Fix Pi package updates and merge feynman-model

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -95,3 +95,12 @@ Use this file to track chronology, not release notes. Keep entries short, factua
 - Failed / learned: An initial local `build:native-bundle` check failed because `npm pack` and `build:native-bundle` were run in parallel, and `prepack` intentionally removes `dist/release`; rerunning `npm run build:native-bundle` sequentially succeeded.
 - Blockers: None in the repo; publishing still depends on the GitHub workflow running on the bumped version.
 - Next: Push the `0.2.16` release bump and monitor npm/GitHub release publication.
+
+### 2026-03-31 10:45 PDT — pi-maintenance-issues-prs
+
+- Objective: Triage open Pi-related issues/PRs, fix the concrete package update regression, and refresh Pi dependencies against current upstream releases.
+- Changed: Pinned direct package-manager operations (`feynman update`, `feynman packages install`) to Feynman's npm prefix by exporting `FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX`, `NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX`, and `npm_config_prefix` before invoking Pi's `DefaultPackageManager`; bumped `@mariozechner/pi-ai` and `@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent` from `0.62.0` to `0.64.0`; adapted `src/model/registry.ts` to the new `ModelRegistry.create(...)` factory; integrated PR #15's `/feynman-model` command on top of current `main`.
+- Verified: Ran `npm test`, `npm run typecheck`, and `npm run build` successfully after the dependency bump and PR integration; confirmed upstream `pi-coding-agent@0.64.0` still uses `npm install -g` for user-scope package updates, so the Feynman-side prefix fix is still required.
+- Failed / learned: PR #14 is a stale branch with no clean merge path against current `main`; the only user-facing delta is the ValiChord prompt/skill addition, and the branch also carries unrelated release churn plus demo-style material, so it was not merged in this pass.
+- Blockers: None in the local repo state; remote merge/push still depends on repository credentials and branch policy.
+- Next: If remote write access is available, commit and push the validated maintenance changes, then close issue #22 and resolve PR #15 as merged while leaving PR #14 unmerged pending a cleaned-up, non-promotional resubmission.

extensions/research-tools.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
 
 import { registerAlphaTools } from "./research-tools/alpha.js";
+import { registerFeynmanModelCommand } from "./research-tools/feynman-model.js";
 import { installFeynmanHeader } from "./research-tools/header.js";
 import { registerHelpCommand } from "./research-tools/help.js";
 import { registerInitCommand, registerOutputsCommand } from "./research-tools/project.js";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default function researchTools(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
 	});
 
 	registerAlphaTools(pi);
+	registerFeynmanModelCommand(pi);
 	registerHelpCommand(pi);
 	registerInitCommand(pi);
 	registerOutputsCommand(pi);

