pi-extensions

My Pi Setup →

Extensions (actively used)

Published on npm

• pi-background-bash - Overrides bash tool with one that can run in the background.
  • By default bash commands which take over 30s go to background and the LLM can continue taking turns.
• pi-sub-pi - Runs isolated Pi subprocesses for single, chained, or parallel tasks.
• pi-sub-pi-skill - Routes opted-in /skill: commands through the sub-pi tool.
• pi-skill-metadata-templates - Appends templated instructions to skills based on frontmatter metadata.
• pi-context-commands - Registers slash commands that run commands and put the output into Pi context.
  • Example: /diff runs git diff and immediately populates context window with 0 LLM turns.
• pi-project-resources - Loads AGENT.md and skills/ by traversing up directories from current working directory until ~.
  • Allows you to use custom names e.g. AGENT.local.md, CLAUDE.local.md etc.
• pi-preset - Pi's preset example extension but with better config management.
• pi-up-history - Adds Up-arrow prompt history from saved sessions for the current working directory.
• pi-parrot - Populates Pi's input box with the last assistant message.

Private extension workspaces

These workspaces are not published individually. Footer and trust-all-projects are distributed through @richardgill/pi-bits; thinking-toggle remains local-only.

• pi-footer - Replaces the footer with model, thinking, context, and extension status information.
• pi-trust-all-projects - Automatically trusts every project.
• pi-thinking-toggle - Cycles medium, high, and xhigh thinking levels.

3rd party (not mine)

• npm:@calesennett/pi-codex-fast - Adds OpenAI Codex /fast mode.
• npm:pi-codex-status - /codex:status shows OpenAI Codex usage info.

Packages

• pi-config - Loads JSONC config files with Zod defaults and templated strings.
• pi-zod-tool-call - Defines Pi tool calls from Zod schemas with provider-compatible TypeBox parameters.

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Other extensions (not currently used)

Published on npm

• pi-file-collector - Records files and line ranges that Pi reads, edits, writes, or cites in a JSONL file.
• pi-tmux-bash - Replaces Pi's bash tool with a tmux-backed version for background jobs and polling.

Unpublished

These packages are intentionally local, have private: true, and must not be published to npm.

• pi-bash-timeout-guard
• pi-handoff - Generates an editable context-transfer prompt and opens it in a new session.
• pi-task-context