@kingingwang/pi-windows-x64 0.84.1 → 0.84.3

package/bin/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,9 +1,175 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.84.3] - 2026-08-24
+
+### New Features
+
+- **PowerShell tool** — Use optional native PowerShell command execution on Windows. See [PowerShell Tool](docs/windows.md#powershell-tool).
+- **Safer managed updates** — Stage, verify, and atomically activate updates for installer-managed installations. See [Install and Manage](docs/packages.md#install-and-manage).
+- **Model and thinking controls** — Select thinking levels with `/thinking`, search defaults, keep selections session-scoped, and persist them explicitly with Ctrl+S. See [Models and Thinking](docs/keybindings.md#models-and-thinking).
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Renamed the inherited `GoogleThinkingLevel` type to `GoogleApiThinkingLevel` and added `ResolvedGoogleThinkingLevel` for normalized adapter levels.
+
+### Added
+
+- Added an optional `powershell` tool for Windows, configurable through `defaultTools` and the SDK. See [PowerShell Tool](docs/windows.md#powershell-tool).
+- Added a `/thinking` selector and searchable default choices to the model and thinking selectors; Ctrl+S saves the selected model as the global default. See [Models and Thinking](docs/keybindings.md#models-and-thinking).
+- Added optional routing session IDs to exported compaction summary helpers so callers can preserve provider routing without enabling prompt cache writes.
+- Added transcript usage notices for compaction and branch summaries when cache miss notices are enabled.
+- Added `session_compact_failed` extension events so compaction failures and aborts expose their reason, retry state, source, and error message to handlers ([#8175](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8175)).
+- Added inherited provider-neutral `toolChoice` support to simple stream requests.
+- Added inherited automatic Anthropic server-side refusal fallback for supported first-party models, including returned-model usage pricing ([#8017](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8017)).
+- Added inherited configurable OpenAI-compatible thinking-token budget fields for vLLM, Qwen/SGLang, and llama.cpp servers. See [OpenAI Compatibility](docs/models.md#openai-compatibility) ([#8275](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8275) by [@bnsd55](https://github.com/bnsd55)).
+- Added inherited China-specific ZAI Coding Plan models, including GLM-4.6V vision support and API-equivalent usage cost estimates ([#8220](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8220)).
+- Added inherited `deepseek-v4-pro-0813` support to the Qwen Token Plan Individual catalog ([#8194](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8194)).
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed experimental installer-managed installations so `pi update` stages, verifies, and atomically activates the selected release in place. See [Install and Manage](docs/packages.md#install-and-manage).
+- Changed inherited built-in xAI models to use the Responses API with encrypted reasoning replay and made Grok 4.6 the default xAI model ([#8124](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8124) by [@Jaaneek](https://github.com/Jaaneek)).
+- Changed inherited Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Google, Mistral, and OpenAI adapters to send Pi's default `User-Agent` unless overridden ([#8305](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8305)).
+- Changed Windows and WSL keybinding defaults to avoid terminal-reserved shortcuts for image paste, model cycling, editor undo, fullscreen transcript navigation and search, and message queueing ([#8372](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8372)).
+- Changed Bun release archives to ship the native clipboard binary only inside the wrapper package, removing a duplicate platform package from each archive.
+- Changed package resource glob expansion to use Node.js's built-in implementation with deterministic visible-path matching, reducing the installed runtime dependency tree.
+- Changed the bundled Node.js runtime to load jiti only when importing an extension and Babel only when uncached source needs transformation, reducing CLI startup time and bundle size.
+- Changed syntax highlighting to initialize only twenty common languages eagerly and defer the remaining grammars until after the initial TUI render, reducing CLI startup time.
+- Changed the Node.js CLI and RPC entrypoints to load a bundled runtime, reducing startup filesystem reads while keeping the public library and legacy module paths on the modular runtime for normal dependency identity.
+- Changed session sharing to render clickable terminal links, display only the canonical Radius artifact URL, and include the current system prompt and active tool definitions in Radius session shares.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed failed extension factories leaving event subscriptions, provider registrations, and default flag state active ([#8424](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8424) by [@acmerfight](https://github.com/acmerfight)).
+- Fixed `models.json` typings omitting the documented OpenAI-compatible `compat.supportsFinishReason` provider and model override ([#8487](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8487) by [@petrroll](https://github.com/petrroll)).
+- Fixed `/model` and `/thinking` selections being persisted globally unless explicitly saved with Ctrl+S ([#5263](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/5263)).
+- Fixed JSON and RPC `toolcall_start` events omitting the tool call id and name ([#7953](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7953) by [@christianklotz](https://github.com/christianklotz)).
+- Fixed extensions failing to load when the Node.js CLI runs as a single-executable application ([#8237](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8237)).
+- Fixed nested Markdown skills inside `.agents/skills/` grouping directories not being discovered.
+- Fixed compaction and branch summarization requests exposing tools to providers.
+- Fixed single-object `edit` tool inputs failing validation by accepting them as one-edit arrays in both coding-agent and harness edit tools ([#7835](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7835)).
+- Fixed root Markdown files such as `README.md` and `AGENTS.md` in skill directories being reported as broken skills unless they declare valid skill frontmatter ([#7805](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7805)).
+- Fixed the default Cerebras model referencing an unavailable Z.AI model.
