Open-source Orca workspace orchestrates Claude Code, Codex and more agents in parallel
lxfater · x · 2026-10-15
lxfater highlights Orca, an open-source AI coding workbench that unifies Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other tools in one interface (workspace list, agent terminal splits, file editing).
Key features:
- Orchestration: a coordinator agent splits tasks, spawns other agents, collects results and plans next steps (e.g. Claude breaks down requirements, Codex writes APIs, another agent reviews).
- Parallel tasks: each task gets its own directory and git worktree branch; you can also run several agents on the same problem and compare solutions.
- Reporting & blocking questions: executors return results, can ask when stuck, and you can keep refining requirements while tasks run in the background.
- Model flexibility: supports DeepSeek Harness and local models via OpenCode, letting you match models to tasks to save quota.
- Built-in diff view, line comments, browser preview, mobile remote access; free and open source on macOS/Windows/Linux.
Context: a quoted post describes using Claude Opus 5.5 to orchestrate Codex, DeepSeek and local-model harnesses in parallel, finding Opus far better at coordination than Codex.
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