pi-caveman 1.0.8 → 1.0.10

package/README.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The config dialog lets you:
 - **Default level** — Set a level that activates automatically on every new session (e.g. `full` to always start in caveman mode)
 - **Show status bar** — Toggle the animated campfire indicator in the footer
 
-Settings are saved to `~/.pi/agent/caveman.json` and persist across all sessions.
+Settings are saved to `~/.pi/agent/caveman.json` by default and persist across all sessions. If `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set, the path becomes `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pi/agent/caveman.json`; `PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR` overrides both.
 
 ### Status Bar
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ When active, a status bar displays caveman level and an animated campfire flicke
 
 ## How It Works
 
-The extension hooks `before_agent_start` to append caveman communication rules to the system prompt at the selected intensity. Within a session, the active level is stored as a custom session entry and restored on resume. Across sessions, persistent config (`~/.pi/agent/caveman.json`) provides the default level and status bar preference. Auto-clarity rules tell the model to drop caveman mode for security warnings or irreversible actions.
+The extension hooks `before_agent_start` to append caveman communication rules to the system prompt at the selected intensity. Within a session, the active level is stored as a custom session entry and restored on resume. Across sessions, persistent config (`~/.pi/agent/caveman.json` by default, or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pi/agent/caveman.json` when `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set; `PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR` overrides both) provides the default level and status bar preference. Auto-clarity rules tell the model to drop caveman mode for security warnings or irreversible actions.
 
 ## Warning
 

package/extensions/caveman.ts

@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ Respond like smart caveman. Cut all filler, keep technical substance.
 
 const INTENSITY: Record<Exclude<Level, "off" | "micro">, string> = {
 	lite: `\
-No filler/hedging. Keep articles + full sentences. Professional but tight.
+No filler, no hedging, no pleasantries. Keep articles and full sentences.
+Write like a tight senior engineer in chat: complete sentences, plain prose,
+no fragments unless natural. Technical terms exact. Short is good, choppy is not.
+Prefer 2-4 sentence answers over bullet fragments when prose reads better.
 Example: "Your component re-renders because you create a new object reference each render. Wrap it in \`useMemo\`."`,
 
 	full: `\
@@ -236,13 +239,16 @@ export default function caveman(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
 	function syncStatus(ctx: Pick<ExtensionContext, "ui">) {
 		stopAnimation();
-		const theme = ctx.ui.theme;
 
 		if (level === "off" || !config.showStatus) {
 			ctx.ui.setStatus("caveman", "");
 			return;
 		}
 
+		// Hosts like pi-web-ui expose setStatus without a TUI theme — bail instead of throwing on theme.fg.
+		if (!ctx.ui.theme?.fg) return;
+		const theme = ctx.ui.theme;
+
 		const anim = ANIMATIONS[level];
 		const setFrame = (frame: string) => {
 			ctx.ui.setStatus("caveman", frame + " " + theme.fg("muted", "caveman level: ") + theme.fg("text", anim.label));
@@ -435,7 +441,11 @@ export default function caveman(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 		await ensureConfigLoaded();
 		if (level === "off") return;
 		const addition =
-			level === "micro" ? MICRO_PROMPT : `${BASE}\n\n${INTENSITY[level]}\n\n${SAFETY}`;
+			level === "micro"
+				? MICRO_PROMPT
+				: level === "lite"
+					? `${INTENSITY.lite}\n\n${SAFETY}`
+					: `${BASE}\n\n${INTENSITY[level]}\n\n${SAFETY}`;
 		return {
 			systemPrompt: appendSystemPrompt(
 				event.systemPrompt as string | string[] | null | undefined,

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-caveman",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.10",
   "description": "Why use many token when few do trick. Caveman mode for pi — cuts ~75% output tokens while keeping full technical accuracy.",
   "keywords": [
     "pi-package",