pi-quote

A small Pi extension for replying with context. Press Ctrl+Q to append the latest assistant message to the current input as a Markdown block quote, then type your reply underneath it.

> The cache should use a 24-hour TTL.
>
> Refresh the TTL on every read.

Wouldn't refreshing on reads prevent active users from ever expiring?

Installation

Install the published package from npm (recommended):

pi install npm:pi-quote

Alternatively, install the latest source directly from GitHub:

pi install git:github.com/amnn/pi-quote

To install from a local checkout:

git clone https://github.com/amnn/pi-quote.git
cd pi-quote
pnpm install
pi install .

Confirm the installation with pi list. After installing an update or changing a local checkout, run /reload in Pi or restart it.

Features

• C-q quote the latest assistant message
• M-q pick an assistant message from the session tree to quote

pi-quote is intentionally TUI-only because it reads and updates Pi's interactive editor. Quote actions are unavailable in RPC, JSON, and print modes.

Usage

| Action | Shortcut | Command | | -------------------- | -------- | --------------------------- | | Quote latest message | C-q | /quote or /quote latest | | Pick a past message | M-q | /quote pick | | Quote by recency | — | /quote 1, /quote 2, … |

Numbers are newest-first among visible assistant messages on the active branch: 1 is the latest message and 2 is the message before it. The history picker shows Pi's full session tree, so it can also quote a message from another branch.

Each assistant session entry is quoted independently. Thinking blocks, tool call payloads, and tool results are excluded. Run the picker again to append another entry.

Related extensions

The Pi package ecosystem already has richer tools for commenting on responses:

• pi-reply — browser workspace for selecting multiple snippets and writing replies
• pi-annotations — TUI overlay for line-span annotations on the latest message
• @plannotator/pi-extension — full browser-based plan, diff, and message review; /plannotator-last can switch among recent messages
• @xl0/pi-lovely-comment — opens the latest response in an external editor and syncs the draft back

Those are good choices for detailed multi-point review. pi-quote is intentionally narrower: one key, a Markdown quote in the existing Pi editor, and no browser or external editor.

Development

Development requires Node.js 22.19 or newer and pnpm. The repository's packageManager field pins the pnpm version and lets pnpm download it when necessary.

pnpm install
pnpm check

The full check verifies formatting, type-checks the package, runs the tests, smoke-tests extension loading without a model request, and audits dependencies. To check or apply formatting separately:

pnpm format:check
pnpm format

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.