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# Development
See [AGENTS.md](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono/blob/main/AGENTS.md) for additional guidelines.
## Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/earendil-works/pi-mono
cd pi-mono
npm install
npm run build
```
Run from source:
```bash
/path/to/pi-mono/pi-test.sh
```
The script can be run from any directory. Pi keeps the caller's current working directory.
### Experimental remote harness
The remote harness server/client integration is development-only. Run it from the repository with:
```bash
PI_EXPERIMENTAL=1 ./pi-test.sh server
PI_EXPERIMENTAL=1 ./pi-test.sh client
```
`PI_SERVER_DIR` overrides the server profile and socket directory (default: `~/.pi/server`). `PI_SERVER_ID` selects the logical server ID when `--server-id` is omitted.
The `client` and `experimental/plugin` package subpaths resolve only under the `source` condition in a checkout. Their implementations and the server/client commands are excluded from npm packages and standalone binaries. `pi-client`, `pi-protocol`, and `pi-server` are development dependencies of coding-agent, not runtime dependencies. The local SDK and stdio RPC API are unchanged.
## Forking / Rebranding
Configure via `package.json`:
```json
{
"piConfig": {
"name": "pi",
"configDir": ".pi"
}
}
```
Change `name`, `configDir`, and `bin` field for your fork. Affects CLI banner, config paths, and environment variable names.
## Path Resolution
Three execution modes: npm install, standalone binary, tsx from source.
**Always use `src/config.ts`** for package assets:
```typescript
import { getPackageDir, getThemeDir } from "./config.js";
```
Never use `__dirname` directly for package assets.
## Debug Command
`/debug` (hidden) writes to `~/.pi/agent/pi-debug.log`:
- Rendered TUI lines with ANSI codes
- Last messages sent to the LLM
## Testing
```bash
./test.sh # Run non-LLM tests (no API keys needed)
npm test # Run all tests
npm test -- test/specific.test.ts # Run specific test
```
### Published package smoke test
After building, run `npm run check:package-install`. It packs the public packages and installs only coding-agent as a direct dependency in a temporary directory outside the repository. Local tarball overrides select declared transitive dependencies without installing development-only packages. The check verifies SDK imports and CLI startup without credentials or model requests.
`npm run check` also checks runtime dependency declarations and rejects excluded development sources pulled into a package's build through imports.
## Project Structure
```
packages/
ai/ # LLM provider abstraction
agent/ # Agent loop and message types
tui/ # Terminal UI components
coding-agent/ # CLI and interactive mode
```