@pi-unipi/unipi 3.0.0-alpha.6 → 3.0.0-alpha.8

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.0.0-alpha.7] — 2026-09-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- `ask-user`: `ask_user` is **off by default** (Settings → Ask User). When off, the agent is told to ask in its reply instead.
+
 ## [3.0.0-alpha.6] — 2026-09-28
 
 ### Changed
 
-- `ask-user`: **rebuilt after Devin's question UI.** One `ask_user` call carries 1–4 questions (`questions: [{ header, question, options, multi_select }]`) with an automatic "Other" choice. Header chips show progress; digits pick; typing on "Other" needs no Enter and the text stays editable; ←→ switch questions; Enter moves on and submits on the last; unanswered questions are sent as skipped; `?` tells the agent you want to clarify first; Esc stops the turn. Pasted/dropped paths and Ctrl+V images in "Other" become `[Image #N]` / `[File #N]` and images reach the model. The transcript shows a short answer tree. The older single-question form is still accepted (`timeout` is ignored). Settings (/unipi:settings → Ask User): questions per call, what Esc does (stop the turn or send what's answered), whether number keys move on, "Other" agent-decided / always / never, and the "not ready" line — the old "allowed formats" switches are gone. Esc and `end_turn` options stop the turn cleanly instead of aborting it.
+- `ask-user`: **rebuilt after Devin's question UI**. One `ask_user` call carries 1–4 questions (`questions: [{ header, question, options, multi_select }]`) with an automatic "Other" choice. Header chips show progress; digits pick; typing on "Other" needs no Enter and the text stays editable; ←→ switch questions; Enter moves on and submits on the last; unanswered questions are sent as skipped; `?` tells the agent you want to clarify first; Esc stops the turn. Pasted/dropped paths and Ctrl+V images in "Other" become `[Image #N]` / `[File #N]` and images reach the model. The transcript shows a short answer tree. The older single-question form is still accepted (`timeout` is ignored). Settings (/unipi:settings → Ask User): questions per call, what Esc does (stop the turn or send what's answered), whether number keys move on, "Other" agent-decided / always / never, and the "not ready" line — the old "allowed formats" switches are gone. Esc and `end_turn` options stop the turn cleanly instead of aborting it.
 
 ### Fixed
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/unipi",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "All-in-one extension suite for Pi coding agent",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -83,26 +83,26 @@
     "typebox": "^1.1.38"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/ask-user": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/btw": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/compactor": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/footer": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/fusion": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/input-shortcuts": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/mcp": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/memory": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/notify": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/skill-registry": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/updater": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/web-api": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/workflow": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/ask-user": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/btw": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/compactor": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/footer": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/fusion": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/input-shortcuts": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/mcp": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/memory": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/notify": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/skill-registry": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/updater": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/utility": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/web-api": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/workflow": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/ask-user/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @pi-unipi/ask-user
 
