A small Pi extension for replying with context. Press
Ctrl+Q to append the latest assistant message to the current input as a
Markdown block quote, then type your reply underneath it.
> The cache should use a 24-hour TTL.
>
> Refresh the TTL on every read.
Wouldn't refreshing on reads prevent active users from ever expiring?Install the published package from npm (recommended):
pi install npm:pi-quoteAlternatively, install the latest source directly from GitHub:
pi install git:github.com/amnn/pi-quoteTo install from a local checkout:
git clone https://github.com/amnn/pi-quote.git
cd pi-quote
pnpm install
pi install .Confirm the installation with pi list. After installing an update or changing
a local checkout, run /reload in Pi or restart it.
C-qquote the latest assistant messageM-qpick an assistant message from the session tree to quote
pi-quote is intentionally TUI-only because it reads and updates Pi's
interactive editor. Quote actions are unavailable in RPC, JSON, and print
modes.
| Action | Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Quote latest message | C-q |
/quote or /quote latest |
| Pick a past message | M-q |
/quote pick |
| Quote by recency | — | /quote 1, /quote 2, … |
Numbers are newest-first among visible assistant messages on the active branch:
1 is the latest message and 2 is the message before it. The history picker
shows Pi's full session tree, so it can also quote a message from another
branch.
Each assistant session entry is quoted independently. Thinking blocks, tool call payloads, and tool results are excluded. Run the picker again to append another entry.
The Pi package ecosystem already has richer tools for commenting on responses:
pi-reply— browser workspace for selecting multiple snippets and writing repliespi-annotations— TUI overlay for line-span annotations on the latest message@plannotator/pi-extension— full browser-based plan, diff, and message review;/plannotator-lastcan switch among recent messages@xl0/pi-lovely-comment— opens the latest response in an external editor and syncs the draft back
Those are good choices for detailed multi-point review. pi-quote is
intentionally narrower: one key, a Markdown quote in the existing Pi editor,
and no browser or external editor.
Development requires Node.js 22.19 or newer and pnpm. The repository's
packageManager field pins the pnpm version and lets pnpm download it when
necessary.
pnpm install
pnpm checkThe full check verifies formatting, type-checks the package, runs the tests, smoke-tests extension loading without a model request, and audits dependencies. To check or apply formatting separately:
pnpm format:check
pnpm formatApache License 2.0. See LICENSE.