Free & Open Source Built-in AI MCP Agent APIs Cross-Platform

Orca Desktop

The open source container management app with built-in AI. Manage Docker, Compose, Kubernetes, and more — from a single, beautiful interface.

27
AI Agent Tools
3
Platforms
4
AI Providers
~15MB
Installer
Build License Stars

Why Orca Desktop

Free forever. Lightweight. Open source. Just containers.

Free
Open source. MIT licensed. Forever.
~30 MB
RAM usage. Lightweight by design.
< 2s
Startup time. Instant.
Features = unique to Orca Desktop
Containers
Full container lifecycle (create, start, stop, restart, kill, remove)
Live resource monitoring (CPU, memory, network I/O)
Live resource editing — change memory, CPU, restart policy on running containers
Interactive terminal (exec shell)
Log viewer with search, tail control, auto-scroll
AI-powered diagnostics — click to analyze any container with logs
Export as docker run / docker-compose.yml
Images & Security
Pull with Docker Hub search dialog
Build from Dockerfile with streaming log
Vulnerability scanning — one-click CVE scan with Trivy
Image file browser — explore filesystem without running
Private registry auth (Docker Hub, GitHub, GitLab, ECR)
Orchestration
Compose stacks — auto-detect, up/down/pull, service health
One-click Kubernetes (k3s) with Traefik ingress
Pods, deployments, services, ingresses, PVCs, YAML apply
Volume management with file browser
Network management with subnet configuration
AI & Automation
AI assistant — floating window, drag to any monitor
4 AI providers — Claude, GPT, Gemini, custom OpenAI-compatible
MCP server — 27 tools for Claude Code / Claude Desktop
OpenAI-compatible endpoint — works with any agent framework
App templates — one-click deploy + create your own
Platform
Linux, macOS, Windows — native on all platforms
Guided setup wizard with streaming progress
Signed auto-updates
macOS: Apple Virtualization.framework + VirtioFS + proxy passthrough
Glassmorphism UI — frosted glass, smooth animations
Open source — MIT licensed, free forever, no telemetry

Built for AI agents

Orca Desktop exposes a full container management API that any AI agent can use. Connect Claude Code, OpenAI agents, or any MCP-compatible client.

  • MCP server with 27 tools
  • OpenAI-compatible function calling
  • Direct tool execution endpoint
  • Bearer token authentication
// Add to your MCP config { "mcpServers": { "orca": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:9477/api/v1/agent/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" } } } }

Cross-platform, native performance

Built with Rust and Tauri for minimal resource usage. No Electron. Runs natively on all platforms with platform-specific container runtime integration.

  • Linux — native Docker/Podman, no VM needed
  • macOS — Lima VM with Apple Virtualization
  • Windows — WSL2 with Docker
  • Signed auto-updates with one-click install
🦀 Rust
Tauri 2
💎 SolidJS
~15 MB installer · ~30 MB RAM · instant startup

Ready to try it?

Free, open source, and works with your existing Docker setup.

Download Orca Desktop Star on GitHub