@pi-unipi/unipi 3.0.0-alpha.36 → 3.0.0-alpha.38

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,22 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.0.0-alpha.38] — 2026-10-11
+
+### Fixed
+- Dream: "Run now" (`/unipi:dream run`) failed instantly. The published `memory` and `ask-user` packages were missing files, so Dream's background run could not load. Both packages now ship complete, and a failed Dream run shows the actual error.
+- Release check added: a package is not released if one of its files imports a file the package does not ship.
+
+## [3.0.0-alpha.37] — 2026-10-11
+
+### Added
+- `/unipi:visualize-progress`: **chart mode.** In terminals that show images (Kitty graphics), the run's steps or swarm are drawn as the same chart the UniPi app shows, above the log, and redrawn live as the run moves. Press `m` to switch between chart and text. Other terminals keep the text view, and the footer says why the chart is off. (UNI-258)
+- `/unipi:doctor` reports whether the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime that web reads need on Windows is installed. (UNI-261)
+
+### Fixed
+- Windows: a missing Visual C++ runtime no longer stops UniPi from loading. Web reads fall back to plain fetch; the README says how to install the runtime. (UNI-261)
+- The updater stays on the release channel you installed from. An alpha install checks for newer alphas, never offers an older version (such as the stable 2.x), installs from the same channel, and shows that channel's changelog. (UNI-262)
+
 ## [3.0.0-alpha.36] — 2026-10-11
 
 ### Added

package/README.md

@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ UniPi needs [Pi](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent)
 `0.87.1` or later. This command installs 21 extension packages. Each package
 also works alone.
 
+> [!TIP]
+> **Windows:** web reads use a native module that needs the Microsoft Visual
+> C++ 2015-2022 runtime. Most Windows installs have it; slimmed images such as
+> tiny11 do not. Without it UniPi still loads and web reads fall back to plain
+> fetch. To install it, run
+> `winget install Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64` or download
+> [vc_redist.x64.exe](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe).
+> `/unipi:doctor` reports whether it is missing.
+
 <p align="center">
   <img src="docs/assets/screenshots/simple-memory-glance.png" alt="A UniPi session in simple mode with memory recall, memory save and the glance footer">
 </p>

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/unipi",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "All-in-one extension suite for Pi coding agent",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -80,28 +80,30 @@
     "typebox": "^1.1.38"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/app-bridge": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/ask-user": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/btw": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/compactor": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/dream": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/footer": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/fusion": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/input-shortcuts": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/mcp": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/memory": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/notify": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/skill-registry": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/updater": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/web-api": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/workflow": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/app-bridge": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/ask-user": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/btw": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/compactor": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/dream": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/footer": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/fusion": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/input-shortcuts": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/mcp": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/memory": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/notify": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/skill-registry": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/updater": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/web-api": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/workflow": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@resvg/resvg-wasm": "^2.6.2",
+    "beautiful-mermaid": "^1.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/app-bridge/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/app-bridge",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Live bridge between a pi TUI session and the UniPi phone app — streaming chat, prompts, steering and dialogs from the phone",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/ask-user/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/ask-user",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Structured user input tool for Pi coding agent — single-select, multi-select, freeform",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     "user-input"
   ],
   "files": [
+    "clipboard.ts",
+    "questions.ts",
     "index.ts",
     "types.ts",
     "tools.ts",
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/autocomplete/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Enhanced TUI autocomplete for /unipi:* commands — colored, sorted, and grouped by package",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",

package/packages/background-tasks/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/background-tasks",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Background tasks for UniPi — durable shell jobs and delegated background agents with a footer dock",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-ai": "^0.87.1",
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
     "turndown": "^7.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

package/packages/btw/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/btw",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "A pi extension for parallel side conversations with /unipi:btw — part of the Unipi suite",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "extensions/btw.ts",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@earendil-works/pi-tui": "^0.87.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "pi": {
     "extensions": [

package/packages/compactor/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/compactor",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Compaction for Pi — lossless zero-LLM or model summaries, rebuilt from full history, with session recall",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
     "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core": "^0.87.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {

package/packages/core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/core",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Shared utilities, event types, and constants for Unipi extension suite",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",

package/packages/core/src/hints/index.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  *   - Settings: namespace "hints" (enabled, header, crab, reset)
  */
 
