@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Babysitter package for the upstream pi coding agent.

This is a thin Pi package:

• skills/ exposes Babysitter workflows through Pi's skill system
• extensions/index.ts adds lightweight slash-command aliases that forward to those skills
• the SDK remains responsible for orchestration, runs, tasks, and state

Installation

Install the Babysitter CLI once when using the SDK helper:

npm install -g @a5c-ai/babysitter

Recommended for automation:

# Global install
babysitter harness:install-plugin pi

# Workspace install
babysitter harness:install-plugin pi --workspace /path/to/repo

Native Pi package install:

pi install npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Verify the package is available:

babysitter harness:discover --json

Project-local:

cd /path/to/repo
pi install -l npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Published package installer:

npx --yes @a5c-ai/babysitter-pi install --global
npx --yes @a5c-ai/babysitter-pi install --workspace /path/to/repo

Removal:

pi remove npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Using Babysitter

Start Pi, then use the thin Babysitter entrypoints exposed by the package:

• /babysit or /babysitter
• /call
• /plan
• /babysitter:resume
• /doctor
• /yolo

Each command forwards into Pi's native /skill:<name> flow. The orchestration contract lives in the skills; the extension only provides convenient aliases.

Commands And Skills

The package mirrors the canonical Babysitter command docs and exposes the core babysit skill plus command-backed skills such as call, doctor, plan, resume, and yolo.

The extension layer is intentionally thin. It only forwards slash commands to Pi's built-in /skill:<name> flow; it does not implement a custom loop driver, custom tools, or direct run mutation logic.

Plugin Layout

artifacts/generated-plugins/pi/
|-- package.json
|-- versions.json
|-- extensions/
|   `-- index.ts
|-- commands/
|-- skills/
|-- bin/
`-- scripts/

Marketplace And Distribution

Pi discovers this package through its native package installation flow. Publish new versions to npm under @a5c-ai/babysitter-pi, then users can install or upgrade through pi install npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi.

Upgrade And Uninstall

Upgrade by reinstalling the package:

pi install npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Remove it with:

pi remove npm:@a5c-ai/babysitter-pi

Troubleshooting

• Verify the harness with babysitter harness:discover --json.
• If pi is not available, check where pi on Windows or which pi on Unix.
• If commands do not appear, restart Pi after installation so it reloads package metadata.
• If the wrong SDK version is used, inspect versions.json inside the installed package root.
• Regenerate mirrored commands and command-backed skills with npm run sync:commands.

Tests

cd artifacts/generated-plugins/pi
npm test

License

MIT