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4 use cases
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Start the Pi coding agent faster on your machine
Install a compiled Pi build that is ready to type sooner and uses less CPU.
- Pi Bolt
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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In the repo opensec-git/Pi-Bolt, install Pi-Bolt on this machine using the installer for this operating system, then run <project-folder> with pi-bolt. Report the output of pi-bolt --version. Verify that your Pi configuration in ~/.pi/agent is used as is.
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Compile your daily Pi extensions into Pi Bolt
Turn installed extensions into machine code so they run without interpretation.
- Pi Bolt
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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In the repo opensec-git/Pi-Bolt, run pi-bolt compile on this Linux or macOS machine and report which extensions were compiled. Verify by running pi-bolt doctor and checking that the compiled extensions are listed.
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Run Pi Bolt in your editor's agent panel
Use Pi Bolt through the Agent Client Protocol in Zed, JetBrains, VS Code or Neovim.
- Pi Bolt
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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In the repo opensec-git/Pi-Bolt, add a Pi-Bolt agent_servers entry for Zed that runs the full path of pi-bolt with the argument --acp. Report the settings.json change. Verify that the Pi-Bolt agent appears in the Zed agent panel and can answer a short prompt.
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Let Claude Code hand coding tasks to Pi Bolt
Register Pi Bolt as an MCP server so Claude Code can send it prompts.
- Pi Bolt
- Claude Code
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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In the repo opensec-material opensec-git/Pi-Bolt, register pi-bolt as a Claude Code MCP server with the full executable path and the --mcp argument. Send a short task through the prompt tool and report the reply. Verify that a second prompt call continues the same session.
How to use Pi Bolt
- Check you have what it needs: A supported system: Linux x86-64 or ARM64 with glibc 2.17 or later, macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon, Windows 10 (1809) or later on x64, or Android in Termux; A terminal and a project folder to run it in; A provider account connected with /login, or a local model, as Pi uses.
- Open opensec-git/Pi-Bolt on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Run
curl -fsSL https://pi-bolt.opensec.in/install.sh | shon Linux, macOS or Termux, or runirm https://pi-bolt.opensec.in/install.ps1 | iexin PowerShell on Windows. - Open a terminal in your project folder and run
pi-bolt. - If you are new to Pi, run
/logininside Pi Bolt to connect a provider. - Run
pi-bolt --versionto confirm the install.
These steps come from our top use case, Start the Pi coding agent faster on your machine, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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About this repo
- Who it is forDevelopers who use the Pi coding agent in a terminal or editor and want faster startup and lower CPU use, or who want other agents to delegate coding tasks to it.
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Requirements
- A supported system: Linux x86-64 or ARM64 with glibc 2.17 or later, macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon, Windows 10 (1809) or later on x64, or Android in Termux
- A terminal and a project folder to run it in
- A provider account connected with /login, or a local model, as Pi uses
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Questions about Pi Bolt
What is Pi Bolt?
Pi-Bolt is a compiled-ahead-of-time build of the Pi coding agent that starts faster and uses less CPU than Pi on Bun or Node. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/opensec-git/Pi-Bolt.
Who is Pi Bolt for?
Developers who use the Pi coding agent in a terminal or editor and want faster startup and lower CPU use, or who want other agents to delegate coding tasks to it.
What can I do with Pi Bolt?
4 use cases so far, for example: Start the Pi coding agent faster on your machine; Compile your daily Pi extensions into Pi Bolt; Run Pi Bolt in your editor's agent panel. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run Pi Bolt?
A supported system: Linux x86-64 or ARM64 with glibc 2.17 or later, macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon, Windows 10 (1809) or later on x64, or Android in Termux; A terminal and a project folder to run it in; A provider account connected with /login, or a local model, as Pi uses.
What are alternatives to Pi Bolt?
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Is Pi Bolt safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.