stablyai/orca v1.4.259 on GitHub

Major performance improvements, automatic cleanup & focused subagent views ✨

Orca 1.4.259 improves performance across crowded sidebars, long chats and terminal restoration, and keeps Git reads moving while new workspaces are created. New cleanup controls help you manage the workspaces left behind.

⚡ Smoother busy workspaces: Crowded sidebars and long chat tool runs render only the visible rows, reducing rendering work and chat memory use. Terminal history restores without blocking the window on disk reads.
🧹 Clear finished work on your terms: Settings → Workspace Cleanup lets you review matching workspaces, enable automatic cleanup and inspect its activity. Give individual projects their own rules.
💬 Follow one subagent at a time: Open its task, live steps and final answer in a dedicated view, then return to the main conversation where you left off.
🤖 Use Kimi Code in Chat: Start a conversation with Kimi’s model picker, permission controls, questions and /compact support.
🎙️ Watch dictation take shape: Nemotron 3.5 now streams live text; Parakeet Unified EN adds an English-only streaming option. Optional AI cleanup handles punctuation and spoken corrections before insertion.
📱 Find the phone tab that needs you: The tab bar shows the open tab, a count and an add button. Tap the count for a grouped view of all tabs, including those waiting for your answer.

Previous release: 1.4.258 — Smoother workspaces, restored phone scrolling and Copilot Chat.

Highlights

Keep working while agents use tools: Agent-created terminal splits keep your keyboard where it was. Browser popups and new-tab links opened by agents stay in the background. A server agent’s new browser tab can open on your paired desktop; without a paired desktop, it stays on the server.
Organize without stopping work: Hide a project from the sidebar while its agents, terminals and automations keep running. Find it again under Hidden projects. On a shared paired server, hiding its project applies to everyone connected there.
Inspect long runs: Expanded tool runs draw the visible rows while preserving Find, copying and keyboard navigation. Subagent rosters show each agent’s model, current work and result.

Compatibility & upgrade notes

Cleanup is opt-in: Rules start off. Review the deletion preview before enabling them; matching workspaces may be deleted within seconds of confirmation. Archive controls are not available.
Kimi Chat requires Kimi Code 2.5.0+ and sign-in.
Voice: Download Parakeet Unified EN in Voice settings to use it. AI cleanup is off by default and asks before sending dictated text, vocabulary and instructions to your selected agent. Failure or timeout inserts the original words. With simultaneous dictations, only one streams live.
Phone: These changes include desktop-served phone pages; this desktop update does not install a native phone app. If prompted to Update mobile, update the phone app and reconnect.
Source Control: The merged-workspace cleanup notice and its Delete Workspace action were withdrawn; earlier review-refresh and sleeping-workspace behavior is restored.

What's Changed

📱 Phone & mobile

Phone tabs, touch input, remote controls and mobile rendering.

fix(mobile): send chat with Cmd+Enter in desktop Mac browsers by @AmoabaKelvin in #41330
feat(mobile): show only the open tab, with a tab count and a sheet of every tab by @AmoabaKelvin in #41345
fix(mobile): show an error when closing a session tab fails by @AmoabaKelvin in #41404
Clarify mobile pairing access and lost-device revocation by @nwparker in #41453
fix(mobile): exclude overlay permission and clear removed-host diagnostics by @nwparker in #41455
Allow hosts to disable mobile push delivery by @nwparker in #41456
fix(browser): a tab taken back from the phone returns to desktop size at once by @AmoabaKelvin in #41501
fix(mobile): shrink chat photos to 2000 px before upload by @AmoabaKelvin in #41514
fix(mobile): return to Agents in one Back from an agent opened on Home by @AmoabaKelvin in #41522
fix(mobile): convert Android HEIC photos to JPEG when picked for chat by @AmoabaKelvin in #41626
feat(mobile): floating answer card, queued messages above it by @AmethystLiang in #41611
fix(mobile): place a failed queued row by the queue's current order by @AmethystLiang in #41633
perf(renderer): drop the mobile-driver overlay's backdrop blur by @brennanb2025 in #41557
Improve bug report template for desktop, remote, and mobile by @AmethystLiang in #11140
Open linked worktree directories in mobile chat by @AmethystLiang in #36078
Open launched agents from mobile AI actions by @AmethystLiang in #35235
fix(mobile): forget queued-row heights for messages that left the queue by @AmethystLiang in #41802
perf(mobile): build all-tabs sheet rows only while the sheet is shown by @AmethystLiang in #41819
fix(relay): re-ask the director when phone data attaches keep failing; close coordinator recovery gaps by @nwparker in #41991
fix(mobile-relay): bounded resolve on persistent 4404, widen a timed-out resolve, rate-limit deferral logs by @nwparker in #41994

💬 Chat & session history

Chat agents, subagent views, conversation rendering and saved-session discovery.

