@lazykern/pi-persist-model

Persist model & reasoning settings per session, workspace, or globally

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Package details

extension

Install @lazykern/pi-persist-model from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repohome report
$ pi install npm:@lazykern/pi-persist-model
Package
@lazykern/pi-persist-model
Version
0.5.0
Published
May 21, 2026
Downloads
not available
Author
lazykern
License
MIT
Types
extension
Size
315.4 KB
Dependencies
1 dependency · 1 peer
Pi manifest JSON
{
  "extensions": [
    "./src/index.ts"
  ],
  "image": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lazykern/pi-persist-model/main/screenshot.png"
}

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README

Persist Model

Persist Model is a Pi extension for controlling how model and reasoning-level settings are applied.

Use it to keep changes temporary for the current session, save them for a specific workspace, or apply them globally.

Persist Model TUI

pi install npm:pi-persist-model
/persist-model   ← opens TUI

The problem

Pi stores model and reasoning defaults in ~/.pi/agent/settings.json. Every time you switch model or reasoning level, Pi writes those changes to the global config — so a quick "let me try GPT-5 for this one question" silently becomes the default for every future session and every project.

Persist Model intercepts those changes and keeps them scoped to your chosen policy: session-only, per-workspace, or global.

No project .pi/ folders. All state in ~/.pi/persist-model/config.json.

Scopes

Scope Effect
session Changes last only this session
workspace Saved per project under ~/.pi/persist-model
pi default Let Pi handle it normally
user default Workspace follows User default

TUI

Key Action
↑/↓ Select scope row
←/→ Change scope value
ctrl+s Save & apply
esc Close

License

MIT