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Prevent Pi installer from deleting user skills
DivyamTalwar Sep 21, 2026
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Require local proof before removing legacy Pi skills
DivyamTalwar Sep 21, 2026
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97 changes: 90 additions & 7 deletions src/cli/install-pi.ts
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import { existsSync, writeFileSync, rmSync, readFileSync, copyFileSync } from "node:fs";
import {
copyFileSync,
existsSync,
lstatSync,
readFileSync,
readdirSync,
rmSync,
rmdirSync,
unlinkSync,
writeFileSync,
} from "node:fs";
import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { HOME, pkgRoot, ensureDir, syncDir, reportPruned, writeVersionStamp, log } from "./util.js";
import { HOME, pkgRoot, ensureDir, syncDir, reportPruned, writeVersionStamp, log, warn } from "./util.js";
import { getVersion } from "./version.js";
import {
upsertMarkedBlock,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -38,13 +49,88 @@ const LEGACY_SKILL_DIR = join(PI_AGENT_DIR, "skills", "hivemind-memory");
const EXTENSIONS_DIR = join(PI_AGENT_DIR, "extensions");
const EXTENSION_PATH = join(EXTENSIONS_DIR, "hivemind.ts");
const VERSION_DIR = join(PI_AGENT_DIR, ".hivemind");
const LEGACY_SKILL_PATH = join(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR, "SKILL.md");
// Exact SHA-256 digests of the two SKILL.md bodies the historical Pi
// installer shipped (3b7d8a01 and 5ba761c0). The Pi-wide version stamp is
// not provenance for this particular path.
const LEGACY_SKILL_DIGESTS = new Set([
"124e4881db8e8c7e78073c69fb7cde6969990792f20f436ee13eb6ef54fa8282",
"a3b8ffe6769096ff2cfc3d89049e66cd948de80ba2b2f0ba57da268ec6b3b5c2",
]);
// Worker bundles the extension spawns (wiki-worker shells `pi --print` for
// the AI summary; skillify / autopull / skillopt / notifications workers are
// the shared modules pi cannot import as raw .ts). CC/codex/cursor/hermes
// ship these inside their per-agent bundles; pi has no per-agent bundle so
// they are installed as a sibling dir of the extension.
const WIKI_WORKER_DIR = join(PI_AGENT_DIR, "hivemind");

type LegacySkillInspection =
| { state: "absent" }
| { state: "generated" }
| { state: "preserve"; reason: string };

function inspectLegacySkill(): LegacySkillInspection {
let dirStat;
try {
dirStat = lstatSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR);
} catch (error) {
if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") return { state: "absent" };
return { state: "preserve", reason: "the path could not be inspected" };
}

if (dirStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
return { state: "preserve", reason: "the path is a symlink" };
}
if (!dirStat.isDirectory()) {
return { state: "preserve", reason: "the path is not a directory" };
}

let entries;
try {
entries = readdirSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR, { withFileTypes: true });
} catch {
return { state: "preserve", reason: "the directory could not be inspected" };
}
if (entries.length !== 1 || entries[0].name !== "SKILL.md" || !entries[0].isFile()) {
return { state: "preserve", reason: "the directory has unverified contents" };
}

try {
const digest = createHash("sha256").update(readFileSync(LEGACY_SKILL_PATH)).digest("hex");
return LEGACY_SKILL_DIGESTS.has(digest)
? { state: "generated" }
: { state: "preserve", reason: "SKILL.md does not match a shipped legacy artifact" };
} catch {
return { state: "preserve", reason: "SKILL.md could not be inspected" };
}
}

function removeGeneratedLegacySkill(): boolean {
const inspection = inspectLegacySkill();
if (inspection.state === "absent") return false;
if (inspection.state === "preserve") {
warn(
` pi preserving legacy skill at ${LEGACY_SKILL_DIR}: ${inspection.reason}; ` +
"remove it manually if it is obsolete",
);
return false;
}

try {
// Avoid recursive deletion: the verified historical directory contained
// only this file, and rmdir will refuse to remove a now-nonempty directory.
unlinkSync(LEGACY_SKILL_PATH);
rmdirSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR);
return true;
} catch {
warn(
` pi legacy skill cleanup stopped at ${LEGACY_SKILL_DIR}; ` +
"inspect the path and remove it manually if it is obsolete",
);
return false;
}
}

const HIVEMIND_BLOCK_BODY = `${HIVEMIND_BLOCK_START}
## Hivemind Memory

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// Clean up any per-agent SKILL.md left by an older installer — pi reads
// skills from both ~/.pi/agent/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so a local
// drop collides with the codex installer's shared agentskills.io symlink.
if (existsSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR)) {
rmSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
removeGeneratedLegacySkill();

