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+ # Changelog
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+ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
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+ ### [0.5.5](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-supervisor/compare/v0.5.4...v0.5.5) (2026-07-08)
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+ ### Features
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+ - **model:** add /supervise model picker with pi-model-sort support ([21e7fa0](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-supervisor/commit/21e7fa0783c1794ce4f8e49e273b68cde4176d77))
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+ ### [0.5.1](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-supervisor/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1) (2026-03-12)
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+ ## [0.5.0] - 2026-03-12
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+ ### Changed (Breaking)
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+ - **Simplified supervision — removed `sensitivity`** — the supervisor now automatically decides when to analyze:
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+ - Always at `agent_end` (agent idle) — the critical decision point
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+ - Mid-run only after steering (to verify it worked) or every 8th turn (safety valve)
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+ - No more `low`/`medium`/`high` settings to configure
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+ - **Token-optimal architecture** — ~85% fewer tokens than previous versions:
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+ - **Session reuse**: Supervisor session maintained across analyses (automatic prompt caching)
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+ - **Incremental snapshots**: Only new messages since last analysis are processed
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+ - **Fixed 6-message context window**: Tight, consistent context size
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+ - **Streaming only at `agent_end`**: No streaming overhead for mid-run checks
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+ - **Removed `sensitivity` parameter from `start_supervision` tool** — supervision is now fully automatic
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+ ### Added
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+ - **Test suite** — Vitest-based testing with 44 tests covering:
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+ - `SupervisorStateManager` lifecycle, interventions, and trigger logic
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+ - `parseDecision` JSON parsing with various edge cases
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+ - `extractThinking` streaming reasoning extraction
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+ - `loadSystemPrompt` discovery order
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+ ### Removed
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+ - `/supervise sensitivity` subcommand — no longer needed
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+ - Sensitivity selection from settings panel
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+ - `Sensitivity` type and all sensitivity-related state
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+ ### Technical
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+ - `SupervisorSession` class for reusable model sessions
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+ - Incremental `snapshotBuffer` in `SupervisorState` for efficient context building
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+ - `shouldAnalyzeMidRun()` method for smart trigger decisions
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+ - Vitest test runner with `npm test` and `npm run test:watch`
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+ ## [0.4.2] - 2026-03-11
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+ ### Added
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+ - **Interactive settings panel** — `/supervise` (no args) and `/supervise settings` now open a navigable settings UI built on pi-tui's `SettingsList` component instead of printing static text
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+ - Arrow keys to navigate, Enter/Space to cycle values or open submenus, Escape to close
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+ - **Model**: Enter opens the full interactive model picker as a submenu
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+ - **Sensitivity**: cycles through `low`/`medium`/`high` with contextual descriptions
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+ - **Widget**: toggles visibility inline
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+ - **Outcome** (when active): displays current goal with steer/turn counts
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+ - **Stop Supervision** (when active): confirm to stop directly from the panel
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+ - `/supervise status` now also opens the interactive settings panel when supervision state exists
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+ ## [0.4.1] - 2026-02-22
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+ ### Changed
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+ - Updated `@earendil-works/pi-ai`, `@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent`, and `@earendil-works/pi-tui` to 0.54.1
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+ ## [0.4.0] - 2026-02-22
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+ ### Added
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+ - **`start_supervision` tool** — the agent can initiate supervision itself; once active it is locked and only the user can change or stop it via `/supervise`
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+ - **`/supervise widget`** subcommand — toggle the status widget on/off
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+ - **Workspace model persistence** — supervisor model saved to `.pi/supervisor-config.json` when `.pi/` exists; loaded automatically on next session
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+ - **Streaming thinking** — supervisor reasoning streams live as a second line in the widget while analyzing
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+ - **Stagnation detection** — after 5 consecutive steering messages with no `done`, switches to lenient evaluation (≥80% achieved → done) to avoid infinite loops
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+ - **Mid-run steering for `medium` sensitivity** — checks every 3rd tool cycle (turns 2, 5, 8, …), confidence ≥ 0.90
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+ - **Shortcut detection** — supervisor always steers when the agent takes shortcuts to satisfy the goal without properly achieving it
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+ ### Changed
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+ - **Sensitivity reworked** — levels now control both _when_ to check and _how confidently_ to steer:
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+ - `low`: end-of-run only, no mid-run checks
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+ - `medium`: end-of-run + every 3rd tool cycle (confidence ≥ 0.90)
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+ - `high`: end-of-run + every tool cycle (confidence ≥ 0.85)
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+ - **`/supervise <outcome>` no longer auto-starts the agent** — supervision is set up first; the user starts the conversation separately, giving full control over the opening prompt
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+ - **Supervisor is now a pure outside observer** — removed system prompt injection (`before_agent_start`); the agent runs completely unmodified and the supervisor steers only through user messages
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+ - **Footer simplified** — `🎯` emoji replaces the `[SUPERVISING]` text label
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+ - **Model fallback chain** — session state → `.pi/supervisor-config.json` → active chat model → built-in default
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+ - **Dead `ANALYSIS_INTERVAL` code removed** — `agent_end` always fires once per user prompt with the agent idle; the interval throttle was never reachable
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+ - Desired outcome repeated at the bottom of every supervisor analysis prompt to keep it prominent in long conversations
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+ ### Fixed
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+ - Steering loop was broken: `deliverAs: "followUp"` does not trigger a new turn when the agent is already idle; removed to use plain `sendUserMessage`
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+ ## [0.3.0] - 2026-02-21
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+ Initial release of `pi-supervisor`.
