PI Desktop AI Agent by vastsa
by vastsaLocal-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins
PI Desktop is an open-source ai agent by vastsa, written mainly in TypeScript, with 7,566 GitHub stars and the LGPL-3.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit b4430db. Seen able to read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What PI Desktop can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit b4430db, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install PI Desktop
AgenticMart scanned PI Desktop on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by vastsa on GitHub, 7,566 stars and 741 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: LGPL-3.0.
PI Desktop is an open-source ai agent by vastsa, written mainly in TypeScript. Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins
At a glance
- Stars
- 7.6k
- Forks
- 741
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Created
- Mar 2023
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about PI Desktop
What is PI Desktop?
Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins
Who maintains PI Desktop?
PI Desktop is maintained by vastsa on GitHub (vastsa/PI-Desktop). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is PI Desktop safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned PI Desktop on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does PI Desktop use?
It is published under the LGPL-3.0 license.
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