+- Fixed inherited OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions reasoning replay to preserve and resend assistant-level `reasoning_details` verbatim and in order ([#7994](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7994)).
+- Fixed inherited Anthropic server-side fallback responses being priced with the requested model instead of the returned fallback model ([#8285](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8285)).
+- Fixed inherited GitHub Copilot login triggering model-policy rate limits by limiting policy updates, retrying model discovery once, and honoring server retry delays ([#7850](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7850)).
+- Fixed inherited Amazon Bedrock dropping and failing to replay opaque redacted reasoning from non-Anthropic models ([#8314](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8314) by [@seiji](https://github.com/seiji)).
+- Fixed inherited Z.AI Coding Plan models deriving incomplete reasoning-effort metadata, including missing GLM-5.3 low, high, and max levels ([#8336](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8336)).
+- Fixed inherited DeepSeek V4 Flash on OpenCode and OpenCode Go omitting its supported low thinking level ([#8181](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8181) by [@tianshuang](https://github.com/tianshuang)).
+- Fixed inherited Azure OpenAI Responses ignoring `toolChoice` in provider-specific stream requests.
+- Fixed inherited Amazon Bedrock response hooks receiving only a synthesized request id instead of the raw response headers ([#8234](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8234)).
+- Fixed inherited Kimi usage reporting so top-level `cached_tokens` count as cache reads instead of normal input tokens ([#8075](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8075)).
+- Fixed inherited Google custom models ignoring `thinkingLevelMap`, which dropped extended thinking controls ([#8135](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8135)).
+- Fixed writes to `auth.json` and `models-store.json` overriding administrator-managed file permissions and ACLs ([#7779](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7779)).
+- Fixed UTF-8 BOM markers preventing frontmatter and user configuration files from loading ([#8337](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8337)).
+- Fixed invalid settings files being easy to miss during interactive startup by rendering warnings with the file path inside the TUI ([#7829](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7829)).
+- Fixed the subagent example repeatedly prompting before running project-local agents in trusted repositories ([#8261](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8261)).
+- Fixed npm package update checks treating older registry versions as available updates, preventing `pi update` from downgrading already-newer installed packages ([#8226](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8226)).
+- Fixed built-in llama.cpp models disappearing from `/model` when `/llama` refreshed a configured server under `PI_OFFLINE`, and included idle-slept `sleeping` router models in the selectable catalog ([#8167](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8167)).
+- Fixed `pi.registerFlag()` accepting default values that do not match the declared flag type ([#8064](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8064)).
+- Fixed Z.AI Coding Plan defaults referencing the removed GLM-5.1 model ([#8096](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8096)).
+- Fixed repeated ambiguous truncated-response recovery being mislabeled as context overflow ([#8130](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8130)).
+- Fixed duplicate fullscreen right-click paste in VS Code-based terminals on Windows ([#8186](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8186)).
+- Fixed inherited padded text exceeding narrow terminal widths ([#8252](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8252)).
+- Fixed inherited wrapped Markdown table links leaking color into borders and neighboring cells, including tables inside blockquotes ([#8335](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8335)).
+- Fixed llama.cpp login guidance to direct users to `/llama` before `/model` when no local models are loaded ([#8203](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8203)).
+- Fixed hung pi.dev model catalog requests consuming the entire refresh deadline without retrying ([#8198](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8198)).
+- Fixed inherited Xiaomi model catalogs listing shut-down MiMo V2 models in `/model` and `--list-models` ([#8187](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8187)).
+- Fixed branch summary entries recording the navigation destination in `fromId` instead of the pre-navigation source leaf.
+- Fixed threshold auto-compaction being skipped when providers omit streaming usage data ([#8328](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8328)).
+- Fixed dash-prefixed prompts being parsed as options by supporting `--` as an end-of-options delimiter ([#7269](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7269)).
+
+## [0.84.2] - 2026-08-14
+
+### New Features
+
+- **Fullscreen transcript search** — Search and navigate matches in fullscreen mode. See [TUI Fullscreen Viewport](docs/keybindings.md#tui-fullscreen-viewport).
+- **Configurable default tools** — Choose startup built-in tools globally or per project. See [Tools](docs/settings.md#tools).
+- **Configurable fullscreen exit output** — Print the transcript or only a resume hint on exit. See [Interactive Mode](docs/usage.md#interactive-mode).
+
+### Added
+
+- Added fullscreen transcript search with `Ctrl+Shift+F`, incremental match highlighting, configurable search match theme colors, and next/previous navigation with `Enter`/`Ctrl+G` and `Shift+Enter`/`Ctrl+Shift+G`.
+- Added experimental strict JSON-schema constrained sampling for the default `read`, `bash`, `edit`, and `write` tools under `PI_EXPERIMENTAL=1`.
+- Added a fullscreen exit output setting to choose between printing the final transcript and only a session resume hint.
+- Added the `defaultTools` setting for configuring the initial built-in tool selection globally or per project.
+- Added `--use-theme <name[/name]>` to choose an initial per-run interactive theme without changing saved settings ([#7722](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7722) by [@rwachtler](https://github.com/rwachtler)).
+- Added `expandPromptTemplates` to extension `pi.sendUserMessage()` options for explicitly dispatching commands and expanding skills and prompt templates. See [`pi.sendUserMessage()`](docs/extensions.md#pisendusermessagecontent-options) ([#7857](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7857) by [@mrexodia](https://github.com/mrexodia)).
