openclaw/docs/pi-dev.md

title, summary, read_when

title	summary	read_when
Pi Development Workflow	Developer workflow for Pi integration: build, test, and live validation	Working on Pi integration code or tests Running Pi-specific lint, typecheck, and live test flows

Pi Development Workflow

This guide summarizes a sane workflow for working on the pi integration in OpenClaw.

Type Checking and Linting

• Default local gate: pnpm check
• Build gate: pnpm build when the change can affect build output, packaging, or lazy-loading/module boundaries
• Full landing gate for Pi-heavy changes: pnpm check && pnpm test

Running Pi Tests

Run the Pi-focused test set directly with Vitest:

pnpm test \
  "src/agents/pi-*.test.ts" \
  "src/agents/pi-embedded-*.test.ts" \
  "src/agents/pi-tools*.test.ts" \
  "src/agents/pi-settings.test.ts" \
  "src/agents/pi-tool-definition-adapter*.test.ts" \
  "src/agents/pi-hooks/**/*.test.ts"

To include the live provider exercise:

OPENCLAW_LIVE_TEST=1 pnpm test src/agents/pi-embedded-runner-extraparams.live.test.ts

This covers the main Pi unit suites:

• src/agents/pi-*.test.ts
• src/agents/pi-embedded-*.test.ts
• src/agents/pi-tools*.test.ts
• src/agents/pi-settings.test.ts
• src/agents/pi-tool-definition-adapter.test.ts
• src/agents/pi-hooks/*.test.ts

Manual Testing

Recommended flow:

• Run the gateway in dev mode:
  • pnpm gateway:dev
• Trigger the agent directly:
  • pnpm openclaw agent --message "Hello" --thinking low
• Use the TUI for interactive debugging:
  • pnpm tui

For tool call behavior, prompt for a read or exec action so you can see tool streaming and payload handling.

Clean Slate Reset

State lives under the OpenClaw state directory. Default is ~/.openclaw. If OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR is set, use that directory instead.

To reset everything:

• openclaw.json for config
• agents/<agentId>/agent/auth-profiles.json for model auth profiles (API keys + OAuth)
• credentials/ for provider/channel state that still lives outside the auth profile store
• agents/<agentId>/sessions/ for agent session history
• agents/<agentId>/sessions/sessions.json for the session index
• sessions/ if legacy paths exist
• workspace/ if you want a blank workspace

If you only want to reset sessions, delete agents/<agentId>/sessions/ for that agent. If you want to keep auth, leave agents/<agentId>/agent/auth-profiles.json and any provider state under credentials/ in place.

References

• Testing
• Getting Started