fix(native-chat): send Claude images over 5 MB instead of refusing the message by @AmoabaKelvin in #41333
fix(native-chat): refresh skills when reopening the picker by @Luoqiu1 in #41023
fix(native-chat): keep branch hover beside its label by @brennanb2025 in #41340
Skip rename migration owner lookups for chats without aliases by @brennanb2025 in #41355
fix(native-chat): send images over 5 MB to Pi 1.5.1 and newer by @AmoabaKelvin in #41391
Stop chat-host lookups from duplicating approval watches by @brennanb2025 in #41390
fix(native-chat): send images up to 20 MB inline to ACP agents instead of as a file path by @AmoabaKelvin in #41400
fix(native-chat): keep Send's round size while Cmd/Ctrl previews steer by @brennanb2025 in #40820
fix(native-chat): attach SVG, BMP and ICO as files instead of refusing the message by @AmoabaKelvin in #41394
fix(native-chat): keep Claude's context ring after compaction when responses carry no usage by @AmoabaKelvin in #41507
feat(plugins): host API 1.9 — agent session history, resume past sessions, task titles by @nwparker in #41542
perf(chat): decode OpenCode transcript messages once per page by @brennanb2025 in #41575
feat(native-chat): answer card as separate option tiles by @AmethystLiang in #41602
Antigravity settings: flatten into agy terminal and Chats cards by @brennanb2025 in #41531
fix(native-chat): Enter on the chosen answer confirms instead of deselecting by @AmethystLiang in #41635
fix(native-chat): keep final reply spacing consistent by @AmethystLiang in #41440
fix(native-chat): continue a usage-limited chat on the account you switch to by @AmoabaKelvin in #41665
Keep OMP background work alive during native chat idle cleanup by @brennanb2025 in #41491
feat(native-chat): run Kimi Code in Chat over its ACP server by @AmoabaKelvin in #41661
Honor user rules in managed Antigravity chats by @brennanb2025 in #41504
Antigravity chat setup: install from Chat UI settings, sign in from the chat by @brennanb2025 in #41506
fix(native-chat): preview GitHub PR links in chats without a GitHub repo by @AmethystLiang in #41359
Improve Chat UI tips by @AmethystLiang in #41666
Name the terminal's Orca ID item Copy Orca Session ID, matching chat by @brennanb2025 in #41725
perf(native-chat): draw only the visible rows of an opened tool run by @brennanb2025 in #41552
fix(opencode): attach @-mentioned files to OpenCode chat prompts by @AmoabaKelvin in #41932
fix(native-chat): an older browser run's Show button opens its own page or none, never the latest by @AmoabaKelvin in #41939
fix(native-chat): the browser Show button says why when the page can't be opened by @AmoabaKelvin in #41956
fix(native-chat): keep a Claude chat's start going when the laptop sleeps, instead of rejecting the message by @AmoabaKelvin in #41965
fix(native-chat): /compact runs while a Claude chat's background subagent works by @AmoabaKelvin in #41945
feat(native-chat): show each subagent's model, current tool and result in the chat by @AmoabaKelvin in #41766
feat(native-chat): open a subagent in its own view with its prompt, steps and reply by @AmoabaKelvin in #42066
perf(native-chat): avoid per-commit journal fsync by @brennanb2025 in #42162
fix(native-chat): forget a chat tab's open subagent when the tab closes by @AmoabaKelvin in #42254

🤝 Workers & coordination

Worker prompts, coordination, messaging and remote run management.

perf(orchestration): stop coordinator check and worker-list from rescanning Run history by @Jinwoo-H in #41293
perf(orchestration): back off idle remote relays and pull only pending peer replies by @Jinwoo-H in #41311
fix(orchestration): label follow-up worker cards, gate remote-owned start cards on ready by @Jinwoo-H in #41377
feat(orchestration): let coordinators approve worker permission prompts (opt-in) by @Jinwoo-H in #41306
fix(orchestration): hide approve from help; approval follow-ups by @Jinwoo-H in #41403
perf(orchestration): read released worker output from its original instead of a saved copy by @Jinwoo-H in #41374
fix(orchestration): point a terminal-only pane at its own direct mailbox by @MsCNotes404 in #29925
perf(orchestration): end a paired server's mail pull loop once nothing here needs it by @Jinwoo-H in #41426
perf(orchestration): rank empty-check hint candidates in one pass over the Run by @Jinwoo-H in #41779
perf(orchestration): paired-server mail pull checks only its own server each pull by @AmethystLiang in #41834
fix(orchestration): a reuse start takes an agent mid-turn instead of waiting for idle by @Jinwoo-H in #42114
fix(orchestration): name the reused agent on reuse starts that never bind by @Jinwoo-H in #42111
perf(orchestration): ask the pull-loop question in one statement without a temporary set by @AmethystLiang in #42122
fix(orchestration): a reuse start that failed before binding reads as never started by @Jinwoo-H in #42112
fix(orchestration): mark a question read when reply answers it by @yasyf in #41979

🤖 Agents, models & accounts

Agent startup, model choices, sign-in, status and usage reporting.

fix(activity): name a resumed session by its own title in the Agents list by @Eotel in #41127
Fold legacy models the same way in every model picker by @brennanb2025 in #41019
fix(agent-hooks): keep the Claude session model on hook status by @innocarpe in #41058
fix(cli): agent hooks status reports the running app and its SQLite file by @AmoabaKelvin in #41445
fix(sidebar): keep the session name first on a monitoring agent row by @AmoabaKelvin in #41458
Stream large usage source caches without whole-document strings by @brennanb2025 in #41459
Stream protected usage caches without whole-file buffers by @brennanb2025 in #41478
Stop listing Claude short-name rows beside the model they run by @brennanb2025 in #41467
Keep the model picker tied to the selected model (follow-up to #40906) by @brennanb2025 in #41512
fix(claude-accounts): refuse switching to an account whose Claude login is gone by @AmoabaKelvin in #41680
Remove hostResolvableThreads array from PR comment prompt by @AmethystLiang in #9250
fix(rate-limits): run usage refreshes queued while another refresh is finishing by @AmoabaKelvin in #41758
fix(ui): 36px rows and 13px text in agent launch menus by @AmethystLiang in #41853
feat(usage): add a Claude usage polling switch by @nwparker in #41921
Stop rereading unchanged Codex history copies during discovery by @brennanb2025 in #42160
fix(cli): stop telling agents to run orca open after a transient disconnect by @AmoabaKelvin in #42185
perf: refresh agent models when CLI inputs change by @brennanb2025 in #41976
perf(codex): decode config section headers once per document by @brennanb2025 in #42190

🧹 Workspace cleanup & lifecycle

Opt-in cleanup rules, activity, remote deletion and workspace safety.

