pika

A conversational AI agent built on pi.dev.

Setup

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Configure credentials

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env and set your API key for one of the supported providers:

Provider	Env var
Anthropic	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenAI	OPENAI_API_KEY
Google	GEMINI_API_KEY
DeepSeek	DEEPSEEK_API_KEY

Optionally set PROVIDER (e.g. deepseek) and MODEL (e.g. deepseek-v4-flash). If omitted, the provider is auto-detected from the first present API key and the model defaults to the provider's recommended model.

Usage

Run in development mode (no build step required):

npm run dev

Or build first, then run:

npm run build
npm start

Type a message and press Enter. Type exit to quit.

Pika agent ready (anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6). Type your message, or "exit" to quit.

You: Hello!
Pika: Hi! How can I help you today?

You: exit