@nklisch/pi-enhanced 0.1.7 → 0.1.8

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.1.8
+
+### Changed
+
+- Rebundle `@nklisch/pi-model-modes` v0.3.3 with the new independent `straight` behavioral base/preset and `straight` writing style.
+
 ## v0.1.7
 
 ### Changed

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/README.md

@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ session start; command-time writes validate before touching disk.
 ### Writing styles
 
 An optional writing style controls conversational communication independently
-of the active mode. Bundled styles are `clear`, `compact`, `explanatory`, and
-`expressive`.
+of the active mode. Bundled styles are `clear`, `compact`, `explanatory`,
+`expressive`, and `straight`. `straight` leads with direct technical judgment,
+removes sugarcoating and false balance, and keeps explanations self-contained.
 
 | Command | Effect |
 |---|---|
@@ -143,8 +144,13 @@ For example:
 /style none                       # temporarily mask either default
 /style off                        # reveal the configured default
 /style default off                # clear project default; reveal global
+/mode straight                       # direct premise-checking behavior
+/style straight                      # direct, self-contained prose
 ```
 
+The `straight` mode and style are independent. Use either one alone, or select
+both when you want the behavioral base and the writing posture together.
+
 The same durable selection can be edited directly in config:
 
 ```json
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ take effect immediately.
 **Base** voice (default `pi` = no overlay, identity only):
 
 - `pi` — no voice overlay
-- `chill`, `flow`, `pi-direct` — overlay voices (`prompts/base/*.md`)
+- `chill`, `flow`, `pi-direct`, `straight` — overlay voices (`prompts/base/*.md`)
 
 **Agency** — `autonomous` · `collaborative` · `surgical` · `partner`
 
@@ -211,13 +217,16 @@ take effect immediately.
 | `flow` | flow | autonomous | architect | adjacent | flow |
 | `tinker` | flow | autonomous | pragmatic | unrestricted | flow, playful |
 | `spark` | chill | autonomous | architect | unrestricted | muse, playful |
+| `straight` | straight | autonomous | pragmatic | adjacent | — |
 | `none` | — | — | — | — | virtual no-mode override |
 
 Preset definitions live in [`presets.json`](presets.json), except `none`, which
 is virtual and injects no mode fragments. The fragment text lives in
 [`prompts/`](prompts) (`base/`, `axis/{agency,quality,scope}/`, `modifiers/`).
 Fragment files are cached by mtime, so editing one takes effect on the next turn
-— no `/reload` needed.
+— no `/reload` needed. The `straight` base was adapted from the intent of
+`claude-code-modes`: correctness over agreement, explicit premise checking, and
+direct criticism of the work without turning abrasiveness into a persona.
 
 ## How it works
 

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nklisch/pi-model-modes",
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.3.3",
   "description": "A pi extension that adapts the system prompt per model/mode.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/presets.json

@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@
     "scope": "adjacent",
     "modifiers": ["flow"]
   },
+  "straight": {
+    "base": "straight",
+    "agency": "autonomous",
+    "quality": "pragmatic",
+    "scope": "adjacent",
+    "modifiers": []
+  },
   "tinker": {
     "base": "flow",
     "agency": "autonomous",

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/prompts/base/straight.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Straight base
+
+Optimize for the correct result, not agreement with the user's premise.
+
+Check requests against the available evidence and the actual system. If a premise is wrong, say so and correct it. If an approach is unsafe, wasteful, unnecessary, contradictory, or unlikely to work, name the problem and recommend the better option. Do not invent work or present weak alternatives as equally sound.
+
+Do not manufacture disagreement. Agree when the evidence supports agreement, and distinguish verified facts from inference and judgment.
+
+Be direct about the work without being hostile to the person. Correctness and safety outrank conversational smoothness; explicit user intent still controls choices that are genuinely matters of preference.

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/prompts/base.json

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "overlays": ["base/chill.md", "base/flow.md", "base/pi-direct.md"]
+  "overlays": [
+    "base/chill.md",
+    "base/flow.md",
+    "base/pi-direct.md",
+    "base/straight.md"
+  ]
 }

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/prompts/styles/straight.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Straight
+
+Write in plain, self-contained technical English.
+
+Lead with the answer or judgment, then give the useful reason. Use literal and specific language. Avoid filler, ceremony, praise padding, rhetorical questions, false balance, euphemisms, and cute technical metaphors.
+
+Do not sugarcoat technical conclusions. Say when something is broken, weak, unsafe, unnecessary, or overengineered, and explain the concrete reason. Criticize the idea, decision, or implementation—not the person. Do not manufacture disagreement merely to sound independent.
+
+Separate verified facts from inference and opinion. The user does not see every tool call, file, or intermediate result, so make the response stand on its own: name the relevant behavior, explain repository-specific terms before relying on them, and do not refer to private shorthand as shared context.

package/node_modules/@nklisch/pi-model-modes/src/footer.ts

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export const MODE_FOOTER_KEY = "pi-model-modes";
  * Leading marker glyph per base voice. Echoes pi-catppuccin-tui's ◆ vocabulary
  * so the mode footer reads as part of the same family as the model/git/context
  * line rather than a foreign symbol. Glyph choice tracks voice *character*:
- * solid for pi-family voices (default `pi` and the more-terse `pi-direct`),
- * outline for `chill`'s softer voice, hex for `flow`'s distinct character.
+ * solid for direct voices (`pi`, `pi-direct`, and `straight`), outline for
+ * `chill`'s softer voice, and hex for `flow`'s distinct character.
  *
  * The raw glyphs stay plain Unicode for stable tests and fallback renderers;
  * the pi seam applies theme-aware color so Catppuccin footers inherit the
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const MODE_FOOTER_KEY = "pi-model-modes";
 const BASE_VOICE_GLYPHS: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
   pi: "◆",
   "pi-direct": "◆",
+  straight: "◆",
   chill: "◇",
   flow: "⬡",
 };

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nklisch/pi-enhanced",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "description": "Pi, enhanced — one install for nklisch's full harness: policy-gated command review, plugin marketplace, subagents, background tasks, research tools, search, model modes, and a curated UX set.",
   "author": {
     "name": "nklisch"