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+ ### Added
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+ - **Supervisor engine** — observes every agent turn and calls a configurable LLM to evaluate progress toward a user-defined outcome
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+ - **`/supervise <outcome>`** — activate supervision with a natural-language goal
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+ - **`/supervise stop`** — deactivate supervision
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+ - **`/supervise status`** — show outcome, model, sensitivity, and intervention history
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+ - **`/supervise model`** — interactive model picker using pi's internal `ModelSelectorComponent` (same UI as Ctrl+P)
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+ - **`/supervise model <provider/modelId>`** — set supervisor model directly for scripting
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+ - **`/supervise sensitivity <low|medium|high>`** — control how aggressively the supervisor steers
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+ - **Separate supervisor model** — runs in an isolated in-memory pi `AgentSession`, independent from the chat model; uses the same API credentials via `ctx.modelRegistry`
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+ - **Steering** — injects follow-up user messages when the agent drifts; supervision stops automatically when the goal is achieved
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+ - **`SUPERVISOR.md` support** — custom supervisor system prompt loaded from `.pi/SUPERVISOR.md` (project) or `~/.pi/agent/SUPERVISOR.md` (global), falling back to the built-in template; mirrors pi's `SYSTEM.md` discovery convention
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+ - **Session persistence** — supervision state (outcome, model, sensitivity, interventions) stored in the session file and restored on restart, session switch, fork, and tree navigation
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+ - **Footer status** — always-visible one-liner showing outcome, model, and steer count while supervising
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+ - **Widget** — shows goal, model, and recent interventions above the editor
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+ [0.4.2]: https://github.com/tintinweb/pi-supervisor/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2
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+ [0.4.1]: https://github.com/tintinweb/pi-supervisor/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1
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+ [0.4.0]: https://github.com/tintinweb/pi-supervisor/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
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+ [0.3.0]: https://github.com/tintinweb/pi-supervisor/releases/tag/v0.3.0
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+ <div align="center">
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+ # 🧠 pi-supervisor
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+ **Intelligent supervision for [pi](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-coding-agent)**
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+ _Observe every turn, steer when the agent drifts, signal when the goal is reached._
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+ [![pi extension](https://img.shields.io/badge/pi-extension-blueviolet)](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-coding-agent)
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+ [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue)](./LICENSE)
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+ </div>
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+ ---
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+ > A supervisor as the intelligent overseer keeping the agent on track.
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+ > **Status:** Early release.
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+ <img height="298" alt="image" src="https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-supervisor/raw/master/media/screenshot.png" />
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+ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3b23662-6473-4ac3-82f7-c7f9b34fa7c7
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+ ## How It Works
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+ ```
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+ /supervise # Auto-infer goal from conversation
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+ # or
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+ /supervise Refactor auth to use dependency injection
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+ ```
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+ Then start the conversation normally — the supervisor watches from outside without modifying the agent's context.
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+ 1. **After each run** — the supervisor analyzes the conversation against the goal when the agent goes idle
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+ 2. **Mid-run, only when needed** — checks after steering (to verify it worked) or as a safety valve after prolonged activity
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+ 3. **On completion** — supervisor signals done and stops automatically
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+ The supervisor is a pure outside observer. It runs in a separate in-memory pi session sharing only the API credentials and never touches the main agent's context window or system prompt.
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+ **Context for the supervisor LLM is built algorithmically** — no rolling buffers, no state accumulation. At each analysis point, the full conversation is processed through an internal compaction pipeline (ported from [pi-vcc](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-vcc)) that produces a structured summary: session goals, file activity, outstanding errors, current status, and a compressed brief transcript. The supervisor LLM receives this rich, information-dense context fresh every time, built in ~1ms with zero API cost.
