Orca is a deterministic, AI-driven development framework that enables users to programmatically define software workflows where AI agents handle coding tasks. Written in Scala and run via CLI, it supports resumable flows with built-in plan-implement-review loops and integrates with Claude and other AI models.
GitLab 19.4, released September 17, 2026, introduces governance for MCP server tools alongside internal GitLab Duo Agent Platform tools, Advanced SAST support for Kotlin, Dart, and Scala languages, SPDX license expression support in dependency scanning, and a new /goal slash command in GitLab Duo CLI for delegated objective execution.