@thisux/pi-double-esc-clear

Clear a non-empty Pi editor draft with double Escape.

Built-in double-Esc only acts when the editor is empty (default: open /tree via doubleEscapeAction). If you've started typing a prompt and want to throw it away, two quick Esc presses clear the draft without aborting a run or opening the session tree.

Install

pi install npm:@thisux/pi-double-esc-clear

Already in a session?

/reload

One-off try (no settings write):

pi -e npm:@thisux/pi-double-esc-clear

Update later:

pi update npm:@thisux/pi-double-esc-clear

Usage

1. Type a draft in the editor while the agent is idle.
2. Press Esc Esc within ~500ms (same window Pi uses for empty double-Esc).
3. The draft clears. Empty-editor double-Esc still does whatever doubleEscapeAction is set to.

| Editor state | Double Escape | |---|---| | Has draft text, agent idle | Clears the draft | | Empty, agent idle | Built-in action (tree / fork / none) | | Agent streaming or bash running | Abort (Pi default) | | Autocomplete open | Cancel autocomplete (Pi default) |

Escape is matched against your app.interrupt keybinding if you've remapped it.

Notes

• Does not change empty-editor behavior or streaming abort.

• Prefer the package over a hand-copied ~/.pi/agent/extensions/double-esc-clear.ts — remove the loose file so it doesn't load twice:

  rm -f ~/.pi/agent/extensions/double-esc-clear.ts

• Enable/disable via pi config. Confirm with pi list.

Links

• npm
• pi package catalog
• Repo

Release flow

Same automation as @thisux/sveltednd:

1. Land PRs on main with conventional commits (feat:, fix:, docs:, …).
2. release-please opens a release PR (version bump + CHANGELOG.md).
3. Merge the release PR → GitHub Release/tag → CI runs bun publish.

Manual republish: Actions → Release → Run workflow (pass an existing tag).

Needs repo secret NPM_TOKEN (npm automation token allowed to publish under @thisux).

License

MIT · ThisUX