Orca is a production-grade Electron desktop application that functions as an integrated development environment (IDE) and orchestrator for multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.). It manages isolated worktrees (Git, SSH, WSL) as execution environments, provides a full-featured terminal emulator (xterm-based), a browser pane, rich markdown editing, and deep source control integration (GitHub, GitLab, Linear, Jira). The system is architected as a monorepo containing the Electron desktop app (main/renderer/preload), a React Native mobile companion, a Node.js CLI, and cloud services (relay, push) for mobile pairing and notifications. Communication between processes is handled through a strict, Zod-validated RPC contract, ensuring type safety across the wire. The codebase demonstrates exceptional engineering discipline with a massive test suite (Vitest, Playwright), extensive CI/CD pipelines, and a strong emphasis on platform compatibility (macOS, Windows, Linux, WSL, Wayland). It is actively maintained with daily releases and a clear focus on managing technical debt through explicit legacy compatibility shims and migration paths.