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# Pi Coding Agent GUI: Run Pi in OpenBot

OpenBot runs Pi as one agent of a team, on macOS, Windows or Linux, with the providers that you sign in to in Pi. You get shared channels with agents on other providers, and an app on your phone.

Checked Oct 24, 2026 Sources

## How to set it up

1. ### Download OpenBot

   For macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon or Intel, Windows 10 or later on x64, or x64 or arm64 Linux.

   [macOS](https://openbot.run/download/macos)[Windows](https://openbot.run/download/windows)[Linux](https://openbot.run/download/linux)
2. ### Connect Pi

   Choose Pi, and OpenBot downloads and pins its own copy of Pi. To sign in, run `/login` in Pi on the computer that runs OpenBot, connect a subscription or an API key, and close Pi. OpenBot shows Pi as connected soon after.
3. ### Give your agent a job

   Create an agent on Pi, choose its model, and give it a task. OpenBot makes a workspace folder for it. When the work grows, add agents on other providers to the same channel.

## What OpenBot adds

- ### The models you sign in to

  A Pi agent uses the models that Pi lists for the providers that you connected with /login.
- ### Steer it while it works

  Send a message while a Pi agent works, and the message changes the course of the current turn.
- ### A team, not one chat

  Each agent has its own job and workspace. A lead agent gives parts of a task to other agents in a shared channel, and you step in when a decision needs you.
- ### Your agents on your phone

  The OpenBot apps for iPhone and Android connect to the computer that runs your agents, over an encrypted connection, with no VPN. Remote access needs an OpenBot account.
- ### Change the provider, keep the work

  Move an agent to a different provider and it keeps its role, workspace and conversation. Agents on different providers work in the same channel. When a plan reaches its limit, an agent can move to a backup model.
- ### Your data on your computer

  Workspaces, chats and files stay on the computer that runs OpenBot. The provider you choose gets the requests you send.
- ### Use your AI plans

  OpenBot is free for noncommercial use. Your agents use the plans you already pay for.

## Official apps

The apps from Earendil, and where they run. OpenBot runs the same agent, so you can use both.

Apps from Earendil, as checked on Oct 24, 2026

| App | Runs on | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pi in the terminal | macOS, Linux, Windows. Native Windows uses Git Bash | The terminal agent. |
| Pi SDK | TypeScript | Pi in your own program. |

## Every plan an agent can use

Pi is one of them. Choose a provider for each agent, and change it later: the agent keeps its role, workspace and conversation.

- Pi Included with OpenBot. Sign in to a provider with /login in Pi.
- ChatGPT Your ChatGPT plan, through Codex.
- Claude Your Claude plan, through Claude Code.
- Gemini Your Google AI Pro or Ultra plan.
- Grok Your Grok account or an xAI API key.
- Cursor Your Cursor plan, or a Cursor API key.
- OpenCode Free models, or an OpenCode Go key.
- Cline Your Cline account, or a Cline API key.
- Muse Code Your Meta account, or a Meta API key.
- Inception Mercury models, with an Inception API key.
- Custom agent Any ACP agent, such as Goose, Qwen Code or GitHub Copilot.
- Your own model Any OpenAI-compatible server, also one on your computer.

## Comparisons

- [Best AI Agent Apps in 2026: 13 Apps Compared](https://openbot.run/compare/best-ai-agent-apps)

## Questions

### Is there a GUI for Pi?

Pi has no official desktop or web app: it works in the terminal. OpenBot is a desktop app that runs Pi as one agent of a team, with agents on other providers and an app on your phone.

### How do I sign in to Pi in OpenBot?

Run /login in Pi on the computer that runs OpenBot, and connect a subscription or an API key. Then close Pi, and OpenBot shows Pi as connected.

### Is Pi free?

Pi is open source under the MIT license, and OpenBot downloads it for you. You pay the providers that you sign in to.

### Does Pi run Inception's Mercury models?

Yes. In OpenBot, Inception runs in the copy of Pi that OpenBot downloads, with an Inception API key that OpenBot keeps encrypted. Pi's own settings do not change.

## Sources

Every statement about Pi comes from the pages below, checked on Oct 24, 2026. They can change after that date.

- [Pi](https://pi.dev/)
- [Pi documentation](https://pi.dev/docs/latest)
- [Pi on GitHub](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi)
- [Pi on Windows](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/windows.md)
- [Earendil: Pi 1.0](https://earendil.com/posts/pi-1-0/)