* fix(server): stop re-deriving path state for every scanned directory Directory suggestion scans were CPU-bound in path bookkeeping rather than in reading the tree. A 20,000-entry scan of a 197,000-directory home took 6.9s, of which readdir accounted for 50ms; the rest went to repeated path normalization. Three redundant passes are removed: - Discovery re-derived Git-ignore state by walking every ancestor of every entry. Traversal only descends through entries that already passed that check, so only the entry itself can be newly ignored. - Discovery re-derived root containment for every child. Only a symlink can resolve outside the tree being walked; every other child is its parent's path plus a name, and the parent was already proved inside. - The directory listing cache swept itself for expired keys on every miss once it reached its cap, an O(cache size) pass per directory read. Reads already reject stale entries by expiry and by directory metadata. The same scan now takes 1.1s. The new test expresses the budget against a plain readdir walk of the same tree, so it means the same thing on CI as on a developer machine: the ratio was 12x and is now under 3x. Refs #4879 * test(server): skip the scan-cost budget on Windows The tree it needs is deeper than MAX_PATH allows, and the directory listing cache it measures is disabled on Windows because directory metadata cannot validate it there. * test(server): count containment derivations instead of timing the scan The previous budget compared wall-clock scan time against a readdir walk of the same tree. packages/server/AGENTS.md requires tests to be deterministic, and a ratio between an I/O-bound walk and a CPU-bound scan moves with filesystem caching and runner load. isPathInsideRoot now counts its calls behind start/stopPathContainmentMetrics, matching the existing git command metrics. Scanning a symlink-free tree of 320 entries derived containment 1,760 times before this branch and derives it none now, which is the defect stated exactly rather than inferred from a stopwatch. A second test covers the other direction: a symlink that leaves the root is still checked, and still excluded from results. * fix(server): keep the Git-ignore ancestor walk for symlinked entries A symlink resolves to a path whose ancestors were never checked during traversal, so a link into an ignored directory was discovered. Named children keep the single-entry check. * test(server): declare the scan helper as a function --------- Co-authored-by: paseo-bot[bot] <266920839+paseo-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Paseo
One interface for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, and Pi agents.
Run agents in parallel on your own machines. Ship from your phone or your desk.
- Self-hosted: Agents run on your machine with your full dev environment. Use your tools, your configs, and your skills.
- Multi-provider: Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, and Pi through the same interface. Pick the right model for each job.
- Voice control: Dictate tasks or talk through problems in voice mode. Hands-free when you need it.
- Cross-device: iOS, Android, desktop, web, and CLI. Start work at your desk, check in from your phone, script it from the terminal.
- Privacy-first: Paseo doesn't have any telemetry, tracking, or forced log-ins.
Plugins
Add themes, workspace panels, commands, settings screens, and coding-agent providers with trusted
TypeScript plugins. Install from npm, Git, or a local directory with paseo plugin install <source>.
Start with the plugin quickstart. Plugins run with access to your daemon machine and inside connected clients; install only code you trust.
Getting Started
Paseo runs a local server called the daemon that manages your coding agents. Clients like the desktop app, mobile app, web app, and CLI connect to it.
Prerequisites
You need at least one agent CLI installed and configured with your credentials:
Desktop app (recommended)
Download it from paseo.sh/download or the GitHub releases page. Open the app and the daemon starts automatically. Nothing else to install.
To connect from your phone, open Settings → your host → Pair Device.
CLI / headless
Install the CLI and start Paseo:
npm install -g @getpaseo/cli
paseo
Paseo starts locally, then asks whether to enable the end-to-end encrypted relay for device pairing. If you decline, connect directly over TCP, Tailscale, or another VPN. This path is useful for servers and remote machines.
For full setup and configuration, see:
Docker
Run the Paseo daemon and self-hosted web UI in Docker:
docker run -d --name paseo \
-p 6767:6767 \
-e PASEO_PASSWORD=change-me \
-v "$PWD/paseo-home:/home/paseo" \
-v "$PWD:/workspace" \
ghcr.io/getpaseo/paseo:latest
Open http://localhost:6767 after it starts. Extend the base image with the agent CLIs you use, then provide credentials through environment variables or the persistent /home/paseo volume. See the Docker documentation for full setup details.
CLI
Everything you can do in the app, you can do from the terminal.
paseo run --provider claude/opus-4.6 "implement user authentication"
paseo run --provider codex/gpt-5.5 --worktree feature-x "implement feature X"
paseo ls # list running agents
paseo attach abc123 # stream live output
paseo send abc123 "also add tests" # follow-up task
# run on a remote daemon; --cwd is a path on that host
paseo run --host workstation.local:6767 --cwd /workspace "run the full test suite"
See the full CLI reference for more.
TypeScript SDK
Build issue integrations, dashboards, and orchestration services with @getpaseo/client:
import { createPaseoClient } from "@getpaseo/client";
const client = createPaseoClient({ url: "ws://127.0.0.1:6767/ws" });
await client.connect();
const agent = await client.agents.create({
config: { provider: "codex/gpt-5.5" },
cwd: "/Users/me/dev/storefront",
prompt: "Review the current diff and name the riskiest change.",
});
const result = await agent.waitForFinish();
console.log(result.lastMessage);
await client.close();
See the SDK quickstart, recipes, and API reference.
Skills
Skills teach your agent to use Paseo to orchestrate other agents.
npx skills add getpaseo/paseo
Then use them in any agent conversation:
/paseo-handoff— hand off work between agents. I use this to plan with Claude and then handoff to Codex to implement./paseo-advisor— spin up a single agent as an advisor for a second opinion, without delegating the work itself./paseo-committee— form a committee of two contrasting agents to step back, do root cause analysis, and produce a plan.
Development
Quick monorepo package map:
packages/server: Paseo daemon (agent process orchestration, WebSocket API, MCP server)packages/app: Expo client (iOS, Android, web)packages/cli:paseoCLI for daemon and agent workflowspackages/desktop: Electron desktop apppackages/relay: Relay transport and encryption used by the daemon and clientspackages/website: Marketing site and documentation (paseo.sh)
Common commands:
# run all local dev services
npm run dev
# run individual surfaces
npm run dev:server
npm run dev:app
npm run dev:desktop
npm run dev:website
# build the server stack
npm run build:server
# repo-wide checks
npm run typecheck
Sponsors
Paseo is built by one person and funded by the people who use it. Support the work on GitHub Sponsors. Companies can sponsor Paseo monthly and have their logo shown here and on the paseo.sh homepage.
Related projects
- getpaseo/paseo-relay — official distributed relay, written in Elixir
- paseo-vscode — VS Code extension
License
Apache-2.0