// 1. AGENTS.md hivemind block (idempotent upsert). Pi auto-loads this every turn.
const prior = existsSync(AGENTS_MD) ? readFileSync(AGENTS_MD, "utf-8") : null;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -114,8 +198,7 @@ export function installPi(): void {
}

export function uninstallPi(): void {
if (existsSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR)) {
rmSync(LEGACY_SKILL_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
if (removeGeneratedLegacySkill()) {
log(` pi removed ${LEGACY_SKILL_DIR}`);
}
if (existsSync(EXTENSION_PATH)) {
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133 changes: 124 additions & 9 deletions tests/cli/cli-install-pi-fs.test.ts
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import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
import { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, symlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { setFakeHome, clearFakeHome } from "../shared/fake-home.js";
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const BEGIN = "<!-- BEGIN hivemind-memory -->";
const END = "<!-- END hivemind-memory -->";

// Exact bytes written by the two Pi installer revisions that shipped a
// per-agent skill (3b7d8a01 and 5ba761c0). These fixtures protect the legacy
// migration without treating the shared Pi version stamp as skill ownership.
const LEGACY_SKILL_V2 = `---
name: hivemind-memory
description: Global team and org memory powered by Activeloop. Always check both local context AND Hivemind memory when recalling information.
---

# Hivemind Memory

You have persistent memory at \`~/.deeplake/memory/\` — global memory shared across all sessions, users, and agents in the org.

## Memory Structure

\`\`\`
~/.deeplake/memory/
├── index.md ← START HERE — table of all sessions
├── summaries/
│ ├── session-abc.md ← AI-generated wiki summary
│ └── session-xyz.md
└── sessions/
└── username/
├── user_org_ws_slug1.jsonl ← raw session data
└── user_org_ws_slug2.jsonl
\`\`\`

## How to Search

1. **First**: Read \`~/.deeplake/memory/index.md\` — quick scan of all sessions with dates, projects, descriptions
2. **If you need details**: Read the specific summary at \`~/.deeplake/memory/summaries/<session>.md\`
3. **If you need raw data**: Read the session JSONL at \`~/.deeplake/memory/sessions/<user>/<file>.jsonl\`
4. **Keyword search**: \`grep -r "keyword" ~/.deeplake/memory/\`

Do NOT jump straight to reading raw JSONL files. Always start with index.md and summaries.

## Important Constraints

- Use \`grep\` (NOT \`rg\`/ripgrep) for keyword search — \`rg\` may not be installed on the host system.
- Only use these bash builtins to interact with \`~/.deeplake/memory/\`: \`cat\`, \`ls\`, \`grep\`, \`echo\`, \`jq\`, \`head\`, \`tail\`, \`sed\`, \`awk\`, \`wc\`, \`sort\`, \`find\`. The memory filesystem does NOT support \`rg\`, \`python\`, \`python3\`, \`node\`, or \`curl\`.
- If a file returns empty after 2 attempts, skip it and move on. Report what you found rather than retrying exhaustively.
`;

const LEGACY_SKILL_V1 = LEGACY_SKILL_V2.replace(
"- Use `grep` (NOT `rg`/ripgrep) for keyword search — `rg` may not be installed on the host system.\n- Only use these bash builtins to interact with `~/.deeplake/memory/`: `cat`, `ls`, `grep`, `echo`, `jq`, `head`, `tail`, `sed`, `awk`, `wc`, `sort`, `find`. The memory filesystem does NOT support `rg`, `python`, `python3`, `node`, or `curl`.",
"- Only use bash builtins (`cat`, `ls`, `grep`, `echo`, `jq`, `head`, `tail`, `sed`, `awk`, `wc`, `sort`, `find`) to interact with `~/.deeplake/memory/`. The memory filesystem does NOT support `python`, `python3`, `node`, or `curl`.",
);

describe("installPi — cold install", () => {
it("creates AGENTS.md with exactly one hivemind marker pair", async () => {
const { installPi } = await importInstaller();
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expect((agents.match(new RegExp(END, "g")) ?? []).length).toBe(1);
});

it("cleans up the legacy per-agent SKILL.md drop on install", async () => {
// Older installer dropped a SKILL.md under skills/hivemind-memory/ —
// now removed because pi reads the shared agentskills location too,
// creating a collision with the codex installer.
it.each([LEGACY_SKILL_V1, LEGACY_SKILL_V2])(
"cleans up an unmodified legacy per-agent SKILL.md drop on install",
async (legacySkillBody) => {
// Older installer dropped a SKILL.md under skills/hivemind-memory/ —
// now removed because pi reads the shared agentskills location too,
// creating a collision with the codex installer.
const legacy = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills", "hivemind-memory");
mkdirSync(legacy, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), legacySkillBody);
const { installPi } = await importInstaller();
installPi();
expect(existsSync(legacy)).toBe(false);
},
);