feat(workspace-cleanup): store cleanup rules in settings with per-project overrides by @AmoabaKelvin in #41398
fix(workspace-cleanup): show merged and unchanged workspaces instead of flagging landed commits as unpushed by @AmoabaKelvin in #41408
feat(workspace-cleanup): scan and remove workspaces on paired and SSH hosts by @AmoabaKelvin in #41454
fix(workspace-cleanup): warn before deleting a workspace's ignored local files like .env by @AmoabaKelvin in #41446
Scope workspace deletion shortcuts to sidebar selection by @brennanb2025 in #41457
feat(workspace-cleanup): classify finished automation run workspaces by @AmoabaKelvin in #41738
feat(workspace-cleanup): classify released orchestration worker workspaces by @AmoabaKelvin in #41763
feat(workspace-cleanup): run cleanup rules automatically in the background on each host by @AmoabaKelvin in #41760
perf(workspace-cleanup): keep cleanup scans offline and about 4x faster so they can run hourly by @AmoabaKelvin in #41765
feat(workspace-cleanup): keep workspaces with unsaved edits from a paired desktop by @AmoabaKelvin in #41785
feat(workspace-cleanup): remove finished automation-run and released worker workspaces when their rules are on by @AmoabaKelvin in #41808
feat(cli): add orca workspace cleanup preview, run and report by @AmoabaKelvin in #41831
fix(worktree-delete): cancel local at-risk ignored-file scans when the delete preview closes by @AmethystLiang in #41835
feat(settings): add a Workspace Cleanup settings page with rules, run now and activity by @AmoabaKelvin in #42039
feat(settings): add per-project workspace cleanup rules to project settings by @AmoabaKelvin in #42055
Restore workspace deletion on server hosts by @brennanb2025 in #41858
perf(workspace-cleanup): re-check only the workspace being removed by @AmoabaKelvin in #42252
Workspace checkout archive/restore foundation (backend only; no archive control is exposed) by @AmoabaKelvin in #41833

🗂️ Workspaces, windows & navigation

Project admission, workspace navigation, windows, WSL and desktop layout.

Accept orca.dev artifact origins during the domain migration by @nwparker in #41324
fix(runtime): close a paired session tab when the desktop window is gone by @innocarpe in #41159
fix(wsl): show Connecting instead of a stale read error while a WSL host starts by @nwparker in #41343
Point website, docs and download links at orca.dev by @nwparker in #41376
Show registered WSL distributions as workspace hosts by default on Windows by @nwparker in #36501
fix(tabs): reopen the last closed tab from the welcome screen by @AmoabaKelvin in #41430
fix(cli): add concise group-level root --help entries for undiscoverable command groups by @nwparker in #41444
fix(attachments): stop naming unrecognised image uploads .png by @AmoabaKelvin in #41448
feat(tab-group): split pane landing as a command card by @AmethystLiang in #41441
fix(sidebar): show the workspace name you set instead of a linked task title by @AmoabaKelvin in #41470
fix(sidebar): keep the viewport on a visible pinned duplicate when revealing a workspace by @ggbdpq in #25108
fix(automations): keep an edited automation draft open on backdrop clicks by @nwparker in #41517
Hide projects from the sidebar without stopping them by @nwparker in #41529
fix(antigravity): keep managed local connections off proxies by @brennanb2025 in #41511
perf(worktrees): one owner for each repository's worktree list by @brennanb2025 in #41480
fix(gh): turn off gh telemetry for Orca's gh calls to stop Windows console flashes by @mousepotato03 in #41608
Improve onboarding by @AmethystLiang in #41378
Make closed PR cleanup tolerate quick reopen by @AmethystLiang in #41646
Prevent missing workspace names from crashing cleanup and sorting by @AmethystLiang in #10062
Improve web sidebar default by @AmethystLiang in #13731
fix(tab-group): keep a grabbable tab in narrow tab-group strips by @AmethystLiang in #41249
fix(skills): stop calling another Orca build's skill copy out of date by @AmethystLiang in #40706
fix(tabs): a new tab in a workspace whose layout outlived its groups becomes the layout by @nwparker in #41664
fix(automations): follow-ups to the automation detail redesign by @AmethystLiang in #41052
fix(remote): focus the new pane after Cmd+D in a paired session by @AmoabaKelvin in #41773
Keep Orca responsive during macOS permission helper cleanup by @brennanb2025 in #41764
perf(sidebar): skip Hidden projects host labels while collapsed by @nwparker in #41788
fix(notifications): lift toasts and corner cards onto a shared notice surface by @AmethystLiang in #41628
perf: avoid building launch routes for preference reads by @nwparker in #41803
fix(wsl-hosts): don't run wsl.exe for the distro list when no distro is registered by @nwparker in #41868
Keep delete dialogs stable during workspace refreshes by @OrcaWin in #41864
Simplify delete dialogs and make button states visible by @OrcaWin in #41870
perf(sidebar): reuse tab ownership across activity projections by @nwparker in #41060
perf: window expanded sidebar workspace families by @brennanb2025 in #41237
fix(mac): give Orca's main executable its own UUID so Local Network access works by @Jinwoo-H in #41676
Stop sidebar notice rows from growing on every remeasure by @brennanb2025 in #42050
fix(crash-reporting): stop forcing a renderer GC every 30 s while memory stays high by @brennanb2025 in #42133
fix(ui): scope button outlines to dialog footer actions by @nwparker in #42171
fix(pairing): never advertise or dial link-local direct endpoints by @nwparker in #41982
fix(relay): probe on an overdue keepalive ack; 60s retry cap for a newly named failing cell by @nwparker in #41992
Run setup scripts for project group folder workspaces by @brennanb2025 in #41744

⌨️ Terminals & clipboard

Terminal input, rendering, session lifecycle and clipboard behavior.

fix(runtime): hold tui-idle until a cold-starting Claude has painted by @AmethystLiang in #40539
feat(cmd-j): extra sources can lead the empty list and draw in the workspace row box by @Jinwoo-H in #41360
fix(terminal): pass unselected Ctrl+Shift+C through to Kitty TUIs on Linux/Windows by @nwparker in #41442
fix(floating-terminal): keep east resize handle off the terminal scrollbar by @nwparker in #41443
fix(daemon): reap a hung login(1) when the macOS PTY login probe stops by @nwparker in #41510
fix(gitlab): stop reporting conflicts for empty merge requests by @Bensonluo in #41202
fix(terminal): link Git Bash /c/... paths in Windows-drive workspaces by @nwparker in #41530
fix(terminal): let macOS menu shortcuts work while a TUI uses kitty keyboard by @AmoabaKelvin in #41644
fix(terminal): capture replay snapshots at one output position by @brennanb2025 in #41247
Improve terminal error presentation by @AmethystLiang in #40178
perf: restore terminal history without synchronous IPC by @brennanb2025 in #41660
Give terminal agents a lasting Agent ID with Copy Agent ID by @brennanb2025 in #41286
fix(terminal): draw the hardware cursor in remounted panes before first focus by @nwparker in #41736
fix(automations): release an automation run's terminal once you close it by @AmoabaKelvin in #41846
fix(wsl): write the Claude account pointer through stdin, not an empty argument by @nwparker in #41869
Name terminal agent hosts separately from Orca by @brennanb2025 in #41848
fix(terminal): keep the user's keyboard focus when an agent splits a terminal by @AmoabaKelvin in #42204