+- Added inherited `createGatewayBindingFetch()` for routing Cloudflare AI Gateway requests through a Workers AI binding without an API token ([#7901](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7901) by [@Maximo-Guk](https://github.com/Maximo-Guk)).
+- Added inherited `AssistantMessage.endTurn` to preserve OpenAI Codex's terminal `end_turn` signal for diagnostics ([#7766](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7766)).
+- Added inherited unbound single-line transcript scrolling actions for fullscreen mode. See [TUI Fullscreen Viewport](docs/keybindings.md#tui-fullscreen-viewport) ([#7903](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7903) by [@midastruth](https://github.com/midastruth)).
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed inherited Kimi Coding requests to use pi's runtime `User-Agent` header.
+- Replaced the inherited Mistral SDK transport with a native Chat Completions HTTP stream, eliminating its generated client and schema runtime overhead.
+- Documented the generic `AI_AGENT=pi` process marker and how it differs from `PI_CODING_AGENT=true` ([#7747](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7747)).
+- Changed inherited OpenAI Responses deferred tool loading to prefer message-anchored `additional_tools` where supported while retaining tool-search and top-level fallbacks ([#7709](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7709)).
+- Reduced inherited fullscreen rendering allocation churn by painting full-width layout rows directly instead of recompositing them on every frame.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed root Markdown files such as `README.md` and `AGENTS.md` in skill directories being reported as broken skills unless they declare valid skill frontmatter ([#7805](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7805)).
+- Fixed single-object `edit` tool inputs failing validation by accepting them as one-edit arrays in both coding-agent and harness edit tools ([#7835](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7835)).
+- Fixed managed-tool downloads delaying TUI startup and hiding diagnostics in fullscreen mode by mounting the TUI first and showing download progress and warnings inside it.
+- Fixed opening a model selector immediately after startup cancelling and restarting the in-progress model catalog refresh.
+- Fixed inherited GitHub Copilot login triggering API rate limits while enabling model policies by limiting concurrent policy updates ([#6187](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/6187)).
+- Fixed fullscreen transcript search snapping back to the current match during manual scrolling and fragmented mouse input leaking into the search query.
+- Fixed inherited required LaTeX arguments starting on a new line being parsed as empty ([#7760](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7760)).
+- Updated the transitive `nanoid` development dependency to address a denial-of-service vulnerability.
+- Fixed fallback rendering for extension tool results to collapse long output and honor tool expansion ([#7979](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7979)).
+- Fixed JSON and RPC `message_update` events dropping cumulative usage during streaming. See [JSON Event Mode](docs/json.md) and [RPC `message_update`](docs/rpc.md#message_update-streaming) ([#7982](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7982) by [@christianklotz](https://github.com/christianklotz)).
+- Fixed `pi.sendMessage(..., { triggerTurn: false })` steering an active run instead of only recording the custom message ([#8022](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8022) by [@cristinaponcela](https://github.com/cristinaponcela)).
+- Fixed the `defaultTools` setting dropping extension and SDK custom tools when selecting built-in defaults.
+- Fixed the subagent example rejecting YAML array syntax for the `tools` frontmatter field ([#7598](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7598) by [@alexsavio](https://github.com/alexsavio)).
+- Fixed the subagent example dropping parent session model, thinking, and tool configuration ([#7897](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7897) by [@virtuald](https://github.com/virtuald)).
+- Fixed custom system prompts concatenating the current working directory with later appended prompt content ([#7887](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7887) by [@distributedlock](https://github.com/distributedlock)).
+- Fixed inherited OpenAI Responses function and custom tool calls losing namespaces during streaming, proxying, and replay ([#7709](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7709)).
+- Fixed inherited upstream request buffer failures not triggering automatic assistant retries.
+- Fixed inherited built-in and custom DeepSeek API models sending output limits through an unsupported field.
+- Fixed inherited Amazon Bedrock replay rejecting tool arguments that contain empty object keys while preserving all valid nested values ([#7882](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7882) by [@muyiyr](https://github.com/muyiyr)).
+- Fixed inherited DeepSeek compatibility detection for base URLs whose hostname contains uppercase letters ([#7933](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7933) by [@yearth](https://github.com/yearth)).
+- Fixed inherited Google Generative AI and Vertex AI responses with tool calls incorrectly treating output-limit or provider-error stops as normal tool use ([#8059](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/8059)).
+- Fixed inherited fullscreen mouse drag selection and OSC 8 link activation in terminals that report generic SGR mouse release button codes ([#7963](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7963)).
+- Fixed inherited focused fullscreen overlays not receiving mouse wheel or viewport scroll keys such as PageUp and PageDown ([#7894](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7894)).
+- Fixed inherited LaTeX control spaces split across line endings causing complete expressions to fall back to raw source.
+- Fixed split `Alt+Enter` input over SSH being misread as Escape, added `PI_TUI_ESC_TIMEOUT` for high-latency terminals, and limited that timeout to lone Escape input ([#7899](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7899) by [@powerfooI](https://github.com/powerfooI)).
+- Fixed inherited idle fullscreen sessions repainting and clearing text selection when the terminal loses focus ([#7892](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7892) by [@terrorobe](https://github.com/terrorobe)).
+- Fixed fullscreen selection copy to use the host clipboard and report failure instead of claiming success when OSC 52 is unsupported ([#8110](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/8110) by [@Panoplos](https://github.com/Panoplos)).
 
