@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent 0.84.0 → 0.84.2

package/docs/sdk.md

@@ -372,6 +372,13 @@ import { ModelRuntime } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 
 const modelRuntime = await ModelRuntime.create();
 
+// create() restores cached catalogs but does not refresh them from pi.dev by default.
+// Opt in to a create-time network refresh and bound how long it may take:
+const refreshedRuntime = await ModelRuntime.create({
+  allowModelNetwork: true,
+  modelRefreshTimeoutMs: 15_000,
+});
+
 // Find specific built-in model (doesn't check if API key exists)
 const opus = getModel("anthropic", "claude-opus-4-5");
 if (!opus) throw new Error("Model not found");
@@ -402,6 +409,8 @@ If no model is provided:
 2. Uses default from settings
 3. Falls back to first available model
 
+Remote catalogs are persisted locally so later runtimes can restore them without a network request. The default file is `~/.pi/agent/models-store.json`; set `modelsStorePath` to choose another location, or inject `modelsStore` to control persistence. Network refreshes are throttled to once per provider every four hours unless forced. To force an immediate refresh, call `await modelRuntime.refresh({ allowNetwork: true, force: true, signal })`. Setting `PI_OFFLINE` disables model network access.
+
 To match CLI model parsing, use the exported resolver helpers:
 
 ```typescript

package/docs/settings.md

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Use `/trust` in interactive mode to save a project trust decision for future ses
 | `autocompleteMaxVisible` | number | `5` | Max visible items in autocomplete dropdown (3-20) |
 | `showHardwareCursor` | boolean | `false` | Show the terminal cursor while TUI positions it for IME support |
 | `tuiMode` | string | `"regular"` | Interactive TUI mode: `"regular"` or experimental `"fullscreen"`. Changes from `/settings` apply immediately; `--tui-mode` overrides this setting at startup |
+| `fullscreenExitOutput` | string | `"transcript"` | Fullscreen exit output: `"transcript"` prints the final transcript and resume hint, while `"resume-hint"` restores the previous screen and prints only the resume hint. Has no effect in regular TUI mode |
 | `fullscreenScrollbar` | string | `"auto"` | Fullscreen transcript scrollbar: `"auto"` shows it temporarily while scrolling, `"always"` reserves the rightmost column and keeps it visible, and `"hidden"` hides it. Has no effect in regular TUI mode |
 
 For VS Code, include `--wait` so pi resumes after the editor exits:
@@ -191,6 +192,20 @@ Keep `retry.provider.maxRetries` at `0` unless provider-level retries are explic
 | `shellCommandPrefix` | string | - | Prefix for every bash command (e.g., `"shopt -s expand_aliases"`) |
 | `npmCommand` | string[] | - | Command argv used for npm package lookup/install operations (e.g., `["mise", "exec", "node@20", "--", "npm"]`) |
 
+Windows paths in JSON must use forward slashes or escaped backslashes:
+
+```json
+{
+  "shellPath": "C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash.exe"
+}
+```
+
+```json
+{
+  "shellPath": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"
+}
+```
+
 ```json
 {
   "npmCommand": ["mise", "exec", "node@20", "--", "npm"]
@@ -199,6 +214,22 @@ Keep `retry.provider.maxRetries` at `0` unless provider-level retries are explic
 
 `npmCommand` is used for all npm package-manager operations, including installs, uninstalls, and dependency installs inside git packages. User-scoped npm packages install under `~/.pi/agent/npm/`; project-scoped npm packages install under `.pi/npm/`. Use argv-style entries exactly as the process should be launched. When `npmCommand` is configured, git package dependency installs use plain `install` to avoid npm-specific flags in wrappers or alternate package managers.
 
