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Pi Studio

Local web UI for pi: project folders, searchable history, streaming replies, and live token and cost meters.

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git clone https://github.com/niuyizh/pi-studio.git && cd pi-studio && node server.mjs

## TL;DR

A local web interface for pi: projects as folders with sessions underneath, history read from pi's sessions directory, streaming replies with collapsible thinking, cross-session search, and live token and cost readouts.

## Key points

• $Projects map to folders on disk with tasks (sessions) grouped underneath; history is read from pi's own sessions directory, so past conversations continue where they left off.
• $The chat surface streams output, folds thinking, renders tool calls as expandable cards showing inputs and outputs, and renders Markdown with tables and copyable code blocks; images can be pasted into the prompt.
• $Ctrl+Shift+F searches all historical conversations and jumps to the matching message; Ctrl+F searches the current conversation, and Ctrl+K opens the command palette.
• $Six color themes in light and dark, a resizable sidebar, thinking-depth switching within the current model's supported range, and a top-bar token total with estimated cost.
• $Runs via node server.mjs and serves the UI on local port 4317, scanning up to 4336 when busy; requires Node.js 18+ and a globally installed pi.
• $Windows helpers start the server in the background (start-hidden.vbs), in the foreground with logs (start-debug.bat), or stop it (stop.bat).

## FAQ

## References

• README ↗
• Online demo ↗

Last updated: Sep 11, 2026