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+> pi can help you use the SDK. Ask it to build an integration for your use case.
+
+# SDK
+
+The SDK provides programmatic access to pi's agent capabilities. Use it to embed pi in other applications, build custom interfaces, or integrate with automated workflows.
+
+**Example use cases:**
+- Build a custom UI (web, desktop, mobile)
+- Integrate agent capabilities into existing applications
+- Create automated pipelines with agent reasoning
+- Build custom tools that spawn sub-agents
+- Test agent behavior programmatically
+
+See [examples/sdk/](../examples/sdk/) for working examples from minimal to full control.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, discoverAuthStorage, discoverModels, SessionManager } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Set up credential storage and model registry
+const authStorage = discoverAuthStorage();
+const modelRegistry = discoverModels(authStorage);
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+  authStorage,
+  modelRegistry,
+});
+
+session.subscribe((event) => {
+  if (event.type === "message_update" && event.assistantMessageEvent.type === "text_delta") {
+    process.stdout.write(event.assistantMessageEvent.delta);
+  }
+});
+
+await session.prompt("What files are in the current directory?");
+```
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
+```
+
+The SDK is included in the main package. No separate installation needed.
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+### createAgentSession()
+
+The main factory function. Creates an `AgentSession` with configurable options.
+
+**Philosophy:** "Omit to discover, provide to override."
+- Omit an option → pi discovers/loads from standard locations
+- Provide an option → your value is used, discovery skipped for that option
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Minimal: all defaults (discovers everything from cwd and ~/.pi/agent)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession();
+
+// Custom: override specific options
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  model: myModel,
+  systemPrompt: "You are helpful.",
+  tools: [readTool, bashTool],
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+});
+```
+
+### AgentSession
+
+The session manages the agent lifecycle, message history, and event streaming.
+
+```typescript
+interface AgentSession {
+  // Send a prompt and wait for completion
+  // If streaming, requires streamingBehavior option to queue the message
+  prompt(text: string, options?: PromptOptions): Promise<void>;
+  
+  // Queue messages during streaming
+  steer(text: string): Promise<void>;    // Interrupt: delivered after current tool, skips remaining
+  followUp(text: string): Promise<void>; // Wait: delivered only when agent finishes
+  
+  // Subscribe to events (returns unsubscribe function)
+  subscribe(listener: (event: AgentSessionEvent) => void): () => void;
+  
+  // Session info
+  sessionFile: string | undefined;  // undefined for in-memory
+  sessionId: string;
+  
+  // Model control
+  setModel(model: Model): Promise<void>;
+  setThinkingLevel(level: ThinkingLevel): void;
+  cycleModel(): Promise<ModelCycleResult | undefined>;
+  cycleThinkingLevel(): ThinkingLevel | undefined;
+  
+  // State access
+  agent: Agent;
+  model: Model | undefined;
+  thinkingLevel: ThinkingLevel;
+  messages: AgentMessage[];
+  isStreaming: boolean;
+  
+  // Session management
+  newSession(options?: { parentSession?: string }): Promise<boolean>;  // Returns false if cancelled by hook
+  switchSession(sessionPath: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  
+  // Forking
+  fork(entryId: string): Promise<{ selectedText: string; cancelled: boolean }>;  // Creates new session file
+  navigateTree(targetId: string, options?: { summarize?: boolean }): Promise<{ editorText?: string; cancelled: boolean }>;  // In-place navigation
+  
+  // Hook message injection
+  sendHookMessage(message: HookMessage, triggerTurn?: boolean): Promise<void>;
+  
+  // Compaction
+  compact(customInstructions?: string): Promise<CompactionResult>;
+  abortCompaction(): void;
+  
+  // Abort current operation
+  abort(): Promise<void>;
+  
+  // Cleanup
+  dispose(): void;
+}
+```
+
+### Prompting and Message Queueing
+
+The `prompt()` method handles prompt templates, extension commands, and message sending:
+
+```typescript
+// Basic prompt (when not streaming)
+await session.prompt("What files are here?");
+
+// With images
+await session.prompt("What's in this image?", {
+  images: [{ type: "image", source: { type: "base64", mediaType: "image/png", data: "..." } }]
+});
+
+// During streaming: must specify how to queue the message
+await session.prompt("Stop and do this instead", { streamingBehavior: "steer" });
+await session.prompt("After you're done, also check X", { streamingBehavior: "followUp" });
+```
+
+**Behavior:**
+- **Extension commands** (e.g., `/mycommand`): Execute immediately, even during streaming. They manage their own LLM interaction via `pi.sendMessage()`.
