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 "title": "Run Percho from source to customize its themes",
 "page_title": "How to run Percho from source to customize its themes with Percho",
 "summary": "Install dependencies, start the dev build, and run the checks before changing the UI.",
 "who": "A developer who wants to change Percho's themes, UI plugins, or tool-call cards, or contribute a fix.",
 "problem": "Customizing a desktop app's interface requires a working development environment and a way to verify changes.",
 "outcome": "A running development build of Percho with typecheck and tests passing, ready for UI changes.",
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  "Install Node.js 22.19 or newer.",
  "Run `npm install` in the repository folder.",
  "Run `npm run dev` to start Percho in development mode.",
  "Run `npm run typecheck` and `npm run test` after each change. (inferred, check the README)",
  "If the Electron binary download stalls in China, set `ELECTRON_MIRROR=https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/` before installing."
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 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "30 minutes",
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 "caveat": "The README warns that the backend package is the only place importing the Pi SDK, so keep Pi SDK changes inside that package.",
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  "Software and DevOps"
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  "A desktop computer running macOS, Windows, or Linux (x64), or Node.js 22.19 or newer for running from source",
  "Access to a model provider through a supported subscription login or an API key",
  "For the shared-session use case, Pi CLI sessions stored in ~/.pi/agent/ on the same machine"
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