BTW for Pi

Ask a quick side question without derailing the main conversation.

What you can do

• Opens a small side-question view over the current session.
• Lets you ask something unrelated without losing your main task.
• Summarizes your current goal, progress, next step, and uncertainty with /btw-status.
• Can copy a useful answer back into the main conversation.
• Works in both the terminal and Pi Web UI.

Install

Install it through Pi:

pi install npm:@firstpick/pi-extension-btw

Restart Pi if the package does not appear in your current session.

How to use it

Ask a side question with /btw <question>. If the answer matters to the main task, use the transfer action to bring it back.

/btw what was the config file name again?

For a quick progress check, run:

/btw-status

/btw-status asks the selected model for a concise, transcript-based summary of the current goal, completed and active work, remaining todos and next step, and any blockers or uncertainty. Each run uses a fresh snapshot of the main-session transcript. The result streams under the label Current session, goal, and todo status in the BTW overlay or Pi Web UI output card.

Terminal overlay keys:

• ↑ / ↓ — scroll
• PageUp / PageDown — scroll faster
• Home / End — jump to top/bottom
• Enter, Space, Esc, Ctrl+C — close the overlay; if the side request is still running, it is aborted

Technical details

See TECHNICAL.md for complete commands, configuration, compatibility, security, and troubleshooting information.