🌐 Browser & previews

Browser placement, background interaction, tabs, previews and embedded pages.

fix(browser): keep popups an agent opens from bringing Orca to the front by @AmoabaKelvin in #41317
fix(browser): reload reports offline failures and loads pages that never finished loading by @AmoabaKelvin in #41347
fix(browser): stop raw exec commands from opening the system file picker by @AmoabaKelvin in #41344
fix(browser): open links an agent clicks behind the user's current tab by @AmoabaKelvin in #41349
fix(browser): reveal waiting popups when the user returns through an origin-bar popup by @AmoabaKelvin in #41415
fix(editor): keep media preview volume, mute and per-clip speed across remounts by @yigitozen33 in #33885
Deliver browser recovery completion to the clients that need it by @brennanb2025 in #41489
fix(browser): show hover feedback on address bar icons by @AmethystLiang in #41438
Improve browser extensions discovery by @AmethystLiang in #36190
fix(browser): bind guest text input to its webContents by @AmethystLiang in #40931
fix(tab-group): keep split dividers draggable beside a browser group by @AmethystLiang in #41335
feat(markdown): open clicked URLs in Orca, middle-click in system browser, and show link menu on hover by @nwparker in #41767
Improve browser performance by @AmethystLiang in #41830
Stop routed GitHub link previews rescanning repos on unrelated store updates by @AmethystLiang in #41809
fix(browser): show live titles, loading and back/forward state on streamed browser tabs by @AmoabaKelvin in #41952
fix(browser): show streamed pages' JavaScript dialogs on the desktop by @AmoabaKelvin in #41960
fix(browser): don't open a streamed page's server localhost URL on this machine by @AmoabaKelvin in #41967
fix(browser): open popups and new-tab links from This-device pages by @AmoabaKelvin in #41973
fix(browser): return large results and real errors from This-device pages by @AmoabaKelvin in #41971
fix(browser): an agent's next command after tab create uses its new tab, not the user's This-device page by @AmoabaKelvin in #41953
feat(browser): a server agent's new tab opens on the paired desktop by @AmoabaKelvin in #41989
fix(browser): an agent tab create waits at most once on a sleeping paired desktop by @AmoabaKelvin in #42077
fix(shortcuts): forward Plugins shortcut from local browser pages by @AmethystLiang in #36744
Keep restored browser tabs from coming back blank by @brennanb2025 in #41490
fix(browser): agent clicks on popups no longer take your keyboard focus by @AmoabaKelvin in #42186
fix(browser): keep tabs a page opens after the agent goes quiet in the background, and system-browser opens to the user's click by @AmoabaKelvin in #42199

🔀 Source control & integrations

Git operations, review displays, issues and connected services.

Avoid repeated Git work while watching PR checks by @brennanb2025 in #41332
Let automatic Git maintenance survive background activity by @brennanb2025 in #41370
fix(new-workspace): keep the GitLab source steady across composer opens by @nwparker in #41399
fix(ime): stop a commit key with no keyup from blocking the next Enter by @AmoabaKelvin in #41425
perf(sidebar): avoid repeated DOM scans in review visibility reports by @nwparker in #41318
Avoid refetching every linked Linear badge on window focus by @brennanb2025 in #41384
fix(codex-hooks): name Orca's Codex hooks in Codex's hook review on macOS and Linux by @AmoabaKelvin in #41487
fix(new-workspace): move Linear and Jira scope pickers into source results popover by @nwparker in #41472
feat(linear): show sub-issue status in the issue view by @yodakaEngineer in #41382
fix(worktree): detect case and Unicode aliases of checked-out branches by @domuk-k in #18462
Cancel image uploads when closing GitHub drafts by @brennanb2025 in #41583
Reduce Git status work in unfocused and hidden windows by @brennanb2025 in #41500
fix(source-control): keep merged reviews visible after an equivalent local rebase by @AmethystLiang in #41100
perf(git): reuse branch snapshots across searches by @brennanb2025 in #41558
Support native horizontal wheel input in diff editor panes by @AmethystLiang in #21108
Attribute Git demand and make setup path discovery asynchronous by @brennanb2025 in #41325
fix(ime): keep plain-committed Hangul so macOS 2-Set can rebuild it in place by @nwparker in #41884
Keep Git reads responsive during worktree creation bursts by @brennanb2025 in #41927
fix(git): retry fetches after concurrent ref updates by @AmethystLiang in #41862
fix(github): load Tasks issues when the GitHub remote isn't named origin by @AmoabaKelvin in #42121
Approve workspace setup from the branch the workspace is created from by @brennanb2025 in #41823
perf(github): share automatic PR reads and reuse the host budget by @brennanb2025 in #42033

📝 Editor & files

File opening, editing, links, search and document handling.

fix(editor): open wikilinks and citation links from anywhere on their label with Cmd/Ctrl-click by @AmoabaKelvin in #41337
Show remote files created while a restarted host's watcher starts by @brennanb2025 in #41874
perf(session-search): bound retention cleanup and separate purge timings by @brennanb2025 in #41948
fix(dev): omit search opt-in when seeding profiles by @AmethystLiang in #42137

🎙️ Settings, voice & extensions

Dictation, preferences, plugins, recipes and localization.