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+ ## Install
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+ ```bash
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+ pi install npm:pi-supervisor
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+ ```
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+ Or install from GitHub:
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+ ```bash
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+ pi install https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-supervisor@master
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+ ```
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+ Or load directly for development:
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ ## Commands
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+ | Command | Description |
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+ | `/supervise` | Auto-infer goal from conversation history |
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+ | `/supervise <outcome>` | Start supervising with explicit goal |
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+ | `/supervise model` | Pick the supervisor model (opens the model selector TUI) |
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+ | `/supervise stop` | Stop active supervision |
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+ | `/supervise widget` | Toggle the status widget on/off |
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+ ### Examples
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+ ```
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+ /supervise
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+ /supervise Refactor the auth module to use dependency injection and add 90% test coverage
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+ ```
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+ The agent can also initiate supervision itself by calling the `start_supervision` tool — useful when it recognises a task needs goal tracking. The tool uses the global config model or active chat model; the AI cannot specify a model. Once active, supervision is locked: only the user can change or stop it.
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+ When [pi-fabric](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-fabric) is installed, pi-supervisor also registers a versioned Fabric provider. Fabric programs can discover `supervisor.start` and `supervisor.status` through `tools.search()` and invoke them with `tools.call()`. Stop and goal mutation remain user-only.
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+ ## UI
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+ ### Live Widget
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+ The widget displays supervision state in a compact one-line format (text truncates to fit window width):
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+ ```
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+ Header states:
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+ - **Inferring** — analyzing conversation to suggest a goal (`◉ Inferring · scanning`)
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+ - **Supervising** — active supervision in progress
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+ - **Supervised** — goal achieved, widget clears after delay
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+ When the supervisor detects an ineffective pattern, the reframe tier appears (e.g., `↻2`):
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+ ```
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+ ◉ Supervising · Goal: "Implement payment flow…" · ↗ 5 · ↻2 · analyzing
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+ Breaking into smaller milestone: get the checkout form rendering first…
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+ ```
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+ The thinking text streams naturally into multiple lines. When supervision ends or steers, thoughts animate away line-by-line from bottom to top (clearing newest first), then the widget clears. Toggle the widget with `/supervise widget`.
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+ ## How Supervision Works
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+ **Analysis triggers:**
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+ | Agent goes idle (`agent_end`) | Critical decision point — must choose done/steer |
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+ | After we steered | Verify the steer worked |
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+ | Mid-run safety valve | Catch runaway drift during long runs |
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+ | Tool errors detected | If agent hits an error, we check |
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+ The supervisor only intervenes when it has high confidence the agent is off track. It trusts the agent to make progress and only steps in when necessary.
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+ ### Algorithmic Context Building
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+ At each analysis point, the conversation is processed through an internal compaction pipeline — the same algorithm used by [pi-vcc](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-vcc), but used here as a read-only transformation, not as a session compactor.
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+ **Pipeline:** `normalize → filter noise → build sections → format`
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+ | **Normalize** | Raw Pi messages → uniform blocks (user, assistant, tool_call, tool_result, thinking, bash) |
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+ | **Filter noise** | Strip system messages, thinking blocks, noise tools (TodoWrite), XML wrappers |
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+ | **Build sections** | Extract session goals, file paths + symbols, type catalog, outstanding errors, current status, turn summaries |
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+ | **Format** | Render as bracketed sections + brief transcript for the supervisor LLM |
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+ **Properties:**
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+ - **Stateless** — built fresh from the full conversation each time, no rolling buffer or accumulated summary
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+ - **Structured** — the supervisor LLM receives sections like `[Session Goal]`, `[Files And Changes]`, `[Outstanding Context]`, `[Current Status]` instead of a raw message dump
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+ | `[Session Goal]` | Initial goal + scope changes (regex-based extraction) |
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+ | `[Files And Changes]` | Modified/created/read files from tool calls, annotated with exported symbol names |
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+ | `[Commits]` | Git commits made during the session (hash + first line) |
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+ | `[Outstanding Context]` | Unresolved errors, test failures, tsc errors, empty search results — tagged `[ERROR]`/`[WARN]`/`[INFO]`/`[RESOLVED]` |
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+ | `[Current Status]` | Current focus, last file-modifying action, and next steps |
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+ | `[Earlier Turns]` | Per-turn one-liner summaries for every conversational turn |
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+ | `[User Preferences]` | Regex-extracted from user messages (`always`, `never`, `prefer`...) |
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+ | Brief transcript | Chronological conversation flow, tool calls collapsed to one-liners with `(#N)` refs |
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+ | 2 | Pattern continues | **Subgoal** — break the goal into a smaller, verifiable milestone |
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+ | 3 | Still stuck | **Pivot** — suggest a completely different strategy or implementation path |
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+ | 4 | Persistent stall | **Minimal slice** — strip to absolute essentials, demand tangible output |
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+ The supervisor runs on a **separate model** — it can be a cheaper/faster model than the one doing the actual work.