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import {
   encodeKitty,
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ export function installHints(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
     try {
       const v = getInstalledPackageVersion(cwd, "@pi-unipi/unipi");
       if (v !== "0.0.0") return v;
-      const thisDir = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;
+      const thisDir = fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));
       return getInstalledPackageVersion(thisDir, "@pi-unipi/unipi");
     } catch {
       return "0.0.0";

package/packages/dream/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/dream",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "A pi extension that dreams: reviews past session struggles in the background, turns repeated false paths into memory lessons, and crafts skills from errors — part of the Unipi suite",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "extensions/dream.ts",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "@earendil-works/pi-tui": "^0.87.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "pi": {
     "extensions": [

package/packages/dream/src/runs.ts

@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ export function runFromStaging(staging: string, decisions: DreamState["decisions
   let error: string | undefined;
   if (status === "failed") {
     if (meta?.exitCode === 124) error = "timed out (max runtime)";
-    else if (typeof meta?.exitCode === "number") error = `exit ${String(meta.exitCode)} without a report`;
+    else if (typeof meta?.exitCode === "number") {
+      const why = logErrorLine(path.join(staging, "trajectory.log"));
+      error = why ? `exit ${String(meta.exitCode)}: ${why}` : `exit ${String(meta.exitCode)} without a report`;
+    }
     else if (meta?.signal) error = `killed by ${meta.signal}`;
     else error = "ended without a report";
   }
@@ -328,3 +331,26 @@ export function summarizeReport(report: string): string[] {
 export function reportSummary(staging: string): string[] {
   return summarizeReport(readReport(staging));
 }
+
+/** The child's own reason for failing: the last `Error:` line of its log
+ *  (pi prints "Error: Failed to load extension …" and exits 1), clipped. */
+export function logErrorLine(logFile: string): string | undefined {
+  try {
+    const fd = fs.openSync(logFile, "r");
+    try {
+      const size = fs.fstatSync(fd).size;
+      const len = Math.min(size, 16 * 1024);
+      const buf = Buffer.alloc(len);
+      fs.readSync(fd, buf, 0, len, size - len);
+      const lines = buf.toString("utf8").split(/\r?\n/).map((l) => l.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+      const hit = [...lines].reverse().find((l) => /^(Error|TypeError|SyntaxError|ReferenceError)\b/.test(l));
+      if (!hit) return undefined;
+      const msg = hit.replace(/^Error:\s*/, "");
+      return msg.length > 240 ? `${msg.slice(0, 239)}…` : msg;
+    } finally {
+      fs.closeSync(fd);
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}

package/packages/footer/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/footer",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Persistent status bar for Unipi — subscribes to UNIPI_EVENTS and renders key stats from all unipi packages",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/fusion/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/fusion",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Devin-style model picker, fusion presets (lead + sidekick), and Local Fusion runtime for UniPi",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-ai": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/info-screen/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/info-screen",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Unicrab startup splash and the /unipi:info dashboard — this session, context, usage, compaction savings",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/input-shortcuts/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/input-shortcuts",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Keyboard shortcuts for stash/restore, undo/redo, clipboard, and thinking toggle — chord-based overlay system",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/kanboard/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/kanboard",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Kanboard v3 — deferred-work board: CLI/daemon bridge, task runner and skill",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
     "themes": []
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-win32-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-win32-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.38"
   }
 }

package/packages/long-horizon/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/long-horizon",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.36",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
   "description": "Long-horizon execution for Pi — mode-gated /goal /ralph /swarm /graph orchestration with a TypeSafe prompt judge",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.36"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.38",
+    "@resvg/resvg-wasm": "^2.6.2",
+    "beautiful-mermaid": "^1.1.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",