extensions/research-tools/feynman-model.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+import { type Dirent, existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { basename, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+
+import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent";
+
+const FRONTMATTER_PATTERN = /^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---\n?([\s\S]*)$/;
+const INHERIT_MAIN = "__inherit_main__";
+
+type FrontmatterDocument = {
+	lines: string[];
+	body: string;
+	eol: string;
+	trailingNewline: boolean;
+};
+
+type SubagentModelConfig = {
+	agent: string;
+	model?: string;
+	filePath: string;
+};
+
+type SelectOption<T> = {
+	label: string;
+	value: T;
+};
+
+type CommandContext = Parameters<Parameters<ExtensionAPI["registerCommand"]>[1]["handler"]>[1];
+
+type TargetChoice =
+	| { type: "main" }
+	| { type: "subagent"; agent: string; model?: string };
+
+function expandHomePath(value: string): string {
+	if (value === "~") return homedir();
+	if (value.startsWith("~/")) return resolve(homedir(), value.slice(2));
+	return value;
+}
+
+function resolveFeynmanAgentDir(): string {
+	const configured = process.env.PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR ?? process.env.FEYNMAN_CODING_AGENT_DIR;
+	if (configured?.trim()) {
+		return resolve(expandHomePath(configured.trim()));
+	}
+	return resolve(homedir(), ".feynman", "agent");
+}
+
+function formatModelSpec(model: { provider: string; id: string }): string {
+	return `${model.provider}/${model.id}`;
+}
+
+function detectEol(text: string): string {
+	return text.includes("\r\n") ? "\r\n" : "\n";
+}
+
+function normalizeLineEndings(text: string): string {
+	return text.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+}
+
+function parseFrontmatterDocument(text: string): FrontmatterDocument | null {
+	const normalized = normalizeLineEndings(text);
+	const match = normalized.match(FRONTMATTER_PATTERN);
+	if (!match) return null;
+
+	return {
+		lines: match[1].split("\n"),
+		body: match[2] ?? "",
+		eol: detectEol(text),
+		trailingNewline: normalized.endsWith("\n"),
+	};
+}
+
+function serializeFrontmatterDocument(document: FrontmatterDocument): string {
+	const normalized = `---\n${document.lines.join("\n")}\n---\n${document.body}`;
+	const withTrailingNewline =
+		document.trailingNewline && !normalized.endsWith("\n") ? `${normalized}\n` : normalized;
+	return document.eol === "\n" ? withTrailingNewline : withTrailingNewline.replace(/\n/g, "\r\n");
+}
+
+function parseFrontmatterKey(line: string): string | undefined {
+	const match = line.match(/^\s*([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\s*:/);
+	return match?.[1]?.toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function getFrontmatterValue(lines: string[], key: string): string | undefined {
+	const normalizedKey = key.toLowerCase();
+	for (const line of lines) {
+		const parsedKey = parseFrontmatterKey(line);
+		if (parsedKey !== normalizedKey) continue;
+		const separatorIndex = line.indexOf(":");
+		if (separatorIndex === -1) return undefined;
+		const value = line.slice(separatorIndex + 1).trim();
+		return value.length > 0 ? value : undefined;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+function upsertFrontmatterValue(lines: string[], key: string, value: string): string[] {
+	const normalizedKey = key.toLowerCase();
+	const nextLines = [...lines];
+	const existingIndex = nextLines.findIndex((line) => parseFrontmatterKey(line) === normalizedKey);
+	const serialized = `${key}: ${value}`;
+
+	if (existingIndex !== -1) {
+		nextLines[existingIndex] = serialized;
+		return nextLines;
+	}
+
+	const descriptionIndex = nextLines.findIndex((line) => parseFrontmatterKey(line) === "description");