+- **File-based prompt templates** (from `.md` files): Expanded to their content before sending/queueing.
+- **During streaming without `streamingBehavior`**: Throws an error. Use `steer()` or `followUp()` directly, or specify the option.
+
+For explicit queueing during streaming:
+
+```typescript
+// Interrupt the agent (delivered after current tool, skips remaining tools)
+await session.steer("New instruction");
+
+// Wait for agent to finish (delivered only when agent stops)
+await session.followUp("After you're done, also do this");
+```
+
+Both `steer()` and `followUp()` expand file-based prompt templates but error on extension commands (extension commands cannot be queued).
+
+### Agent and AgentState
+
+The `Agent` class (from `@mariozechner/pi-agent-core`) handles the core LLM interaction. Access it via `session.agent`.
+
+```typescript
+// Access current state
+const state = session.agent.state;
+
+// state.messages: AgentMessage[] - conversation history
+// state.model: Model - current model
+// state.thinkingLevel: ThinkingLevel - current thinking level
+// state.systemPrompt: string - system prompt
+// state.tools: Tool[] - available tools
+
+// Replace messages (useful for branching, restoration)
+session.agent.replaceMessages(messages);
+
+// Wait for agent to finish processing
+await session.agent.waitForIdle();
+```
+
+### Events
+
+Subscribe to events to receive streaming output and lifecycle notifications.
+
+```typescript
+session.subscribe((event) => {
+  switch (event.type) {
+    // Streaming text from assistant
+    case "message_update":
+      if (event.assistantMessageEvent.type === "text_delta") {
+        process.stdout.write(event.assistantMessageEvent.delta);
+      }
+      if (event.assistantMessageEvent.type === "thinking_delta") {
+        // Thinking output (if thinking enabled)
+      }
+      break;
+    
+    // Tool execution
+    case "tool_execution_start":
+      console.log(`Tool: ${event.toolName}`);
+      break;
+    case "tool_execution_update":
+      // Streaming tool output
+      break;
+    case "tool_execution_end":
+      console.log(`Result: ${event.isError ? "error" : "success"}`);
+      break;
+    
+    // Message lifecycle
+    case "message_start":
+      // New message starting
+      break;
+    case "message_end":
+      // Message complete
+      break;
+    
+    // Agent lifecycle
+    case "agent_start":
+      // Agent started processing prompt
+      break;
+    case "agent_end":
+      // Agent finished (event.messages contains new messages)
+      break;
+    
+    // Turn lifecycle (one LLM response + tool calls)
+    case "turn_start":
+      break;
+    case "turn_end":
+      // event.message: assistant response
+      // event.toolResults: tool results from this turn
+      break;
+    
+    // Session events (auto-compaction, retry)
+    case "auto_compaction_start":
+    case "auto_compaction_end":
+    case "auto_retry_start":
+    case "auto_retry_end":
+      break;
+  }
+});
+```
+
+## Options Reference
+
+### Directories
+
+```typescript
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  // Working directory for project-local discovery
+  cwd: process.cwd(), // default
+  
+  // Global config directory
+  agentDir: "~/.pi/agent", // default (expands ~)
+});
+```
+
+`cwd` is used for:
+- Project extensions (`.pi/extensions/`)
+- Project skills (`.pi/skills/`)
+- Project prompts (`.pi/prompts/`)
+- Context files (`AGENTS.md` walking up from cwd)
+- Session directory naming
+
+`agentDir` is used for:
+- Global extensions (`extensions/`)
+- Global skills (`skills/`)
+- Global prompts (`prompts/`)
+- Global context file (`AGENTS.md`)
+- Settings (`settings.json`)
+- Custom models (`models.json`)
+- Credentials (`auth.json`)
+- Sessions (`sessions/`)
+
+### Model
+
+```typescript
+import { getModel } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+import { discoverAuthStorage, discoverModels } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const authStorage = discoverAuthStorage();
+const modelRegistry = discoverModels(authStorage);
+
+// Find specific built-in model (doesn't check if API key exists)
+const opus = getModel("anthropic", "claude-opus-4-5");
+if (!opus) throw new Error("Model not found");
+
+// Find any model by provider/id, including custom models from models.json
+// (doesn't check if API key exists)
+const customModel = modelRegistry.find("my-provider", "my-model");
+
+// Get only models that have valid API keys configured
+const available = await modelRegistry.getAvailable();
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  model: opus,
+  thinkingLevel: "medium", // off, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh
+  
