pi-vimotion

Modal vim editing for pi's prompt box — two modes, operators + text objects, find/till, buffer jumps

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Package details

extension

Install pi-vimotion from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repohome report
$ pi install npm:pi-vimotion
Package
pi-vimotion
Version
1.3.0
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Downloads
101/mo · 23/wk
Author
k3_2o
License
MIT
Types
extension
Size
52.2 KB
Dependencies
0 dependencies · 2 peers
Pi manifest JSON
{
  "extensions": [
    "./index.ts"
  ]
}

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README

pi-vim

Modal vim editing for pi's prompt box.

Normal + Insert modes, operators (d/y/c) that compose with motions and text objects (di(, ciw, daw), find/till (f/t, repeat with ;/,), and buffer jumps (gg/G). Off by default — toggle with /vim. Press K in normal mode for the full keybinding reference.

Install

pi install npm:pi-vimotion

Then restart pi (or /reload) and run /vim.

Usage

What How
Toggle vim /vim or ctrl+; (persists across sessions)
Enter normal mode escape
Start typing i a I A o O
Full keybindings K in normal mode
Abort streaming double escape from insert

Vim starts in Normal mode when toggled on. Yanks also copy to the system clipboard (inside tmux, enable set -s set-clipboard on).

License

MIT