@ryan_nookpi/pi-extension-auto-name

This extension automatically names a pi session based on the first user message.

It helps you quickly recognize what each session is about when many tasks are open at once.

Install

pi install npm:@ryan_nookpi/pi-extension-auto-name

Great for

• quickly understanding what a session is about
• avoiding manual naming with /name
• showing the current task clearly in the terminal title and status area

Configuration

You can customize the model and reasoning level used for name generation.

/auto-name:setting

Show current settings:

/auto-name:setting

Set a specific model (must be provider/model-id format):

/auto-name:setting model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Set thinking level (affects name generation quality vs speed):

/auto-name:setting thinking minimal

Available thinking levels: minimal (default), low, medium, high, xhigh.

Settings are saved to ~/.pi/agent/auto-name/settings.json and persist across sessions.

If no custom model is set, the extension uses the current session's model.

How it works

• It reads the first user message and generates a short session name.
• The generated name is applied to the session name, status area, and terminal title.
• If a session already has a name, it does not overwrite it.
• It skips automatic naming for subagent sessions.

Example

If the first request is something like Prepare a pre-release checklist, pi can automatically turn that into a short session title.