+### Tools
+
+| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
+|---------|------|---------|-------------|
+| `defaultTools` | string[] | - | Built-in tools enabled initially. When omitted, Pi uses its standard defaults |
+
+`defaultTools` selects the built-in tools enabled at startup. Extension and SDK custom tools remain enabled:
+
+```json
+{
+  "defaultTools": ["bash", "edit", "write"]
+}
+```
+
+An empty array starts with no built-in tools while preserving extension and SDK custom tools. `--tools` replaces this behavior with a strict allowlist for all tools, `--no-tools` disables all tools, and `--no-builtin-tools` disables the built-in defaults. `--exclude-tools` filters the resulting list. A project `defaultTools` array replaces the global array.
+
 ### Sessions
 
 | Setting | Type | Default | Description |

package/docs/terminal-setup.md

@@ -2,9 +2,26 @@
 
 Pi uses the [Kitty keyboard protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/) for reliable modifier key detection. Most modern terminals support this protocol, but some require configuration.
 
-## Kitty, iTerm2
+## Kitty
 
-Work out of the box.
+Works out of the box.
+
+## iTerm2
+
+### Regular TUI mode
+
+Works out of the box.
+
+### Fullscreen TUI mode
+
+Pi owns the viewport, so iTerm2 sends mouse-wheel reports instead of scrolling its native scrollback. With iTerm2's default fast-trackpad behavior, those reports can lose most of an accelerated wheel delta, making fullscreen scrolling much slower than regular scrolling.
+
+If fast mouse-wheel gestures move only about one line at a time in fullscreen mode:
+
+1. Open **iTerm2 → Settings → Advanced**.
+2. Search for **Trackpad scrolls fast?** and set it to **No**.
+
+This is an iTerm2-wide workaround and may also change native trackpad scrolling. The underlying behavior is tracked in [iTerm2 issue 9619](https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/work_items/9619).
 
 ## Apple Terminal
 
@@ -32,6 +49,10 @@ If Claude Code 2.x or newer is the only reason you added that mapping, you can r
 
 Pi binds `Ctrl+J` as a default newline alias, so `Shift+Enter` keeps working in tmux via that remap without extra pi configuration.
 
+### Fullscreen TUI mode
+
+In fullscreen mode, links remain clickable, but Ghostty does not show its hover underline or lower-left URL preview while pi captures mouse input. Hold `Shift+Command` on macOS or `Shift+Ctrl` on Linux to use Ghostty's native link handling.
+
 ## WezTerm
 
 WezTerm usually works out of the box for `Shift+Enter` via xterm modifyOtherKeys. To use the Kitty keyboard protocol explicitly, create `~/.wezterm.lua`:

package/docs/themes.md

@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@ Select a theme via `/settings` or in `settings.json`:
 
 On first run, pi detects your terminal background and defaults to `dark` or `light`.
 
+### Initial Theme
+
+Start an interactive run with a theme without changing the saved setting:
+
+```bash
+pi --use-theme light
+```
+
+To follow terminal appearance, use `lightTheme/darkTheme` syntax:
+
+```bash
+pi --use-theme light/dark
+```
+
+The CLI value is the initial theme for that run. Choosing another theme later in `/settings` applies it immediately
+and saves it normally.
+
 ## Creating a Custom Theme
 
 1. Create a theme file:
@@ -72,6 +89,8 @@ vim ~/.pi/agent/themes/my-theme.json
     "thinkingText": "secondary",
     "selectedBg": "#2d2d30",
     "scrollbarThumb": "#555566",
+    "searchMatchBg": "#2d2d30",
+    "searchMatchText": "",
     "userMessageBg": "#2d2d30",
     "userMessageText": "",
     "customMessageBg": "#2d2d30",
@@ -141,13 +160,13 @@ vim ~/.pi/agent/themes/my-theme.json
 
 - `name` is required, must be unique, and must not contain `/`.
 - `vars` is optional. Define reusable colors here, then reference them in `colors`.
-- `colors` must define all 51 required tokens. `thinkingMax` is optional and falls back to `thinkingXhigh`; `scrollbarThumb` is optional and falls back to `selectedBg`.
+- `colors` must define all 51 required tokens. `thinkingMax`, `scrollbarThumb`, and the two search highlight tokens are optional and use the fallbacks listed below.
 
 The `$schema` field enables editor auto-completion and validation.
 