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+ Change the supervisor model with `/supervise model` — it opens a copy of pi's own `/model` selector (DynamicBorder top/bottom, fuzzy search, all/scoped toggle) and saves the choice to `.pi/supervisor-config.json`. If supervision is already active, the live session model is updated too. Alternatively, start `/supervise <goal>` with a different chat model active, or delete `.pi/supervisor-config.json` to reset.
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+ > **Works with [pi-model-sort](https://github.com/monotykamary/pi-model-sort):** the `/supervise model` picker reads pi-model-sort's last-used timestamps (`~/.pi/agent/extensions/pi-model-sort.json`) and lists models in the same recency order you see in pi's `/model` selector. With pi-model-sort absent or unused, it falls back to pi's default provider order. Selecting a model does **not** change your main chat model — the supervisor keeps its own.
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+ ## Focus and Goal Discipline
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+ The supervisor is a pure outside observer — it does not modify the agent's system prompt. Goal discipline is enforced entirely through steering messages when the agent drifts. If the agent asks an out-of-scope clarifying question, the supervisor redirects it back to the goal rather than answering.
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+ Unlike earlier versions, there are **no artificial limits** on steering attempts. The supervisor uses [reframe escalation](#reframe-escalation) to adapt its strategy when standard steering isn't working, allowing it to supervise long-horizon projects that may take hours or days to complete.
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+ ## Customizing the Supervisor: SUPERVISOR.md
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+ The supervisor's reasoning is controlled by its **system prompt** — not the goal. The goal is always set at runtime via `/supervise`. `SUPERVISOR.md` defines _how_ the supervisor thinks: its rules, persona, and project-specific constraints.
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+ | 2 | `~/.pi/agent/SUPERVISOR.md` | Global personal rules |
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+ | 3 | Built-in template | Fallback |
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+
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+ The active source is shown when you run `/supervise <goal>` or when the tool is invoked.
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+
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+ ### Built-in system prompt
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+ The default prompt the supervisor uses when no `SUPERVISOR.md` is found:
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+ ```
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+ You are a supervisor monitoring a coding AI assistant conversation.
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+ Your job: ensure the assistant fully achieves a specific outcome without needing the human to intervene.
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+
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+ ═══ WHEN THE AGENT IS IDLE (finished its turn, waiting for user input) ═══
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+ This is your most important moment. The agent has stopped and is waiting.
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+ You MUST choose "done" or "steer". Never return "continue" when the agent is idle.
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+
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+ - "done" → only when the outcome is completely and verifiably achieved.
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+ - "steer" → everything else: incomplete work, partial progress, open questions, waiting for confirmation.
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+
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+ If the agent asked a clarifying question or needs a decision:
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+ FIRST check: is this question necessary to achieve the goal?
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+ - YES (directly blocks goal progress): answer with a sensible default and tell agent to proceed.
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+ - NO (out of scope, nice-to-have, unrelated feature): do NOT answer it. Redirect:
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+ "That's outside the scope of the goal. Focus on: [restate the specific missing piece]."
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+ DO NOT answer: passwords, credentials, secrets, anything requiring real user knowledge.
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+ Your steer message speaks AS the user. Make it clear, direct, and actionable (1–3 sentences).
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+ Do not ask the agent to verify its own work — tell it what to do next.
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+
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+ ═══ WHEN THE AGENT IS ACTIVELY WORKING (mid-turn) ═══
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+ Only intervene if it is clearly heading in the wrong direction.
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+ Trust the agent to complete what it has started. Avoid interrupting productive work.
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+
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+ ═══ STEERING RULES ═══
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+ - Be specific: reference the outcome, missing pieces, or the question being answered.
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+ - Never repeat a steering message that had no effect — escalate or change approach.
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+ - A good steer answers the agent's question OR redirects to the missing piece of the outcome.
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+ - If the agent is taking shortcuts to satisfy the goal without properly achieving it, always steer and remind it not to take shortcuts.
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+ "done" CRITERIA: The core outcome is complete and functional. Minor polish, style tweaks, or
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+ optional improvements do NOT block "done". Prefer stopping when the goal is substantially
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+ achieved rather than looping forever chasing perfection.
