Written by the team developing Dure, a macOS workspace for coding agents. Comparisons use linked product documentation and describe workflows, not hands-on benchmark results.
Dure is a Paseo alternative to evaluate when most of your coding-agent work happens at your Mac: arranging sessions across projects and windows, reviewing a local diff, and sending feedback. Paseo is especially relevant when you need mobile, desktop, web, and CLI clients connected to a machine that runs your agents. Paseo also has workspaces and diffs; it is not simply a phone chat interface. Dure Spaces · Paseo overview · Paseo workspaces
Start with where you need to work
A desk-based review and a check-in while away from the desk are different tasks. For the first, you might need an implementation agent, a reviewer, and a file diff visible at once. For the second, reaching the running agent from another device may matter more than the arrangement of windows.
Write down which task actually interrupts your day. Then compare the tools using the same repository and coding-agent provider. This comparison describes documented workflows, not a speed, reliability, or security benchmark.
Dure and Paseo at a glance
| Decision | Dure | Paseo |
|---|---|---|
| Main workflow to evaluate | A Mac workspace for arranging agents, terminals, and local review. | Multiple clients connected to agents running on your machine. |
| Workspace organization | Spaces spans projects, desktops, and local or SSH hosts; sessions can open in dedicated windows. | Projects contain workspaces whose tabs can include agents, terminals, browsers, and diffs. |
| File isolation | Use dedicated Git worktrees for independent edits. | A workspace can use an existing directory or a Git worktree. |
| Remote work | Connect an SSH host and use its folders and installed agent CLIs. | Connect clients to a daemon; desktop setup can pair a phone. |
| Local change review | Open a local worktree diff and send file or line comments to the linked agent. | Diff sessions belong to the workspace model. |
Sources: Dure Spaces, Dure SSH, Dure review, Paseo setup, and Paseo workspaces.
When to try Dure
Suppose one agent changes an API and another reviews the client impact. You are at your Mac, checking files before combining the work. Try placing both sessions beside the relevant local diff, moving one session to a second desktop, and opening the reviewer in its own window. Check whether you can still identify the right project and agent as attention moves between them. Dure layout guide
Next, select a concrete change and send feedback to the linked agent. Opening a Dure diff is read-only; applying review feedback is a separate action. Evaluate the complete cycle from finding the change to inspecting the response. A tidy overview is useful only if it helps you finish that cycle. Dure review workflow
When Paseo may fit better
If your deciding requirement is continuing a conversation from a phone or browser, evaluate Paseo's supported clients first. Its desktop application bundles the daemon, and its documentation also describes running the daemon separately. Agent CLI installation and sign-in still belong on the machine that runs the agents. Paseo getting started
If you already automate agent work through Paseo, check the migration cost before replacing it. Paseo documents agent creation, follow-ups, and orchestration through its daemon. Switching the surrounding workspace is not evidence that those existing scripts or schedules will transfer automatically. Paseo orchestration
Evaluate a desktop workflow in four steps
- Install Dure using the current guide and verify your provider CLI and account.
- Choose a small local task with a clear result. Use a separate worktree if another agent will edit the same repository.
- Arrange the implementation session, reviewer, and local diff. Send one file-specific review comment and inspect the result.
- If remote development is part of your work, separately try a small task on an SSH host with the provider installed there.
Start with the installation guide and parallel workflow. These are evaluation steps, not an importer for Paseo workspaces, live sessions, or credentials.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paseo only for mobile use?
No. Paseo documents mobile, desktop, web, and CLI clients. Include its desktop and workspace behavior in your evaluation even if you first encountered it as a way to reach agents from a phone. Paseo documentation
Does Paseo require a worktree for every workspace?
No. Its workspace guide distinguishes local-directory workspaces from worktree isolation. In either tool, decide file isolation based on which agents will edit overlapping files. Paseo workspaces
Is Dure's SSH workflow a mobile client?
No. The documented workflow connects the Dure workspace to an SSH host. Do not treat access to a remote development machine as proof of phone or browser parity. Dure SSH guide
Can Dure's built-in Diff review an SSH worktree?
Its documented Diff pane supports local worktrees. Review SSH changes with Git on the remote host. If remote visual review is a requirement, make that a specific acceptance check before switching. Dure remote review boundary
Choose around your actual handoff
Try two agents on one bounded task. Decide based on the step you need to make easier: reading and reviewing at your desk, or reaching the agent from another client.