fix(windows): detect pi bundled cli by akbash-bot · Pull Request #3207 · herdrdev/herdr

akbash-bot · 2026-08-24T20:49:27Z

Issue

After updating to Pi 0.84.3 on Windows, Pi opens normally but its pane does not appear in Agents. Its lifecycle reports are accepted, but the pane remains unknown.

Problem

Pi 0.84.3 starts through dist/bundle/cli.js. Herdr recognized the older dist/cli.js entry only, so it treated the final Node process as unrecognized.

How did we fix it?

Herdr now recognizes the exact bundled CLI path inside the official Pi package. The existing CLI path still works. Other package scripts, generic bundle paths, wrong extensions, and paths with trailing components remain unrecognized.

Verification

The captured bundled path returned no agent before the change and returns Pi afterward. All 26 focused process-identification tests pass. All PR checks pass on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Local just check passed formatting, Clippy, and 3517 of 3518 tests; the unrelated live-handoff PID-discovery test still fails even though its log shows the replacement server started.

refs #3186
refs #3205

refs herdrdev#3205

coderabbitai · 2026-08-24T20:49:34Z

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The process detector now matches bundled and non-bundled Pi CLI paths case-insensitively. Qwen and Mastracode path matching remains supported. Tests cover bundled Pi detection, Mastracode detection, and rejection of invalid Pi package scripts.

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This change adds recognition for Pi’s bundled Windows CLI while preserving the existing path restrictions and rejection behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: detecting the bundled Pi CLI on Windows.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the Windows detection issue, the bundled CLI path fix, retained support, validation, and the unrelated test failure.
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MatthewMWR · 2026-08-30T01:25:07Z

Bumping this thread as a +1. I am really looking forward to this fix. Thank you.

micro-kid · 2026-08-30T07:50:32Z

Bumping this thread as a +1. I am really looking forward to this fix. Thank you.

Mihaiii · 2026-08-31T09:26:33Z

Bumping this thread as a +1. I am really looking forward to this fix. Thank you.

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src/detect/mod.rs (1)
628-631: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Match both Pi layouts with raw path components.

components is built with normalized_agent_lookup_name, which removes .exe, .bat, .cmd, .ps1, and .js before the existing Pi window match. As a result, .../pi-coding-agent/dist/cli.exe and .../pi-coding-agent/dist/cli.js/other.js are still identified as Pi. This violates the contract that incorrect extensions and trailing components remain unrecognized. Match the raw dist/cli.js suffix, as the bundled branch does, and add both cases to identify_agent_in_job_ignores_non_cli_pi_package_scripts.
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In `@src/detect/mod.rs` around lines 628 - 631, Update the Pi detection path
around components and identify_agent_in_job_ignores_non_cli_pi_package_scripts
to preserve raw path components for the existing Pi window match, and match the
literal dist/cli.js suffix rather than normalized names. Ensure dist/cli.exe and
paths extending beyond dist/cli.js remain unrecognized, while both valid Pi
layouts are covered by the test.

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In `@src/detect/mod.rs`:
- Around line 628-631: Update the Pi detection path around components and
identify_agent_in_job_ignores_non_cli_pi_package_scripts to preserve raw path
components for the existing Pi window match, and match the literal dist/cli.js
suffix rather than normalized names. Ensure dist/cli.exe and paths extending
beyond dist/cli.js remain unrecognized, while both valid Pi layouts are covered
by the test.

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Pimpmuckl

Looks good overall. I reproduced the issue locally with Pi 0.84.4, and local review found no other problems.

Please address the CodeRabbit quick win before merge: match both supported Pi paths as exact raw suffixes (dist/cli.js and dist/bundle/cli.js), then add negative cases for dist/cli.exe and dist/cli.js/other.js.

The false positive is pre-existing, but this PR already changes the matcher and promises those invalid paths stay unrecognized, so it is cleaner to close it here. Push the update and I’ll recheck the new head.

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TomSpoct · 2026-08-31T13:31:36Z

Independent confirmation from a Windows 11 machine (pi installed via npm, herdr 0.8.2-preview) — this fix is badly needed:

Reproduction (verified today):

npm-installed pi runs node ...npm\node_modules\@earendil-works\pi-coding-agent\dist\bundle\cli.js -r directly under the pane's powershell shell
herdr pane process-info during an active pi session reports only powershell.exe in foreground_processes — the node.exe child never resolves to pi, so process detection falls back to the shell and pane agent_status stays unknown indefinitely
Downstream effect on Windows: the pi integration hook (v8) does send pane.report_agent / pane.report_agent_session over the socket and the server accepts them, but the reports stay suppressed because hook authority requires the detector to confirm the agent (detected_agent == pi). So even users with the integration get no agent recognition at all.

Workaround that confirms the diagnosis: launching pi so the process tree contains cmd.exe /c ...\npm\pi.cmd gets matched by the cmd unwrapping path — the pane is instantly recognized as a pi agent, hook reports are honored, and working/idle states flow through (screen_detection_skipped: true). The path matcher is the single broken link.

This is a +1 from an actively blocked Windows user — hoping this can be merged. Thanks!

refs herdrdev#3205

fix(windows): detect pi bundled cli

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refs herdrdev#3205

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MatthewMWR mentioned this pull request Aug 24, 2026

Windows: Pi launched after chained update commands is absent from Agents #3205

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VernonGriesel1163260 mentioned this pull request Aug 26, 2026

pi agent detection lost after pi 0.84.3 update on Windows — pane stays unknown, fresh pi panes never register #3186

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This was referenced Aug 27, 2026

pi detection misses dist/bundle/cli.js (pi package moved its bin entry) #3312

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Windows: Pi integration reports accepted but ignored in Agents panel #3341

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Pimpmuckl self-requested a review August 31, 2026 11:34

Merge branch 'master' into akbash/3205-pi-bundled-cli

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Pimpmuckl added 2 commits August 31, 2026 15:57

Merge branch 'master' into akbash/3205-pi-bundled-cli

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fix(windows): match exact pi cli paths

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refs herdrdev#3205

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