 ## Color Tokens
 
-Every theme must define all 51 required color tokens. `thinkingMax` and `scrollbarThumb` are optional for compatibility with existing themes; when omitted, they use `thinkingXhigh` and `selectedBg`, respectively.
+Every theme must define all 51 required color tokens. The optional tokens preserve compatibility with existing themes: `thinkingMax` falls back to `thinkingXhigh`, `scrollbarThumb` and `searchMatchBg` fall back to `selectedBg`, and `searchMatchText` falls back to `text`. Other search matches use `searchMatchText` on `searchMatchBg` with an underline; the current match reverses that foreground/background pair and uses bold text.
 
 ### Core UI (11 colors)
 
@@ -165,12 +184,14 @@ Every theme must define all 51 required color tokens. `thinkingMax` and `scrollb
 | `text` | Default text (usually `""`) |
 | `thinkingText` | Thinking block text |
 
-### Backgrounds & Content (11 required, 1 optional)
+### Backgrounds & Content (11 required, 3 optional)
 
 | Token | Purpose |
 |-------|---------|
 | `selectedBg` | Selected line background |
 | `scrollbarThumb` | Fullscreen scrollbar thumb background; optional, falls back to `selectedBg` |
+| `searchMatchBg` | Transcript search match background and current-match text; optional, falls back to `selectedBg` |
+| `searchMatchText` | Transcript search match text and current-match background; optional, falls back to `text` |
 | `userMessageBg` | User message background |
 | `userMessageText` | User message text |
 | `customMessageBg` | Extension message background |

package/docs/tui.md

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ renderResult(result, options, theme, context) {
 
 | Category | Colors |
 |----------|--------|
-| General | `text`, `accent`, `muted`, `dim` |
+| General | `text`, `accent`, `muted`, `dim`, `searchMatchText` |
 | Status | `success`, `error`, `warning` |
 | Borders | `border`, `borderAccent`, `borderMuted` |
 | Messages | `userMessageText`, `customMessageText`, `customMessageLabel` |
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ renderResult(result, options, theme, context) {
 
 **Background colors** (`theme.bg(color, text)`):
 
-`selectedBg`, `userMessageBg`, `customMessageBg`, `toolPendingBg`, `toolSuccessBg`, `toolErrorBg`
+`selectedBg`, `searchMatchBg`, `userMessageBg`, `customMessageBg`, `toolPendingBg`, `toolSuccessBg`, `toolErrorBg`
 
 **For Markdown**, use `getMarkdownTheme()`:
 

package/docs/usage.md

@@ -242,15 +242,16 @@ pi --no-extensions -e ./my-extension.ts
 | `--system-prompt <text>` | Replace default prompt; context files and skills are still appended |
 | `--append-system-prompt <text>` | Append to system prompt |
 | `--tui-mode <mode>` | TUI mode: `regular` (default) or experimental `fullscreen` |
+| `--use-theme <name[/name]>` | Set the initial interactive theme for this run without changing settings |
 | `--verbose` | Force verbose startup |
 | `-a`, `--approve` | Trust project-local files for this run |
 | `-na`, `--no-approve` | Ignore project-local files for this run |
 | `-h`, `--help` | Show help |
 | `-v`, `--version` | Show version |
 
-In `fullscreen` mode, the transcript scrolls inside the terminal viewport while queued messages, working status, extension widgets, editor, and footer remain fixed at the bottom. Mouse/trackpad input scrolls the region under the pointer; keyboard viewport actions always remain available. Inline images work in terminals that support the Kitty graphics protocol, including Kitty and Ghostty. In iTerm2 they render as text placeholders because its inline-image protocol cannot delete or crop placements during application-owned scrolling. In `regular` mode, pi uses the main screen and terminal-owned scrollback, and iTerm2 inline images continue to render normally.
+In `fullscreen` mode, the transcript scrolls inside the terminal viewport while queued messages, working status, extension widgets, editor, and footer remain fixed at the bottom. Mouse/trackpad input scrolls the region under the pointer; keyboard viewport actions always remain available. Inline images work in terminals that support the Kitty graphics protocol, including Kitty and Ghostty. In iTerm2 they render as text placeholders because its inline-image protocol cannot delete or crop placements during application-owned scrolling. In `regular` mode, pi uses the main screen and terminal-owned scrollback, and iTerm2 inline images continue to render normally. See [Terminal setup](terminal-setup.md) for terminal-specific settings and workarounds.
 