+  // Models for cycling (Ctrl+P in interactive mode)
+  scopedModels: [
+    { model: opus, thinkingLevel: "high" },
+    { model: haiku, thinkingLevel: "off" },
+  ],
+  
+  authStorage,
+  modelRegistry,
+});
+```
+
+If no model is provided:
+1. Tries to restore from session (if continuing)
+2. Uses default from settings
+3. Falls back to first available model
+
+> See [examples/sdk/02-custom-model.ts](../examples/sdk/02-custom-model.ts)
+
+### API Keys and OAuth
+
+API key resolution priority (handled by AuthStorage):
+1. Runtime overrides (via `setRuntimeApiKey`, not persisted)
+2. Stored credentials in `auth.json` (API keys or OAuth tokens)
+3. Environment variables (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, etc.)
+4. Fallback resolver (for custom provider keys from `models.json`)
+
+```typescript
+import { AuthStorage, ModelRegistry, discoverAuthStorage, discoverModels } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Default: uses ~/.pi/agent/auth.json and ~/.pi/agent/models.json
+const authStorage = discoverAuthStorage();
+const modelRegistry = discoverModels(authStorage);
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+  authStorage,
+  modelRegistry,
+});
+
+// Runtime API key override (not persisted to disk)
+authStorage.setRuntimeApiKey("anthropic", "sk-my-temp-key");
+
+// Custom auth storage location
+const customAuth = new AuthStorage("/my/app/auth.json");
+const customRegistry = new ModelRegistry(customAuth, "/my/app/models.json");
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+  authStorage: customAuth,
+  modelRegistry: customRegistry,
+});
+
+// No custom models.json (built-in models only)
+const simpleRegistry = new ModelRegistry(authStorage);
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/09-api-keys-and-oauth.ts](../examples/sdk/09-api-keys-and-oauth.ts)
+
+### System Prompt
+
+```typescript
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  // Replace entirely
+  systemPrompt: "You are a helpful assistant.",
+  
+  // Or modify default (receives default, returns modified)
+  systemPrompt: (defaultPrompt) => {
+    return `${defaultPrompt}\n\n## Additional Rules\n- Be concise`;
+  },
+});
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/03-custom-prompt.ts](../examples/sdk/03-custom-prompt.ts)
+
+### Tools
+
+```typescript
+import {
+  codingTools,   // read, bash, edit, write (default)
+  readOnlyTools, // read, grep, find, ls
+  readTool, bashTool, editTool, writeTool,
+  grepTool, findTool, lsTool,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Use built-in tool set
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  tools: readOnlyTools,
+});
+
+// Pick specific tools
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  tools: [readTool, bashTool, grepTool],
+});
+```
+
+#### Tools with Custom cwd
+
+**Important:** The pre-built tool instances (`readTool`, `bashTool`, etc.) use `process.cwd()` for path resolution. When you specify a custom `cwd` AND provide explicit `tools`, you must use the tool factory functions to ensure paths resolve correctly:
+
+```typescript
+import {
+  createCodingTools,    // Creates [read, bash, edit, write] for specific cwd
+  createReadOnlyTools,  // Creates [read, grep, find, ls] for specific cwd
+  createReadTool,
+  createBashTool,
+  createEditTool,
+  createWriteTool,
+  createGrepTool,
+  createFindTool,
+  createLsTool,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const cwd = "/path/to/project";
+
+// Use factory for tool sets
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  cwd,
+  tools: createCodingTools(cwd),  // Tools resolve paths relative to cwd
+});
+
+// Or pick specific tools
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  cwd,
+  tools: [createReadTool(cwd), createBashTool(cwd), createGrepTool(cwd)],
+});
+```
+
+**When you don't need factories:**
+- If you omit `tools`, pi automatically creates them with the correct `cwd`
+- If you use `process.cwd()` as your `cwd`, the pre-built instances work fine
+
+**When you must use factories:**
+- When you specify both `cwd` (different from `process.cwd()`) AND `tools`
+
+> See [examples/sdk/05-tools.ts](../examples/sdk/05-tools.ts)
+
+### Custom Tools
+
+```typescript
+import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
+import { createAgentSession, type ToolDefinition } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Inline custom tool
+const myTool: ToolDefinition = {
+  name: "my_tool",
+  label: "My Tool",
+  description: "Does something useful",
+  parameters: Type.Object({
+    input: Type.String({ description: "Input value" }),
+  }),
+  execute: async (toolCallId, params, onUpdate, ctx, signal) => ({
+    content: [{ type: "text", text: `Result: ${params.input}` }],
+    details: {},
