pi-skill-dollar

pi-skill-dollar is a small pi extension that adds a $ autocomplete shortcut for Agent Skills.

It lets you type $ anywhere a new token can start and pick from the same skill command list that powers /skill:<name>.

Features

• $ opens a skill autocomplete picker at prompt start or after whitespace
• $shi filters skills as you type
• Tab or Enter selects the highlighted skill
• Escape cancels the picker
• Space exits the picker normally unless the typed token is an exact skill match
• $check with an exact skill match rewrites to /skill:check so you can keep typing arguments
• \$literal submits as literal $literal

Requirements

• pi 0.73.0 or newer
• Node.js 20.6 or newer when installing from npm/GitHub
• Skill commands enabled in pi (enableSkillCommands, enabled by default in recent pi releases)

Install

Install from npm:

pi install npm:pi-skill-dollar

Install directly from GitHub:

pi install https://github.com/lhl/pi-skill-dollar

Install from a local checkout while developing:

pi install /home/lhl/github/lhl/pi-skill-dollar

Then run /reload or restart pi.

Usage

At the beginning of the input:

$

This opens the skill picker. Selecting check inserts/submits the native skill command path:

/skill:check

Filter by typing:

$shisa

When there is an exact skill match, pressing Space accepts it and leaves a trailing space for arguments:

$shisa-kb<space>
# becomes
/skill:shisa-kb 

Inline token-boundary usage also works:

Use $shisa-kb to inspect the KB workflow

Selecting the skill rewrites just that token:

Use /skill:shisa-kb to inspect the KB workflow

Escaping disables the shortcut:

\$not-a-skill

Behavior Notes

$ only triggers at a token boundary: prompt start or after a space/tab. It does not trigger inside ordinary words.

Examples:

| Input | Behavior | |---|---| | $ | Opens skill picker | | $check | Filters to matching skills | | $check<space> | Exact match: rewrites to /skill:check | | $chec<space> | Not exact: inserts a normal space and closes picker | | foo $check | Opens inline picker | | foo$check | No special handling | | \$check | Literal $check |

Development

npm install
npm run check
npm test

Build artifacts in dist/ are committed so direct GitHub installs work:

npm run build
npm pack --dry-run

License

MIT