Open Source Orca Alternatives

Paseo runs coding agents on your own machines and lets you drive them from your phone, desktop, web, or terminal. It’s for developers who use CLI agents like Claude Code or Codex and want to start, monitor, and steer them without sitting at their laptop. Kick off a task at your desk. Check on it from your phone later.

It sits on top of the agents you already have rather than replacing them. Each provider runs as its own process using its native harness, so your subscriptions, skills, config, and MCP servers keep working, and Paseo doesn’t wrap or modify their behavior.

• Multi-provider: works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, and dozens more.
• Full mobile parity: the native mobile app does everything the desktop app does.
• Runs where you work: start agents on a laptop, VM, or dev server, then reach them over a direct connection or an end-to-end encrypted relay.
• Code stays local: agents run on your machines and talk to their own APIs. Paseo doesn’t send your code anywhere.
• Review and ship inline: create branches, preview the app in a browser, review diffs, commit, open a PR, and merge without leaving the app.
• Scriptable: anything in the app also works from the terminal, including loops and schedules.

An optional self-hosted Hub adds GitHub, Slack, and Discord triggers, so mentioning a bot can start an agent on your own daemon with your own keys. It’s free.

Superset is a macOS desktop app built for running many AI coding agents at the same time. Instead of waiting for one agent to finish before starting the next, you launch dozens of tasks in parallel and switch between them as each needs your attention. It's aimed at developers who already use AI agents heavily and want to stop being the bottleneck.

The core mechanic is Git worktrees. Each agent gets its own isolated branch and working directory, so multiple agents can touch the codebase simultaneously without stepping on each other. No merge conflicts mid-task, no tangled state. When an agent finishes, you review the diff and merge when you're ready.

Superset is agent-agnostic. It works with Claude Code, Cline, Codex, Cursor Agent, Gemini, Mistral, and any other CLI-based coding tool. You can mix agents across tasks or swap one out mid-project. The app doesn't lock you into a single provider.

Key capabilities:

• Parallel task management: launch and monitor dozens of agents from a single sidebar, with status indicators showing what's generating, what's ready for review, and what needs input
• Isolated worktrees: each task runs in its own Git environment, keeping changes separate until you're ready to merge
• Built-in diff review: side-by-side and inline diff views let you inspect changes before merging, without leaving the app
• Open in any IDE: jump from a worktree directly into VS Code, Cursor, Xcode, JetBrains, or a terminal with one click
• Port forwarding: dev servers running inside worktrees are accessible through forwarded ports, so you can preview work in progress
• MCP support: connects to MCP servers for extended agent capabilities

It sits alongside your existing editor rather than replacing it. If you already use Warp or a similar terminal, Superset layers on top, handling the orchestration while your preferred tools handle the editing.

Emdash is a desktop app for developers who want to run multiple coding agents at the same time without juggling terminal windows or context-switching between tools. Each agent gets its own isolated Git worktree, so parallel sessions don't collide. You orchestrate from a single dashboard.

The core idea is agent-native development. Instead of writing code yourself and occasionally asking an AI for help, you direct agents to do the work while you manage the flow. It's a different mental model from a traditional IDE or an AI-assisted editor like Zed.

What it supports:

• 25+ coding agents including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp, and Gemini. Mix agents per task or stick to one.
• MCP server connections for attaching tools without extra glue code
• CLI auto-detection that finds your installed agent CLIs automatically, no manual setup
• Built-in file editor so you can review and edit without leaving the app
• Git worktree isolation that keeps parallel agent sessions from interfering with each other

The worktree-per-agent approach is what separates Emdash from simply running Aider or Cline in multiple tabs. Each session is genuinely isolated at the filesystem level, which matters when agents are making overlapping changes across a codebase.

It's a macOS and desktop-native app, designed for individual developers who want to scale their output by running agents concurrently rather than sequentially. The app is fully open source and free to use.

Synara is a desktop coding environment that lets you use the AI subscriptions you already pay for, without adding new accounts or bills. Connect Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Cursor, or Grok and run them all from a single window.

The core idea is parallelism. Instead of one agent, one task, one terminal, you can run multiple agents across multiple worktrees across multiple projects at the same time. Each thread keeps its own state, so nothing gets lost when you switch focus.

Key capabilities:

• Parallel chats let you open a lane per agent or task. Claude can plan the auth refactor while Codex writes the tests, both visible side by side.
• Worktree-native branching spins up isolated branches without touching a terminal. Three features in parallel, no merge conflicts from stepping on yourself.
• Model handoff passes a thread to a different model mid-conversation. Full context travels with it, so you don't restart from scratch when you want a second opinion on a tough bug.
• One-click PRs open, title, and file a pull request the moment your agent lands a green diff.
• Multi-project sidebar keeps every codebase a click away, each with its own agents, runs, and state. Client work, your product, and side experiments without a dozen windows.
• Integrated terminals and browser pane keep your dev server, test watcher, and docs visible without alt-tabbing away from the thing that just broke.

Synara is free and open source. It's built for developers who already subscribe to one or more AI coding tools and want a single place to run them together rather than juggling separate interfaces.

Jean is a dev environment built specifically for AI-assisted coding. Instead of running one agent in one terminal, it lets you spin up multiple agents in parallel, each in its own isolated Git worktree, so they can work on separate branches simultaneously without stepping on each other.

It's opinionated by design. Jean makes decisions about how AI-assisted development should work, so you don't spend time configuring workflows from scratch. Git worktrees, chat sessions, terminals, GitHub and Linear integrations all live in one interface.

Key capabilities:

• Isolated workspaces – every agent task gets its own worktree. Launch multiple agents at once, review each workspace independently, and merge only what you approve.
• Linked Projects – connect related repos (app, API, docs, SDK) so agents share context across all of them without manual copy-pasting.
• Magic Git Commands – load GitHub or Linear issues into a session, run AI code reviews, generate commit messages and PR descriptions, write release notes, and resolve merge conflicts from a command palette.
• Magic Prompts – every built-in workflow has an editable prompt template. You can swap models and reasoning levels per workflow, using faster models for routine tasks and stronger ones for reviews.
• Mr. Robot – polls open GitHub issues, creates a worktree per issue, and drafts a focused plan. Can execute approved plans automatically on a schedule.
• Token-reduction plugins – RTK compresses CLI tool output by 60-90%; Caveman trims Claude's replies by 65-75%. Both install with one click.
• Remote access – run Jean on a Linux server and connect from any browser or the native app. Works well over Tailscale for private network access.

Jean supports OpenCode, Claude CLI, Codex CLI, Cursor, Grok, Kimi Code, and others. You bring your own subscription for each provider. It's a solid alternative to tools like Claude Code or Jules when you need multi-agent coordination and cross-repo context in one place.

Licensed under Apache 2.0, free forever, with no paid tiers or feature gates.