fix(speech): stop capitalizing dictated words after a mid-sentence pause by @AmoabaKelvin in #41297
feat(settings): move Remove project to a confirmed row at the bottom of Project Settings by @brennanb2025 in #41020
Call orca.dev for feedback, plugin lists and update notes; accept orca.dev share and download links by @nwparker in #41380
fix(i18n): use standard Korean Undo, Quit, and Stop wording by @AmethystLiang in #41413
fix(i18n): clarify dictation and SSH launch copy by @AmethystLiang in #40908
fix(plugins): accept syntax comment markers longer than 8 characters by @AmoabaKelvin in #41411
fix(plugins): stop syntax plugins auto-inserting long bracket text by @AmoabaKelvin in #41451
Highlight featured and newly added plugins by @AmethystLiang in #41460
feat(plugins): host API 1.7 — workspace ids, project/terminal list, terminal focus/close by @nwparker in #41508
fix(status-bar): keep localized usage heading on one line in account menus by @gentslava in #41114
feat(plugins): host API 1.8 — create workspaces, resume agents, automations by @nwparker in #41528
fix(plugins): host API 1.8/1.9 release floors are 1.4.258 by @nwparker in #41565
feat(plugins): project.setHidden — hide and show projects from plugins by @nwparker in #41582
Antigravity settings: one card per section, no nested cards by @brennanb2025 in #41632
Keep Codex messages queued until their settings can be applied by @brennanb2025 in #41476
feat(speech): show Nemotron 3.5 dictation word by word as you speak by @AmoabaKelvin in #41428
feat(dictation): optional AI cleanup of dictated text, with a correction word by @AmoabaKelvin in #41497
feat(speech): add Parakeet Unified EN, an English model with live text by @AmoabaKelvin in #41464
fix(settings): show healthy orca.yaml status as a collapsed row by @brennanb2025 in #41395
Give every Settings pane the same card structure by @brennanb2025 in #40959
Even out the Permissions card padding in Settings → Agents by @brennanb2025 in #41734
Show matching settings as a results list in Settings search by @brennanb2025 in #40852
fix(plugins): host API 1.7-1.9 release floors are 1.4.259 by @nwparker in #41789
perf(plugins): pause a plugin's automations in one batched write by @nwparker in #41787
fix(dictation): stop only the skipped or timed-out cleanup's agent by @AmethystLiang in #41817
fix(speech): correct near-miss spellings of dictionary terms, like Superbase to Supabase by @AmoabaKelvin in #41703
fix(settings): drop cleanup activity toggle state for runs that left history by @AmoabaKelvin in #42251

⚡ Startup & background work

Process startup, persistence, scheduling and background resource use.

fix: hide deleted workspaces while background cleanup finishes by @brennanb2025 in #41483
Reuse executable paths for Mac process launches by @brennanb2025 in #42155

🖥️ Simulator & desktop automation

Desktop control, snapshots, emulator behavior and platform integration.

fix(computer): stop macOS type-text and paste-text entering text twice by @AmoabaKelvin in #41339
fix(computer-use): capture Wayland windows with grim by @sbosell in #40422
fix(computer): stop action results repeating the value or text an agent wrote by @AmoabaKelvin in #41479
fix(computer): place macOS type-text fallback keys at the original caret by @AmoabaKelvin in #41541
fix(computer): Windows screenshots show covered windows, elevated apps refuse input, hung apps time out by @AmoabaKelvin in #41468
fix(computer): select macOS list and table rows that a click leaves unselected by @AmoabaKelvin in #41469
fix(computer-use): screenshot KDE Wayland windows through the desktop portal by @AmoabaKelvin in #41564
fix(computer): check macOS click targets are enabled, in view and uncovered before clicking by @AmoabaKelvin in #41519
feat(computer-use): add orca computer wait for text, enabled controls and window titles by @AmoabaKelvin in #41433
feat(computer): show where snapshots were cut and read one element's subtree by @AmoabaKelvin in #41482
fix(computer): refuse quit, log out and lock shortcuts unless explicitly allowed by @AmoabaKelvin in #41412
fix(computer): verify macOS type-text and paste-text by reading the field back by @AmoabaKelvin in #41402
fix(computer-use): use UI Automation for Windows scroll, expand and slider actions by @AmoabaKelvin in #41429
feat(computer): type into a named text field without focusing it on Linux and macOS by @AmoabaKelvin in #41421
feat(macos): redesign Full Disk Access toast with prompt count illustration by @AmethystLiang in #41849
fix(computer): bound subtree snapshot retention across repeated reads by @AmethystLiang in #41832
fix(computer-use): stop Windows clicks, scrolls and drags from taking the screen without --restore-window by @AmoabaKelvin in #42161
fix(computer-use): refuse macOS background clicks that open a menu or dialog, and stop refusing plain AX presses by @AmoabaKelvin in #42158
fix(computer-use): keep Linux actions in the background and refuse ones that need the foreground by @AmoabaKelvin in #42157
fix(computer): ask the user before retrying with --restore-window by @AmoabaKelvin in #42181
feat(computer-use): scroll and select list rows in background Linux windows, and aim GTK 4 clicks by @AmoabaKelvin in #42201

🛠️ Maintenance & development

Dependencies, internal organization, release tooling and test-suite maintenance.

