@pi-plugins/no-spinner

Spinner remover for pi-agent: stops the working spinner from redrawing the screen 12 times a second.

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Package details

extension

Install @pi-plugins/no-spinner from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm repo home report

$ pi install npm:@pi-plugins/no-spinner

Package: @pi-plugins/no-spinner
Version: 0.1.0
Published: Nov 4, 2026
Downloads: 266/mo · 266/wk
Author: kedom1337
License: MIT
Types: extension
Size: 4.6 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 1 peer

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "extensions": [
    "./dist/index.mjs"
  ]
}

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README

`@pi-plugins/no-spinner`

Keep pi light on CPU while it works by removing the animated spinner from the working indicator.

Install

pi install npm:@pi-plugins/no-spinner

To try it for one session without changing your settings:

pi -e npm:@pi-plugins/no-spinner

Usage

Send a prompt. The working indicator shows pi's working message without the spinner. There are no commands or settings.

Why

Pi redraws the screen for every spinner frame, 12 times a second, and each redraw renders the transcript again. In a long session that takes a large share of a CPU core for as long as pi works: about 40% in fullscreen mode and 18% in regular mode, compared with 4 to 6% without the spinner. Without the spinner, pi redraws only when something on screen changes.

Notes

Available only in interactive terminal mode.
Pi still redraws once a second while a bash or codemode tool runs, to update its duration.