pi-mono/packages/coding-agent
Armin Ronacher 8562bcf66a feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP
This adds codemode and MCP support to pi. Codemode (packages/codemode) runs
model-written JavaScript in a QuickJS wasm VM inside a worker. From there the
script calls pi's tools as async functions, uses a per-session store, and can
read the model catalog and run classifiers. The codemode tool in coding-agent
is compatible with Codex's exec tool, and codemode.mode works like Codex's
tool modes (on or only). Large results are written to a JSON temp file. MCP
(packages/mcp) is a standalone client for stdio and streamable HTTP servers,
with OAuth.

The core only gets general mechanisms; codemode, tool_search and MCP are
built-in extensions that use them. Other extensions can replace these
built-ins. Tools declare an exposure: direct, model-only, codemode, deferred
or hidden. prepareLoadout() lets an orchestrating tool change which tool
declarations the model sees. ctx.executeTool() runs nested calls through
validation and the tool_call/tool_result hooks. Those calls emit events with
parentToolCallId and are recorded as bounded nestedCalls on the parent
result, which compaction and HTML export use. Tools can also return
structuredContent with an outputSchema, and can report errors with isError
instead of throwing. MCP servers come from mcp.json (global, or per project
after the project is trusted) or from pi.registerMcpServer(). They are
managed with /mcp and pi mcp list|login|logout, and their runtimes load on
first use.

Closes #10040
2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
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docs feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
examples feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
install-lock feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
scripts fix: use portable shebang in shell scripts 2026-01-22 21:44:39 +01:00
src feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
test feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
.gitignore Fix tool call ID normalization for cross-provider switches to Anthropic/GitHub Copilot 2026-01-13 04:07:10 +01:00
CHANGELOG.md fix(tui,coding-agent): reduce render cost of theme changes and streaming 2026-09-29 08:23:46 +02:00
npm-shrinkwrap.json feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
package.json feat(coding-agent): codemode and MCP 2026-09-29 09:12:50 +02:00
README.md docs(coding-agent): refresh documentation (#9898) 2026-09-22 16:48:19 +02:00
tsconfig.build.json fix(coding-agent): keep remote harness dependencies development-only 2026-09-05 12:45:04 +02:00
tsconfig.examples.json chore: migrate pi packages to earendil works scope 2026-05-07 15:59:42 +02:00
vitest.config.ts fix: use bounded runtime paths for Unix sockets 2026-08-14 17:02:03 +03:00

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