pi-thinking-hotkeys

Pi extension for Codex-style directional thinking effort hotkeys

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

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:pi-thinking-hotkeys

Package: pi-thinking-hotkeys
Version: 0.1.0
Published: May 4, 2026
Downloads: not available
Author: masonc15
License: MIT
Types: extension
Size: 8.7 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 1 peer

Pi manifest JSON

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

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README

pi-thinking-hotkeys

Codex-style directional hotkeys for changing pi's active reasoning level.

Shortcut	Action
`Alt+,`	Decrease thinking effort
`Alt+.`	Increase thinking effort

[!NOTE] On macOS, Alt is the Option (⌥) key.

Install

pi install npm:pi-thinking-hotkeys

Or from git:

pi install git:github.com/masonc15/pi-thinking-hotkeys

Verify with /help — the shortcuts appear under Extensions.

Usage

Press the shortcut while the editor is focused. Levels move along:

off → minimal → low → medium → high → xhigh

Levels the active model doesn't support are skipped.
At a bound, the shortcut is a no-op and pi shows a notification.
Non-reasoning models stay at off.

Pi's model display continues to show the current level.

Terminal support

The shortcuts need Kitty keyboard protocol or xterm modifyOtherKeys, both of which pi enables when the terminal supports them. Some terminals and tmux setups instead send the legacy ESC , / ESC . sequences, which pi's key parser does not currently decode as alt+, / alt+.. To check what your setup sends:

npm run check:keys

Development

npm install
npm run check        # typecheck + tests
pi --no-extensions -e .

License

MIT