pi-improvements

name: pi-improvements description: When encountering pi tool limitations, propose focused extensions that solve one problem each.

Rules

• When edit fails due to whitespace/indentation, propose line-based editing
• When file changes between read and write are detected, propose stale-file guarding
• When bash output is noisy, propose structured output parsing
• When edits apply blindly, propose preview diffs
• Each extension must solve exactly one problem
• Prefer ~/.pi/extensions/name.ts over folders

Extension Patterns

Edit by Line: Replace exact-text matching with line numbers

edit_line({ path: "foo.tsx", start: 45, end: 52, replacement: "..." })

Edit Preview: Intercept edit tool, show unified diff in TUI overlay

Bash Summarize: Parse known tools (vp check, npm test), return structured errors

File Stale Guard: Store mtime on read, warn on write if changed

When to Propose

• After 2+ failed edit attempts due to formatting
• When user manually pipes bash output through grep/head
• When user discovers wrong edit only after running checks
• When formatter modifies files between read and write