test: remove low-value suites and internal-work checks by @OrcaWin in #41305
test: remove 34 low-value tests, including five whole suites by @OrcaWin in #41321
chore(deps): safely update vetted dependencies across workspaces by @nwparker in #41291
refactor(git): group root modules by concrete domain owners by @nwparker in #41322
test: remove query-plan and eligibility test noise by @OrcaWin in #41323
test: remove low-value GitHub and launch-default coverage by @OrcaWin in #41326
test: remove low-value browser, image, and ACP suites by @OrcaWin in #41329
test: remove worker approval smoke and duplicate refusal cases by @OrcaWin in #41331
test: remove low-value workspace and launch suites by @OrcaWin in #41336
test: remove narrow mobile, provider, and utility suites by @OrcaWin in #41342
test: remove importer, attachment, and launch projection cases by @OrcaWin in #41346
docs(orchestration): workers report effort from --effort, not reasoning_effort by @AmethystLiang in #41356
test: remove low-value skill, host, and WSL suites by @OrcaWin in #41358
test: remove low-value journal, input and capture examples by @OrcaWin in #41368
test: remove notification, icon and native policy inventories by @OrcaWin in #41375
refactor(workspace-layout): organize concrete domain owners by @nwparker in #41350
test: remove 56 low-value presentation, CLI, and reload tests by @OrcaWin in #41389
test: remove narrow policy and parser samples by @OrcaWin in #41397
refactor(codex-accounts): organize concrete domain owners by @nwparker in #41388
refactor(settings): compose workspace cleanup settings from their feature module by @AmoabaKelvin in #41406
test: remove low-value parser and native projection suites by @OrcaWin in #41407
refactor(mobile-tasks): group modules by concrete feature owners by @nwparker in #41410
test: remove nine low-value approval and cloud suites by @OrcaWin in #41420
test: remove low-value mobile and host policy suites by @OrcaWin in #41436
test: remove low-value worker and model inventory cases by @OrcaWin in #41439
test: remove low-value account wrapper and routing checks by @OrcaWin in #41447
refactor(claude): group root modules by concrete owners by @nwparker in #41437
test: remove low-value CLI, shortcut, and relay checks by @OrcaWin in #41452
test: remove low-value renderer adapter and projection checks by @OrcaWin in #41462
test(plugins): CLI install test passes when git's default branch is main by @AmoabaKelvin in #41466
test: remove low-value shared and CLI checks by @OrcaWin in #41465
test: remove low-value catalog and shared checks by @OrcaWin in #41474
test: remove low-value input, naming, and native decoder checks by @OrcaWin in #41481
test: remove low-value input, media, and browser examples by @OrcaWin in #41484
test: remove 15 low-value media registry and watcher cases by @OrcaWin in #41485
refactor(rpc): group root modules by defining owner by @nwparker in #41475
test: remove low-value smoke and fixture assertions by @OrcaWin in #41493
test: remove low-value mobile formatting and adapter suites by @OrcaWin in #41495
test: remove low-value runtime and Codex wrapper cases by @OrcaWin in #41505
test: retire low-value browser, VM, and telemetry cases by @OrcaWin in #41515
test: retire low-value runtime and cache cases by @OrcaWin in #41518
refactor(ai-vault): group scanner modules by defining owner by @nwparker in #41520
ci(e2e): drop routes to deleted e2e specs by @nwparker in #41527
test: retire 21 low-value runtime compatibility definitions by @OrcaWin in #41526
refactor(cli): organize feature owners and remove the format barrel by @nwparker in #41534
test: retire 40 low-value runtime cases and duplicate native assertions by @OrcaWin in #41533
test: remove 60 low-value runtime and native cases by @OrcaWin in #41539
refactor(cli): group workspace, terminal, and host owners by @nwparker in #41543
test: remove 76 low-value runtime and extractor cases by @OrcaWin in #41547
test: remove low-value script, queue and docs coverage by @OrcaWin in #41551
refactor(cli): group plugin and skill implementation owners by @nwparker in #41549
test: prune shared guards and manual Swift policy checks by @OrcaWin in #41554
test: remove marginal CLI and mobile image suites by @OrcaWin in #41559
test: prune CLI guard and projection suites by @OrcaWin in #41560
test: prune terminal, workspace and scanner policy cases by @OrcaWin in #41563
test: remove low-value AI Vault policy and mock surveys by @OrcaWin in #41567
test: remove 90 low-value plugin, mobile and shared tests by @OrcaWin in #41571
test: remove 63 low-value plugin lifecycle and authoring tests by @OrcaWin in #41576
test: remove low-value orchestration and terminal suites by @OrcaWin in #41580
test: remove low-value hidden-project suites by @OrcaWin in #41581
test: remove low-value terminal, transport and layout tests by @OrcaWin in #41584
refactor(cli): organize command dispatch and orchestration owners by @nwparker in #41562
test: remove low-value fixture, relay, and recovery cases by @OrcaWin in #41591
test: remove low-value process, recovery, and UI cases by @OrcaWin in #41600
test: remove low-value edit, display, and PTY suites by @OrcaWin in #41606
test: remove low-value ingress, mobile, and markdown cases by @OrcaWin in #41609
refactor(github): organize concrete feature owners by @nwparker in #41601
test: retire low-value daemon, script, and activation coverage by @OrcaWin in #41612
test: retire low-value draft, crypto, folder, and lifecycle coverage by @OrcaWin in #41614
test: retire mobile presence and native-chat fixture suites by @OrcaWin in #41617
refactor(startup): group launch and platform startup owners by @nwparker in #41613
test: retire scanner, runtime status, and chat windowing suites by @OrcaWin in #41621
test: retire low-value scanner, account, browser, and terminal suites by @OrcaWin in #41623
refactor(startup): organize remaining lifecycle and service owners by @nwparker in #41624
test: remove low-value popup, plugin visibility and teardown checks by @OrcaWin in #41629
refactor(window): organize clipboard, lifecycle, security, and relay owners by @nwparker in #41634
test: remove low-value launch and contract tests plus unused fixtures by @OrcaWin in #41636
test: remove low-value schema and unused-reader tests by @OrcaWin in #41638
test: remove plugin host cache counts and nominal examples by @OrcaWin in #41645
refactor(native-chat): organize launch, transcript, and conversation owners by @nwparker in #41643
test: remove low-value plugin schema inventories by @OrcaWin in #41647
test: remove low-value manifest and profile checks by @OrcaWin in #41648
test(artifacts): restore publishing permission regression tests by @AmethystLiang in #41364
test: remove low-value catalog and marketplace inventories by @OrcaWin in #41655
test: remove plugin policy inventories and generated equality check by @OrcaWin in #41662
refactor(orcad): organize runtime, launch, and host lifecycle owners by @nwparker in #41659
test: prune low-value plugin artifact and contribution tests by @OrcaWin in #41663
test: remove low-value plugin policy and graph GC suites by @OrcaWin in #41675
test: keep live zsh hook checks isolated from installed Claude by @brennanb2025 in #41678
test: remove low-value plugin policy and frame suites by @OrcaWin in #41679
refactor: organize mobile cloud relay by lifecycle owner by @nwparker in #41681
test: remove low-value plugin schema and roster cases by @OrcaWin in #41683
test(speech): cover the transcribe-cpp recognizer's commits, coverage and cancel with a fake engine by @AmoabaKelvin in #41328
test: remove low-value authoring, CLI, and preload suites by @OrcaWin in #41688
test: remove 13 low-value mobile, focus, and prompt cases by @OrcaWin in #41692
refactor: organize terminal topology by persistence owner by @nwparker in #41690
test: remove four low-value browser input cases by @OrcaWin in #41694
test: remove four low-value composer and focus-guard cases by @OrcaWin in #41696
test: retire low-value mobile composer and CDP suites by @OrcaWin in #41699
test: retire low-value draft and CDP lifecycle examples by @OrcaWin in #41704
test: retire low-value Antigravity metadata and rules examples by @OrcaWin in #41708
refactor: organize sidebar inputs by concrete owners by @nwparker in #41698
test: retire narrow automation time and folder account examples by @OrcaWin in #41712
test(automations): component test for prompt preview by @AmethystLiang in #41709
test: remove low-value agent identity count and scale cases by @OrcaWin in #41713
refactor: organize worker and federation lifecycle owners by @nwparker in #41716
test: remove low-value sidebar and prompt disclosure suites by @OrcaWin in #41720
test: remove low-value stress and draft-mirror suites by @OrcaWin in #41733
refactor(automations): group run lifecycle modules by ownership by @nwparker in #41737
test: remove crew cost probes and unproved waiter coverage by @OrcaWin in #41743
test: remove repetitive federation and onboarding policy cases by @OrcaWin in #41748
test: remove low-value lifecycle, follow-up, and cache cases by @OrcaWin in #41755
test: prune fleet variants and scoped automation fixture by @OrcaWin in #41759
test: remove low-value cleanup, cursor, and quota cases by @OrcaWin in #41769
test: remove narrow automation policy suites by @OrcaWin in #41777
test: remove narrow marker and orchestration checks by @OrcaWin in #41782
test: trim release checks and delete precheck suites by @OrcaWin in #41796
test: remove narrow release and migration checks by @OrcaWin in #41792
