pi-default-model

A small Pi extension that lets you save your current model + thinking level as the startup default.

On each new session, it reads startupModel from settings and applies it automatically.

Commands

/set-default-model

Save the currently active model and thinking level to global startupModel.

Examples:

/set-default-model
/set-default-model --help

/set-project-default-model

Save the currently active model and thinking level to project startupModel (.pi/settings.json).

/set-default-model-project

Alias for /set-project-default-model.

/startup-model [--global|--project] [show|clear]

Inspect or clear the saved startup setting.

Examples:

/startup-model
/startup-model --project
/startup-model clear
/startup-model --project clear
/startup-model --help

Where it stores settings

• Global: ~/.pi/agent/settings.json
• Project: .pi/settings.json

Stored shape:

{
  "startupModel": {
    "model": "provider/model-id",
    "thinkingLevel": "off|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh"
  }
}

Note: legacy string form is also read ("startupModel": "provider/model-id").

Typical workflow

1. Pick your model and thinking level in Pi.
2. Run /set-default-model.
3. Start a new session — the extension applies that model/thinking automatically.