@alexgorbatchev/pi-env

A Pi extension that injects environment variables defined in Pi's settings into the active agent process, allowing child processes (like bash commands and process services) to inherit them.

Installation

To install this extension globally (for all your Pi sessions):

pi install npm:@alexgorbatchev/pi-env

To install it locally (for a single project):

pi install npm:@alexgorbatchev/pi-env -l

Configuration

Define environment variables under the "@alexgorbatchev/pi-env" key in your settings (either globally or per-project). Both keys and values must be strings.

[!IMPORTANT] Do not store secrets such as API keys, access tokens, or passwords in this extension's settings. The extension currently displays configured values in the Pi UI when a session starts, so only use non-sensitive configuration here.

Example .pi/settings.json:

{
  "@alexgorbatchev/pi-env": {
    "APP_ENV": "development",
    "API_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
  }
}

When Pi runs, these variables are displayed in the session output and assigned to process.env. Use /env to print the same report again.

Development

Use Bun 1.4 or newer and just. The extension requires Pi 1.x (1.5 or newer) from the @earendil-works package scope and Node.js 22.19 or newer.

just setup
just check
just run

just run starts Pi with your real settings. just test uses the GitHub-pinned pi-test-isolation runner and preload to isolate home, caches, sessions, and temporary files. Direct bun test is rejected outside that environment. Tests exercise the installed Pi loader, settings precedence, reporting, and context filtering; CI enforces at least 90% line and function coverage, including unexecuted source.