Pi Prompt Restore

Accidentally hit Ctrl+C instead of Ctrl+V? Get your prompt back with Up arrow.

How It Works • Installation • Usage

Saves your in-progress prompt whenever Ctrl+C clears the editor, so a mistyped paste shortcut doesn't cost you five minutes of careful prompt-crafting. Press Up arrow to recover it — press Up again for normal history.

How It Works

User types a prompt in the editor
        │
        ▼
Ctrl+C pressed ──────────────────────────┐
        │                                │
        ▼                                ▼
  index.ts handleInput               Built-in clear
  (intercepts "ctrl+c")              fires and wipes
        │                            the editor
        ▼
  savedPrompt = this.getText()
        │
        ▼
User presses Up (editor empty) ────► savedPrompt restored
        │                            savedPrompt cleared
        ▼
User presses Up again ─────────────► normal history recall

| Key | Without extension | With Prompt Saver | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Ctrl+C | Clears the editor. Text is gone forever. | Text is saved silently, then the editor clears as usual. | | Up (editor empty) | Recalls the last submitted message from history. | Restores the saved prompt first. Press Up again for normal history. | | Up (editor has text) | Moves cursor up. | Moves cursor up (unchanged). |

• Each Ctrl+C overwrites the previous save — you always recover the most recently cleared prompt.
• Copy (Ctrl+C with a selection) still copies to the clipboard; the full text is also saved as a harmless side effect.
• The saved prompt is not persisted across sessions — it lives only until the next Ctrl+C or pi restart.

Installation

Via npm

pi install npm:pi-prompt-restore

Manual

Clone or copy into your pi extensions directory:

cp -r pi-prompt-restore ~/.pi/agent/extensions/pi-prompt-restore

Then run /reload in pi, or restart pi. The extension loads automatically from ~/.pi/agent/extensions/.

Usage

No commands, no configuration — just type.

1. Type a prompt.
2. Accidentally press Ctrl+C (editor clears).
3. Press Up arrow — your prompt is restored.
4. Press Up arrow again to browse normal history.

Compatibility

• Works in interactive (TUI) mode only.
• Compatible with other extensions that don't replace the editor. If another extension also calls setEditorComponent, the last one loaded wins.

License

MIT