pi-vscode

Minimal VS Code extension for pi coding agent.

Features

• undefinedTerminal-based — Opens pi as an integrated terminal with full TUI/PTY support (opens beside the editor)
• undefinedStatus bar button — $(pi-logo) Pi button in the status bar for quick access
• undefinedOpen with file context — Send current file path and line range (or cursor position) to pi, available from the editor title bar
• undefinedSend selection — Send selected text directly to the pi terminal
• undefined@pi chat participant — Use @pi in VS Code Chat to forward messages to the pi terminal
• undefinedPackage manager — Browse, search, install, and uninstall pi packages from the sidebar with live output streaming and cancel support; automatically detects package capabilities (extensions, skills, prompts, themes)
• undefinedAuto-detection — Finds the pi binary automatically from common paths (~/.bun/bin, ~/.local/bin, ~/.npm-global/bin)

Requirements

• pi CLI installed (npm i -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent)
• An API key configured for at least one provider

Install

Available on the VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX:

# VS Code / Cursor
ext install pi0.pi-vscode

# Open VSX (VSCodium, etc.)
ovsx get pi0.pi-vscode

Commands

Command	Keybinding	Description
Pi: Open	Ctrl+Alt+3	Open or focus the pi terminal
Pi: Open with File	Editor title bar	Open pi with current file context
Pi: Send Selection	—	Send selected text to pi terminal

Sidebar

The Pi activity bar icon opens a sidebar with:

• undefinedPackages view — Search the npm registry for pi-package packages, see capability labels (extensions, skills, prompts, themes), install/uninstall with live streamed output, and cancel in-progress operations

Configuration

Setting	Default	Description
pi-vscode.path	""	Absolute path to the pi binary (auto-detected if empty)