 ## [0.84.1] - 2026-08-07
 
+### New Features
+
+- **Qwen Token Plan Individual** — Use the built-in provider for models documented for Individual subscriptions. See [API Keys](docs/providers.md#api-keys).
+- **Authentication readiness checks** — Use `pi auth check` to verify provider or model credentials, optionally emitting the resolved credential.
+- **Improved fullscreen interaction** — Select words and paragraphs with multiple clicks and configure half-page transcript scrolling. See [TUI Fullscreen Viewport](docs/keybindings.md#tui-fullscreen-viewport).
+- **Terminating blocked tool calls** — Extension `tool_call` handlers can stop all-terminating batches without another model call. See [Tool Events](docs/extensions.md#tool-events).
+
+### Added
+
+- Added Qwen Token Plan Individual as a built-in provider with its documented subscription model catalog and the shared international `QWEN_TOKEN_PLAN_API_KEY`. See [API Keys](docs/providers.md#api-keys) ([#7659](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7659) by [@arasovic](https://github.com/arasovic)).
+- Added `pi auth check` provider/model auth preflight with optional credential output ([#7152](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7152)).
+- Added `terminate` support to blocked extension `tool_call` events so all-terminating batches can skip the automatic follow-up model call. See [Tool Events](docs/extensions.md#tool-events) ([#7715](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7715) by [@muyiyr](https://github.com/muyiyr)).
+- Added inherited double-click word and whitespace selection, granularity-aware drag selection, and triple-click paragraph selection in fullscreen mode ([#7725](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7725), [#7733](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7733) by [@volsa](https://github.com/volsa)).
+- Added inherited unbound half-page transcript scrolling actions for fullscreen mode. See [TUI Fullscreen Viewport](docs/keybindings.md#tui-fullscreen-viewport) ([#7735](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7735)).
+
+### Changed
+
+- Softened the bash tool's `PI_*` environment guideline in an attempt to reduce unnecessary inspection commands ([#7128](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7128)).
+- Reduced worst-case automatic terminal theme detection delay from 200 ms to 100 ms by probing color-scheme and background support concurrently.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed Bun standalone binaries crashing on startup when the cwd contains a `bunfig.toml` with `preload` by compiling with `--no-compile-autoload-bunfig` ([#7685](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7685) by [@geril07](https://github.com/geril07)).
+- Fixed extension TUI method wrappers recursing indefinitely when delegating to the original method ([#7731](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/7731)).
+- Fixed right-click not pasting clipboard text in fullscreen mode on Windows.
+- Fixed inherited `Agent.reset()` clearing transcript and runtime state during active runs; it now rejects until the agent is idle ([#7717](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/pull/7717) by [@wesleyzhangwq](https://github.com/wesleyzhangwq)).
+- Fixed inherited LaTeX relation, multiplication, and named-operator spacing, and matrix composition with stacked fractions, operator limits, and adjacent matrices.
+- Reduced inherited fullscreen mouse event volume under tmux, Zellij, and GNU Screen by using button-motion tracking instead of all-motion tracking.
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added a `nonStreaming` setting, `--non-streaming` CLI flag, SDK session option, prompt option, and RPC prompt field for non-streaming `openai-completions` requests.
@@ -12,7 +178,7 @@
 
 ### New Features
 
-- **Fullscreen TUI mode** — Switch between regular and fullscreen modes at runtime, with a sticky editor and footer, independently scrollable transcript, and draggable scrollbars. See [UI & Display](docs/settings.md#ui--display).
+- **Fullscreen TUI mode** — Switch between regular and fullscreen modes at runtime, with a sticky editor and footer, independently scrollable transcript, and draggable scrollbars. See [UI & Display](docs/settings.md#ui-display).
 - **Mermaid and LaTeX rendering** — Render Mermaid diagrams and terminal-friendly Unicode math in interactive transcripts. See [Markdown settings](docs/settings.md#markdown) and [TUI Markdown](../tui/README.md#markdown).
 - **Per-directory context overrides** — Use `AGENTS.override.md` to replace context files for a specific directory. See [Context Files](docs/usage.md#context-files).
 - **Advanced custom model sampling** — Configure arbitrary OpenAI-compatible `samplingParams` and opt-in vLLM `thinking_token_budget` values. See [Sampling Parameters](docs/models.md#sampling-parameters).

package/bin/README.md

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ Read the [blog post](https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/)
 ## CLI Reference
 
 ```bash
-pi [options] [@files...] [messages...]
+pi [options] [--] [@files...] [messages...]
 ```
 
 ### Package Commands
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ cat README.md | pi -p "Summarize this text"
 | `--no-builtin-tools`, `-nbt` | Disable built-in tools by default but keep extension/custom tools enabled |
 | `--no-tools`, `-nt` | Disable all tools by default |
 
-Available built-in tools: `read`, `bash`, `edit`, `write`, `grep`, `find`, `ls`
+Available built-in tools: `read`, `bash`, `powershell` (Windows), `edit`, `write`, `grep`, `find`, `ls`
 
 ### Resource Options
 
@@ -609,9 +609,11 @@ Combine `--no-*` with explicit flags to load exactly what you need, ignoring set
 | `--system-prompt <text>` | Replace default prompt (context files and skills 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 |
+| `--` | Stop option parsing; remaining arguments are prompts or `@file` inputs |
 | `-h`, `--help` | Show help |
 | `-v`, `--version` | Show version |
 
