PI WEB

PI WEB is a web UI for Pi Coding Agent that keeps agent sessions running in real workspaces on your machine or server.

Run agents where your code, tools, credentials, and build caches live. Supervise them from any browser.

Website and docs: https://pi-web.dev/

Why PI WEB?

Agentic development works better when the work environment is persistent.

PI WEB lets you:

• keep Pi Coding Agent sessions alive after browser disconnects;
• run agents inside real repositories and git worktrees;
• supervise multiple sessions in parallel;
• switch between laptop, phone, tablet, and desktop;
• use a server, workstation, or remote dev box as your agent runtime;
• manage projects, workspaces, files, terminals, sessions, and remote machines from one web UI.

Your browser is the control surface. The work stays where it can keep running.

Quick start

Requirements:

• Node.js 22 or newer
• npm
• Pi Coding Agent configured for your user
• git and the development tools your agents need

Install and start PI WEB as per-user services:

npm install -g @jmfederico/pi-web
pi-web install
pi-web doctor

Then open:

http://127.0.0.1:8504

Useful commands:

pi-web status
pi-web logs
pi-web restart
pi-web doctor
pi-web version
pi-web uninstall

For more install options, including one-line install, Pi package install, WSL/manual usage, and remote access, see the installation guide.

Core model

PI WEB organizes work like this:

Machine     a local or remote PI WEB runtime endpoint
Project     a folder on that machine
Workspace   a git worktree, or the project folder for non-git projects
Session     a Pi Coding Agent chat running inside a workspace

A typical flow:

1. Add a project.
2. Choose a workspace or git worktree.
3. Start a session.
4. Let the agent work.
5. Come back later from any browser.

Remote-first development

PI WEB is designed for remote AI-driven development.

Instead of tying agent work to your laptop session, run PI WEB on a machine that stays available: a server, desktop, cloud VM, home lab machine, or remote dev box.

Use a private network, SSH tunnel, trusted reverse proxy, or federated PI WEB machine setup when accessing it remotely.

Read more: Remote-first development

Machines and fleets

PI WEB can register other PI WEB runtimes as remote machines. One browser-facing PI WEB instance can proxy projects, files, git state, sessions, terminals, and activity from trusted remote machines.

Read more: Fleet and machines guide

Plugins

PI WEB supports trusted local browser-side plugins that can add actions, workspace panels, and workspace metadata.

Read more: Plugin API

Configuration

Global config lives at:

$PI_WEB_CONFIG
~/.config/pi-web/config.json

Project-local PI WEB config lives at:

<project>/.pi-web/config.json

Common configuration includes host/port, path access, uploads, plugins, shortcuts, and session daemon options.

Read more: Configuration reference

Development

Clone the repository and run:

npm install
npm run dev

Open the Vite URL, usually:

http://localhost:8505

For the split development setup:

npm run dev:sessiond
npm run dev:web
npm run dev:client

Validate changes with:

npm run verify

Security model

PI WEB assumes trusted users, trusted repositories, and trusted server paths.

It is not a sandbox, permission system, or multi-tenant platform. Do not expose it directly to the public internet without a trusted network, firewall, VPN, SSH tunnel, or authenticated reverse proxy.

Documentation

• Website
• Install
• Remote-first development
• Machines / fleet
• Configuration
• Plugins
• FAQ

License

MIT © 2026 Federico Jaramillo Martinez. See LICENSE.