-Set **TUI mode** in `/settings` to switch between `regular` and `fullscreen` immediately and choose the default for future sessions.
+Set **TUI mode** in `/settings` to switch between `regular` and `fullscreen` immediately and choose the default for future sessions. **Fullscreen exit output** controls whether exiting fullscreen prints the final transcript or restores the previous screen and prints only the session resume hint.
 
 ### File Arguments
 

package/examples/extensions/custom-provider-anthropic/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-extension-custom-provider",
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.84.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pi-extension-custom-provider",
-      "version": "0.84.0",
+      "version": "0.84.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.52.0"
       }

package/examples/extensions/custom-provider-anthropic/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-extension-custom-provider-anthropic",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.84.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "echo 'nothing to clean'",

package/examples/extensions/custom-provider-gitlab-duo/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-extension-custom-provider-gitlab-duo",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.84.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "echo 'nothing to clean'",

package/examples/extensions/gondolin/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "pi-extension-gondolin",
-	"version": "0.84.0",
+	"version": "0.84.2",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "pi-extension-gondolin",
-			"version": "0.84.0",
+			"version": "0.84.2",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@earendil-works/gondolin": "0.12.0"
 			}

package/examples/extensions/gondolin/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "pi-extension-gondolin",
 	"private": true,
-	"version": "0.84.0",
+	"version": "0.84.2",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"clean": "echo 'nothing to clean'",

package/examples/extensions/sandbox/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "pi-extension-sandbox",
-	"version": "1.14.0",
+	"version": "1.14.2",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "pi-extension-sandbox",
-			"version": "1.14.0",
+			"version": "1.14.2",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@anthropic-ai/sandbox-runtime": "^0.0.26"
 			}

package/examples/extensions/sandbox/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "pi-extension-sandbox",
 	"private": true,
-	"version": "1.14.0",
+	"version": "1.14.2",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
 		"clean": "echo 'nothing to clean'",