it("preserves all user files despite an old global Hivemind version stamp", async () => {
const legacy = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills", "hivemind-memory");
mkdirSync(legacy, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "user-authored skill");
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "notes.txt"), "user notes");
mkdirSync(join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", ".hivemind"), { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", ".hivemind", ".hivemind_version"), "6.0.0\n");
const { installPi, uninstallPi } = await importInstaller();
installPi();
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe("user-authored skill");
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "notes.txt"), "utf-8")).toBe("user notes");

uninstallPi();
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe("user-authored skill");
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "notes.txt"), "utf-8")).toBe("user notes");
expect(process.stderr.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("remove it manually"));

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use exact assertions for preservation behavior.

Generic substring assertions can pass when the warning or preserved file content is otherwise incorrect.

  • tests/cli/cli-install-pi-fs.test.ts#L185-L185: assert the exact warning for legacy, its reason, and its newline.
  • tests/cli/cli-install-pi-fs.test.ts#L194-L194: assert the complete expected modified SKILL.md body.
Proposed test changes 
-    expect(process.stderr.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("remove it manually"));
+    expect(process.stderr.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      `  pi             preserving legacy skill at ${legacy}: the directory has unverified contents; remove it manually if it is obsolete\n`,
+    );
-    expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toContain("# My customization");
+    expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe(
+      `${LEGACY_SKILL_V2}\n# My customization\n`,
+    );

As per path instructions, tests/** must prefer specific values, paths, and messages over generic substrings.

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expect(process.stderr.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("remove it manually"));
expect(process.stderr.write).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
` pi preserving legacy skill at ${legacy}: the directory has unverified contents; remove it manually if it is obsolete\n`,
);
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In `@tests/cli/cli-install-pi-fs.test.ts` at line 185, In
tests/cli/cli-install-pi-fs.test.ts lines 185-185, replace the generic stderr
substring assertion with an exact assertion covering the legacy path, reason,
manual-removal guidance, and trailing newline; in lines 194-194, assert the
complete SKILL.md body, including LEGACY_SKILL_V2, the customization line, and
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it("preserves a modified historical skill instead of adopting it", async () => {
const legacy = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills", "hivemind-memory");
mkdirSync(legacy, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "stale skill body");
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), `${LEGACY_SKILL_V2}\n# My customization\n`);
const { installPi } = await importInstaller();
installPi();
expect(existsSync(legacy)).toBe(false);
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toContain("# My customization");
});

it("preserves a legacy skill directory containing any extra file", async () => {
const legacy = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills", "hivemind-memory");
mkdirSync(legacy, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "user.txt"), "keep me");
const { installPi } = await importInstaller();
installPi();
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe(LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
expect(readFileSync(join(legacy, "user.txt"), "utf-8")).toBe("keep me");
});

it("preserves symlinks and file/directory mismatches at the legacy path", async () => {
const skills = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills");
const legacy = join(skills, "hivemind-memory");
const userSkill = join(tmpHome, "user-skill");
mkdirSync(userSkill, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(userSkill, "SKILL.md"), LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
mkdirSync(skills, { recursive: true });
symlinkSync(userSkill, legacy);

const { installPi, uninstallPi } = await importInstaller();
installPi();
expect(lstatSync(legacy).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
expect(readFileSync(join(userSkill, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe(LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
uninstallPi();
expect(lstatSync(legacy).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
expect(readFileSync(join(userSkill, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).toBe(LEGACY_SKILL_V2);

rmSync(legacy);
writeFileSync(legacy, LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
installPi();
expect(lstatSync(legacy).isFile()).toBe(true);
expect(readFileSync(legacy, "utf-8")).toBe(LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
uninstallPi();
expect(lstatSync(legacy).isFile()).toBe(true);
expect(readFileSync(legacy, "utf-8")).toBe(LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
});
});

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expect(existsSync(join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", ".hivemind"))).toBe(false);
});

it("removes the legacy SKILL.md drop if it survived from an older installer", async () => {
it("removes an unmodified legacy SKILL.md drop if it survived from an older installer", async () => {
const legacy = join(tmpHome, ".pi", "agent", "skills", "hivemind-memory");
mkdirSync(legacy, { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), "stale");
writeFileSync(join(legacy, "SKILL.md"), LEGACY_SKILL_V2);
const { uninstallPi } = await importInstaller();
uninstallPi();
expect(existsSync(legacy)).toBe(false);
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