+  }),
+};
+
+// Pass custom tools directly
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  customTools: [myTool],
+});
+```
+
+Custom tools passed via `customTools` are combined with extension-registered tools. Extensions discovered from `~/.pi/agent/extensions/` and `.pi/extensions/` can also register tools via `pi.registerTool()`.
+
+> See [examples/sdk/05-tools.ts](../examples/sdk/05-tools.ts)
+
+### Extensions
+
+By default, extensions are discovered from multiple locations:
+- `~/.pi/agent/extensions/` (global)
+- `.pi/extensions/` (project-local)
+- Paths listed in `settings.json` `"extensions"` array
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, type ExtensionFactory } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Inline extension factory
+const myExtension: ExtensionFactory = (pi) => {
+  pi.on("tool_call", async (event, ctx) => {
+    console.log(`Tool: ${event.toolName}`);
+  });
+
+  pi.registerCommand("hello", {
+    description: "Say hello",
+    handler: async (args, ctx) => {
+      ctx.ui.notify("Hello!", "info");
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+// Pass inline extensions (skips file discovery)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  extensions: [myExtension],
+});
+
+// Add paths to load (merged with discovery)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  additionalExtensionPaths: ["/path/to/my-extension.ts"],
+});
+
+// Disable extension discovery entirely
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  extensions: [],
+});
+```
+
+Extensions can register tools, subscribe to events, add commands, and more. See [extensions.md](extensions.md) for the full API.
+
+**Event Bus:** Extensions can communicate via `pi.events`. Pass a shared `eventBus` to `createAgentSession()` if you need to emit/listen from outside:
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, createEventBus } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const eventBus = createEventBus();
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({ eventBus });
+
+// Listen for events from extensions
+eventBus.on("my-extension:status", (data) => console.log(data));
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/06-extensions.ts](../examples/sdk/06-extensions.ts) and [docs/extensions.md](extensions.md)
+
+### Skills
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, discoverSkills, type Skill } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Discover and filter
+const { skills: allSkills, warnings } = discoverSkills();
+const filtered = allSkills.filter(s => s.name.includes("search"));
+
+// Custom skill
+const mySkill: Skill = {
+  name: "my-skill",
+  description: "Custom instructions",
+  filePath: "/path/to/SKILL.md",
+  baseDir: "/path/to",
+  source: "custom",
+};
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  skills: [...filtered, mySkill],
+});
+
+// Disable skills
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  skills: [],
+});
+
+// Discovery with settings filter
+const { skills } = discoverSkills(process.cwd(), undefined, {
+  ignoredSkills: ["browser-*"],  // glob patterns to exclude
+  includeSkills: ["search-*"],   // glob patterns to include (empty = all)
+});
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/04-skills.ts](../examples/sdk/04-skills.ts)
+
+### Context Files
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, discoverContextFiles } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Discover AGENTS.md files
+const discovered = discoverContextFiles();
+
+// Add custom context
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  contextFiles: [
+    ...discovered,
+    {
+      path: "/virtual/AGENTS.md",
+      content: "# Guidelines\n\n- Be concise\n- Use TypeScript",
+    },
+  ],
+});
+
+// Disable context files
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  contextFiles: [],
+});
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/07-context-files.ts](../examples/sdk/07-context-files.ts)
+
+### Slash Commands
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, discoverPromptTemplates, type PromptTemplate } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const discovered = discoverPromptTemplates();
+
+const customCommand: PromptTemplate = {
+  name: "deploy",
+  description: "Deploy the application",
+  source: "(custom)",
+  content: "# Deploy\n\n1. Build\n2. Test\n3. Deploy",
+};
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  promptTemplates: [...discovered, customCommand],
+});
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/08-prompt-templates.ts](../examples/sdk/08-prompt-templates.ts)
+
+### Session Management
+
+Sessions use a tree structure with `id`/`parentId` linking, enabling in-place branching.
