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Opinionated and Easy Pi.dev Configuration

Mario Zechner, creator of Pi, criticized the complexity of configuring Pi.dev, leading to the launch of LazyPi, a one-command setup that installs 60+ skills, 67 themes, MCP support, sub-agents, and more. LazyPi aims to provide an immediate, curated experience without the research and configuration tax.

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Opinionated and Easy Pi.dev Configuration
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...entirely ** opposite** of what i want Pi to be.

— Mario Zechner, creator of Pi

Pi coding agent · instant setup

One command. Everything configured. Nothing to research.

One command installs 60+ community skills, 67 themes, MCP support, sub-agent support, Claude Code CLI provider support, memory, and more. You're left with a curated starting point that gets you an exciting, useful experience immediately, without the research and configuration tax.

Every package hand-picked from the Pi community.

What you get

Pi's minimalism is a strength. LazyPi builds on it — adding the skills, themes, and tools the community has rallied around.

Feature Pi (vanilla) Pi + LazyPi
Skills 0 60+
Themes 2 67
MCP server integration
Sub-agents
Persistent memory
Claude Code CLI provider
Cost / usage tracking
Todo tracking
Autoresearch
Planning mode
Official Compound Engineering

The catalog

Every package is hand-picked. Install all of them or use the interactive picker to choose exactly what you want.

Get started

LazyPi installs Pi if you don't have it, then sets everything up. Re-run anytime — it skips what's already installed.

Installed? Start with First Steps to launch Pi, authenticate, and try a few high-value commands.

Pi is a product of Earendil / Mario Zechner.

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