pi-skill-dollar

Dollar-sign autocomplete shortcut for pi Agent Skills

Package details

extension

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

$ pi install npm:pi-skill-dollar

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "extensions": [
    "./dist/extension.js"
  ]
}

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pi-skill-dollar is a small pi extension that adds a $ autocomplete shortcut for Agent Skills.

It lets you type $ anywhere a new token can start and pick from the same skill command list that powers /skill:<name>.

$ opens a skill autocomplete picker at prompt start or after whitespace
$shi filters skills as you type
Tab or Enter selects the highlighted skill
Escape cancels the picker
Space exits the picker normally unless the typed token is an exact skill match
$check with an exact skill match rewrites to /skill:check so you can keep typing arguments
\$literal submits as literal $literal

pi 0.73.0 or newer
Node.js 20.6 or newer when installing from npm/GitHub
Skill commands enabled in pi (enableSkillCommands, enabled by default in recent pi releases)

Install from npm:

pi install npm:pi-skill-dollar

Install directly from GitHub:

pi install https://github.com/lhl/pi-skill-dollar

Install from a local checkout while developing:

pi install /home/lhl/github/lhl/pi-skill-dollar

Then run /reload or restart pi.

At the beginning of the input:

This opens the skill picker. Selecting check inserts/submits the native skill command path:

/skill:check

Filter by typing:

$shisa

When there is an exact skill match, pressing Space accepts it and leaves a trailing space for arguments:

$shisa-kb<space>
# becomes
/skill:shisa-kb

Inline token-boundary usage also works:

Use $shisa-kb to inspect the KB workflow

Selecting the skill rewrites just that token:

Use /skill:shisa-kb to inspect the KB workflow

Escaping disables the shortcut:

\$not-a-skill

$ only triggers at a token boundary: prompt start or after a space/tab. It does not trigger inside ordinary words.

Examples:

Input	Behavior
`$`	Opens skill picker
`$check`	Filters to matching skills
`$check<space>`	Exact match: rewrites to `/skill:check`
`$chec<space>`	Not exact: inserts a normal space and closes picker
`foo $check`	Opens inline picker
`foo$check`	No special handling
`\$check`	Literal `$check`

npm install
npm run check
npm test

Build artifacts in dist/ are committed so direct GitHub installs work:

npm run build
npm pack --dry-run

MIT