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I have the same question as you, but I want to add that I used OpenCode for general tasks like writing, organization and such but with a context of .md files an

by amunozo 8mo ago

I have the same question as you, but I want to add that I used OpenCode for general tasks like writing, organization and such but with a context of .md files and it works wonders. And like you, I am considering trying a better suited harness for this task.

solarkraft 8mo ago
What issues are you facing with OpenCode? I looked a bit into the reasoning for Pi’s design (https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/#toc_13 https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/#to...) and, while it does seem to do a lot of things very well around extensibility, I do miss support for permissions, MCP and perhaps Todos and a server mode. OpenCode seems a lot more complete in that regard, but I can well imagine that people have adapted Pi for these use cases (OpenClaw seems to have all of these). So it’s definitely not out of the race yet, but I still appreciate OpenCodes relative seeming completeness in comparison.
- miroljub 8mo ago
  > while it does seem to do a lot of things very well around extensibility, https://pi.dev/packages https://pi.dev/packages > I do miss support for permissions, As soon as your agent can write and execute code, your permissions are just a security theater. If you care, just do proper sandboxing. If not, there are extensions for that. > MCP Again, Pi is extensible. pi install pi-mcp-adapter Now, you can connect to any mcp. > and perhaps Todos At least 10 different todo extensions. Pick which one you like. If you don't like any of them, ask Pi to write one for you. > and a server mode. Pi has rpc mode, which is a kind of server. If that's not enough, you could extend it. > OpenCode seems a lot more complete in that regard, Yes, but good luck working with Opencode if you don't like their plan-mode. Or todo support. And MCP. You pay their cost in complexity and tokens even if you don't use them or you don't like how they work. > but I can well imagine that people have adapted Pi for these use cases (OpenClaw seems to have all of these). So it’s definitely not out of the race yet, but I still appreciate OpenCodes relative seeming completeness in comparison. There's also an oh-my-pi fork if you want an out-of-the-box experience. Still, in my experience, nothing beats Pi in terms of customizability. It's the first piece of software that I can easily make completely to my liking. And I say that as a decade old Emacs user.
- amunozo 8mo ago
  To be honest, none for what I am using for (organizing documents, cross-referencing information, writing summaries of documents). Howeverm it feels wrong using OpenCode for this. I somehow think there must be a better way of doing this.

by amunozo 8mo ago

solarkraft 8mo ago

What issues are you facing with OpenCode? I looked a bit into the reasoning for Pi’s design (https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/#toc_13 https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-30-pi-coding-agent/#to...) and, while it does seem to do a lot of things very well around extensibility, I do miss support for permissions, MCP and perhaps Todos and a server mode. OpenCode seems a lot more complete in that regard, but I can well imagine that people have adapted Pi for these use cases (OpenClaw seems to have all of these). So it’s definitely not out of the race yet, but I still appreciate OpenCodes relative seeming completeness in comparison.

miroljub 8mo ago
> while it does seem to do a lot of things very well around extensibility, https://pi.dev/packages https://pi.dev/packages > I do miss support for permissions, As soon as your agent can write and execute code, your permissions are just a security theater. If you care, just do proper sandboxing. If not, there are extensions for that. > MCP Again, Pi is extensible. pi install pi-mcp-adapter Now, you can connect to any mcp. > and perhaps Todos At least 10 different todo extensions. Pick which one you like. If you don't like any of them, ask Pi to write one for you. > and a server mode. Pi has rpc mode, which is a kind of server. If that's not enough, you could extend it. > OpenCode seems a lot more complete in that regard, Yes, but good luck working with Opencode if you don't like their plan-mode. Or todo support. And MCP. You pay their cost in complexity and tokens even if you don't use them or you don't like how they work. > but I can well imagine that people have adapted Pi for these use cases (OpenClaw seems to have all of these). So it’s definitely not out of the race yet, but I still appreciate OpenCodes relative seeming completeness in comparison. There's also an oh-my-pi fork if you want an out-of-the-box experience. Still, in my experience, nothing beats Pi in terms of customizability. It's the first piece of software that I can easily make completely to my liking. And I say that as a decade old Emacs user.
amunozo 8mo ago
To be honest, none for what I am using for (organizing documents, cross-referencing information, writing summaries of documents). Howeverm it feels wrong using OpenCode for this. I somehow think there must be a better way of doing this.