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[Sponsor] ​Check out the Terminal youtube: @TerminalDotShop for team vlogs/trips, shows and more Follow on X: https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop [Description] Something different this week, we actually learn something! Dillon joins us to explain why he switched to Pi for his AI coding workflow. We dive into the importance of context management, building custom UI extensions for your AI agent, and why minimalism often beats "token-maxing" with bloated system prompts. From automating household budgets to intercepting bad git commits, discover how to mold an AI harness around your specific developer taste. [Chapters] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:27 - NextTokenShow 00:02:45 - What is Pi 00:04:17 - Abort controllers 00:05:42 - Terminal Youtube 00:06:08 - More Pi 00:06:08 - First to have and AI escape containment 00:06:53 - Pi the Vim of AI 00:08:54 - Personal Development Environments 00:12:00 - Dillions Pi Extensions 00:16:30 - Disable Model Invocation 00:18:59 - Being Context Sensitive 00:21:14 - String Builders / pi skill toggle extension demo 00:24:00 - Herdr 00:25:53 - Why build your own pi 00:30:09 - pi for budgeting 00:31:26 - Computer Use tool 00:34:42 - more extensions 00:36:31 - Workflows 00:40:21 - Time Between Prompts 00:43:00 - Models and Burnout 00:52:48 - Productivity and Fundamentals 00:54:03 - Cloudflare OS 00:59:34 - When to Re-evaluating harnesses 01:02:08 - How to get started with Pi 01:02:48 - Snacks and Vacations 01:04:10 - Vibe coding Games 01:07:43 - Outro [Hosts/Guests] Teej: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/teej-dv Trash: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/trash Begin: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/beginbot Dillon: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/dillonmulroy [Sources] Want more Dillon? Listen/watch @NextTokenShow AI is like a movie set tweet: https://x.com/dillon_mulroy/status/2006040264985497713 [Partners] Linear: https://trm.sh/linear Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry [Socials] x.com/thestanduppod instagram.com/thestanduppod tiktok.com/@thestanduppod facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573286173150 [Other Places to find us] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01A062kejnXFkJE01bjN5J RSS: thestanduppod.com/feed.xml Clips: @TheStandupPodClips Website: thestanduppod.com [Tags] AI coding agents, Pi AI, software engineering, developer productivity, custom AI extensions, context management, MCP plugins, TypeScript, Cloudflare, AI automation, coding workflow, TheStandupPod, terminal tools, developer burnout, large language models