pi-set-editor

Choose and save the external editor used by Ctrl+G in pi

Package details

extension

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

$ pi install npm:pi-set-editor

Pi manifest JSON

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

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Choose which external editor pi uses for Ctrl+G.

This extension adds a small editor-selection workflow so you can switch editors per session, and optionally save a default.

Command	Description
`/set-editor`	Pick an editor for this session only
`/set-editor <name>`	Set editor by name for this session only (e.g. `micro`, `nvim`, `zed`)
`/set-editor-save`	Pick an editor and save it as your default
`/set-editor list`	Show known editors and availability
`/set-editor discover`	Show only detected editors on `PATH`
`/set-editor find <text>`	Filter editor list
`/set-editor current`	Show current `$VISUAL`/`$EDITOR` and saved default
`/set-editor add <name> <command...>`	Add/update a custom editor command
`/set-editor remove <name>`	Remove a custom editor command
`/set-editor reset`	Clear saved default and custom editor list
`/editors`	Alias for `/set-editor`

pi install npm:pi-set-editor

Or from git:

pi install https://github.com/omaclaren/pi-set-editor

Or run directly:

pi -e https://github.com/omaclaren/pi-set-editor

/set-editor is session-only (does not persist).
/set-editor-save persists your selection to ~/.pi/agent/set-editor.json.
The extension updates process.env.VISUAL and process.env.EDITOR for the current pi process.
It does not change your global shell/app environment.
Default known editors include micro, nvim, vim, zed, code, cursor, windsurf, and more.

MIT