# Paseo Paseo is an open-source, local-first interface for **orchestrating multiple [[How Coding Agents Work|AI coding agents]]** from one place ; desktop, web, mobile, and CLI. It is not itself an agent; it's the control surface that runs and coordinates [[Claude Code]], [[OpenAI Codex|Codex]], [[GitHub Copilot]], [[OpenCode]], and Pi on your own machine. > Run agents in parallel on your own machines. Ship from your phone or your desk. The pitch (from its [Show HN](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377250), "Beautiful open-source coding agent interface") is to end the fragmentation of juggling separate apps per agent, and to free you from the desk: kick off and supervise agent work from your phone while walking. ## Architecture - **Daemon + clients**: a central daemon manages orchestration; thin clients (iOS, Android, desktop, web, CLI) connect to it - **WebSocket API** for client/daemon communication, plus **terminal multiplexing** so you can watch and drive sessions - **[[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] server** support for wiring in external tools - **Self-hosted**: agents run locally with your real dev environment; no telemetry, tracking, or mandatory login ## Notable features - **Multi-provider** ; five agents (Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Pi) behind one interface, so you can match a model's strength to a task - **Voice control** ; hands-free task dictation - **Skills system** ; commands like `/paseo-handoff` enable inter-agent coordination and verification loops - Light enough to run on old hardware (reportedly a 13-year-old 2 GB tablet) ## Install Download the desktop app from https://paseo.sh/download, or install the CLI via npm and run `paseo` (the daemon starts automatically). ## Stack & license Primarily [[TypeScript]] in a monorepo (server, desktop, CLI, mobile, website), with Swift / Kotlin / Nix / Shell pieces. AGPL-3.0. Solo-maintained; the stated plan is to monetize convenience / team / enterprise layers, not core functionality. ## Reception HN praised the **mobile, human-in-the-loop** angle (review and steer agents away from the desk) and the lightweight footprint. Criticisms: the "beautiful" claim drew pushback ("basic Tailwind", unopinionated design), plus the usual questions about differentiation from Cursor / Devin Desktop and the lack of token-cost visibility in multi-step runs ; the same blind spot tools like [[RTK]] and [[lowfat (CLI)|lowfat]] exist to address. ## Where it fits - **vs a single harness** ([[Claude Code]], [[Codex CLI]]): those drive one agent; Paseo multiplexes several and adds mobile/voice surfaces on top - **vs [[GitHub Copilot App]] / [[Codex App]]**: those are vendor-locked desktop surfaces for one provider's agents; Paseo is provider-agnostic, self-hosted, and cross-device ## References - Homepage: https://paseo.sh/ - GitHub: https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo - Discord: https://discord.gg/jz8T2uahpH - Show HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377250 ## Related - [[Claude Code]] - [[OpenAI Codex]] - [[Codex CLI]] - [[GitHub Copilot]] - [[GitHub Copilot App]] - [[OpenCode]] - [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] - [[AI Agent Harness]] - [[How Coding Agents Work]] - [[TypeScript]] - [[RTK]] - [[lowfat (CLI)]]