AI support in software development processes
Pi is an AI agent toolkit that provides a unified interface for large language models and automates software development processes. It facilitates coding tasks by managing agent loops via a terminal-based user interface (TUI) and a command-line interface (CLI).
Updates
- November 3, 2026: Stars 117,090 → 119,654, latest release v1.5.0 (November 2, 2026).
- October 22, 2026: Stars 115,607 → 117,090, latest release v1.4.0 (October 21, 2026).
- October 16, 2026: Stars 114,829 → 115,607, latest release v1.3.0 (October 15, 2026).
- October 13, 2026: Stars 113,434 → 114,829, latest release v1.2.0 (October 12, 2026).
What you get
- Manages coding tasks with an interactive command-line interface.
- Provides a single interface that unifies different AI providers.
- Accelerates development processes with a terminal-based interface.
Installation
npm install --ignore-scripts # Install all dependencies without running lifecycle scripts
npm run build # Refresh model data, then build all packagesVERSION="<release-version>"
tar -xzf "pi-${VERSION}-source.tar.gz"
cd "pi-${VERSION}"
./scripts/build-binaries.sh --offline-model-data --platform linux-x64 --out "$PWD/out"If you don't write code
You are a software development assistant. Analyze my current codebase, identify the tasks that need to be performed, and help me manage coding processes interactively via the terminal. While performing operations, use unified AI providers to suggest the most appropriate solutions and manage the necessary tool calls throughout the process.
Repository: https://github.com/earendil-works/pi. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-09-16: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.