@kaiserlich-dev/pi-queue-picker 1.0.0 → 1.0.3

package/README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ When the agent is idle, Enter submits normally. When the agent is busy:
 
 The picker remembers your last chosen mode as the default.
 
+Slash commands (for example `/model`, `/settings`, `/skill:name`, or `/prompt-template`) bypass the picker while busy so interactive command UIs still open normally.
+
 ### Editing queued messages
 
 Queued messages stay in an editable buffer until the agent finishes. To edit them:
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ pi install git:github.com/kaiserlich-dev/pi-queue-picker
 
 Then restart pi or run `/reload`.
 
+## Development
+
+```bash
+# Run locally without installing
+pi -e ./extensions/queue-picker.ts
+```
+
 ## Compatibility
 
 Works alongside other extensions that customize the editor (e.g. `pi-powerline-footer`). Uses the `input` event API instead of replacing the editor component.

package/extensions/queue-picker.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ function isLimitedTerminal(): boolean {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Commands like /model, /settings, /skill:name should bypass the delivery picker.
+ * They are interactive control flow, not chat content.
+ */
+export function shouldBypassPicker(text: string): boolean {
+	const trimmed = text.trim();
+	if (!trimmed.startsWith("/")) return false;
+
+	const firstToken = trimmed.split(/\s+/, 1)[0];
+	if (firstToken === "/") return true;
+
+	// Commands are one slash-prefixed token without extra slashes, e.g. /model, /skill:name
+	if (firstToken.slice(1).includes("/")) return false;
+	return /^\/[a-z0-9:_-]+$/i.test(firstToken);
+}
+
 const PICKER_WIDTH = 72;
 const BOX_WIDTH = 76;
 
@@ -56,25 +72,23 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
 	// --- Helpers ---
 
-	function sendToPi(text: string, isIdle: boolean, mode: PickerMode) {
-		if (isIdle) {
-			pi.sendUserMessage(text);
-		} else {
-			pi.sendUserMessage(text, { deliverAs: mode });
-		}
+	function sendToPi(text: string, mode: PickerMode) {
+		// Always specify deliverAs for safety — even at agent_end another
+		// extension handler may have already started a new turn.
+		pi.sendUserMessage(text, { deliverAs: mode });
 	}
 
-	function flushOneQueuedMessage(isIdle: boolean) {
+	function flushOneQueuedMessage() {
 		const next = shiftNext(buffer);
 		if (!next) return;
-		sendToPi(next.text, isIdle, next.mode);
+		sendToPi(next.text, next.mode);
 		updateWidget(uiRef, buffer);
 	}
 
 	function flushOneSteerWhileBusy() {
 		const steerMsg = shiftNextSteer(buffer);
 		if (!steerMsg) return;
-		sendToPi(steerMsg.text, false, "steer");
+		sendToPi(steerMsg.text, "steer");
 		updateWidget(uiRef, buffer);
 	}
 
@@ -142,7 +156,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		updateWidget(uiRef, buffer);
 
 		if (ctx.isIdle() && buffer.length > 0) {
-			flushOneQueuedMessage(true);
+			flushOneQueuedMessage();
 		} else if (!ctx.isIdle()) {
 			flushOneSteerWhileBusy();
 		}
@@ -155,14 +169,9 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		clearBuffer();
 	});
 
-	pi.on("session_switch", (_event, ctx) => {
-		uiRef = ctx.ui;
-		clearBuffer();
-	});
-
-	pi.on("agent_end", async (_event, ctx) => {
+	pi.on("agent_end", async (_event, _ctx) => {
 		if (editingQueue || buffer.length === 0) return;
-		flushOneQueuedMessage(ctx.isIdle());
+		flushOneQueuedMessage();
 	});
 
 	pi.on("input", async (event, ctx) => {
@@ -174,6 +183,10 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 			return { action: "continue" as const };
 		}
 
+		if (shouldBypassPicker(event.text)) {
+			return { action: "continue" as const };
+		}
+
 		if (isLimitedTerminal()) {
 			return { action: "continue" as const };
 		}
@@ -224,7 +237,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		lastMode = mode;
 
 		if (mode === "steer") {
-			pi.sendUserMessage(event.text, { deliverAs: "steer" });
+			sendToPi(event.text, "steer");
 			ctx.ui.notify(`Steer: ${event.text}`, "info");
 		} else {
 			addMessage(buffer, {
@@ -239,7 +252,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 			);
 
 			if (ctx.isIdle()) {
-				flushOneQueuedMessage(true);
+				flushOneQueuedMessage();
 			}
 		}
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@kaiserlich-dev/pi-queue-picker",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "Pick between steering and follow-up when queuing messages in pi",
   "keywords": [
-    "pi-package"
+    "pi-package",
+    "pi-coding-agent",
+    "queue",
+    "message-buffer"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -26,8 +29,8 @@
     "image": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaiserlich-dev/pi-queue-picker/main/assets/preview.png"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "*",
-    "@mariozechner/pi-tui": "*"
+    "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "^0.65.0",
+    "@mariozechner/pi-tui": "^0.65.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "publish:pi": "bash ./scripts/publish.sh",