pi-inspect

Introspection dashboard for the pi coding agent — tools, slash commands, skills, and the system prompt injected on init.

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Package details

extension

Install pi-inspect from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repohome report
$ pi install npm:pi-inspect
Package
pi-inspect
Version
0.5.0
Published
May 20, 2026
Downloads
761/mo · 50/wk
Author
nikiforovall
License
MIT
Types
extension
Size
117.7 KB
Dependencies
3 dependencies · 1 peer
Pi manifest JSON
{
  "extensions": [
    "./extensions"
  ],
  "image": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NikiforovAll/pi-inspect/main/assets/demo.png"
}

Security note

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

README

pi-inspect

npm version npm downloads

Introspection dashboard for the pi coding agent — see what's actually loaded into a session: tools, slash commands, skills, and the system prompt injected on init.

Installation

pi install npm:pi-inspect

Then use /inspect start | stop | restart | status | open | list | snapshot from inside pi.

Usage (inside a pi session)

Command What it does
/inspect Open the dashboard for the current session in your browser (http://localhost:5462/?session=<id>)
/inspect <sessionId> Open dashboard pinned to a specific past session
/inspect snapshot Re-capture the current session snapshot now
/inspect list Print all captured session IDs in the terminal
/inspect open web|app Open in browser or as a PWA window
/inspect start / stop / restart / status Manage the local server

State is driven entirely through the ?session= URL param — share or refresh URLs to pin views. The in-page picker also writes to the URL.

Sharing a snapshot

Click Share in the topbar to copy a self-contained link of the current snapshot. The snapshot is deflate-raw compressed and base64url-encoded into the URL hash (#s=…) — no server, no upload, no account.

Recipients open the link on the hosted static dashboard at https://nikiforovall.blog/pi-inspect/ and see the exact same tools / commands / skills / system prompt. The page makes no network requests; everything is in the URL.

Heads up: the link includes the system prompt and cwd. Don't share secrets you wouldn't paste in chat.

What it captures

  • Tools — name, description, parameter schema, source
  • Slash commands — name, source
  • System prompt — full text injected on init, split into system / user AGENTS.md / project AGENTS.md sections
  • Session meta — cwd, model, sessionId, sessionName, captured timestamp

Snapshots live at ~/.pi/agent/inspect/snapshots/<sessionId>.json.

Port

5462 — override via PORT env var.