I’m also looking for tips. I feel like I get the gist, but if I sat down to use it, I don’t know what I want to start with. Like, I know it’s customizable, but what’s the on-ramp so I can figure out what that looks like?
So Pi is a lot of fun. I’ve been working on Volt, a fork of Pi, mostly out of my frustrations with remote development. I expanded out the existing RPC and built a mobile app around it.
It kind of just gets with how you creative you want to be about it.
You use it, then something bugs you, then you find an extension that solves the problem, or tell an agent to fix it for you by making your own extension.
It's kinda a tinkerer hobby IMO. I like the freedom, but at the end of the day, it's still just a harness.
I run it with a single extension to give it web search access, and then I have a few skills for reviewing and planning. You really don't need that much IMO
If you can't find a use for it, then don't use it. So easy. 99% of AI related things are mostly hype and totally useless. Adult childrin having their shiny new gadgets make them feel 14 year old again and again.
Oh My Pi comes preloaded with most stuff you need, so there's not much need to add extensions. <a href="https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi
IndyDevDan videos are great for learning the basics <a href="https://youtu.be/f8cfH5XX-XU?si=gm-trlU7RTG4wVjJ" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/f8cfH5XX-XU?si=gm-trlU7RTG4wVjJ
It works ok and good by default. You start using it as if you'd Claude or Codex, the when you find yourself missing a feature, you get an extension for it or you ask an agent to make it.
For example, I started using it, wanted a plan mode, downloaded an extension for it. Wanted to be able to analyze token usage for turn in a session, I had an agent create an extension for that. Then I wanted a custom status bar, so I had an agent implement an extension for that.
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It kind of just gets with how you creative you want to be about it.
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It's kinda a tinkerer hobby IMO. I like the freedom, but at the end of the day, it's still just a harness.
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Oh My Pi comes preloaded with most stuff you need, so there's not much need to add extensions. <a href="https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi
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For example, I started using it, wanted a plan mode, downloaded an extension for it. Wanted to be able to analyze token usage for turn in a session, I had an agent create an extension for that. Then I wanted a custom status bar, so I had an agent implement an extension for that.