package/examples/extensions/subagent/README.md

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ model: claude-haiku-4-5
 System prompt for the agent goes here.
 ```
 
+When `model` is omitted, the subagent inherits the dispatching session's active model and thinking level.
+
 **Locations:**
 - `~/.pi/agent/agents/*.md` - User-level (always loaded)
 - `.pi/agents/*.md` - Project-level (only with `agentScope: "project"` or `"both"`)

package/examples/extensions/subagent/agents.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,42 @@ export interface AgentDiscoveryResult {
 	projectAgentsDir: string | null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Raw agent frontmatter. Values are `unknown` because `parseFrontmatter` runs a
+ * real YAML parser, so any scalar or collection can appear here.
+ *
+ * A type alias rather than an interface: `parseFrontmatter` constrains its
+ * parameter to `Record<string, unknown>`, and only an alias picks up the
+ * implicit index signature that satisfies it.
+ */
+type AgentFrontmatter = {
+	name?: unknown;
+	description?: unknown;
+	tools?: unknown;
+	model?: unknown;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a frontmatter `tools` value to a list of tool names.
+ *
+ * Both spellings are valid YAML and both are in use:
+ *
+ *     tools: read, bash        # string
+ *     tools: [read, bash]      # array
+ *
+ * so accept either. Anything else (a number, a map, a nested list) yields no
+ * tools rather than throwing: this runs inside agent discovery, where a single
+ * bad file must not take down every other agent in the same directory.
+ */
+function parseToolList(value: unknown): string[] | undefined {
+	const raw = Array.isArray(value) ? value : typeof value === "string" ? value.split(",") : [];
+	const tools = raw
+		.filter((t): t is string => typeof t === "string")
+		.map((t) => t.trim())
+		.filter(Boolean);
+	return tools.length > 0 ? tools : undefined;
+}
+
 function loadAgentsFromDir(dir: string, source: "user" | "project"): AgentConfig[] {
 	const agents: AgentConfig[] = [];
 
@@ -49,22 +85,17 @@ function loadAgentsFromDir(dir: string, source: "user" | "project"): AgentConfig
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		const { frontmatter, body } = parseFrontmatter<Record<string, string>>(content);
+		const { frontmatter, body } = parseFrontmatter<AgentFrontmatter>(content);
 
-		if (!frontmatter.name || !frontmatter.description) {
+		if (typeof frontmatter.name !== "string" || typeof frontmatter.description !== "string") {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		const tools = frontmatter.tools
-			?.split(",")
-			.map((t: string) => t.trim())
-			.filter(Boolean);
-
 		agents.push({
 			name: frontmatter.name,
 			description: frontmatter.description,
-			tools: tools && tools.length > 0 ? tools : undefined,
-			model: frontmatter.model,
+			tools: parseToolList(frontmatter.tools),
+			model: typeof frontmatter.model === "string" ? frontmatter.model : undefined,
 			systemPrompt: body,
 			source,
 			filePath,

package/examples/extensions/subagent/index.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
-import type { AgentToolResult } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
+import type { AgentToolResult, ThinkingLevel } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
 import type { Message } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
 import { StringEnum } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
 import {
@@ -264,8 +264,14 @@ function getPiInvocation(args: string[]): { command: string; args: string[] } {
 
 type OnUpdateCallback = (partial: AgentToolResult<SubagentDetails>) => void;
 
+interface DispatchDefaults {
+	model?: string;
+	thinkingLevel?: ThinkingLevel;
+}
+
 async function runSingleAgent(
 	defaultCwd: string,
+	dispatchDefaults: DispatchDefaults,
 	agents: AgentConfig[],
 	agentName: string,
 	task: string,
@@ -292,7 +298,12 @@ async function runSingleAgent(
 	}
 
 	const args: string[] = ["--mode", "json", "-p", "--no-session"];
-	if (agent.model) args.push("--model", agent.model);
+	const inheritsDispatchConfig = !agent.model;
+	const model = agent.model ?? dispatchDefaults.model;
+	if (model) args.push("--model", model);
+	if (inheritsDispatchConfig && dispatchDefaults.thinkingLevel) {
+		args.push("--thinking", dispatchDefaults.thinkingLevel);
+	}
 	if (agent.tools && agent.tools.length > 0) args.push("--tools", agent.tools.join(","));
 
 	let tmpPromptDir: string | null = null;
@@ -306,7 +317,7 @@ async function runSingleAgent(
 		messages: [],
 		stderr: "",
 		usage: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, cost: 0, contextTokens: 0, turns: 0 },
-		model: agent.model,
+		model,
 		step,
 	};
 
@@ -471,6 +482,10 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
 		async execute(_toolCallId, params, signal, onUpdate, ctx) {
 			const agentScope: AgentScope = params.agentScope ?? "user";
+			const dispatchDefaults: DispatchDefaults = {
+				model: ctx.model ? `${ctx.model.provider}/${ctx.model.id}` : undefined,
+				thinkingLevel: ctx.thinkingLevel,
+			};
 			const discovery = discoverAgents(ctx.cwd, agentScope);
 			const agents = discovery.agents;
 			const confirmProjectAgents = params.confirmProjectAgents ?? true;
@@ -552,6 +567,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
 					const result = await runSingleAgent(
 						ctx.cwd,
+						dispatchDefaults,
 						agents,
 						step.agent,
 						taskWithContext,
@@ -624,6 +640,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 				const results = await mapWithConcurrencyLimit(params.tasks, MAX_CONCURRENCY, async (t, index) => {
 					const result = await runSingleAgent(
 						ctx.cwd,
+						dispatchDefaults,
 						agents,
 						t.agent,
 						t.task,
@@ -666,6 +683,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 			if (params.agent && params.task) {
 				const result = await runSingleAgent(
 					ctx.cwd,
+					dispatchDefaults,
 					agents,
 					params.agent,
 					params.task,

package/examples/extensions/with-deps/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-extension-with-deps",
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.84.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pi-extension-with-deps",
-      "version": "0.84.0",
+      "version": "0.84.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "ms": "^2.1.3"
       },

package/examples/extensions/with-deps/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-extension-with-deps",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.84.0",
+  "version": "0.84.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "echo 'nothing to clean'",