ColliePWA vs Paseo
Both are open source, and both can run without a third-party relay. Paseo is a daemon, or a desktop app that bundles it, that runs your agents, with native phone apps. ColliePWA is a web app that attaches to the panes you already run.
Paseo details checked on 7 November 2026 from paseo.sh.
What ColliePWA brings
Self-hosted, no relay
Your machine serves the app, with no account and no vendor server in the path.
Your desk stays put
It hooks into the multiplexer you already run. No wrapper CLI, no new desktop app.
Pick up mid-turn
The phone shows the same panes as your desk. Answer there, then sit down where you left off.
WalkyTalky messages
Agents send each other short signed messages across your crew, and you can message any session.
Crew failover
If the lead goes down, a deputy you named opens its standby door for your phone.
Large screens
On a tablet or an open foldable, several panes sit side by side beside a sidebar.
Rows led: ColliePWA 2, Paseo 0.
A green check marks the side that leads on that row.
| Feature | ColliePWA | Paseo |
|---|---|---|
| What you install | A web app your machine serves | Native iOS and Android apps, a web app and a desktop app |
| Source code | Open source, MIT | Open source, Apache-2.0 |
| Price | Free | Free; funded by sponsors and a separate team product |
| Connection | Phone browser to your machine, via Tailscale by default | Direct over Tailscale, VPN or SSH; optional encrypted relay |
| Multiplexers | Leads on this row. Herdr and the Herdr app; tmux and zellij are experimental | None; the Paseo daemon runs agents itself |
| Agents | Any terminal agent in your panes | Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, Copilot and more, plus ACP agents |
| What needs you | Status view lists waiting agents first | Permission prompts in the app; the sidebar marks workspaces that need you |
| Control keys | Keys tray: Esc, Ctrl+C, arrows, modifiers, F1 to F12 | Terminal panes on the phone; a key bar on tablets |
| Push notifications | Opt-in; on iPhone, only from the home-screen app | Yes, when tasks complete |
| Voice input | On-device dictation with Whistle, or on your host; opt-in | Dictation and a voice mode; on-device speech by default |
| Lock Screen and Apple Watch | Not available | Not available |
| Machines and devices | Crews: several machines behind one URL, with failover | Several hosts in one app |
| Agents message each other | WalkyTalky: signed messages between sessions, across the crew | Agent-to-agent orchestration |
| If a machine goes down | Leads on this row. A deputy you named takes over for your phone | Not documented |
Paseo
Where Paseo is ahead
- Paseo has native iOS and Android apps in the stores, with push. ColliePWA is a web app, and its push is opt-in.
- Its desktop apps include an editor, diffs, pull requests and a built-in browser.
- Paseo gives each agent a git worktree, and adds agent-to-agent orchestration, schedules, a TypeScript SDK and plugins.
- It has native adapters for seven agents, and an ACP catalog with more than 25 others.
- Its voice mode speaks back, with on-device text to speech and speech to text. ColliePWA offers dictation only.
ColliePWA
Where ColliePWA is ahead
- Your desktop does not change. Paseo's daemon or desktop app starts and runs your agents. ColliePWA attaches to the panes you already run in Herdr, tmux or zellij.
- The phone shows the same panes as your desk. Answer from the phone, sit down again, and the terminal is where you left it.
- A crew puts several machines behind one URL. If the lead machine goes down, a deputy you named can take over.
- WalkyTalky sends short signed messages between the agents in the panes you already run, on any machine in your crew. You can message any session from your phone too.
Paseo · ColliePWA
Which one to pick
Pick Paseo if you want one app where agents run, with native phone apps, desktop tools, worktrees and orchestration. It is open source too, and it works over Tailscale.
Pick ColliePWA if you already run agents in Herdr, tmux or zellij and want your desk to stay as it is. It fits if you want a phone view of those same panes.