pi-clarify

Prompt clarification extension for pi coding agent.

Features

• clarify_prompt tool - Prompts the LLM to ask clarifying questions when user input is vague
• Vague input detection - Automatically detects ambiguous referents, unclear outcomes, undefined scope, and missing constraints
• /clarify toggle - Enable or disable clarification with /clarify on|off
• ! bypass prefix - Prefix prompts with ! to skip clarification for one turn

Installation

pi install npm:@dkmnx/pi-clarify

Or add directly to your settings.json:

{
  "packages": ["npm:@dkmnx/pi-clarify"]
}

Usage

Automatic Clarification

When enabled, the LLM automatically detects vague prompts and asks for clarification:

• "fix it" → "What specifically needs to be fixed?"
• "make it better" → "What does 'better' mean in this context?"
• "optimize this" → "Which files or functions should be optimized?"

Manual Tool Call

The LLM can explicitly call the clarify_prompt tool:

clarify_prompt({
  question: "What specific behavior needs to be fixed?",
  options: [
    "Fix the login redirect issue",
    "Fix the form validation error",
    "Fix the memory leak in the dashboard"
  ]
})

Commands

Command	Description
/clarify	Toggle clarification on/off
/clarify on	Enable clarification
/clarify off	Disable clarification

Bypass

Prefix your prompt with ! to skip clarification for one turn:

! fix it - just update the error message text

Trigger Patterns

The extension detects these vague input patterns:

• Ambiguous referents: "fix it", "this is broken", "the bug"
• Unclear outcomes: "make it better", "improve the code"
• Undefined scope: "refactor everything", "fix the tests"
• Missing constraints: "just fix it", "quickly update"
• Very short requests: Under 20 characters

License

MIT