ci: move packaging to main and remove repeated CLI suites

PR runners were rebuilding distribution artifacts and executing the entire CLI source suite on all three E2E shards. Keep packaging coverage after merge, let the local E2E runner own its dependency build, and execute source tests once in an existing required check. Root typecheck already validates plugin examples.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install virtual display
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xvfb xauth rpm xdotool
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xvfb xauth xdotool
 
       - name: Install Playwright browser
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
@@ -249,59 +249,6 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: ignore
           retention-days: 7
 
-      - name: Build Linux desktop artifacts
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        # Smoke package contents and installation without spending minutes on xz compression.
-        run: |
-          printf '{"extends":"%s/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml","deb":{"compression":"gz"},"rpm":{"fpm":["--rpm-compression=gzip"]}}' "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/desktop-smoke-builder.json"
-          npm run build:desktop -- --publish never --linux --x64 --config "$RUNNER_TEMP/desktop-smoke-builder.json"
-        env:
-          EP_GH_IGNORE_TIME: true
-          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke
-
-      - name: Smoke installed artifacts with restricted user namespaces
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        run: |
-          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1
-          if unshare --user --map-root-user --net true; then
-            echo "Expected the launching user's namespace probe to be denied"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          sudo apt-get install -y ./packages/desktop/release/*.deb
-          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release disabled
-        env:
-          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/restricted
-
-      - name: Smoke sandbox-preserving portable launches
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        run: |
-          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0
-          unshare --user --map-root-user --net true
-          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release enabled
-        env:
-          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/userns
-
-      - name: Smoke installed RPM with restricted user namespaces
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        run: |
-          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1
-          sudo dpkg --remove paseo
-          # Ubuntu supplies the runtime libraries under Debian package names.
-          # RPM still performs the real payload installation and postinstall.
-          sudo rpm --install --nodeps packages/desktop/release/*.rpm
-          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release disabled --installed-only
-        env:
-          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/rpm
-
-      - name: Upload packaged smoke diagnostics
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: ${{ !cancelled() && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-        with:
-          name: desktop-packaged-smoke-linux-x64
-          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke
-          if-no-files-found: ignore
-          retention-days: 7
-
   desktop-tests-windows:
     name: desktop-tests (windows-latest)
     needs: changes
@@ -363,9 +310,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run plugin SDK tests
         run: npm run test --workspace=@getpaseo/plugin
 
-      - name: Typecheck plugin examples
-        run: npm run typecheck --workspace=@getpaseo/plugin
-
       - name: Run protocol tests
         run: npm run test --workspace=@getpaseo/protocol
 
@@ -499,14 +443,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: node scripts/npm-retry.mjs ci
 
-      - name: Build server stack
-        run: npm run build:server
-
       - name: Install agent CLIs for provider tests
         run: node scripts/npm-retry.mjs install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex@0.105.0 opencode-ai
 
-      - name: Run CLI tests
-        run: npm run test --workspace=@getpaseo/cli
+      # The local runner builds its dependencies and shards its own E2E files.
+      - name: Run CLI E2E tests
+        run: npm run test:local --workspace=@getpaseo/cli
+
+      # Source tests do not read PASEO_CLI_TEST_SHARD. Run them once, on the
+      # shortest E2E shard, after its runner has built the server stack.
+      - name: Run CLI source tests
+        if: ${{ env.PASEO_CLI_TEST_SHARD == '3' }}
+        run: npm run test:unit --workspace=@getpaseo/cli
 
   cli-tests-2:
     name: cli-tests (shard 2/3)

.github/workflows/desktop-packages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+name: Desktop Packages
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  ONNXRUNTIME_NODE_INSTALL: skip
+
+jobs:
+  linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          cache: "npm"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: node scripts/npm-retry.mjs ci
+
+      - name: Install package smoke dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xvfb xauth rpm
+
+      - name: Build Linux desktop artifacts
+        # Smoke package contents and installation without spending minutes on xz compression.
+        run: |
+          printf '{"extends":"%s/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml","deb":{"compression":"gz"},"rpm":{"fpm":["--rpm-compression=gzip"]}}' "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/desktop-smoke-builder.json"
+          npm run build:desktop -- --publish never --linux --x64 --config "$RUNNER_TEMP/desktop-smoke-builder.json"
+        env:
+          EP_GH_IGNORE_TIME: true
+          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke
+
+      - name: Smoke installed artifacts with restricted user namespaces
+        run: |
+          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1
+          if unshare --user --map-root-user --net true; then
+            echo "Expected the launching user's namespace probe to be denied"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          sudo apt-get install -y ./packages/desktop/release/*.deb
+          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release disabled
+        env:
+          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/restricted
+
+      - name: Smoke sandbox-preserving portable launches
+        run: |
+          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0
+          unshare --user --map-root-user --net true
+          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release enabled
+        env:
+          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/userns
+
+      - name: Smoke installed RPM with restricted user namespaces
+        run: |
+          sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1
+          sudo dpkg --remove paseo
+          # Ubuntu supplies the runtime libraries under Debian package names.
+          # RPM still performs the real payload installation and postinstall.
+          sudo rpm --install --nodeps packages/desktop/release/*.rpm
+          node packages/desktop/e2e/linux-artifact-smoke.js packages/desktop/release disabled --installed-only
+        env:
+          PASEO_DESKTOP_SMOKE_ARTIFACT_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke/rpm
+
+      - name: Upload packaged smoke diagnostics
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        with:
+          name: desktop-packaged-smoke-linux-x64
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/desktop-smoke
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -1,27 +1,6 @@
 name: Docker
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - "docker/**"
-      - ".dockerignore"
-      - ".github/workflows/docker.yml"
-      - "package.json"
-      - "package-lock.json"
-      - "patches/**"
-      - "scripts/**"
-      - "tsconfig.json"
-      - "tsconfig.base.json"
-      - "packages/app/**"
-      - "packages/cli/**"
-      - "packages/client/**"
-      - "packages/expo-two-way-audio/**"
-      - "packages/highlight/**"
-      - "packages/plugin/**"
-      - "packages/protocol/**"
-      - "packages/relay/**"
-      - "packages/server/**"
   push:
     branches: [main]
     tags:
@@ -51,7 +30,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: docker-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io

.github/workflows/nix.yml

@@ -1,27 +1,8 @@
 name: Nix
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths:
-      - "nix/**"
-      - "flake.nix"
-      - "flake.lock"
-      - "package.json"
-      - "package-lock.json"
-      - "packages/app/**"
-      - "packages/expo-two-way-audio/**"
-      - "packages/highlight/**"
-      - "packages/plugin/**"
-      - "packages/protocol/**"
-      - "packages/client/**"
-      - "packages/server/**"
-      - "packages/relay/**"
-      - "packages/cli/**"
-      - "scripts/build-daemon-web-ui.mjs"
-      - "scripts/update-nix.sh"
-      - "scripts/fix-lockfile.mjs"
-      - ".github/workflows/nix.yml"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -31,8 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -110,8 +89,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-14
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
         with: