Pi coding agent

Oct
02
Banner showing Pi 1.0 connecting a local model server, such as Ollama or llama.cpp, with files, shell commands, and MCP tools through Codemode. Pi Durable is marked experimental.

What is the Pi coding agent, and how does it work with local models?

Pi 1.0 shipped on October 1 with built-in MCP support through Codemode, after Earendil publicly rejected MCP. Here's how to run it against Ollama or llama.cpp, which packages you need, and when the experimental Pi Durable framework fits.
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