+	const nameIndex = nextLines.findIndex((line) => parseFrontmatterKey(line) === "name");
+	const insertIndex = descriptionIndex !== -1 ? descriptionIndex + 1 : nameIndex !== -1 ? nameIndex + 1 : nextLines.length;
+	nextLines.splice(insertIndex, 0, serialized);
+	return nextLines;
+}
+
+function removeFrontmatterKey(lines: string[], key: string): string[] {
+	const normalizedKey = key.toLowerCase();
+	return lines.filter((line) => parseFrontmatterKey(line) !== normalizedKey);
+}
+
+function normalizeAgentName(name: string): string {
+	return name.trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function getAgentsDir(agentDir: string): string {
+	return join(agentDir, "agents");
+}
+
+function listAgentFiles(agentsDir: string): string[] {
+	if (!existsSync(agentsDir)) return [];
+
+	return readdirSync(agentsDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+		.filter((entry: Dirent) => (entry.isFile() || entry.isSymbolicLink()) && entry.name.endsWith(".md"))
+		.filter((entry) => !entry.name.endsWith(".chain.md"))
+		.map((entry) => join(agentsDir, entry.name));
+}
+
+function readAgentConfig(filePath: string): SubagentModelConfig {
+	const content = readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+	const parsed = parseFrontmatterDocument(content);
+	const fallbackName = basename(filePath, ".md");
+	if (!parsed) return { agent: fallbackName, filePath };
+
+	return {
+		agent: getFrontmatterValue(parsed.lines, "name") ?? fallbackName,
+		model: getFrontmatterValue(parsed.lines, "model"),
+		filePath,
+	};
+}
+
+function listSubagentModelConfigs(agentDir: string): SubagentModelConfig[] {
+	return listAgentFiles(getAgentsDir(agentDir))
+		.map((filePath) => readAgentConfig(filePath))
+		.sort((left, right) => left.agent.localeCompare(right.agent));
+}
+
+function findAgentConfig(configs: SubagentModelConfig[], agentName: string): SubagentModelConfig | undefined {
+	const normalized = normalizeAgentName(agentName);
+	return (
+		configs.find((config) => normalizeAgentName(config.agent) === normalized) ??
+		configs.find((config) => normalizeAgentName(basename(config.filePath, ".md")) === normalized)
+	);
+}
+
+function getAgentConfigOrThrow(agentDir: string, agentName: string): SubagentModelConfig {
+	const configs = listSubagentModelConfigs(agentDir);
+	const target = findAgentConfig(configs, agentName);
+	if (target) return target;
+
+	if (configs.length === 0) {
+		throw new Error(`No subagent definitions found in ${getAgentsDir(agentDir)}.`);
+	}
+
+	const availableAgents = configs.map((config) => config.agent).join(", ");
+	throw new Error(`Unknown subagent: ${agentName}. Available agents: ${availableAgents}`);
+}
+
+function setSubagentModel(agentDir: string, agentName: string, modelSpec: string): void {
+	const normalizedModelSpec = modelSpec.trim();
+	if (!normalizedModelSpec) throw new Error("Model spec cannot be empty.");
+
+	const target = getAgentConfigOrThrow(agentDir, agentName);
+	const content = readFileSync(target.filePath, "utf8");
+	const parsed = parseFrontmatterDocument(content);
+
+	if (!parsed) {
+		const eol = detectEol(content);
+		const injected = `---${eol}name: ${target.agent}${eol}model: ${normalizedModelSpec}${eol}---${eol}${content}`;
+		writeFileSync(target.filePath, injected, "utf8");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const nextLines = upsertFrontmatterValue(parsed.lines, "model", normalizedModelSpec);
+	if (nextLines.join("\n") !== parsed.lines.join("\n")) {
+		writeFileSync(target.filePath, serializeFrontmatterDocument({ ...parsed, lines: nextLines }), "utf8");
+	}
+}
+
+function unsetSubagentModel(agentDir: string, agentName: string): void {
+	const target = getAgentConfigOrThrow(agentDir, agentName);
+	const content = readFileSync(target.filePath, "utf8");