@@ -634,6 +636,9 @@ pi "List all .ts files in src/"
 # Non-interactive
 pi -p "Summarize this codebase"
 
+# Prompt beginning with a dash
+pi -p -- "- Summarize these points"
+
 # Non-interactive with piped stdin
 cat README.md | pi -p "Summarize this text"
 
@@ -677,7 +682,7 @@ pi --thinking high "Solve this complex problem"
 | `PI_CACHE_RETENTION` | Set to `long` for extended prompt cache (Anthropic: 1h, OpenAI: 24h) |
 | `VISUAL`, `EDITOR` | Fallback external editor for Ctrl+G when `externalEditor` is unset; defaults to Notepad on Windows and `nano` elsewhere |
 
-Commands run by the LLM-callable bash tool also receive current session metadata:
+Commands run by the LLM-callable `bash` and `powershell` tools also receive current session metadata:
 
 | Variable | Description |
 |----------|-------------|
@@ -687,7 +692,7 @@ Commands run by the LLM-callable bash tool also receive current session metadata
 | `PI_MODEL` | Currently selected model ID |
 | `PI_REASONING_LEVEL` | Current effective reasoning level |
 
-These values are resolved when each command starts. See [Environment Variables](docs/environment-variables.md#bash-tool-session-environment) for semantics, examples, and custom-tool opt-out.
+These values are resolved when each command starts. See [Environment Variables](docs/environment-variables.md#shell-tool-session-environment) for semantics, examples, and custom-tool opt-out.
 
 ---
 

package/bin/docs/compaction.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Compaction & Branch Summarization
 
-LLMs have limited context windows. When conversations grow too long, pi uses compaction to summarize older content while preserving recent work. This page covers both auto-compaction and branch summarization.
+LLMs have limited context windows. When conversations grow too long, Pi uses compaction to summarize older content while preserving recent work. This page covers both auto-compaction and branch summarization.
 
 **Source files** ([pi-mono](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono)):
 - [`packages/coding-agent/src/core/compaction/compaction.ts`](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/compaction/compaction.ts) - Auto-compaction logic
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ You can also trigger manually with `/compact [instructions]`, where optional ins
 2. **Extract messages**: Collect messages from the previous kept boundary (or session start) up to the cut point
 3. **Generate summary**: Call LLM to summarize with structured format, passing the previous summary as iterative context when present
 4. **Append entry**: Save `CompactionEntry` with summary and `firstKeptEntryId`
-5. **Reload**: Session reloads, using summary + messages from `firstKeptEntryId` onwards
+5. **Rebuilds context**: Session rebuilds the context for the next request, using summary + messages from `firstKeptEntryId` onwards
 
 ```
 Before compaction:
 
   entry:  0     1     2     3      4     5     6      7      8     9
-        ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬──────┬─────┐
+        ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬──────┬─────┬─────┐
         │ hdr │ usr │ ass │ tool │ usr │ ass │ tool │ tool │ ass │ tool│
         └─────┴─────┴─────┴──────┴─────┴─────┴──────┴──────┴─────┴─────┘
                 └────────┬───────┘ └──────────────┬──────────────┘
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Before compaction:
 After compaction (new entry appended):
 
   entry:  0     1     2     3      4     5     6      7      8     9     10
-        ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬──────┬─────┬─────┐
+        ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬─────┬─────┬──────┬──────┬─────┬─────┬─────┐
         │ hdr │ usr │ ass │ tool │ usr │ ass │ tool │ tool │ ass │ tool│ cmp │
         └─────┴─────┴─────┴──────┴─────┴─────┴──────┴──────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘
                └──────────┬──────┘ └──────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Split turn (one huge turn exceeds budget):
   turnPrefixMessages = [usr, ass, tool, ass, tool, tool]
 ```
 
-For split turns, pi generates two summaries and merges them:
+For split turns, Pi generates two summaries and merges them:
 1. **History summary**: Previous context (if any)
 2. **Turn prefix summary**: The early part of the split turn
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ See [`prepareCompaction()`](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/
 
 ### When It Triggers
 
-When you use `/tree` to navigate to a different branch, pi offers to summarize the work you're leaving. This injects context from the left branch into the new branch.
+When you use `/tree` to navigate to a different branch, Pi offers to summarize the work you're leaving. This injects context from the left branch into the new branch.
 
 ### How It Works
 
@@ -346,6 +346,21 @@ pi.on("session_before_compact", async (event, ctx) => {
 
 See [custom-compaction.ts](../examples/extensions/custom-compaction.ts) for a complete example using a different model.
 
+### session_compact_failed
+
+Fired when manual or automatic compaction fails or is aborted. This is useful for telemetry extensions that need to pair `session_before_compact` attempts with terminal outcomes.
+
+```typescript
+pi.on("session_compact_failed", async (event, ctx) => {
+  const { reason, errorMessage, aborted, willRetry, fromExtension } = event;
+  // reason - "manual" (/compact), "threshold", or "overflow"
+  // errorMessage - present for non-abort failures
+  // aborted - true for cancelled/aborted compactions
+  // willRetry - whether the aborted turn would have retried after compaction
+  // fromExtension - whether extension-provided compaction content was being used
+});
+```
+
 ### session_before_tree
 
 Fired before `/tree` navigation. Always fires regardless of whether user chose to summarize. Can cancel navigation or provide custom summary.

