Background UX

Background mode should be easy to start, inspect, stop, and resume.

Primary Commands

• orca-keep-going: continue a current task in a bounded unattended run
• orca-background: create or inspect the run contract and plan
• orca-background-status: inspect the current or last background run

Core User Flows

Start

The user says:

• keep making progress on this
• run while I sleep
• keep pushing this forward in the background

ORCA Framework should:

1. define or confirm the run contract
2. choose the lowest sufficient autonomy level
3. state the stop conditions
4. begin the bounded run

Inspect

Use orca-background-status to show:

• latest run state
• progress summary
• what changed
• blockers
• suggested next unattended run

If a narrative progress sentence is shown, it should describe the real operation, not the framework umbrella.

Good:

• Updating the deployment docs and rerunning the preview checks.
• Using ORCA's planning tools to split the migration into a safer next slice.

Bad:

• Using ORCA in the background.
• Updating ORCA while you are away.

Stop

Stopping should preserve:

• latest receipt
• current final state
• open blockers
• resume recommendation

Resume

Resume should read the prior contract, receipt, and final state before deciding whether to:

• continue
• revise the plan
• stop for human review