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Pi 0.57.0

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Extensions can intercept and modify provider request payloads via before_provider_request
  • Extension UIs can use non-capturing overlays with explicit focus control via OverlayOptions.nonCapturing and OverlayHandle.focus() / unfocus() / isFocused()
  • RPC mode now uses strict LF-only JSONL framing for robust payload handling
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Pi 0.56.3

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • claude-sonnet-4-6 model available via the google-antigravity provider (#1859)
  • Custom editors can now define their own onEscape/onCtrlD handlers without being overwritten by app defaults, enabling vim-mode extensions (#1838)
  • Shift+Enter and Ctrl+Enter now work inside tmux via xterm modifyOtherKeys fallback (docs/tmux.md, #1872)
  • Auto-compaction is now resilient to persistent API errors (e.g
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Pi 0.56.2

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • GPT-5.4 support across openai, openai-codex, azure-openai-responses, and opencode, with gpt-5.4 now the default for openai and openai-codex (README.md, docs/providers.md)
  • treeFilterMode setting to choose the default /tree filter mode (default, no-tools, user-only, labeled-only, all) (docs/settings.md, #1852 by @lajarre)
  • Mistral native conversations integration with SDK-backed provider behavior, preserving Mistral-specific thinking and replay semantics (README.md, docs/providers.md, #1716)
Release notes

Pi 0.56.0

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Added OpenCode Go provider support with opencode-go model defaults and OPENCODE_API_KEY environment variable support (docs/providers.md, #1757)
  • Added branchSummary.skipPrompt setting to skip branch summarization prompts during tree navigation (docs/settings.md, #1792)
  • Added gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview fallback model availability for Google provider catalogs when upstream model metadata lags (README.md, #1785)
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Pi 0.55.4

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Runtime tool registration now applies immediately in active sessions
  • Tool definitions can customize the default system prompt with promptSnippet (Available tools) and promptGuidelines (Guidelines) while the tool is active (docs/extensions.md, #1720)
  • Custom tool renderers can suppress transcript output without leaving extra spacing or empty transcript footprint in interactive rendering (docs/extensions.md, #1719)
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Pi 0.55.2

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Extensions can dynamically remove custom providers via pi.unregisterProvider(name), restoring any built-in models that were overridden, without requiring /reload (docs)
  • pi.registerProvider() now takes effect immediately when called outside the initial extension load phase (e.g
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Pi 0.55.1

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Added offline startup mode via --offline (or PI_OFFLINE) to disable startup network operations, with startup network timeouts to avoid hangs in restricted or offline environments
  • Added gemini-3.1-pro-preview model support to the google-gemini-cli provider (#1599 by @audichuang)
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Pi 0.52.10

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Extension terminal input interception via terminal_input, allowing extensions to consume or transform raw input before normal TUI handling
  • Expanded CLI model selection: --model now supports provider/id, fuzzy matching, and :<thinking> suffixes
  • Safer package source handling with stricter git source parsing and improved local path normalization
  • New built-in model definition gpt-5.3-codex-spark for OpenAI and OpenAI Codex providers
  • Improved OpenAI stream robustness for malformed trailing tool-call JSON in partial chunks
  • Added built-in GLM-5 model support via z.ai and OpenRouter provider catalogs
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Pi 0.52.9

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Extensions can trigger a full runtime reload via ctx.reload(), useful for hot-reloading configuration or restarting the agent
  • Short CLI disable aliases: -ne (--no-extensions), -ns (--no-skills), and -np (--no-prompt-templates) for faster interactive usage and scripting
  • /export HTML now includes collapsible tool input schemas (parameter names, types, and descriptions), improving session review and sharing workflows (#1416 by @marchellodev)
  • pi.getAllTools() now exposes tool parameters in addition to name and description, enabling richer extension integrations (#1416 by @marchellodev)
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Pi 0.52.8

New version of pi. Download from npm, view release on GitHub, or read release notes.

  • Emacs-style kill ring (ctrl+k/ctrl+y/alt+y) and undo (ctrl+z) in the editor input (#1373 by @Perlence)
  • OpenRouter auto model alias (openrouter:auto) for automatic model routing (#1361 by @yogasanas)
  • Extensions can programmatically paste content into the editor via pasteToEditor in the extension UI context
  • pi <package> --help and invalid subcommands now show helpful output instead of failing silently (#1347 by @ferologics)