pi-thinking-display

Thinking-block display for pi: keep only the thinking run that is still streaming expanded, plus a fold marker with hover highlight and click-to-toggle, with a settings panel.

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

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:pi-thinking-display

Package: pi-thinking-display
Version: 0.1.1
Published: Sep 30, 2026
Downloads: 364/mo · 18/wk
Author: hayston
License: MIT
Types: extension
Size: 40.1 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 2 peers

Pi manifest JSON

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

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README

pi-thinking-display

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What it is

An extension that keeps pi's thinking blocks expanded while they stream, and collapses them once they are done.

[!IMPORTANT] Automatic collapsing works in regular mode
Some features, such as hover / click-to-expand, require TUI mode

Features

Streaming collapse: while an assistant message is being generated, the thinking block still being output stays expanded. As soon as visible content starts appearing after it, it collapses on its own.
Mouse interaction: thinking blocks show a fold marker; the pointer highlights it on hover, and a click expands / collapses it.

[!NOTE] Respects pi's native Ctrl+T behavior for expanding thinking blocks and never overrides it.

Install

pi install npm:pi-thinking-display
pi install -e npm:pi-thinking-display     # one-shot trial

Configuration file

[!TIP] Use /thinking-display-settings to open the visualization settings panel

At ~/.pi/agent/thinking-display.json

Key	Type	Default	Meaning
`streaming`	boolean	`true`	Expand only the thinking block that is still streaming
`decorate`	boolean	`true`	Enable the fold marker and hover highlight

[!WARNING] A missing field, a wrong type, or broken JSON falls back to the default; a bad config never breaks rendering. Hand edits apply on the next /reload or in a new session.

Development

node test/run.mjs           # all
node test/run.mjs unit      # config, streaming rules, marker/hover/click, settings panel
node test/run.mjs lifecycle # real AgentSession: extension discovery, when config applies, /reload