package/bin/docs/custom-provider.md

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ The `api` field determines which streaming implementation is used:
 | `openai-responses` | OpenAI Responses API |
 | `azure-openai-responses` | Azure OpenAI Responses API |
 | `openai-codex-responses` | OpenAI Codex Responses API |
-| `mistral-conversations` | Mistral SDK Conversations/Chat streaming |
+| `mistral-conversations` | Native Mistral Chat Completions streaming |
 | `google-generative-ai` | Google Generative AI API |
 | `google-vertex` | Google Vertex AI API |
 | `bedrock-converse-stream` | Amazon Bedrock Converse API |
@@ -752,8 +752,10 @@ interface ProviderModelConfig {
     requiresThinkingAsText?: boolean;
     requiresReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages?: boolean;
     thinkingFormat?: "openai" | "openrouter" | "deepseek" | "together" | "baseten" | "zai" | "qwen" | "chat-template" | "qwen-chat-template" | "string-thinking" | "ant-ling";
-    chatTemplateKwargs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
-    chatTemplateArgs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
+    chatTemplateKwargs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort" | "thinking.budget"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
+    chatTemplateArgs?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | { "$var": "thinking.enabled" | "thinking.effort" | "thinking.budget"; omitWhenOff?: boolean }>;
+    thinkingTokenBudgetField?: "thinking_token_budget" | "thinking_budget" | "thinking_budget_tokens";
+    supportsThinkingTokenBudget?: boolean;
     cacheControlFormat?: "anthropic";
     sessionAffinityFormat?: "openai" | "openai-nosession" | "openrouter";
     sendSessionAffinityHeaders?: boolean;
@@ -771,4 +773,5 @@ interface ProviderModelConfig {
 ```
 
 `openrouter` sends `reasoning: { effort }`. `deepseek` sends `thinking: { type: "enabled" | "disabled" }` and `reasoning_effort` when enabled. `together` sends `reasoning: { enabled }` and also `reasoning_effort` when `supportsReasoningEffort` is enabled. `qwen` is for DashScope-style top-level `enable_thinking`. Use `qwen-chat-template` for local Qwen-compatible servers that read `chat_template_kwargs.enable_thinking` and need `preserve_thinking`. Use `chat-template` for configurable `chat_template_kwargs`, for example DeepSeek V3.x behind vLLM with `chatTemplateKwargs: { "thinking": { "$var": "thinking.enabled" } }`. Use `thinkingFormat: "baseten"` with `chatTemplateArgs` when the provider expects toggle values under `chat_template_args` and optionally supports top-level `reasoning_effort`.
+`thinkingTokenBudgetField` sends a clamped per-level thinking budget as a top-level request field (`thinking_token_budget` on vLLM, `thinking_budget` on Qwen/SGLang, `thinking_budget_tokens` on llama.cpp). `supportsThinkingTokenBudget: true` is an alias for the vLLM field name. Do not combine it with `reasoning_effort` on DashScope Qwen models.
 `cacheControlFormat: "anthropic"` applies Anthropic-style `cache_control` markers to the system prompt, last tool definition, and last user, assistant, or tool-result text content.

package/bin/docs/environment-variables.md

@@ -3,18 +3,23 @@
 Pi uses environment variables in three ways:
 
 - Variables such as `PI_OFFLINE` configure the Pi process.
-- Pi sets `PI_CODING_AGENT` so child processes can detect that they run inside Pi.
-- Commands run by the LLM-callable bash tool receive `PI_*` variables describing the current session.
+- Pi sets process markers so child processes can identify Pi as the launching agent.
+- Commands run by the LLM-callable shell tools receive `PI_*` variables describing the current session.
 
 Provider API-key variables are documented separately in [Providers](providers.md#environment-variables-or-auth-file).
 
 ## Process Marker
 
-The CLI and RPC entry points set `PI_CODING_AGENT=true`. Child processes inherit it and can use it to detect that they run inside Pi. It is not session-specific and is not set automatically when Pi is embedded through the SDK.
+The CLI and RPC entry points set two process markers:
 
-## Bash Tool Session Environment
+- `AI_AGENT=pi` is a generic marker that lets tooling identify Pi as the agent that launched the process.
+- `PI_CODING_AGENT=true` is Pi-specific and lets child processes detect that they run inside Pi.
 
-Commands run by the bash tool receive the current Pi session state:
+Child processes inherit both markers. They are not session-specific and are not set automatically when Pi is embedded through the SDK.
+
+## Shell Tool Session Environment
+
+Commands run by the `bash` and `powershell` tools receive the current Pi session state:
 
 | Variable | Description |
 |----------|-------------|
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ Commands run by the bash tool receive the current Pi session state:
 | `PI_MODEL` | Currently selected model ID |
 | `PI_REASONING_LEVEL` | Current effective reasoning level: `off`, `minimal`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, or `max` |
 
-The values are resolved when each command starts. Switching models or changing the reasoning level therefore affects the next bash command without restarting Pi. `PI_PROVIDER` and `PI_MODEL` identify the selected Pi model, not a different upstream model that a router may choose internally.
+The values are resolved when each command starts. Switching models or changing the reasoning level therefore affects the next shell command without restarting Pi. `PI_PROVIDER` and `PI_MODEL` identify the selected Pi model, not a different upstream model that a router may choose internally.
 
 When asked which model or provider is running, inspect these variables instead of inferring the answer from the system prompt:
 
@@ -41,11 +46,11 @@ if [ -n "$PI_SESSION_FILE" ]; then
 fi
 ```
 
-These variables are injected into the LLM-callable bash tool. They are not injected into user-entered `!` or `!!` commands.
+These variables are injected into the LLM-callable `bash` and `powershell` tools. They are not injected into user-entered `!` or `!!` commands.
 