refactor: organize provider modules by defining owner by @nwparker in #41772
test: trim automation lifecycle and reply projection cases by @OrcaWin in #41801
test(github): stub the moved gh downloader in the job-log retention benchmark by @nwparker in #41790
test: remove narrow wakeup and worker output checks by @OrcaWin in #41807
test: trim issue labeler coverage to mutation reconciliation by @OrcaWin in #41810
test: remove low-value mobile and source control suites by @OrcaWin in #41811
test: retire narrow runtime and navigation samples by @OrcaWin in #41813
refactor: group source-control modules by Git operation by @nwparker in #41812
test: remove narrow mobile and settings navigation samples by @OrcaWin in #41818
test: remove low-value provider and branch cleanup suites by @OrcaWin in #41825
test: remove whole mobile queue and authority suites by @OrcaWin in #41826
refactor: organize text generation around concrete owners by @nwparker in #41838
test: remove 56 low-value runtime, daemon, and automation cases by @OrcaWin in #41839
test: remove 20 subprocess and mobile navigation projections by @OrcaWin in #41842
test: remove five low-value runtime pipeline suites by @OrcaWin in #41844
test: remove 13 low-value workspace teardown cases by @OrcaWin in #41851
test: remove synthetic mailbox and admission pipeline cases by @OrcaWin in #41863
refactor: organize WSL guest modules by concrete ownership by @nwparker in #41852
test: remove the tab-switch mock projection suite by @OrcaWin in #41872
test: remove low-value repo notifier and schema cache suites by @OrcaWin in #41877
refactor: organize feature wall by concrete owners by @nwparker in #41875
test: remove terminal close and import setter projection suites by @OrcaWin in #41883
test: remove simulated tool-run layout suites by @OrcaWin in #41885
test: remove mocked automation projection and retry suites by @OrcaWin in #41890
refactor: organize workspace cleanup by concrete owners by @nwparker in #41887
test: remove synthetic portal loop and static WSL move suites by @OrcaWin in #41895
test: remove low-value cache, visual probe, and env cases by @OrcaWin in #41898
test: remove route forwarding and internal mobile marker cases by @OrcaWin in #41900
refactor: group new-workspace modules by domain by @nwparker in #41905
test: remove duplicate language wrapper and orphan host teardown by @OrcaWin in #41909
test: remove low-value smoke, wrapper, and copy assertions by @OrcaWin in #41925
test: remove low-value workspace wrappers and notice cases by @OrcaWin in #41938
test: remove low-value cleanup suites and generation replays by @OrcaWin in #41941
test: remove generation replays and cache counter cases by @OrcaWin in #41944
test: remove prompt transport replays and secret bookkeeping cases by @OrcaWin in #41947
refactor: group preload modules by domain by @nwparker in #41940
test: remove hook and generation replays and cache assertions by @OrcaWin in #41951
test: remove Git staging and status replays by @OrcaWin in #41966
test: remove upstream and transport replays by @OrcaWin in #41974
test: remove RPC work budgets and redundant push lease cases by @OrcaWin in #41981
test: remove repeated readiness and telemetry schema cases by @OrcaWin in #41983
refactor: group agent hook providers by domain by @nwparker in #41968
test: remove filesystem scale and telemetry schema replays by @OrcaWin in #41988
refactor: group GitHub task-page modules by domain by @nwparker in #41995
test: remove Calculator smoke and redundant coverage by @OrcaWin in #42000
test: remove native smoke and duplicate input checks by @OrcaWin in #42007
refactor: group Jira and Linear task-page modules by domain by @nwparker in #42009
test: remove duplicate native policy checks by @OrcaWin in #42011
test: remove low-value relay suites and probes by @OrcaWin in #42017
refactor: organize mobile files and host-screen domain owners by @nwparker in #42019
test: remove low-value mobile and CLI runtime tests by @OrcaWin in #42022
test: remove low-value transport and shared suites by @OrcaWin in #42026
test: remove low-value relay assignment suites and cases by @OrcaWin in #42031
refactor(mobile): organize platform adapters by capability by @nwparker in #42030
test: remove low-value cloud tests and unused support by @OrcaWin in #42029
test: remove low-value relay startup and JWKS checks by @OrcaWin in #42034
test: remove low-value rehome and reserve simulation suites by @OrcaWin in #42037
refactor(mobile): organize terminal modules by responsibility by @nwparker in #42040
test: remove low-value reservation, seat and connection tests by @OrcaWin in #42042
test: remove low-value connection and lease cases by @OrcaWin in #42047
refactor(mobile): organize terminal session feature owners by @nwparker in #42046
test: remove low-value credential and database cases by @OrcaWin in #42049
test: remove low-value relay and contract suites by @OrcaWin in #42053
refactor(preload): organize API modules by feature owner by @nwparker in #42051
test: remove low-value build and CI suites by @OrcaWin in #42056
test: remove low-value workflow and packaging suites by @OrcaWin in #42062
refactor(rpc): group request contracts by feature owner by @nwparker in #42063
test: remove low-value runtime packaging and diagnostic suites by @OrcaWin in #42064
test: remove low-value localization and mobile tests by @OrcaWin in #42070
refactor(mobile): organize source control by feature owner by @nwparker in #42073
test: remove low-value mobile and native-build cases by @OrcaWin in #42076
test: remove low-value packaging and release tests by @OrcaWin in #42078
test: remove low-value runtime and static-analysis cases by @OrcaWin in #42082
refactor: group runtime-environment IPC by ownership by @nwparker in #42081
test: remove low-value image, runtime and cleanup tests by @OrcaWin in #42086
test: remove low-value mobile and example coverage by @OrcaWin in #42087
test: remove low-value mobile Markdown editor coverage by @OrcaWin in #42090
test: trim duplicate mobile and internal fixture assertions by @OrcaWin in #42094
test: remove low-value mobile suites and redundant native input coverage by @OrcaWin in #42098
refactor: group shared worktree modules by feature by @nwparker in #42093
test: remove low-value bridge and native checks by @OrcaWin in #42105
refactor(git): share the admission release so git-exec-file.ts fits its line cap by @AmoabaKelvin in #42109
test: remove low-value mobile and lint suites by @OrcaWin in #42108
test: remove low-value mobile suites and redundant cases by @OrcaWin in #42118
refactor: organize shared sidebar modules by domain by @nwparker in #42107
test: remove 76 low-value RPC recordings and their goldens by @OrcaWin in #42120
test: remove 78 low-value RPC recording tests by @OrcaWin in #42123
test: remove 50 low-value recordings and scheduling families by @OrcaWin in #42125
test: remove 41 low-value session and speech recordings by @OrcaWin in #42130
test: remove low-value task recordings and assignment checks by @OrcaWin in #42135
refactor: organize terminal store modules by lifecycle owner by @nwparker in #42124
test: remove low-value relay coverage and stale fixtures by @OrcaWin in #42139
test: remove low-value cell and host-session suites by @OrcaWin in #42140
test: remove redundant relay workflows and shutdown probe by @OrcaWin in #42142
test: remove redundant browser suites and adapter workflows by @OrcaWin in #42154
test: trim redundant browser timing and projection cases by @OrcaWin in #42159
test: remove duplicate browser guest shortcut cases by @OrcaWin in #42163
test: trim redundant browser cleanup and preview coverage by @OrcaWin in #42167
test: remove low-value preview and setup mapping coverage by @OrcaWin in #42170
test: remove redundant browser recovery coverage by @OrcaWin in #42178
test: remove weak observation and repeated recovery tests by @OrcaWin in #42183
test: remove marginal lifecycle and protocol cases by @OrcaWin in #42191
test(browser): check on Windows that agent browser input leaves the user's app in front by @AmoabaKelvin in #42194
test: remove low-value layout and daemon suites by @OrcaWin in #42198
test: remove low-value compatibility and stream cases by @OrcaWin in #42202
refactor(menus): share menu row styles and add a compact density by @AmethystLiang in #41847
test: delete shallow telemetry schema and allowlist suites by @OrcaWin in #42203
perf(hooks): skip lint-staged's serial worktree walks in pre-commit by @AmethystLiang in #42184
test(browser): reset proxy resolvers at fixture boundaries by @brennanb2025 in #42269
Save complete macOS freeze diagnostics automatically by @brennanb2025 in #41532
Capture executing stacks and machine state for hangs by @brennanb2025 in #41027
Update README downloads badge by @buf0-bot[bot] in #41401
Update README downloads badge by @buf0-bot[bot] in #41622
Update README downloads badge by @buf0-bot[bot] in #41742
Update README downloads badge by @buf0-bot[bot] in #42012
Update README downloads badge by @buf0-bot[bot] in #42097
fix(tests): use the defining GitHub image capability owner by @nwparker in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41625
fix(ci): colocate Git buffer option types to restore lint by @nwparker in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/42110
Attribute Git execution in field traces by @brennanb2025 in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41950
fix(observability): import git admission tier from its moved contract path by @brennanb2025 in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/42151

