Pi development workflow

A sane workflow for working on the Pi integration in OpenClaw.

Type checking and linting

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

Running Pi tests

Run the Pi-focused test set directly with Vitest:

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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:

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

This covers the main Pi unit suites:

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

Manual testing

Recommended flow:

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

For tool call behavior, prompt for a

or action so you can see tool streaming and payload handling.

Clean slate reset

State lives under the OpenClaw state directory. Default is

. If is set, use that directory instead.

To reset everything:

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

If you only want to reset sessions, delete

for that agent. If you want to keep auth, leave and any provider state under in place.

References

• Testing
• Getting Started

Related

• Pi integration architecture