pi-aia-asf 0.6.0 → 0.6.1

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.6.1] - 2026-08-28
+
+### Removed
+
+- **pi-intercom is no longer a dependency** (reversal of the 0.4.0 addition,
+  per user decision): removed from `dependencies` in package.json and from the
+  runtime dependency check — `/asf` summary is back to the four required
+  packages (pi-vigilant, pi-smart-web-search, pi-smart-fetch, pi-aia-browser).
+  ASF works fully without it; intercom is documented as an **optional** tool
+  (`pi install npm:pi-intercom`) in the README, 06d-delegation.md, and the
+  SKILL.md delegation note. Rationale: a hard dependency broke the workspace
+  installer's `--skip=pi-intercom` semantics (npm pulled it back in via
+  pi-aia-asf), and delegation is a nice-to-have, not a requirement.
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-08-28
 
 ### Added

package/README.md

@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ You can also force/start a session explicitly:
 | **pi-smart-web-search** | `web_search` | `pi install npm:pi-smart-web-search` |
 | **pi-smart-fetch** | `web_fetch`, `batch_web_fetch` | `pi install npm:pi-smart-fetch` |
 | **pi-aia-browser** | `browser_init`, `browser_navigate`, … (Playwright + Chromium, auto-installed) | `pi install npm:pi-aia-browser` |
-| **pi-intercom** | `intercom` — message other live pi sessions directly (delegation, cross-session verification) | `pi install npm:pi-intercom` |
 
-`pi-intercom` is also declared in `dependencies` in `package.json`, so `npm install` of this package pulls it in. It is intentionally **not bundled** into the tarball: bundling it would conflict with a top-level `pi install npm:pi-intercom` (tool name collision), so the tool must be installed at top level to register.
+**Optional:** `pi-intercom` (`intercom` — message other live pi sessions directly) is **not** a dependency; ASF works without it. Install it only if you want delegation between sessions: `pi install npm:pi-intercom`.
 
 The extension warns at startup (and on `/asf` with no args) when any dependency is missing.
 

package/index.ts

@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ function checkDependencies(): DependencyCheck[] {
         existsSync(join(gitDir, "github.com", "brunoj", "pi-aia-browser")),
       hint: "pi install npm:pi-aia-browser (installs Playwright + Chromium)",
     },
-    {
-      name: "pi-intercom (intercom: message other pi sessions)",
-      package: "pi-intercom",
-      present: existsSync(join(npmDir, "pi-intercom")),
-      hint: "pi install npm:pi-intercom",
-    },
   ];
 
   return checks;
@@ -230,7 +224,7 @@ function dependencySummary(): string {
   const checks = checkDependencies();
   const missing = checks.filter((c) => !c.present);
   if (missing.length === 0) {
-    return "All ASF dependencies present: pi-vigilant, pi-smart-web-search, pi-smart-fetch, pi-aia-browser, pi-intercom ✓";
+    return "All ASF dependencies present: pi-vigilant, pi-smart-web-search, pi-smart-fetch, pi-aia-browser ✓";
   }
   return (
     "⚠️ ASF dependencies missing — install before starting a project:\n" +

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-aia-asf",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
-  "description": "Ai Applied Agentic Software Factory — codifies the full software development flow: intake, research, spec capture, adversarial analysis, planning with approval gates, test-first implementation, and release. Requires pi-vigilant, pi-smart-web-search, pi-smart-fetch, pi-aia-browser, and pi-intercom.",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "description": "Ai Applied Agentic Software Factory — codifies the full software development flow: intake, research, spec capture, adversarial analysis, planning with approval gates, test-first implementation, and release. Requires pi-vigilant, pi-smart-web-search, pi-smart-fetch, and pi-aia-browser.",
   "keywords": [
     "pi-package",
     "software-factory",
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
     "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent": "*",
     "typebox": "*"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "pi-intercom": "^0.10.1"
-  },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@earendil-works/pi-ai": {
       "optional": false

package/skills/aia-asf/SKILL.md

@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ Keep the plan **implementation-ready**: any competent engineer (or agent) can ex
 
 > **Read `references/06d-delegation.md` before delegating.** Work may be delegated two ways:
 > **intercom** (message another live pi session that owns relevant context — always `list`
-> first, say what you want back, and treat their findings as evidence, not proof), and
+> first, say what you want back, and treat their findings as evidence, not proof; **optional** —
+> only when the user has installed `pi-intercom`, ASF works without it), and
 > **subagents** (spawn an isolated `pi -p` process when the OUTCOME matters more than the
 > trace — scoped codebase research, independent parallel fixes, fresh-perspective review).
 > Two verified hard limits: **never run parallel subagents against the same file** — tested,

package/skills/aia-asf/references/06d-delegation.md

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ ASF work does not have to happen in one session, in one context window, or one t
 
 ## Part 1 — Intercom: passing messages to other sessions
 
+> **Optional capability.** `pi-intercom` is **not** a dependency of ASF — ASF
+> works fully without it. The `intercom` tool is available only when the user
+> has installed it (`pi install npm:pi-intercom`). When it is present, use it
+> as described below; when it is absent, fall back to asking the user or
+> working in one session.
+
 Other pi sessions on this machine are often working on directly relevant things: the same monorepo, an adjacent service, the package you depend on. **Use intercom to talk to them directly instead of guessing, duplicating their work, or routing everything through the user.**
 
 ### When to use intercom