pi-set-editor

Choose which external editor pi uses for Ctrl+G.

This extension adds a small editor-selection workflow so you can switch editors per session, and optionally save a default.

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /set-editor | Pick an editor for this session only | | /set-editor <name> | Set editor by name for this session only (e.g. micro, nvim, zed) | | /set-editor-save | Pick an editor and save it as your default | | /set-editor list | Show known editors and availability | | /set-editor discover | Show only detected editors on PATH | | /set-editor find <text> | Filter editor list | | /set-editor current | Show current $VISUAL/$EDITOR and saved default | | /set-editor add <name> <command...> | Add/update a custom editor command | | /set-editor remove <name> | Remove a custom editor command | | /set-editor reset | Clear saved default and custom editor list | | /editors | Alias for /set-editor |

Install

pi install npm:pi-set-editor

Or from git:

pi install https://github.com/omaclaren/pi-set-editor

Or run directly:

pi -e https://github.com/omaclaren/pi-set-editor

Notes

• /set-editor is session-only (does not persist).
• /set-editor-save persists your selection to ~/.pi/agent/set-editor.json.
• The extension updates process.env.VISUAL and process.env.EDITOR for the current pi process.
• It does not change your global shell/app environment.
• Default known editors include micro, nvim, vim, zed, code, cursor, windsurf, and more.

License

MIT