opencode-pi

opencode-pi registers an opencode-cli provider in Pi and delegates model calls to the local opencode CLI.

It is intended for the free OpenCode models that work without opencode auth login, such as:

• opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free
• opencode/mimo-v2.5-free
• opencode/nemotron-3-super-free
• opencode/big-pickle

Requirements

• Pi Coding Agent
• OpenCode installed and available on the same machine:

opencode --version
opencode models opencode

No OpenCode login is required for the bundled free OpenCode models.

Install

Published on npm: opencode-pi. Use Pi's package manager (pi install), not npm install alone.

pi install npm:opencode-pi
pi install npm:opencode-pi@1.1.0   # pin version
pi install -l npm:opencode-pi      # project-local (.pi/settings.json)
pi -e npm:opencode-pi                # one session, no install

Then run /reload in Pi (or restart).

pi list
pi update npm:opencode-pi
pi remove npm:opencode-pi

From pi-extensions (git):

cp -r extensions/opencode-pi ~/.pi/agent/extensions/
# or from repo root: npm run install-extensions

Usage

Pick the provider from /model, or start Pi directly:

pi --provider opencode-cli --model opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free

Print-mode smoke test:

pi -p --provider opencode-cli --model opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free "Reply with exactly OK"

Commands:

/opencode-pi status
/opencode-pi models
/opencode-pi test
/opencode-pi update
/opencode-pi help

Refreshing the model list

OpenCode changes its free model roster frequently. Refresh the registered models at runtime:

/opencode-pi update

This queries opencode models opencode, updates the provider's model list, and shows how many new models were added. The status command also displays the timestamp of the last discovery.

Configuration

Environment variable	Description
OPENCODE_PI_BIN	Override the OpenCode executable path. Defaults to opencode.
OPENCODE_PI_MODELS	Comma- or space-separated model list to register. Values without / are prefixed with opencode/.

Example:

OPENCODE_PI_MODELS="opencode/deepseek-v4-flash-free,opencode/mimo-v2.5-free" pi

How it works

For each Pi model call, the extension:

1. Creates a temporary OpenCode project with a locked-down pi-model agent.
2. Denies OpenCode's own tools (bash, edit, read, web tools, subagents, etc.).
3. Sends Pi's current prompt/context to opencode run --format json over stdin.
4. Streams the final OpenCode text back into Pi.
5. Converts <pi_tool_call>{...}</pi_tool_call> markers into real Pi tool calls, so Pi executes tools rather than OpenCode.

This keeps file access and edits under Pi's normal tool pipeline.

Notes and limitations

• This is a CLI bridge, not a native provider API. It is slower than direct HTTP providers because it starts opencode run for each model turn.
• Tool calling is prompt-bridged. It works for common cases, but native tool-call providers will be more reliable.
• Image input is not registered; these models are exposed as text-only in Pi.
• If OpenCode ever attempts to use its own tools, the extension fails the turn instead of hiding it.