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+ Respond ONLY with valid JSON — no prose, no markdown fences.
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+ Response schema (strict JSON):
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+ {
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+ "action": "continue" | "steer" | "done",
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+ "message": "...", // Required when action === "steer"
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+ "reasoning": "...", // Brief internal reasoning
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+ "confidence": 0.85 // Float 0-1
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Dynamic reframe guidance:** When the supervisor detects an ineffective pattern, it injects tier-specific guidance into the prompt (see [Reframe Escalation](#reframe-escalation)).
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+ ### Writing a custom SUPERVISOR.md
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+ You must preserve the JSON response schema. Everything else is up to you.
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+ ```markdown
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+ You are a supervisor for a TypeScript project. Your priorities: type safety and test coverage.
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+ Rules:
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+ - Steer if the agent uses `any` types or skips tests for new code
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+ - When steering, be direct: one sentence max, reference the specific file/function if possible
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+ - "done" only when the new code has types and tests — not before
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+ - Do not steer about code style, naming, or documentation
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+
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+ Response schema (strict JSON, required):
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+ {
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+ "action": "continue" | "steer" | "done",
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+ "message": "...",
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+ "reasoning": "...",
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+ "confidence": 0.85
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ## Session Persistence
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+ Supervision state (outcome, model, intervention history) is stored in the pi session file and restored automatically on restart, session switch, fork, and tree navigation.
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+
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+ ## Testing
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+ Run the test suite:
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+ ```bash
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+ npm test # Run once
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+ npm run test:watch # Watch mode
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+ ```
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+ Coverage report generated in `coverage/`.
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+
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+ ## Project Structure
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+ ```
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+ src/
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+ index.ts # Extension entry point, event wiring, /supervise command, start_supervision tool
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+ types.ts # SupervisorState, SteeringDecision, ReframeTier
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+ compaction/ # Algorithmic context building (ported from pi-vcc)
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+ index.ts # Public API: extractMessages(), buildCompactionSummary(), formatForSupervisor()
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+ normalize.ts # Message[] → NormalizedBlock[]
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+ filter-noise.ts # Strip thinking, TodoWrite, XML wrappers
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+ build-sections.ts # Build all structured sections
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+ brief.ts # Compressed [user]/[assistant]/[tool_error] transcript
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+ sanitize.ts # ANSI/control char stripping
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+ content.ts # Text utilities: clip, firstLine, textOf
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+ tool-args.ts # Path extraction from tool arguments
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+ skill-collapse.ts # Collapse <skill> XML blocks
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+ types.ts # NormalizedBlock, ToolResultIndex, SectionData, SymbolRef
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+ extract/ # Section extractors
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+ goals.ts # User goal + scope change extraction
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+ commits.ts # Git commit extraction
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+ preferences.ts # User preference extraction
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+ shared-symbols.ts # Unified file/symbol/type extraction
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+ state/ # State management
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+ manager.ts # SupervisorStateManager — persistence, reframe tier, pattern detection
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+ core/ # Core supervision logic
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+ analyzer.ts # Main analysis engine (builds fresh compaction each call)
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+ inference.ts # Goal inference from conversation
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+ prompt-loader.ts # SUPERVISOR.md loading
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+ session/ # Model session management
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+ client.ts # callSupervisorModel — one-shot analysis via reusable session
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+ ui/ # User interface
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+ renderer.ts # Widget rendering and footer management
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+ animations.ts # Thought clearing animations
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+ types.ts # Widget state types
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+ model-picker.ts # Interactive model picker (opens the selector)
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+ model-settings-selector.ts # Copied pi-core ModelSelectorComponent for the supervisor
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+ model-sort.ts # pi-model-sort last-used integration
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+ global-config.ts # .pi/supervisor-config.json read/write
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## License
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+ MIT — [tintinweb](https://github.com/tintinweb) (forked by [monotykamary](https://github.com/monotykamary))
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+ "typescript": "6.0.3",
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+ "simple-git-hooks": {
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+ "pre-commit": "npx lint-staged",
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+ "pre-push": "npm run typecheck && npm run test",
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+ "commit-msg": "npx commitlint --edit ${1}"
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+ },
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+ "lint-staged": {
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+ "prettier --write"
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+ "lint:dead": "knip --no-gitignore",
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+ "format": "prettier --write .",
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+ "format:check": "prettier --check .",
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+ "release:dry-run": "standard-version --dry-run",
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+ "postinstall": "simple-git-hooks 2>/dev/null || true"
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+ }
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+ }