pi-plugin-manager

A TUI for managing Pi plugins — see what's installed, search the catalog, install and remove packages, and bulk-update everything that's out of date. All from one screen, all with keyboard shortcuts.

Install

pi install npm:pi-plugin-manager

That's it. No config files, no API keys.

Why this exists

Pi has a growing ecosystem of extensions, skills, and themes — everything from web search and subagent delegation to custom providers and status bars. But managing them has meant juggling pi install, pi remove, pi list, and pi check-updates commands across separate terminal sessions.

This puts it all in one place. A single TUI that shows your installed plugins, checks for updates, lets you search the catalog, and handles installs and removals — all with keyboard shortcuts, no context-switching.

What you can do

| Want | How | | --------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | See every plugin you've installed | Open the Installed tab — name, version, description, and type (📦 npm, 🔀 git, 📁 local) at a glance | | Check for updates | Installed tab shows 🔄 on outdated packages and the version bump (1.2.3 → 2.0.0) | | Update everything outdated | One key — u — updates all outdated npm packages in sequence | | Search the package catalog | Switch to Search tab, type to find plugins on npm tagged with pi-package | | Install something | Search results show name, version, and description. Hit Enter to see details, then Enter again to install | | Remove a plugin | Arrow to it, press r, confirm with y. Done | | See what a package is about | i on any installed package opens a details panel with description, author, license, downloads, and publish date | | Pin a specific version | Pick an exact version before installing instead of grabbing latest |

Usage

Open the manager with:

/plugins

Keyboard reference

| Key | Action | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ↑ ↓ | Navigate the list | | Tab | Switch between Installed and Search tabs | | Enter | Open details / confirm install (search) / confirm remove (installed) | | r / Delete | Remove the selected package | | u | Update all outdated packages | | i | Show package details | | v | Pick a specific version (before install) | | PageUp PageDown | Jump 20 items at a time | | Escape | Go back / close the manager | | y n | Confirm or cancel an action |

What about updates after install?

The Installed tab checks npm for newer versions when it opens. Packages with updates show a 🔄 icon and the version bump. Press u to update everything — it installs npm:name@latest for each outdated package individually (which means pinned versions stay pinned).

License

MIT license

Contact + Support

Created by Wyatt Ferguson

For any questions or comments heres how you can reach me:

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:mailbox_with_mail: Email me at [email protected]

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