@phux/pi

Pi integration for controlling shared phux terminals

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Package details

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Install @phux/pi from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:@phux/pi

Package: @phux/pi
Version: 0.8.0
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Downloads: 821/mo · 223/wk
Author: phall
License: Apache-2.0
Types: extension, skill
Size: 482.9 KB
Dependencies: 1 dependency · 3 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "skills": [
    "./skills"
  ],
  "extensions": [
    "./extensions/index.ts"
  ]
}

Security note

Pi packages can execute code and influence agent behavior. Review the source before installing third-party packages.

README

@phux/pi

A pi extension that gives the agent tools over phux terminals, and tells phux what the agent is doing.

pi install npm:@phux/pi

Or pi install ./integrations/pi from a trusted checkout. A trusted checkout of this repository loads it through .pi/settings.json on its own.

phux must be on PATH with a running local server. The extension reads PHUX_SOCKET to find a non-default socket and PHUX_TERMINAL_ID, which phux sets inside each pane, to know its own pane.

What it adds

Tools: list, create, spawn, launch, snapshot, send keys, paste, run, wait, agent prompt and wait, resource wait, insert/move/swap pane, kill, signal, tag, ask, collect events, rendered snapshot, status, runtime info, and branch-local aliases. Commands for the person at the keyboard: /phux to pick a target pane, /phux-status to check it, /phux-attach to print the phux attach invocation to run in a real terminal.

At each user turn it appends a short fleet context (which panes exist and what their agents are doing) unless PHUX_CONTEXT_AWARENESS=0. It reports pi's own lifecycle to phux as an agent session stream, so the pane shows up as working, blocked, or done in the sidebar and to phux agent wait. PHUX_AGENT_TRANSCRIPT=0 turns the transcript records off; =full adds tool output.

Inside a phux pane it waits for the pane's mail (phux mail wait) and puts each message in the conversation with pi.sendMessage as a phux.mail follow-up that starts a turn when pi is idle. Nothing is typed into the pane.

Safety

Input and destructive actions resolve the target first and refuse pi's own pane and any selector broader than one exact pane. Kill and destructive signals require confirm: true and check every member of a group before destroying any. Nothing here emulates a verb the installed phux lacks; an old binary fails the call rather than approximating it.

Input leases (phux take) are not exposed: a one-shot CLI call's lease ends when the call does, so there is no durable form a tool could offer.

Development

npm ci
npm run gates                        # typecheck, lint, tests, pack check
PHUX_PI_REAL_SMOKE=1 npm run smoke:real   # against a real phux, opt in

Releases publish to npm as @phux/pi with provenance, tagged pi-extension-vX.Y.Z.