compound-engineering-pi

Compound Engineering for Pi

Compound Engineering adapted for Pi. 47 skills, 9 workflow prompts, and a native compatibility layer, all installable in one command.

Install

pi install npm:compound-engineering-pi -l

Reload your session, then you're ready:

/reload

Quick start

pi -p "/workflows-plan Build a todo app"
pi -p "/workflows-work"
pi -p "/workflows-review"
pi -p "/workflows-compound"

These follow the core loop: Plan, Work, Review, Compound.

What's included

Workflow prompts

Prompt	What it does
/workflows-plan	Create a structured project plan
/workflows-work	Execute work from a plan
/workflows-review	Multi-agent code review
/workflows-compound	Document learnings for future sessions
/workflows-brainstorm	Explore ideas before planning
/deepen-plan	Add depth to an existing plan
/test-browser	Run browser tests on your pages
/feature-video	Record a video walkthrough of a feature
/resolve_todo_parallel	Resolve all pending todos in parallel

47 skills

Code review, research, design, workflow automation, and more. Specialized reviewers for Rails, Python, and TypeScript. Security auditing, architecture analysis, design iteration, git worktree management, image generation, and browser automation.

Run pi skills after installing to see the full list.

Pi compatibility extension

Four tools that bridge common agent workflows into Pi:

• ask_user_question - prompt the user for input
• subagent - orchestrate tasks (single, parallel, chain)
• mcporter_list - list available MCP servers
• mcporter_call - call MCP server tools

Optional: MCP support via MCPorter

For MCP interoperability, install MCPorter:

npm i -g mcporter

Credits

Built on the Compound Engineering plugin by Every and Kieran Klaassen. Read the original writeup.

License

MIT