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, SessionManager } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// In-memory (no persistence)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+});
+
+// New persistent session
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.create(process.cwd()),
+});
+
+// Continue most recent
+const { session, modelFallbackMessage } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.continueRecent(process.cwd()),
+});
+if (modelFallbackMessage) {
+  console.log("Note:", modelFallbackMessage);
+}
+
+// Open specific file
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.open("/path/to/session.jsonl"),
+});
+
+// List available sessions (async with optional progress callback)
+const sessions = await SessionManager.list(process.cwd());
+for (const info of sessions) {
+  console.log(`${info.id}: ${info.firstMessage} (${info.messageCount} messages, cwd: ${info.cwd})`);
+}
+
+// List all sessions across all projects
+const allSessions = await SessionManager.listAll((loaded, total) => {
+  console.log(`Loading ${loaded}/${total}...`);
+});
+
+// Custom session directory (no cwd encoding)
+const customDir = "/path/to/my-sessions";
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.create(process.cwd(), customDir),
+});
+```
+
+**SessionManager tree API:**
+
+```typescript
+const sm = SessionManager.open("/path/to/session.jsonl");
+
+// Tree traversal
+const entries = sm.getEntries();        // All entries (excludes header)
+const tree = sm.getTree();              // Full tree structure
+const path = sm.getPath();              // Path from root to current leaf
+const leaf = sm.getLeafEntry();         // Current leaf entry
+const entry = sm.getEntry(id);          // Get entry by ID
+const children = sm.getChildren(id);    // Direct children of entry
+
+// Labels
+const label = sm.getLabel(id);          // Get label for entry
+sm.appendLabelChange(id, "checkpoint"); // Set label
+
+// Branching
+sm.branch(entryId);                     // Move leaf to earlier entry
+sm.branchWithSummary(id, "Summary...");  // Branch with context summary
+sm.createBranchedSession(leafId);       // Extract path to new file
+```
+
+> See [examples/sdk/11-sessions.ts](../examples/sdk/11-sessions.ts) and [docs/session.md](session.md)
+
+### Settings Management
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, SettingsManager, SessionManager } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Default: loads from files (global + project merged)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  settingsManager: SettingsManager.create(),
+});
+
+// With overrides
+const settingsManager = SettingsManager.create();
+settingsManager.applyOverrides({
+  compaction: { enabled: false },
+  retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 5 },
+});
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({ settingsManager });
+
+// In-memory (no file I/O, for testing)
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  settingsManager: SettingsManager.inMemory({ compaction: { enabled: false } }),
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+});
+
+// Custom directories
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  settingsManager: SettingsManager.create("/custom/cwd", "/custom/agent"),
+});
+```
+
+**Static factories:**
+- `SettingsManager.create(cwd?, agentDir?)` - Load from files
+- `SettingsManager.inMemory(settings?)` - No file I/O
+
+**Project-specific settings:**
+
+Settings load from two locations and merge:
+1. Global: `~/.pi/agent/settings.json`
+2. Project: `<cwd>/.pi/settings.json`
+
+Project overrides global. Nested objects merge keys. Setters only modify global (project is read-only for version control).
