Pico

A mobile companion app for pi-coding-agent. Run the server on your machine, scan the QR code from your phone, and control your coding agent remotely.

Quick Start

1. Install the server

One-line install (Linux / macOS):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthaathi/pi-companion/main/install.sh | bash

The installer will:

1. Detect your OS and architecture
2. Download the latest release to ~/.pi/ui/
3. Run pi-server init to set up credentials (first install)
4. Offer to install as a background service (systemd on Linux, launchd on macOS)
5. Add ~/.pi/ui to your shell PATH

Options:

# Non-interactive (accept all defaults)
curl -fsSL .../install.sh | bash -s -- --yes

# Install without background service
curl -fsSL .../install.sh | bash -s -- --no-service

# Uninstall (removes binary, service, and PATH entry)
curl -fsSL .../install.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

Manual download:

Grab the latest release for your platform from Releases:

Platform	Binary
Linux x86_64	pi-server-linux-x86_64
Linux ARM64	pi-server-linux-aarch64
macOS Apple Silicon	pi-server-macos-aarch64
macOS Intel	pi-server-macos-x86_64
Windows	pi-server-windows-x86_64.exe

chmod +x pi-server-linux-x86_64  # make executable (Linux/macOS)

2. Initialize the server

./pi-server init

This will prompt you for: - Username (default: admin) - Password (used to authenticate from the mobile app)

It creates a config.toml in the current directory.

3. Install pi-coding-agent

The server manages a pi binary. Make sure Node.js is installed, then the server can install it for you via the mobile app, or install it manually:

npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent

4. Start the server

./pi-server

The server starts on port 5454 and prints a QR code in the terminal:

  Scan to connect:

  [QR CODE]

  pi://connect?hostname=mypc&ips=192.168.1.100&port=5454&qr_id=...&server_id=...

5. Connect from the mobile app

1. Install the Pico app on your Android device (APK available in releases)
2. Open the app and tap Scan QR Code
3. Scan the QR code shown in your terminal
4. Accept the pairing request in the terminal (type y and press Enter)
5. Log in with your username and password

You're connected! You can now create workspaces, start coding sessions, and interact with the pi-coding-agent from your phone.

Screenshots

Mobile — Workspace & Sessions

Mobile — Chat & Settings

Tablet & Desktop

Configuration

The config.toml file supports these options:

[server]
port = 5454
host = "0.0.0.0"

[auth]
username = "admin"
password_hash = "..."
access_token_ttl_minutes = 15
refresh_token_ttl_days = 30

[package]
name = "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent"

# Optional: specify a custom pi binary path
[agent]
pi_binary = "/usr/local/bin/pi"

# Optional: custom session storage
[sessions]
base_path = "~/.pi/agent/sessions"

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+
• Yarn 4 (via Corepack: corepack enable && corepack prepare yarn@4.9.2 --activate)
• Rust toolchain (for the backend)
• Java 17 (for Android builds)

Run the mobile app (dev)

yarn install
yarn start        # Expo dev server
yarn android      # run on Android
yarn web          # run in browser

For direct browser login links, the backend prints http://localhost:8081/connect?... in debug builds and uses the backend server port in release builds. Set PI_UI_WEB_ORIGIN to override the dev web origin if you run Expo web on a different host or port.

Build the backend

yarn web:build              # export web assets to dist/
cd backend && cargo build --release   # builds with embedded web UI

Build Android APK

eas build --platform android --profile preview --local

Requires Java 17 (JAVA_HOME must point to a JDK 17 installation).