-### Custom Bash Tools
+### Custom Shell Tools
 
-Bash tools created with `createBashTool()` expose the session environment by default when registered with Pi. Injection happens before `spawnHook`, so a hook receives the variables in `ctx.env`:
+Tools created with `createBashTool()` or `createPowerShellTool()` expose the session environment by default when registered with Pi. Injection happens before `spawnHook`, so a hook receives the variables in `ctx.env`:
 
 ```typescript
 const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
 Disable session metadata independently of the spawn hook:
 
 ```typescript
-const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
+const powershellTool = createPowerShellTool(cwd, {
   exposeSessionEnvironment: false,
   spawnHook: (ctx) => ctx,
 });
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ These variables are read by Pi itself:
 | `PI_CACHE_RETENTION` | Set to `long` for extended provider prompt caching where supported |
 | `PI_SHARE_VIEWER_URL` | Override the base URL used by `/share` |
 | `PI_HARDWARE_CURSOR` | Set to `1` to show the hardware cursor; see [Terminal setup](terminal-setup.md) |
+| `PI_TUI_ESC_TIMEOUT` | How long to wait after a lone ESC before treating it as Escape, in milliseconds; defaults to `100` over SSH and `10` otherwise. Increase if Alt-key input is misread as Escape |
 | `VISUAL`, `EDITOR` | External editor fallback when `externalEditor` is unset |
 | `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY` | Proxy outbound HTTP requests |
 

package/bin/docs/extensions.md

@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ user sends another prompt ◄─────────────────
 
 /compact or auto-compaction
   ├─► session_before_compact (can cancel or customize)
-  └─► session_compact
+  ├─► session_compact (success)
+  └─► session_compact_failed (failure or abort)
 
 /tree navigation
   ├─► session_before_tree (can cancel or customize)
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ pi.on("session_before_fork", async (event, ctx) => {
 After a successful fork or clone, pi emits `session_shutdown` for the old extension instance, reloads and rebinds extensions for the new session, then emits `session_start` with `reason: "fork"` and `previousSessionFile`.
 Do cleanup work in `session_shutdown`, then reestablish any in-memory state in `session_start`.
 
-#### session_before_compact / session_compact
+#### session_before_compact / session_compact / session_compact_failed
 
 Fired on compaction. See [compaction.md](compaction.md) for details.
 
@@ -479,6 +480,14 @@ pi.on("session_compact", async (event, ctx) => {
   // event.reason - "manual" (/compact), "threshold", or "overflow"
   // event.willRetry - whether the aborted turn is retried after compaction (overflow recovery)
 });
+
+pi.on("session_compact_failed", async (event, ctx) => {
+  // event.reason - "manual" (/compact), "threshold", or "overflow"
+  // event.errorMessage - present for non-abort failures
+  // event.aborted - true for cancelled/aborted compactions
+  // event.willRetry - whether the aborted turn would have retried after compaction
+  // event.fromExtension - whether extension-provided compaction content was being used
+});
 ```
 
 #### session_before_tree / session_tree
@@ -762,7 +771,8 @@ Behavior guarantees:
 - Mutations to `event.input` affect the actual tool execution
 - Later `tool_call` handlers see mutations made by earlier handlers
 - No re-validation is performed after your mutation
-- Return values from `tool_call` only control blocking via `{ block: true, reason?: string }`
+- Return values from `tool_call` control blocking via `{ block: true, reason?: string, terminate?: boolean }`
+- `terminate` only applies to a blocked call; the agent stops early only when every finalized result in the batch is terminating
 
 ```typescript
 import { isToolCallEventType } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
@@ -778,7 +788,7 @@ pi.on("tool_call", async (event, ctx) => {
     event.input.command = `source ~/.profile\n${event.input.command}`;
 
     if (event.input.command.includes("rm -rf")) {
-      return { block: true, reason: "Dangerous command" };
+      return { block: true, reason: "Dangerous command", terminate: true };
     }
   }
 
@@ -1425,12 +1435,16 @@ pi.sendUserMessage([
 // During streaming - must specify delivery mode
 pi.sendUserMessage("Focus on error handling", { deliverAs: "steer" });
 pi.sendUserMessage("And then summarize", { deliverAs: "followUp" });
+
+// Opt in to extension command dispatch and skill/prompt template expansion
+pi.sendUserMessage("/review src/index.ts", { expandPromptTemplates: true });
 ```
 
 **Options:**
 - `deliverAs` - Required when agent is streaming:
   - `"steer"` - Queues the message for delivery after the current assistant turn finishes executing its tool calls
   - `"followUp"` - Waits for agent to finish all tools
+- `expandPromptTemplates` - Dispatch extension commands and expand skill commands and prompt templates. Defaults to `false`.
 
 When not streaming, the message is sent immediately and triggers a new turn. When streaming without `deliverAs`, throws an error.
 
@@ -2045,7 +2059,7 @@ pi.registerTool({
 
 ### Overriding Built-in Tools
 
-Extensions can override built-in tools (`read`, `bash`, `edit`, `write`, `grep`, `find`, `ls`) by registering a tool with the same name. Interactive mode displays a warning when this happens.
+Extensions can override built-in tools (`read`, `bash`, `powershell`, `edit`, `write`, `grep`, `find`, `ls`) by registering a tool with the same name. Interactive mode displays a warning when this happens.
 
