pi-agent stack (#46)
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* pi-agent stack

* fix: hardcode pi binary path, set XDG env for npm

npm prefix discovery fails in systemd and activation contexts
because NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG and XDG_DATA_HOME are not set.
Hardcode the known path ~/.local/share/npm/bin/pi instead.
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Hari 2026-04-02 21:44:43 -04:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
./mise.nix
./migration.nix
./nvim.nix
./pi.nix
./prompt.nix
./skills.nix
./scripts.nix

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{
config,
lib,
pkgs,
hostConfig,
...
}:
let
npmDir = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/npm";
piBin = "${npmDir}/bin/pi";
in
lib.mkIf hostConfig.isLinux {
# Install pi-coding-agent globally via npm at activation time.
home.activation.installPiAgent = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
export PATH="${
lib.makeBinPath [
pkgs.nodejs_22
pkgs.coreutils
]
}:$PATH"
export NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG="${config.xdg.configHome}/npm/npmrc"
export XDG_DATA_HOME="${config.xdg.dataHome}"
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${config.xdg.cacheHome}"
if [ ! -d "${npmDir}/lib/node_modules/@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent" ]; then
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent 2>/dev/null || true
fi
'';
# Install Pi extensions at activation time:
# - @e9n/pi-channels: Telegram/Slack bridge with RPC-based persistent sessions
# - pi-schedule-prompt: cron/interval scheduled prompts
# - pi-subagents: background task delegation with async execution
home.activation.installPiExtensions = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "installPiAgent" ] ''
export PATH="${
lib.makeBinPath [
pkgs.nodejs_22
pkgs.coreutils
pkgs.git
]
}:$PATH"
export NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG="${config.xdg.configHome}/npm/npmrc"
export XDG_DATA_HOME="${config.xdg.dataHome}"
export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${config.xdg.cacheHome}"
if [ -x "${piBin}" ]; then
for pkg in "@e9n/pi-channels" "pi-schedule-prompt" "pi-subagents"; do
"${piBin}" install "npm:$pkg" 2>/dev/null || true
done
fi
'';
}

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@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in
./vaultwarden.nix
./forgejo.nix
./betternas.nix
./pi-agent.nix
../../modules/base.nix
(modulesPath + "/profiles/minimal.nix")
(modulesPath + "/profiles/headless.nix")

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{
pkgs,
username,
...
}:
let
piAgentEnvFile = "/var/lib/pi-agent/pi-agent.env";
piAgentEnvCheck = pkgs.writeShellScript "pi-agent-env-check" ''
[ -f "${piAgentEnvFile}" ]
'';
piBin = "/home/${username}/.local/share/npm/bin/pi";
# Wrapper that exec's pi inside tmux's foreground process so systemd
# tracks the actual PID. When pi dies, tmux exits, systemd sees it
# and triggers Restart=on-failure.
piAgentStart = pkgs.writeShellScript "start-pi-agent" ''
if [ ! -x "${piBin}" ]; then
echo "pi binary not found at ${piBin}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# tmux runs in the foreground (-D) so systemd tracks this process.
# The inner shell exec's pi so the tmux pane PID *is* the pi PID.
exec ${pkgs.tmux}/bin/tmux new-session -D -s pi-agent \
"exec ${piBin} --chat-bridge"
'';
in
{
# Ensure state directory and env file have correct permissions.
systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
"d /var/lib/pi-agent 0750 ${username} users -"
"z ${piAgentEnvFile} 0600 ${username} users -"
];
# Pi agent running 24/7 in a foreground tmux session.
# Extensions (pi-channels, pi-schedule-prompt, pi-subagents) load
# inside Pi's process and handle Telegram bridging, scheduled tasks,
# and background subagent delegation.
#
# The --chat-bridge flag auto-enables the Telegram bridge on startup.
# Telegram bot token lives in ~/.pi/agent/settings.json (see pi-channels docs).
# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY comes from the env file.
#
# tmux session name: pi-agent
# Attach for debugging: tmux attach -t pi-agent
systemd.services.pi-agent = {
description = "Pi Coding Agent (24/7)";
after = [ "network-online.target" ];
wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
path = [
pkgs.nodejs_22
pkgs.git
pkgs.tmux
pkgs.coreutils
];
environment = {
HOME = "/home/${username}";
NODE_NO_WARNINGS = "1";
};
serviceConfig = {
Type = "simple";
User = username;
Group = "users";
WorkingDirectory = "/home/${username}";
ExecCondition = piAgentEnvCheck;
EnvironmentFile = piAgentEnvFile;
ExecStart = piAgentStart;
Restart = "on-failure";
RestartSec = 10;
};
};
}