+
+> See [examples/sdk/10-settings.ts](../examples/sdk/10-settings.ts)
+
+## Discovery Functions
+
+All discovery functions accept optional `cwd` and `agentDir` parameters.
+
+```typescript
+import { getModel } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+import {
+  AuthStorage,
+  ModelRegistry,
+  discoverAuthStorage,
+  discoverModels,
+  discoverSkills,
+  discoverExtensions,
+  discoverContextFiles,
+  discoverPromptTemplates,
+  loadSettings,
+  buildSystemPrompt,
+  createEventBus,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Auth and Models
+const authStorage = discoverAuthStorage();           // ~/.pi/agent/auth.json
+const modelRegistry = discoverModels(authStorage);   // + ~/.pi/agent/models.json
+const allModels = modelRegistry.getAll();            // All models (built-in + custom)
+const available = await modelRegistry.getAvailable(); // Only models with API keys
+const model = modelRegistry.find("provider", "id");   // Find specific model
+const builtIn = getModel("anthropic", "claude-opus-4-5"); // Built-in only
+
+// Skills
+const { skills, warnings } = discoverSkills(cwd, agentDir, skillsSettings);
+
+// Extensions (async - loads TypeScript)
+// Pass eventBus to share pi.events across extensions
+const eventBus = createEventBus();
+const { extensions, errors } = await discoverExtensions(eventBus, cwd, agentDir);
+
+// Context files
+const contextFiles = discoverContextFiles(cwd, agentDir);
+
+// Prompt templates
+const templates = discoverPromptTemplates(cwd, agentDir);
+
+// Settings (global + project merged)
+const settings = loadSettings(cwd, agentDir);
+
+// Build system prompt manually
+const prompt = buildSystemPrompt({
+  skills,
+  contextFiles,
+  appendPrompt: "Additional instructions",
+  cwd,
+});
+```
+
+## Return Value
+
+`createAgentSession()` returns:
+
+```typescript
+interface CreateAgentSessionResult {
+  // The session
+  session: AgentSession;
+  
+  // Extensions result (for runner setup)
+  extensionsResult: LoadExtensionsResult;
+  
+  // Warning if session model couldn't be restored
+  modelFallbackMessage?: string;
+}
+
+interface LoadExtensionsResult {
+  extensions: Extension[];
+  errors: Array<{ path: string; error: string }>;
+  runtime: ExtensionRuntime;
+}
+```
+
+## Complete Example
+
+```typescript
+import { getModel } from "@mariozechner/pi-ai";
+import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
+import {
+  AuthStorage,
+  createAgentSession,
+  ModelRegistry,
+  SessionManager,
+  SettingsManager,
+  readTool,
+  bashTool,
+  type ExtensionFactory,
+  type ToolDefinition,
+} from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+// Set up auth storage (custom location)
+const authStorage = new AuthStorage("/custom/agent/auth.json");
+
+// Runtime API key override (not persisted)
+if (process.env.MY_KEY) {
+  authStorage.setRuntimeApiKey("anthropic", process.env.MY_KEY);
+}
+
+// Model registry (no custom models.json)
+const modelRegistry = new ModelRegistry(authStorage);
+
+// Inline extension
+const auditExtension: ExtensionFactory = (pi) => {
+  pi.on("tool_call", async (event) => {
+    console.log(`[Audit] ${event.toolName}`);
+    return undefined;
+  });
+};
+
+// Inline tool
+const statusTool: ToolDefinition = {
+  name: "status",
+  label: "Status",
+  description: "Get system status",
+  parameters: Type.Object({}),
+  execute: async () => ({
+    content: [{ type: "text", text: `Uptime: ${process.uptime()}s` }],
+    details: {},
+  }),
+};
+
+const model = getModel("anthropic", "claude-opus-4-5");
+if (!model) throw new Error("Model not found");
+
+// In-memory settings with overrides
+const settingsManager = SettingsManager.inMemory({
+  compaction: { enabled: false },
+  retry: { enabled: true, maxRetries: 2 },
+});
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({
+  cwd: process.cwd(),
+  agentDir: "/custom/agent",
+  
+  model,
+  thinkingLevel: "off",
+  authStorage,