 ```bash
 # Extension's read tool replaces built-in read
@@ -2069,6 +2083,7 @@ See [examples/extensions/tool-override.ts](../examples/extensions/tool-override.
 Built-in tool implementations:
 - [read.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/read.ts) - `ReadToolDetails`
 - [bash.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/bash.ts) - `BashToolDetails`
+- [powershell.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/powershell.ts) - `PowerShellToolDetails`
 - [edit.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit.ts)
 - [write.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/write.ts)
 - [grep.ts](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/grep.ts) - `GrepToolDetails`
@@ -2104,11 +2119,11 @@ pi.registerTool({
 });
 ```
 
-**Operations interfaces:** `ReadOperations`, `WriteOperations`, `EditOperations`, `BashOperations`, `LsOperations`, `GrepOperations`, `FindOperations`
+**Operations interfaces:** `ReadOperations`, `WriteOperations`, `EditOperations`, `BashOperations`, `PowerShellOperations`, `LsOperations`, `GrepOperations`, `FindOperations`
 
 For `user_bash`, extensions can reuse pi's local shell backend via `createLocalBashOperations()` instead of reimplementing local process spawning, shell resolution, and process-tree termination.
 
-The bash tool also supports a spawn hook to adjust the command, cwd, or env before execution:
+The `bash` and `powershell` tools also support a spawn hook to adjust the command, cwd, or env before execution:
 
 ```typescript
 import { createBashTool } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
@@ -2122,7 +2137,7 @@ const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
 });
 ```
 
-`createBashTool()` exposes the current session to commands through `PI_SESSION_ID`, `PI_SESSION_FILE`, `PI_PROVIDER`, `PI_MODEL`, and `PI_REASONING_LEVEL`. Injection happens before `spawnHook`, so hooks receive these values in `env` and preserve them when they spread the existing environment as above. Set `exposeSessionEnvironment: false` to disable them:
+`createBashTool()` and `createPowerShellTool()` expose the current session to commands through `PI_SESSION_ID`, `PI_SESSION_FILE`, `PI_PROVIDER`, `PI_MODEL`, and `PI_REASONING_LEVEL`. Injection happens before `spawnHook`, so hooks receive these values in `env` and preserve them when they spread the existing environment as above. Set `exposeSessionEnvironment: false` to disable them:
 
 ```typescript
 const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
@@ -2130,7 +2145,7 @@ const bashTool = createBashTool(cwd, {
 });
 ```
 
-See [Bash tool session environment](environment-variables.md#bash-tool-session-environment) for variable semantics. See [examples/extensions/ssh.ts](../examples/extensions/ssh.ts) for a complete SSH example with `--ssh` flag.
+See [Shell tool session environment](environment-variables.md#shell-tool-session-environment) for variable semantics. See [examples/extensions/ssh.ts](../examples/extensions/ssh.ts) for a complete SSH example with `--ssh` flag.
 
 ### Output Truncation
 

package/bin/docs/json.md

@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ except that streaming message updates omit cumulative snapshots:
 ```typescript
 type WithoutPartial<T> = T extends { partial: unknown } ? Omit<T, "partial"> : T;
 
+type JsonAssistantMessageEvent<T> = T extends { type: "toolcall_start"; partial: unknown }
+  ? WithoutPartial<T> & { id: string; toolName: string }
+  : WithoutPartial<T>;
+
 type JsonAgentSessionEvent =
   | Exclude<AgentSessionEvent, { type: "message_update" }>
   | {
       type: "message_update";
-      assistantMessageEvent: WithoutPartial<AssistantMessageEvent>;
+      usage: Usage;
+      assistantMessageEvent: JsonAssistantMessageEvent<AssistantMessageEvent>;
     };
 ```
 
@@ -73,16 +78,18 @@ Followed by events as they occur:
 {"type":"agent_start"}
 {"type":"turn_start"}
 {"type":"message_start","message":{"role":"assistant","content":[],...}}
-{"type":"message_update","assistantMessageEvent":{"type":"text_delta","contentIndex":0,"delta":"Hello"}}
+{"type":"message_update","usage":{...},"assistantMessageEvent":{"type":"text_delta","contentIndex":0,"delta":"Hello"}}
 {"type":"message_end","message":{...}}
 {"type":"turn_end","message":{...},"toolResults":[]}
 {"type":"agent_end","messages":[...]}
 ```
 
 `message_update` records are delta-only. They omit both the cumulative `message` field and
-`assistantMessageEvent.partial` to keep stream size linear. Use `contentIndex` and `delta`
-to assemble live text, thinking, or tool-call arguments if needed. `message_end` contains
-the final authoritative message.
+`assistantMessageEvent.partial` to keep stream size linear. The top-level `usage` field contains
+the latest cumulative provider-reported usage and may remain zero when a provider only reports
+usage at completion. Use `contentIndex` and `delta` to assemble live text, thinking, or tool-call
+arguments if needed. A `toolcall_start` event also includes the constant-sized `id` and `toolName`
+fields. `message_end` contains the final authoritative message.
 
 ## Example