↩️ Reverted & previously shipped changes

Credits retained for withdrawn changes and work already delivered in 1.4.258.

Menu-first Add project flow with host selection (already shipped in 1.4.258) by @nwparker in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41303
Answer worker permission prompts from the coordinator (already shipped in 1.4.258) by @Jinwoo-H in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41259
Chat list/read/send/wait and wait-repair revert (already shipped in 1.4.258) by @brennanb2025 in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41241
Restore phone web-chat touch scrolling (already shipped in 1.4.258) by @Jinwoo-H in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41578
Chat New-line visibility and fade changes (reverted in this release by #41804) by @AmethystLiang in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41735
Merged-workspace cleanup notice and review-refresh changes (withdrawn in this release by #42275) by @AmethystLiang in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41200
Restore the earlier Chat New-line behavior by @AmethystLiang in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/41804
Remove the merged-workspace cleanup notice and restore the earlier review refresh and sleeping-workspace behavior by @AmethystLiang in https://github.com/stablyai/orca/pull/42275

Contributors

@AmethystLiang, @AmoabaKelvin, @Bensonluo, @brennanb2025, @buf0-bot[bot], @domuk-k, @Eotel, @gentslava, @ggbdpq, @innocarpe, @Jinwoo-H, @Luoqiu1, @mousepotato03, @MsCNotes404, @nwparker, @OrcaWin, @sbosell, @yasyf, @yigitozen33, @yodakaEngineer.

Additional source credits: @hrithiksaini99, @silee9019, @teddychan, @Tomk2d, @wowpotato, alpenshtokk, bbingz, Duncan, liaoxingyu, Neil, Sibyl, Tobias Diez, Vyacheslav Scherbinin, Wooseong Kim.

New Contributors

@Luoqiu1 made their first contribution in #41023
@sbosell made their first contribution in #40422
@yodakaEngineer made their first contribution in #41382
@MsCNotes404 made their first contribution in #29925
@domuk-k made their first contribution in #18462
@yasyf made their first contribution in #41979

Full Changelog: v1.4.258...v1.4.259

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