pi-asker

An ask_user_question tool for pi. When the model would otherwise guess, it asks you instead, with options to pick from.

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 Which database should we use?

❯ 1. Postgres (Recommended)                     ╭─ Preview ─────────────────────────╮
     Relational and mature.                     │ services:                         │
  2. SQLite                                     │   db:                             │
     One file, no server.                       │     image: postgres:17            │
  3. Type something.                            ╰───────────────────────────────────╯

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  4. 💬 I'm unsure – discuss this

 Enter select · ↑↓ move · Tab/←→ switch · Esc cancel

• Tabs – one per question plus a Submit tab. Move freely between them; answered questions are ticked.
• Single and multi-select – numbered options with descriptions; checkboxes when several answers apply.
• Free text – every question has a "Type something." row you type into directly.
• Discuss – unsure? Flag the question, optionally say why, and carry on with the rest. The model is told the question is not answered and to talk it through with you first.
• Previews – mockups, code or configs shown next to the options (below them in narrow terminals). Text is kept verbatim; fenced code blocks are syntax highlighted.
• Review – the Submit tab lists every answer, warns about unanswered questions, and takes an optional note for the model.
• No hard limits – the schema only requires one question and two options. The tool description steers the model towards a few short questions instead.
• RPC hosts – in RPC mode (e.g. Paseo) the questions are asked one native select/input dialog at a time; Paseo shows them in its own question form. Discuss, the note and the side-by-side preview are terminal-only.
• Interactive only – in print and JSON mode (and in subagents) the tool is hidden from the model, since there is no one to answer.

Install

Requires pi 1.4 or newer.

pi install npm:pi-asker
# or straight from GitHub
pi install git:github.com/msvart/pi-asker

It registers the tool as ask_user_question, so remove any other package that registers the same name, such as @juicesharp/rpiv-ask-user-question.

Keys

License

MIT