+	const parsed = parseFrontmatterDocument(content);
+	if (!parsed) return;
+
+	const nextLines = removeFrontmatterKey(parsed.lines, "model");
+	if (nextLines.join("\n") !== parsed.lines.join("\n")) {
+		writeFileSync(target.filePath, serializeFrontmatterDocument({ ...parsed, lines: nextLines }), "utf8");
+	}
+}
+
+async function selectOption<T>(
+	ctx: CommandContext,
+	title: string,
+	options: SelectOption<T>[],
+): Promise<T | undefined> {
+	const selected = await ctx.ui.select(
+		title,
+		options.map((option) => option.label),
+	);
+	if (!selected) return undefined;
+	return options.find((option) => option.label === selected)?.value;
+}
+
+export function registerFeynmanModelCommand(pi: ExtensionAPI): void {
+	pi.registerCommand("feynman-model", {
+		description: "Open Feynman model menu (main + per-subagent overrides).",
+		handler: async (_args, ctx) => {
+			if (!ctx.hasUI) {
+				ctx.ui.notify("feynman-model requires interactive mode.", "error");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			try {
+				ctx.modelRegistry.refresh();
+				const availableModels = [...ctx.modelRegistry.getAvailable()].sort((left, right) =>
+					formatModelSpec(left).localeCompare(formatModelSpec(right)),
+				);
+				if (availableModels.length === 0) {
+					ctx.ui.notify("No models available.", "error");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const agentDir = resolveFeynmanAgentDir();
+				const subagentConfigs = listSubagentModelConfigs(agentDir);
+				const currentMain = ctx.model ? formatModelSpec(ctx.model) : "(none)";
+
+				const targetOptions: SelectOption<TargetChoice>[] = [
+					{ label: `main (default): ${currentMain}`, value: { type: "main" } },
+					...subagentConfigs.map((config) => ({
+						label: `${config.agent}: ${config.model ?? "default"}`,
+						value: { type: "subagent" as const, agent: config.agent, model: config.model },
+					})),
+				];
+
+				const target = await selectOption(ctx, "Choose target", targetOptions);
+				if (!target) return;
+
+				if (target.type === "main") {
+					const selectedModel = await selectOption(
+						ctx,
+						"Select main model",
+						availableModels.map((model) => {
+							const spec = formatModelSpec(model);
+							const suffix = spec === currentMain ? " (current)" : "";
+							return { label: `${spec}${suffix}`, value: model };
+						}),
+					);
+					if (!selectedModel) return;
+
+					const success = await pi.setModel(selectedModel);
+					if (!success) {
+						ctx.ui.notify(`No API key found for ${selectedModel.provider}.`, "error");
+						return;
+					}
+					ctx.ui.notify(`Main model set to ${formatModelSpec(selectedModel)}.`, "info");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const selectedSubagentModel = await selectOption(
+					ctx,
+					`Select model for ${target.agent}`,
+					[
+						{
+							label: target.model ? "(inherit main default)" : "(inherit main default) (current)",
+							value: INHERIT_MAIN,
+						},
+						...availableModels.map((model) => {
+							const spec = formatModelSpec(model);
+							const suffix = spec === target.model ? " (current)" : "";
+							return { label: `${spec}${suffix}`, value: spec };
+						}),
+					],
+				);
+				if (!selectedSubagentModel) return;
+
+				if (selectedSubagentModel === INHERIT_MAIN) {
+					unsetSubagentModel(agentDir, target.agent);
+					ctx.ui.notify(`${target.agent} now inherits the main model.`, "info");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				setSubagentModel(agentDir, target.agent, selectedSubagentModel);
+				ctx.ui.notify(`${target.agent} model set to ${selectedSubagentModel}.`, "info");
+			} catch (error) {
+				ctx.ui.notify(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error), "error");
+			}
+		},
+	});
+}

metadata/commands.mjs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function readPromptSpecs(appRoot) {
 
 export const extensionCommandSpecs = [
 	{ name: "help", args: "", section: "Project & Session", description: "Show grouped Feynman commands and prefill the editor with a selected command.", publicDocs: true },
+	{ name: "feynman-model", args: "", section: "Project & Session", description: "Open Feynman model menu (main + per-subagent overrides).", publicDocs: true },
 	{ name: "init", args: "", section: "Project & Session", description: "Bootstrap AGENTS.md and session-log folders for a research project.", publicDocs: true },
 	{ name: "outputs", args: "", section: "Project & Session", description: "Browse all research artifacts (papers, outputs, experiments, notes).", publicDocs: true },
 ];

package-lock.json

@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
     "": {
       "name": "@companion-ai/feynman",
       "version": "0.2.16",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@companion-ai/alpha-hub": "^0.1.2",
-        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.62.0",
+        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.64.0",
-        "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "^0.62.0",
+        "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "^0.64.0",
         "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.34.48",
         "dotenv": "^17.3.1"
       },
@@ -1468,21 +1469,21 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": {
-      "version": "0.62.0",
+      "version": "0.64.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-agent-core/-/pi-agent-core-0.62.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-agent-core/-/pi-agent-core-0.64.0.tgz",
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+      "integrity": "sha512-IN/sIxWOD0v1OFVXHB605SGiZhO5XdEWG5dO8EAV08n3jz/p12o4OuYGvhGXmHhU28WXa/FGWC+FO5xiIih8Uw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.62.0"
+        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.64.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mariozechner/pi-ai": {
-      "version": "0.62.0",
+      "version": "0.64.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-ai/-/pi-ai-0.62.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-ai/-/pi-ai-0.64.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-mJgryZ5RgBQG++tiETMtCQQJoH2MAhKetCfqI98NMvGydu7L9x2qC2JekQlRaAgIlTgv4MRH1UXHMEs4UweE/Q==",
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       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.73.0",
@@ -1507,16 +1508,17 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": {
-      "version": "0.62.0",
+      "version": "0.64.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent/-/pi-coding-agent-0.62.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent/-/pi-coding-agent-0.64.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f1NnExqsHuA6w8UVlBtPsvTBhdkMc0h1JD9SzGCdWTLou5GHJr2JIP6DlwV9IKWAnM+sAelaoFez+14wLP2zOQ==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q4tcqSqFGQtOgCtRyIp1D80Nv2if13Q2pfbnrOlaT/mix90mLcZGML9jKVnT1jGSy5GMYudU1HsS7cx53kxb0g==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mariozechner/jiti": "^2.6.2",
-        "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": "^0.62.0",
+        "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": "^0.64.0",
-        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.62.0",
+        "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.64.0",
-        "@mariozechner/pi-tui": "^0.62.0",
+        "@mariozechner/pi-tui": "^0.64.0",
         "@silvia-odwyer/photon-node": "^0.3.4",
+        "ajv": "^8.17.1",
         "chalk": "^5.5.0",
         "cli-highlight": "^2.1.11",
         "diff": "^8.0.2",
@@ -1543,9 +1545,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mariozechner/pi-tui": {
-      "version": "0.62.0",
+      "version": "0.64.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-tui/-/pi-tui-0.62.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mariozechner/pi-tui/-/pi-tui-0.64.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/At11PPe8l319MnUoK4wN5L/uVCU6bDdiIUzH8Ez0stOkjSF6isRXScZ+RMM+6iCKsD4muBTX8Cmcif+3/UWHA==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W1qLry9MAuN/V3YJmMv/BJa0VaYv721NkXPg/DGItdqWxuDc+1VdNbyAnRwxblNkIpXVUWL26x64BlyFXpxmkg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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package.json

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@companion-ai/alpha-hub": "^0.1.2",
-    "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.62.0",
+    "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "^0.64.0",
-    "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "^0.62.0",
+    "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "^0.64.0",
     "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.34.48",
     "dotenv": "^17.3.1"
   },

src/cli.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { ensureFeynmanHome, getDefaultSessionDir, getFeynmanAgentDir, getFeynman
 import { launchPiChat } from "./pi/launch.js";
 import { CORE_PACKAGE_SOURCES, getOptionalPackagePresetSources, listOptionalPackagePresets } from "./pi/package-presets.js";
 import { normalizeFeynmanSettings, normalizeThinkingLevel, parseModelSpec } from "./pi/settings.js";
+import { applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv } from "./pi/runtime.js";
 import {
 	authenticateModelProvider,
 	getCurrentModelSpec,
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ async function handleModelCommand(subcommand: string | undefined, args: string[]
 }
 
 async function handleUpdateCommand(workingDir: string, feynmanAgentDir: string, source?: string): Promise<void> {
+	applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv(feynmanAgentDir);
 	const settingsManager = SettingsManager.create(workingDir, feynmanAgentDir);
 	const packageManager = new DefaultPackageManager({
 		cwd: workingDir,
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ async function handleUpdateCommand(workingDir: string, feynmanAgentDir: string,
 }
 
 async function handlePackagesCommand(subcommand: string | undefined, args: string[], workingDir: string, feynmanAgentDir: string): Promise<void> {
+	applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv(feynmanAgentDir);
 	const settingsManager = SettingsManager.create(workingDir, feynmanAgentDir);
 	const configuredSources = new Set(
 		settingsManager