+  modelRegistry,
+  
+  systemPrompt: "You are a minimal assistant. Be concise.",
+  
+  tools: [readTool, bashTool],
+  customTools: [statusTool],
+  extensions: [auditExtension],
+  skills: [],
+  contextFiles: [],
+  promptTemplates: [],
+  
+  sessionManager: SessionManager.inMemory(),
+  settingsManager,
+});
+
+session.subscribe((event) => {
+  if (event.type === "message_update" && event.assistantMessageEvent.type === "text_delta") {
+    process.stdout.write(event.assistantMessageEvent.delta);
+  }
+});
+
+await session.prompt("Get status and list files.");
+```
+
+## Run Modes
+
+The SDK exports run mode utilities for building custom interfaces on top of `createAgentSession()`:
+
+### InteractiveMode
+
+Full TUI interactive mode with editor, chat history, and all built-in commands:
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, InteractiveMode } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({ /* ... */ });
+
+const mode = new InteractiveMode(session, {
+  // All optional
+  migratedProviders: [],           // Show migration warnings
+  modelFallbackMessage: undefined, // Show model restore warning
+  initialMessage: "Hello",         // Send on startup
+  initialImages: [],               // Images with initial message
+  initialMessages: [],             // Additional startup prompts
+});
+
+await mode.run();  // Blocks until exit
+```
+
+### runPrintMode
+
+Single-shot mode: send prompts, output result, exit:
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, runPrintMode } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({ /* ... */ });
+
+await runPrintMode(session, {
+  mode: "text",              // "text" for final response, "json" for all events
+  initialMessage: "Hello",   // First message (can include @file content)
+  initialImages: [],         // Images with initial message
+  messages: ["Follow up"],   // Additional prompts
+});
+```
+
+### runRpcMode
+
+JSON-RPC mode for subprocess integration:
+
+```typescript
+import { createAgentSession, runRpcMode } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const { session } = await createAgentSession({ /* ... */ });
+
+await runRpcMode(session);  // Reads JSON commands from stdin, writes to stdout
+```
+
+See [RPC documentation](rpc.md) for the JSON protocol.
+
+## RPC Mode Alternative
+
+For subprocess-based integration without building with the SDK, use the CLI directly:
+
+```bash
+pi --mode rpc --no-session
+```
+
+See [RPC documentation](rpc.md) for the JSON protocol.
+
+The SDK is preferred when:
+- You want type safety
+- You're in the same Node.js process
+- You need direct access to agent state
+- You want to customize tools/extensions programmatically
+
+RPC mode is preferred when:
+- You're integrating from another language
+- You want process isolation
+- You're building a language-agnostic client
+
+## Exports
+
+The main entry point exports:
+
+```typescript
+// Factory
+createAgentSession
+
+// Auth and Models
+AuthStorage
+ModelRegistry
+discoverAuthStorage
+discoverModels
+
+// Discovery
+discoverSkills
+discoverExtensions
+discoverContextFiles
+discoverPromptTemplates
+
+// Event Bus (for shared extension communication)
+createEventBus
+
+// Helpers
+loadSettings
+buildSystemPrompt
+
+// Session management
+SessionManager
+SettingsManager
+
+// Built-in tools (use process.cwd())
+codingTools
+readOnlyTools
+readTool, bashTool, editTool, writeTool
+grepTool, findTool, lsTool
+
+// Tool factories (for custom cwd)
+createCodingTools
+createReadOnlyTools
+createReadTool, createBashTool, createEditTool, createWriteTool
+createGrepTool, createFindTool, createLsTool
+
+// Types
+type CreateAgentSessionOptions
+type CreateAgentSessionResult
+type ExtensionFactory
+type ExtensionAPI
+type ToolDefinition
+type Skill
+type PromptTemplate
+type Settings
+type SkillsSettings
+type Tool
+```
+
+For extension types, see [extensions.md](extensions.md) for the full API.