@gaodes/pi-dev-kit

@gaodes/pi-dev-kit

Fork of @aliou/pi-dev-kit by Aliou DIA — MIT License

Additional tools ported from:

• pi-updater by tonze — pi_updater tool, /update command
• @alexanderfortin/pi-loaded-tools by shaftoe — loaded_tools tool, /tools command, message renderer

This fork is maintained by El Che under the @gaodes npm scope. The original project and all upstream authors retain full credit for their work.

Developer toolkit for the Pi coding agent.

Source · npm · Upstream

Tools

Tool	Description
pi_version	Returns the currently running Pi version.
pi_docs	Lists Pi markdown documentation files from the installation directory.
pi_changelog	Returns changelog entries for a specific Pi version (or latest). Fetches from GitHub for versions newer than installed.
pi_changelog_versions	Lists all available Pi changelog versions.
pi_ext_benchmark	Profile Pi extension loading times — discovers all extensions (global, project-local, packages) and measures import + factory execution time per extension. Actions: profile (default), list. Scopes: all, global, project, packages.
loaded_tools	List all loaded tools with source provenance and active status. Returns tools grouped by source (built-in, SDK, extensions) with active/inactive indicators and per-extension grouping.
detect_package_manager	Detect the package manager used in the current project by checking lockfiles and package.json. Returns the package manager name, version, lockfile, and install/run commands.

Commands

Command	Description
/tools	List all loaded tools with source provenance and active status.

Configuration

Startup display

By default, the tools list is not shown at session start. To enable it, add to ~/.pi/agent/prime-settings.json:

{
  "pi-dev-kit": {
    "showOnStartup": true
  }
}

Or per-project in .pi/prime-settings.json.

Skills

Skill	Description
pi-extension	Comprehensive Pi extension development reference — tools, hooks, commands, components, modes, state, providers, testing, publishing, and 12 API reference docs
demo-setup	Demo project setup guide for new Pi extensions

Changelog

v0.3.0

• Upgrade version-tool and docs-tool to defineTool API with ToolCallHeader rendering
• Add promptSnippet and promptGuidelines to upgraded tools
• Add pi-extension skill with 12 reference docs from upstream
• Add demo-setup skill and setup-demo prompt from upstream
• Add @aliou/pi-utils-ui dependency for ToolCallHeader/ToolBody rendering

v0.2.0

• Add pi_ext_benchmark tool — profile extension loading times
• Add loaded_tools tool — list all tools with source provenance
• Add /tools command and message renderer
• Add startup display (opt-in via showOnStartup)

v0.1.0

• Initial release: pi_version, pi_docs, pi_changelog, pi_changelog_versions

Related extensions

• pi-package-manager — pi_package_manager tool for scanning, installing, and uninstalling Pi packages.
• pi-updater — pi_updater tool and /update command.