$ show getpaseo/paseo
Paseo is a full-stack, multi-platform development environment for orchestrating AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, etc.) from a unified interface. It consists of a daemon server that manages agent sessions, workspaces, terminals, and git operations; a cross-platform client built with React Native/Expo (iOS, Android, web, Electron desktop); a CLI tool; and a plugin ecosystem. The architecture is provider-agnostic, supporting multiple AI backends through a common protocol layer. The codebase demonstrates high engineering craftsmanship with extensive test coverage, clean separation of concerns, and reusable patterns like the plugin SDK, protocol schemas, and platform abstraction layers. It is actively maintained with rapid release cycles and a large community.
The LLM identified 5 files worth highlighting for reuse:
A well-designed plugin SDK with client and server contexts, RPC mechanisms, settings management, theme contributions, timeline renderers, and lifecycle hooks. It demonstrates a clean contract-based architecture that could be extracted and reused for any extensible application. The separation of client and server concerns, along with typed contracts, makes it a model for plugin systems.
A shared protocol package defining all wire formats, message schemas, and validation logic using Zod. It includes AOT-compiled validators for performance. This pattern of extracting all inter-service communication schemas into a standalone package is highly reusable for any distributed system, ensuring type safety and contract enforcement across boundaries.
A standalone syntax highlighting package using Lezer grammars for multiple languages (C#, Nix, Svelte, etc.). It is designed to be safe for daemon-side use without an editor runtime. The pattern of vendoring grammars and providing a pure-function highlighter is reusable for any application needing code rendering without heavy dependencies.
An end-to-end encrypted relay transport for device pairing, implementing key exchange, WebSocket tunneling, and cutover proxy logic. The pattern of using a relay for NAT traversal with E2EE is reusable for any application requiring secure remote connections between devices.
A custom overlay scrollbar implementation with pure geometry computation, platform-specific rendering (native vs web), and integration with FlatList. It demonstrates a reusable pattern for custom scrollbar UI that can be extracted and applied to any React Native or web project needing consistent scrollbar styling.