Paseo
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 13 coding agent interfaces
Open-source interface for running coding agents like Claude Code and OpenCode from desktop, mobile or CLI, with strong remote access. Critics say sub-agents hang and performance lags.
Open-source interface for running coding agents like Claude Code and OpenCode from desktop, mobile or CLI, with strong remote access. Critics say sub-agents hang and performance lags.
80 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 70
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 1 month
Median of the 6 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it carries the badge
- 70 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong mobile app and remote access
“Cool project. I don't think people will get the mobile version until they need it but when they do it's a mind bending, life changing realization.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)” “The biggest thing is that Paseo's mobile app is out and pretty much has feature parity with its desktop app.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment” “It has a lot of features but you'll find its mobile client is much better than opencode's web view.”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Herdr: Agent multiplexer that lives in your terminal” - Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: Claude multisession”
- Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)”
- Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Raven – The harness of harnesses, built for RSI”
Open source and well executed
“Very nice! an open-sourced alternative of Codex Remote Control, allowing full customization”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)” “I am fully impressed by the diligence and quality of some of the open source tooling”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “OpenAI DayBreak – GPT-5.5-Cyber” “I like seeing projects that focus on usability instead of adding endless features.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)” - Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “Berthd”
- Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)”
- Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Paseo – Beautiful open-source coding agent interface (desktop, mobile, CLI)”
Higher agent autonomy and throughput
“For me, what I have found most useful about Paseo is the multi-platform, multi-agent setup because this has given my agent teams much, much more autonomy that I feel like I can trust”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Anthropic to receive high 'junk' rating from credit agencies following IPO” “This has worked fantastically for me, really awesome to see a self-constructed team own the work end-to-end.”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “SlopCodeBench 10/2026 – Opus 5.5, Astra wins overall, xhigh considered harmful” “the win in my use case is that it feels like I can get higher autonomy without sacrificing quality”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Memdoor: A team of 5 Qwen3.8-27B models beats Fable 5 on LiveCodeBench Hard” - Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “SlopCodeBench 10/2026 – Opus 5.5, Astra wins overall, xhigh considered harmful”
- Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “I Built a Telegram Client for Pi”
Unified interface for multiple harnesses
“Paseo has been the most feature complete one with claude and open code support with a top notch mobile experience.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment” “this lets you view Claude Code, OpenCode and I guess other harnesses like Codex in the same session”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Anthropic appears to be A/B testing reduced effort levels in Claude Code” “having a unified interface while still being able to use their respective harnesses is a godsend”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment” - Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sub-agent hangs and bugs
“Paseo had a really nice UI/UX, except sometimes sub-agents within OpenCode sessions would hang.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “GLM-5.3: Frontier Coding with Emergent Cyber Capabilities” “both Paseo and Kepler felt a little bit clunky especially around sub-agents and workflows”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “ChatGPT Desktop (Codex Desktop) for Linux” “it has some issues with OpenCode sub-agent liveness checks (I've seen them hang”
Comment from 23 Aug 2026 in “Quick impressions: A week of using Codex more than Claude” - Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Zed: Delta”
Slow performance and memory issues
“its not optimized at all. let alone the feature bloat.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “I tested 10 model/harness combinations on the same Three.js task” “"reconnection" and state sync is pretty slow”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price” “Paseo's perf leaves a lot to be desired.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Raven – The harness of harnesses, built for RSI” - Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Herdr has released native app”
Less polished or featureful than rivals
“Paseo is great and has mobile notifications but it’s not as polished as omp web.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Pi 1.0” “Paseo doesn't offer as many features”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “OpenCode 2.0” Claude session resume and CLI issues
“with Paseo I can't seems to resume a Claude code session”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “Berthd” “I am still handicapped by the CLI when running in Paseo.”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Anthropic S-1”
Other coding agent interfaces people recommend
The four most recommended other coding agent interfaces, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaseoThis page | 70 | 10 | 88% | 9 | 1 mo6 owners | Approved |
| OpenChamber | 31 | 7 | 82% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Claude Code Remote Control | 30 | 36 | 45% | 5 | — | — |
| Omnara | 27 | 20 | 57% | 4 | — | — |
| Juggler | 22 | 5 | 81% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 115 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the win in my use case is that it feels like I can get higher autonomy without sacrificing quality”
“For me, what I have found most useful about Paseo is the multi-platform, multi-agent setup because this has given my agent teams much, much more autonomy that I feel like I can trust”
“Paseo tends to OOM now and again”
“I am still handicapped by the CLI when running in Paseo.”
“it is the only tool that I've found that has significantly positively improved my throughput”
“This has worked fantastically for me, really awesome to see a self-constructed team own the work end-to-end.”
“I just hard forked paseo and used its websockets/relay system w/e2ee along with some additional credentialling.”
“Paseo doesn't offer as many features”
“having something like Paseo is a pretty big power-up from directly working with model harnesses”
“with Paseo I can't seems to resume a Claude code session”
“Paseo is open source, works on lots of different platforms, and has native apps.”
“Paseo is great and has mobile notifications but it’s not as polished as omp web.”
“"reconnection" and state sync is pretty slow”
“with a good remote mobile app experience when I want to check in on agent work”
“Paseo's perf leaves a lot to be desired.”
“its not optimized at all. let alone the feature bloat.”
“It wraps whatever harness you want and makes it accessible on the go.”
“it has some issues with OpenCode sub-agent liveness checks (I've seen them hang”
“this lets you view Claude Code, OpenCode and I guess other harnesses like Codex in the same session”
“Paseo had a really nice UI/UX, except sometimes sub-agents within OpenCode sessions would hang.”
“both Paseo and Kepler felt a little bit clunky especially around sub-agents and workflows”
“sometimes has issues with sub-agents”
“The biggest thing is that Paseo's mobile app is out and pretty much has feature parity with its desktop app.”
“Paseo has been the most feature complete one with claude and open code support with a top notch mobile experience.”
“having a unified interface while still being able to use their respective harnesses is a godsend”
“mainly because I have specific preferences for different harness + model combinations”
“Shines when it comes to remote sessions as your phone can connect to multiple host instances”
“which has mostly surpassed my expectations. It has changed my workflows”
“It has a lot of features but you'll find its mobile client is much better than opencode's web view.”
“I am fully impressed by the diligence and quality of some of the open source tooling”
“I am in love with Paseo. I really want to express my gratitude for building this and saving me so much time and energy.”
“I like seeing projects that focus on usability instead of adding endless features.”
“Looks nice. The README pitches model-per-task picking but doesn't say much about context management.”
“it is a very focused and cohesive UI compared to many open source projects”
“Cool project. I don't think people will get the mobile version until they need it but when they do it's a mind bending, life changing realization.”
“I will definitely check out this project and contribute to it with what I have learned!”
“this format for interacting with code seems like it has a lot of potential”
“Very nice! an open-sourced alternative of Codex Remote Control, allowing full customization”
“very nice and well executed product for what i assume is a small team”
“It is more about being able to step away from the desk without losing access to the work.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.