-The `ask_user` tool: when the agent needs a decision from you, it asks 1–4 multiple-choice questions in one dialog and waits. Modelled on Devin's question UI.
+The `ask_user` tool (off by default — enable it in `/unipi:settings` → Ask User): when the agent needs a decision from you, it asks 1–4 multiple-choice questions in one dialog and waits. Modelled on Devin's question UI.
 
 ```
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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ The result is `User answered your questions:` followed by a JSON object keyed by
 
 | Setting | Default | What it does |
 |---------|---------|--------------|
-| Enable ask_user | on | Give the agent the tool |
+| Enable ask_user | **off** | Give the agent the tool; when off, the agent is told to ask in its reply instead |
 | Notify when asked | on | Send a notification while the agent waits for you |
 | Questions per call | 4 | How many questions one dialog may hold (1–4; the tool description updates in new sessions) |
 | Esc | stop the agent's turn | Or: send what's answered, the rest as skipped |

package/packages/ask-user/config.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @pi-unipi/ask-user — settings (namespace `ask-user`, /unipi:settings → Ask User)
  *
- *   enabled        — give the agent the ask_user tool
+ *   enabled        — give the agent the ask_user tool (OFF by default)
  *   notifyOnAsk    — notification when the agent stops to ask
  *   escape         — stop: Esc stops the agent's turn (Devin)
  *                    send: Esc sends what's answered, the rest as skipped
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface AskUserSettings {
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AskUserSettings = {
-  enabled: true,
+  enabled: false,
   notifyOnAsk: true,
   escape: "stop",
   digitAdvance: true,

package/packages/ask-user/package.json

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

package/packages/ask-user/skills/ask-user/SKILL.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ allowed-tools:
 
 # Ask User
 
-`ask_user` shows one dialog with 1–4 questions and waits for the answers.
+`ask_user` shows one dialog with 1–4 questions and waits for the answers. If the tool call says it's turned off, ask in your reply — don't retry it.
 
 ## When to ask
 

package/packages/autocomplete/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/command-enchantment",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "turndown": "^7.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

package/packages/btw/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/btw",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "pi": {
     "extensions": [

package/packages/compactor/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/compactor",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "@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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Shared utilities, event types, and constants for Unipi extension suite",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",

package/packages/core/src/child-agent/readers.ts

@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ const secs = (ms: number) => `${String(Math.max(0, Math.floor(ms / 1000)))}s`;
  */
 function toolBox(theme: KitTheme, bg: "toolPendingBg" | "toolSuccessBg" | "toolErrorBg", text: string): Component {
   const paint = (theme as KitTheme & { bg?: (c: string, s: string) => string }).bg;
-  const box = new Box(1, 1, paint ? (s: string) => paint(bg, s) : undefined);
+  // Call as a method: pi's Theme.bg reads this.bgColors, so a detached call crashes the TUI.
+  const box = new Box(1, 1, paint ? (s: string) => paint.call(theme, bg, s) : undefined);
   box.addChild(new Text(text, 0, 0));
   return box;
 }

package/packages/core/src/tui/hub-kit.ts

@@ -129,19 +129,20 @@ export function hubExactRow(content: string, inner: number): string {
   return content + " ".repeat(inner - w);
 }
 
-/** Plain-text group-mark cell: `▌` for colored namespaces, else a space. */
-export function hubMarkChar(namespace: string | undefined): string {
-  return namespaceColor(namespace ?? "") ? "▌" : " ";
+/** Plain-text group-mark cell: always the `▌` left border. */
+export function hubMarkChar(_namespace: string | undefined): string {
+  return "▌";
 }
 
 /**
- * Styled `▌` group mark — bold + the namespace's ANSI color. Closes with
+ * Styled `▌` group mark — bold + the namespace's ANSI color (dim when the
+ * namespace has no package color). Closes with
  * targeted-off codes ([22m[39m), never [0m: a full reset mid-line would kill
  * an enclosing background paint.
  */
 export function hubMarkSpan(namespace: string | undefined): string {
   const color = namespaceColor(namespace ?? "");
-  return color ? `${color}${hubBold("▌")}\x1b[39m` : " ";
+  return color ? `${color}${hubBold("▌")}\x1b[39m` : hubDim(hubBold("▌"));
 }
 
 export interface HubRowOptions {

package/packages/footer/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/footer",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/background-tasks": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Devin-style model picker, fusion presets (lead + sidekick), and Local Fusion runtime for UniPi",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/subagents": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Dashboard and module registry for Unipi — configurable info overlay with tabbed groups",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "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.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
     "themes": []
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-win32-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-linux-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-darwin-arm64": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/kanboard-win32-x64": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   }
 }

package/packages/long-horizon/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/long-horizon",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "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 +37,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/mcp/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/mcp",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "MCP server management extension for Pi coding agent — browse, add, configure, and use MCP servers",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "test": "npx tsx --test tests/**/*.test.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/memory/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/memory",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Persistent cross-session memory on MemPalace (auto-installed): daemon-routed writes, shared palace with other agents, for Pi coding agent",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
     "README.md"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
-    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
+    "@pi-unipi/info-screen": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {

package/packages/notify/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/notify",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Cross-platform notification extension for Pi — native OS, Gotify, and Telegram notifications for agent lifecycle events",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.ts",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "node-notifier": "^10.0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {

package/packages/skill-registry/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/skill-registry",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Skill registry for pi — per-project skill on/off, a skill vault, and jev-judged skill exposure",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   },
   "main": "index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6"
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "^0.87.1",

package/packages/subagents/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@pi-unipi/subagents",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
   "description": "Subagents for UniPi — Devin-model independent child agents",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "test": "npx tsx --test src/__tests__/*.test.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.6",
+    "@pi-unipi/core": "3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core": "^0.87.1",
     "acorn": "8.18.0"
   },