pi-thinking-timer

A small pi extension that shows a live timer next to the collapsed Thinking label.

Instead of only:

Thinking...

you’ll see something like:

Thinking... 6.5s

It updates live while the model is thinking and leaves the final duration when thinking ends.

Note: This extension patches pi’s internal AssistantMessageComponent render/update behavior. If pi changes its internal UI structure, the extension may stop working (it should fail safely and simply show the default Thinking... text).

Install

Option A: Install from npm (recommended)

pi install npm:pi-thinking-timer

Then restart pi (or run /reload) and ensure the extension is enabled (use pi config if you manage resources explicitly).

Option B: Try without installing (temporary)

pi -e npm:pi-thinking-timer

Option C: Install from GitHub

pi install git:github.com/xRyul/pi-thinking-timer

Usage

1. Use a model/thinking level that produces thinking blocks.
2. Collapse/expand thinking blocks with Ctrl+T.
3. When collapsed, the label will show the elapsed time.

There are no settings.

Development

Clone and run pi with the local extension file:

git clone https://github.com/xRyul/pi-thinking-timer
cd pi-thinking-timer
pi -e ./thinking-timer.ts

License

MIT