Pi Tasks

@tintinweb/pi-tasks

A [pi](https://pi.dev) extension that brings **Claude Code-style task tracking and coordination** to pi. Track multi-step work with structured tasks, dependency management, and a persistent visual widget.

**Status:** Early release.

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Features

• 7 LLM-callable tools — TaskCreate, TaskList, TaskGet, TaskUpdate, TaskOutput, TaskStop, TaskExecute — matching Claude Code's exact tool specs and descriptions
• Persistent widget — live task list above the editor with ✔/◼/◻ status marks, task numbers (#1, #2, …), strikethrough for completed tasks, star spinner (✳✽) for active tasks with elapsed time and token counts. Every glyph is configurable
• System-reminder injection — periodic nudges injected into the upcoming LLM request (via the context hook, transient and never persisted) when task tools haven't been used recently, or when a task is left stuck in_progress after a text-only turn. Shaped after Claude Code's todo reminders — an empty-list nudge or a JSON echo of the current list (capped at 10 tasks)
• Prompt guidelines — workflow contract encoded in tool descriptions, nudging the LLM at the point of tool use
• Dependency management — bidirectional blocks/blockedBy relationships with warnings for cycles, self-deps, and dangling references
• Shared task lists — multiple pi sessions can share a file-backed task list for agent team coordination
• File locking — concurrent access is safe when multiple sessions share a task list
• Background process tracking — track spawned processes with output buffering, blocking wait, and graceful stop
• Subagent integration — tasks with agentType can be executed as subagents via `TaskExec