Agent skill

Orca CLI

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Use the public orca CLI to operate Orca-managed worktrees, folder contexts, terminals, repos, automations, artifacts, skill sharing, worktree comments, and the browser embedded inside the Orca app.

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Install Orca CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill orca-cli -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace orca-cli --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kerenski/orca-cli .claude/skills/orca-cli && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
orca-cli
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~985 tokens
SKILL.md length
450 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Use the public orca CLI to operate Orca-managed worktrees, folder contexts, terminals, repos, automations, artifacts, skill sharing, worktree comments, and the browser embedded inside the Orca app.

  • The user says $orca-cli
  • SKILL.md covers Resolve the CLI for this session, Load the full guide before… and If an older Orca does not…
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Spawn codex/claude in a worktree

What it does

Orca CLI is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Use the public orca CLI to operate Orca-managed worktrees, folder contexts, terminals, repos, automations, artifacts, skill sharing, worktree comments, and the browser embedded inside the Orca app. Use when the user says "$orca-cli", "use orca cli", "Orca worktree", "child worktree", "cardStatus", "spawn codex/claude in a worktree", "read/wait/send Orca terminal", "terminal send", "full handoff", "handover", "give this to another agent", "another worktree", "Orca browser", "orca artifacts", "share HTML/Markdown"…

Its SKILL.md is about 990 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Git worktrees and Desktop control. It works with Git and Playwright. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says $orca-cli
  • Spawn codex/claude in a worktree
  • Read/wait/send Orca terminal
  • Give this to another agent

Example prompts

  • “$orca-cli”
  • “use orca cli”
  • “Orca worktree”
  • “/orca-cli”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Orca CLI loads about 985 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 206 tokens; SKILL.md has 450 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~206
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~985

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 450 words (~985 tokens).

“This file is a discovery stub, not the usage guide. The full, version-matched Orca CLI reference is served by the orca binary itself — kept out of this file on purpose so it can never drift from the binary that…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
orca-cli

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/kerenski/orca-cli of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Works with

Questions about Orca CLI

What does Orca CLI do?

Use the public orca CLI to operate Orca-managed worktrees, folder contexts, terminals, repos, automations, artifacts, skill sharing, worktree comments, and the browser embedded inside the Orca app. Orca CLI is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Use the public orca CLI to operate Orca-managed worktrees, folder contexts, terminals, repos, automations, artifacts, skill sharing, worktree comments, and the browser embedded inside the Orca app.

When should I use Orca CLI?

Orca CLI fits situations like: the user says $orca-cli; spawn codex/claude in a worktree; read/wait/send Orca terminal; give this to another agent.

How do I install Orca CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill orca-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kerenski/orca-cli in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/orca-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Orca CLI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill orca-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kerenski/orca-cli in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/orca-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Orca CLI in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill orca-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/orca-cli, .gemini/skills/orca-cli, .github/skills/orca-cli and .opencode/skills/orca-cli in your project.

What does Orca CLI need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Orca CLI is instructions for the agent only.

Does Orca CLI access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Orca CLI safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Orca CLI use?

No licence was found for Orca CLI or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Orca CLI use?

About 985 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Orca CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Orca CLI: Worktrees and Dev Servers (pierrecomputer/pierre, 6.2k stars), Worktree Stack (LanternOps/breeze, 131 stars), Kanvibe Release Deploy (rookedsysc/kanvibe, 143 stars) and Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Orca CLI?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.