Pi

9 recommend 1 criticize 8 moved to it 2 moved away

Why hackers recommend it

“It’s a great harness for someone who wants extreme control and adaptability.”
j_bum, 2026-11-01original comment ↗
“While I just switched from OpenCode to Pi, I'm still unclear on which is better in terms of handling github issues/pull-requests.”
verdverm, 2026-10-14original comment ↗
“What's great with Pi is that it's very easy to extend, because it knows its own doc.”
eloisant, 2026-10-02original comment ↗
“Switched from opencode to pi and I do kinda miss planning mode.”
Havoc, 2026-09-26original comment ↗
“That's not because OpenCode is bad, but because Pi is good.”
BeetleB, 2026-07-20original comment ↗
“I switched from OpenCode to Pi and there was a big improvement in terms of tool calling performance and I find the experience less buggy.”
volf_, 2026-07-20original comment ↗
“The reason I am sticking is how simple it is to extend it.”
WildGreenLeave, 2026-07-16original comment ↗
“I've seen a much bigger/more obvious reduction in context use from that”
esperent, 2026-04-27original comment ↗
“Since I've just switched from buggy Claude Code to pi, I created an extension for it”
mavam, 2026-03-01original comment ↗

What hackers criticize

“The Pi dev does not seem to grasp the issue after several back and forths.”
verdverm, 2026-10-14original comment ↗

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