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Orca Emulator

Orca Emulator is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from stablyai/orca. IOS Simulator control from inside Orca, with the live device view in Orca's emulator pane. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 86,634 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills.

github.com/stablyai/orca/skills/orca-emulator (opens in a new tab)

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Add this skill

Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git
cp -r orca/skills/orca-emulator ~/.claude/skills/orca-emulator   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the orca-emulator folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git
cp -r orca/skills/orca-emulator .agents/skills/orca-emulator   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stablyai/orca.git
cp -r orca/skills/orca-emulator .cursor/skills/orca-emulator   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

iOS Simulator control from inside Orca, with the live device view in Orca's emulator pane. Use when driving a booted Apple Simulator on macOS: taps, gestures, typing, hardware buttons, rotation, and the accessibility tree, or when an iOS change needs simulator evidence. For an Android device or emulator use the Android emulator skill; build and install the app with xcodebuild or simctl first. This discovery stub loads the version-matched guide from the Orca executable used for this session.

When it triggers

  • Use when driving a booted Apple Simulator on macOS: taps, gestures, typing, hardware buttons, rotation, and the accessibility tree, or when an iOS change needs simulator evidence.

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FAQ

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What is the Orca Emulator skill?

Orca Emulator is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from stablyai/orca. IOS Simulator control from inside Orca, with the live device view in Orca's emulator pane. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 86,634 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/stablyai/orca/skills/orca-emulator.

How do I install the Orca Emulator skill?

Copy the orca-emulator folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Orca Emulator skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Orca Emulator maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is v1.4.222. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.