What would you like to be added?
Deprecate packages/desktop (the Electron app), and rename packages/desktop-shell (the Tauri shell) to packages/desktop once the old package is removed — the Tauri app is the future desktop, and it should take over the name.
Concretely, this means:
- Freeze
packages/desktop: no new features land there; it only receives fixes that are strictly necessary until it is removed.
- Add a deprecation notice to
packages/desktop/README.md pointing users to the Tauri desktop app.
- Decide the removal timeline for the Electron package itself, its release workflows, and the
live-host app it contains, followed by renaming desktop-shell to desktop.
Constraint: the sync to OpenWork (modelstudioai/openwork) must continue. OpenWork is a downstream of packages/desktop — the Model Studio team builds its customized product on top of the Qwen Code desktop — so the codebase and its sync stay alive until that downstream is migrated.
Follow-up of #8092.
Why is this needed?
#8092 set the direction: the desktop app should be a thin native shell around Web Shell, not a second product implementation. That direction has been delivered — desktop-shell shipped desktop-v0.1.0 (signed and notarized on macOS), and the one-time Electron → Tauri update bridge (#8392) lets existing Electron 0.0.5 installations cross over automatically.
Keeping packages/desktop alive alongside it no longer buys anything:
- Two desktop codebases still diverge, and features built for one are missing from the other.
- The Electron app carries its own release pipeline, signing setup, and Chromium security updates — ongoing maintenance cost for a product line that has been replaced.
- Contributors need a single, unambiguous answer to "where does desktop work happen" — and
packages/desktop is the natural home for the canonical desktop app.
Additional context
Open items to settle in this issue:
- Removal and rename timing: delete the Electron
packages/desktop once Tauri Windows/Linux releases are validated and the OpenWork downstream has migrated, then rename desktop-shell to desktop; or deprecate-in-place now and execute both at a fixed milestone.
live-host: it lives inside the Electron package — decide whether it moves out or is retired with it.- OpenWork migration: coordinate with the Model Studio team on when and how OpenWork migrates off the Electron codebase; until then the sync continues.
Related: #8092, #8392, #5883.
中文
希望增加什么？
废弃 packages/desktop（Electron 应用），并在旧包移除后将 packages/desktop-shell（Tauri 壳）改名为 packages/desktop——Tauri 应用才是未来的桌面端，它应当继承这个名字。
具体来说：
- 冻结
packages/desktop：不再接收新功能，在移除之前只接受必要修复。
- 在
packages/desktop/README.md 中添加废弃说明，引导用户使用 Tauri 桌面应用。
- 确定 Electron 包本体、其发布 workflow 以及其中包含的
live-host 应用的移除时间表，随后将 desktop-shell 改名为 desktop。
约束：到 OpenWork（modelstudioai/openwork）的同步必须继续。OpenWork 是 packages/desktop 的下游——Model Studio 团队基于 Qwen Code 桌面应用定制其产品——因此在该下游完成迁移之前，代码库和同步流程都要保留。
作为 #8092 的后续。
为什么需要？
#8092 已经确定方向：桌面应用应当是 Web Shell 的薄原生壳，而不是第二套产品实现。该方向已经落地——desktop-shell 发布了 desktop-v0.1.0（macOS 已签名并公证），一次性的 Electron → Tauri 更新桥接（#8392）也让现有 Electron 0.0.5 安装可以自动迁移过去。
继续保留 packages/desktop 已经没有收益：
- 两套桌面代码库仍在分化，一方实现的功能在另一方缺失。
- Electron 应用自带独立的发布流水线、签名配置、Chromium 安全更新跟进——这些都是一条已被替代的产品线的持续维护成本。
- 贡献者需要对"桌面相关工作在哪里做"有一个唯一、明确的答案——而
packages/desktop 正是正式桌面应用理所当然的位置。
补充说明
本 issue 需要确定的待定事项：
- 移除与改名时机：等 Tauri 的 Windows/Linux 版本验证完成、且 OpenWork 下游完成迁移后删除 Electron 版
packages/desktop，再将 desktop-shell 改名为 desktop；还是现在就原地废弃、在固定节点一并执行。
live-host：它位于 Electron 包内部——需要决定是迁出还是随包一起退役。- OpenWork 迁移：与 Model Studio 团队协调 OpenWork 何时、如何迁出 Electron 代码库；在此之前同步继续。
相关：#8092、#8392、#5883。
What would you like to be added?
Deprecate
packages/desktop(the Electron app), and renamepackages/desktop-shell(the Tauri shell) topackages/desktoponce the old package is removed — the Tauri app is the future desktop, and it should take over the name.Concretely, this means:
packages/desktop: no new features land there; it only receives fixes that are strictly necessary until it is removed.packages/desktop/README.mdpointing users to the Tauri desktop app.live-hostapp it contains, followed by renamingdesktop-shelltodesktop.Constraint: the sync to OpenWork (
modelstudioai/openwork) must continue. OpenWork is a downstream ofpackages/desktop— the Model Studio team builds its customized product on top of the Qwen Code desktop — so the codebase and its sync stay alive until that downstream is migrated.Follow-up of #8092.
Why is this needed?
#8092 set the direction: the desktop app should be a thin native shell around Web Shell, not a second product implementation. That direction has been delivered —
desktop-shellshippeddesktop-v0.1.0(signed and notarized on macOS), and the one-time Electron → Tauri update bridge (#8392) lets existing Electron0.0.5installations cross over automatically.Keeping
packages/desktopalive alongside it no longer buys anything:packages/desktopis the natural home for the canonical desktop app.Additional context
Open items to settle in this issue:
packages/desktoponce Tauri Windows/Linux releases are validated and the OpenWork downstream has migrated, then renamedesktop-shelltodesktop; or deprecate-in-place now and execute both at a fixed milestone.live-host: it lives inside the Electron package — decide whether it moves out or is retired with it.Related: #8092, #8392, #5883.
中文
希望增加什么？
废弃
packages/desktop（Electron 应用），并在旧包移除后将packages/desktop-shell（Tauri 壳）改名为packages/desktop——Tauri 应用才是未来的桌面端，它应当继承这个名字。具体来说：
packages/desktop：不再接收新功能，在移除之前只接受必要修复。packages/desktop/README.md中添加废弃说明，引导用户使用 Tauri 桌面应用。live-host应用的移除时间表，随后将desktop-shell改名为desktop。约束：到 OpenWork（
modelstudioai/openwork）的同步必须继续。OpenWork 是packages/desktop的下游——Model Studio 团队基于 Qwen Code 桌面应用定制其产品——因此在该下游完成迁移之前，代码库和同步流程都要保留。作为 #8092 的后续。
为什么需要？
#8092 已经确定方向：桌面应用应当是 Web Shell 的薄原生壳，而不是第二套产品实现。该方向已经落地——
desktop-shell发布了desktop-v0.1.0（macOS 已签名并公证），一次性的 Electron → Tauri 更新桥接（#8392）也让现有 Electron0.0.5安装可以自动迁移过去。继续保留
packages/desktop已经没有收益：packages/desktop正是正式桌面应用理所当然的位置。补充说明
本 issue 需要确定的待定事项：
packages/desktop，再将desktop-shell改名为desktop；还是现在就原地废弃、在固定节点一并执行。live-host：它位于 Electron 包内部——需要决定是迁出还是随包一起退役。相关：#8092、#8392、#5883。