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pi-packages

v0.1.0

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In-TUI package manager for pi. Adds /packages that lists every configured package with version numbers, detects available updates on demand, and installs / updates / removes packages by orchestrating the pi CLI.

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Keywords

pi-packagepipi.devpi-extensionpackagespackage-managerinstallupdatenpmtui

Readme

pi-packages

In-TUI package manager for pi. Adds a /packages command: list every configured package with version numbers, detect available updates on demand, and install / update / remove — all without leaving the TUI.

Status: 📝 Draft (PRD only — not yet implemented).

The full product spec, technical design, open questions, and phasing live in PRD.md. Treat that file as the source of truth until implementation begins.

Why

pi list shows package names, install paths, and git refs — but not npm version numbers, and there's no in-TUI way to manage packages or see what's outdated. pi-packages closes that gap:

  • See versions for everything in one screen (the direct answer to "where can I see installed packages and their versions?").
  • Detect updates on demand (npm registry latest vs. installed; git remote vs. pinned ref).
  • Install / update / remove from the TUI by orchestrating the pi CLI.

Command surface

| Command | Action | |---|---| | /packages (alias /pkg) | open the interactive package manager | | /packages <src> | jump straight to installing <src> |

Architecture (summary)

  • Reads parse settings.json + each package's package.json directly (offline, accurate, includes versions).
  • Mutations shell out to the pi CLI (pi install / remove / update) — pi's PackageManager is the right abstraction but is not exposed to extensions.
  • Restart required to apply changes — pi has no hot-reload path (verified). See PRD §8.7 / Appendix E.

Status & next steps

  1. Review and sign off on PRD.md — especially Open Questions OQ1 (restart API) and OQ4 (default install scope).
  2. Scaffold the package (package.json, src/) per PRD Appendix layout.
  3. Implement MVP phase (PRD §11).

Owned-and-published package, following the release flow in the parent AGENTS.md (tag-driven GitHub Actions + npm Trusted Publisher; never npm publish from a laptop).