@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.