pi-interactive-shell 0.3.1 → 0.3.3

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to the `pi-interactive-shell` extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.3.3] - 2026-01-17
+
+### Fixed
+- Handoff preview now uses raw output stream instead of xterm buffer. TUI apps using alternate screen buffer (like Codex, Claude, etc.) would show misleading/stale content in the preview.
+
 ## [0.3.0] - 2026-01-17
 
 ### Added

package/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Interactive Shell Extension
+# Pi Interactive Shell Overlay
 
-Run AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Aider, etc.) as **foreground subagents** inside a pi TUI overlay. The user sees the agent working in real-time and can take over control at any time.
+An extension for [pi-coding-agent](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/) that runs AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Aider, etc.) as **foreground subagents** inside a TUI overlay. The user sees the agent working in real-time and can take over control at any time.
 
 This is distinct from **background subagents** (the `subagent` tool) which run pi instances invisibly.
 

package/overlay-component.ts

@@ -438,11 +438,20 @@ export class InteractiveShellOverlay implements Component, Focusable {
 		const maxChars = this.options.handoffPreviewMaxChars ?? this.config.handoffPreviewMaxChars;
 		if (lines <= 0 || maxChars <= 0) return undefined;
 
-		const tail = this.session.getTailLines({
-			lines,
-			ansi: false,
-			maxChars,
-		});
+		// Use raw output stream instead of xterm buffer - TUI apps using alternate
+		// screen buffer can have misleading content in getTailLines()
+		const rawOutput = this.session.getRawStream({ stripAnsi: true });
+		const outputLines = rawOutput.split("\n");
+
+		// Get last N lines, respecting maxChars
+		let tail: string[] = [];
+		let charCount = 0;
+		for (let i = outputLines.length - 1; i >= 0 && tail.length < lines; i--) {
+			const line = outputLines[i];
+			if (charCount + line.length > maxChars && tail.length > 0) break;
+			tail.unshift(line);
+			charCount += line.length + 1; // +1 for newline
+		}
 
 		return { type: "tail", when, lines: tail };
 	}
@@ -907,11 +916,20 @@ export class ReattachOverlay implements Component, Focusable {
 		const maxChars = this.config.handoffPreviewMaxChars;
 		if (lines <= 0 || maxChars <= 0) return undefined;
 
-		const tail = this.session.getTailLines({
-			lines,
-			ansi: false,
-			maxChars,
-		});
+		// Use raw output stream instead of xterm buffer - TUI apps using alternate
+		// screen buffer can have misleading content in getTailLines()
+		const rawOutput = this.session.getRawStream({ stripAnsi: true });
+		const outputLines = rawOutput.split("\n");
+
+		// Get last N lines, respecting maxChars
+		let tail: string[] = [];
+		let charCount = 0;
+		for (let i = outputLines.length - 1; i >= 0 && tail.length < lines; i--) {
+			const line = outputLines[i];
+			if (charCount + line.length > maxChars && tail.length > 0) break;
+			tail.unshift(line);
+			charCount += line.length + 1; // +1 for newline
+		}
 
 		return { type: "tail", when, lines: tail };
 	}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pi-interactive-shell",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.3",
   "description": "Run AI coding agents as foreground subagents in pi TUI overlays with hands-free monitoring",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {