Why “codemode” is being discussed
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Ooi, can I ask for the reasoning for the new default of fullscreen? The codemode stuff/mcp has been explained to death at this point but I haven't seen anything around full…
by mijoharas · Oct 2, 2026
I adopted Pi for both of these reasons, and the strength with which they were stated gave me the confidence to lean in. The rationale for MCP and codemode I can swallow, Armin's…
by shabbyrobe · Oct 2, 2026
I use Pi with only a couple of extensions and using less and less of CC and Codex everyday. It feels light and nimble. Codemode from yesterday's release made it even better. I w…
by lo5 · Oct 1, 2026
Pi is so good, for both running Qwen 3.8 Flash Next locally at home, and for using all the models available at my work. Shockingly useful, fast, it's TUI doesn't suck (unlike my…
by girvo · Oct 1, 2026
I've read this a bunch of times around socials now these past days and I'd really like to understand what exactly indicates that the minimal agent TUI days are numbered for Pi?…
by badlogic · Oct 1, 2026
Armin from Earendil here. I think the question is fair, and quite frankly the answer is pretty disappointing: we look at what the models are doing. They are trained on their res…
by the_mitsuhiko · Oct 1, 2026
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