in #31160
@lorenzozanee made their first contribution in #30998
@MimeLyc made their first contribution in #31510
@degisftw made their first contribution in #32065
@davidgarciab made their first contribution in #32048
@m-a-king made their first contribution in #10780
@1aifanatic made their first contribution in #26742
@febyeji made their first contribution in #31930
@siddiqueirshad made their first contribution in #19600
@ivermin1123 made their first contribution in #31411
@Shy7777 made their first contribution in #20631
@thefrikidude made their first contribution in #28317

Full Changelog: v1.4.239...v1.4.240