VSCode Pi Model Chat Provider — AI skill for Claude Code

Pi Coding Agent - Language Model Provider for VS Code

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VS Code Language Model Chat Provider integration for [Mario Zechner's](https://github.com/badlogic) open source [Pi coding agent](https://pi.dev), making Pi models available in VS Code's model picker for use with GitHub Copilot Chat and any extension that consumes the `vscode.lm.*` APIs.

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Features

• Universal Model Access: Use Pi with any VS Code extension that supports language models
• Dynamic Model Discovery: Automatically detects all configured models from Pi, across every provider Pi supports (Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and more)
• Tool Execution: Pi handles tools internally (file operations, bash commands, etc.)
• Streaming Responses: Real-time streaming of LLM responses
• Tool Transparency: Optional display of tool execution as text annotations

Prerequisites

1. **Pi CLI** must be installed and available in your PATH:

   npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent

2. **API Keys** configured via Pi:

   pi> /login

Installation

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace (or build from source)
2. Verify Pi is installed: pi --version
3. Open VS Code and Pi models will appear in the model picker

Configuration

Access settings via `Ctrl/Cmd+,` and search for "Pi":

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