pi-vscode

Minimal VS Code extension for pi coding agent.

Features

Terminal-based — Opens pi as an integrated terminal with full TUI/PTY support (opens beside the editor)
Status bar button — $(pi-logo) Pi button in the status bar for quick access
Open with file context — Send current file path and line range (or cursor position) to pi, available from the editor title bar
Send selection — Send selected text directly to the pi terminal
@pi chat participant — Use @pi in VS Code Chat to forward messages to the pi terminal
Package manager — Browse, search, install, and uninstall pi packages from the sidebar with live output streaming and cancel support; automatically detects package capabilities (extensions, skills, prompts, themes)
Auto-detection — Finds the pi binary automatically from common paths (~/.bun/bin, ~/.local/bin, ~/.npm-global/bin)

# VS Code / Cursor
ext install pi0.pi-vscode

# Open VSX (VSCodium, etc.)
ovsx get pi0.pi-vscode

Command	Keybinding	Description
`Pi: Open`	`Ctrl+Alt+3`	Open or focus the pi terminal
`Pi: Open with File`	Editor title bar	Open pi with current file context
`Pi: Send Selection`	—	Send selected text to pi terminal

The Pi activity bar icon opens a sidebar with:

Packages view — Search the npm registry for pi-package packages, see capability labels (extensions, skills, prompts, themes), install/uninstall with live streamed output, and cancel in-progress operations

Setting	Default	Description
`pi-vscode.path`	`""`	Absolute path to the pi binary (auto-detected if empty)