src/model/registry.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ export function getModelsJsonPath(authPath: string): string {
 }
 
 export function createModelRegistry(authPath: string): ModelRegistry {
-	return new ModelRegistry(AuthStorage.create(authPath), getModelsJsonPath(authPath));
+	return ModelRegistry.create(AuthStorage.create(authPath), getModelsJsonPath(authPath));
 }
-

src/pi/runtime.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ export type PiRuntimeOptions = {
 	initialPrompt?: string;
 };
 
+export function getFeynmanNpmPrefixPath(feynmanAgentDir: string): string {
+	return resolve(dirname(feynmanAgentDir), "npm-global");
+}
+
+export function applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv(feynmanAgentDir: string): string {
+	const feynmanNpmPrefixPath = getFeynmanNpmPrefixPath(feynmanAgentDir);
+	process.env.FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX = feynmanNpmPrefixPath;
+	process.env.NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX = feynmanNpmPrefixPath;
+	process.env.npm_config_prefix = feynmanNpmPrefixPath;
+	return feynmanNpmPrefixPath;
+}
+
 export function resolvePiPaths(appRoot: string) {
 	return {
 		piPackageRoot: resolve(appRoot, "node_modules", "@mariozechner", "pi-coding-agent"),
@@ -83,8 +95,7 @@ export function buildPiArgs(options: PiRuntimeOptions): string[] {
 
 export function buildPiEnv(options: PiRuntimeOptions): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
 	const paths = resolvePiPaths(options.appRoot);
-	const feynmanHome = dirname(options.feynmanAgentDir);
+	const feynmanNpmPrefixPath = getFeynmanNpmPrefixPath(options.feynmanAgentDir);
-	const feynmanNpmPrefixPath = resolve(feynmanHome, "npm-global");
 	const feynmanNpmBinPath = resolve(feynmanNpmPrefixPath, "bin");
 
 	const currentPath = process.env.PATH ?? "";

tests/pi-runtime.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import test from "node:test";
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 
-import { buildPiArgs, buildPiEnv, resolvePiPaths } from "../src/pi/runtime.js";
+import { applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv, buildPiArgs, buildPiEnv, resolvePiPaths } from "../src/pi/runtime.js";
 
 test("buildPiArgs includes configured runtime paths and prompt", () => {
 	const args = buildPiArgs({
@@ -70,6 +70,37 @@ test("buildPiEnv wires Feynman paths into the Pi environment", () => {
 	}
 });
 
+test("applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv pins npm globals to the Feynman prefix", () => {
+	const previousFeynmanPrefix = process.env.FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX;
+	const previousUppercasePrefix = process.env.NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX;
+	const previousLowercasePrefix = process.env.npm_config_prefix;
+
+	try {
+		const prefix = applyFeynmanPackageManagerEnv("/home/.feynman/agent");
+
+		assert.equal(prefix, "/home/.feynman/npm-global");
+		assert.equal(process.env.FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX, "/home/.feynman/npm-global");
+		assert.equal(process.env.NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX, "/home/.feynman/npm-global");
+		assert.equal(process.env.npm_config_prefix, "/home/.feynman/npm-global");
+	} finally {
+		if (previousFeynmanPrefix === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX;
+		} else {
+			process.env.FEYNMAN_NPM_PREFIX = previousFeynmanPrefix;
+		}
+		if (previousUppercasePrefix === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX;
+		} else {
+			process.env.NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX = previousUppercasePrefix;
+		}
+		if (previousLowercasePrefix === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.npm_config_prefix;
+		} else {
+			process.env.npm_config_prefix = previousLowercasePrefix;
+		}
+	}
+});
+
 test("resolvePiPaths includes the Promise.withResolvers polyfill path", () => {
 	const paths = resolvePiPaths("/repo/feynman");