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pi-statusline

Compact TUI statusline: model and thinking on the border, token flow and context usage in the footer.

extensions✓ Sep 3

pi install npm:@alexeyco/pi-statusline

## TL;DR

A compact statusline extension for the pi TUI: a model • thinking label on the input border, a one-line footer with cwd, branch, session, and ↑in ↓out · ctx%/window flow, and color-coded context usage.

## Key points

• $The editor border carries a right-aligned `model • thinking` label; the footer shows `cwd (branch) • session` on the left and `↑in ↓out · ctx%/window` on the right.
• $Context usage turns orange above 70% and red above 90%; extension statuses (ctx.ui.setStatus) keep their own line below the footer.
• $Requires pi 0.76 or newer; peer dependencies are `*` and resolved by pi install, and the extension activates automatically.
• $Migrating from a local copy in ~/.pi/agent/extensions/status-layout/: remove that directory after installing the package, or both copies register and fight over the footer.
• $Development runs on node:test with Node 22.18 or newer; a local `pi install "$(pwd)"` picks up edits live.

## FAQ

## References

• README ↗

Last updated: Sep 3, 2026