pi-model-effort-coloring

Pi extension that colors the current model name and thinking/effort level in Pi’s footer without changing the footer layout.

Installation

From npm (recommended):

pi install npm:pi-model-effort-coloring

From GitHub:

pi install git:github.com/stack-driven/pi-model-effort-coloring

From a local checkout:

pi install /absolute/path/to/pi-model-effort-coloring

Then restart your Pi session. If the package is already loaded in an interactive session, try:

/reload

If the footer does not update after /reload, quit and start Pi again.

Extension

model-effort-colors adds color accents to:

• current model/provider name
• thinking/effort level: minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh

Color map:

• Model/provider accent: Anthropic/Claude #DD7B5F, OpenAI #10A37F, Gemini/Google #4285F4, Groq #F55036, Mistral #FF7000, DeepSeek #4D6BFE, Llama/Meta #0866FF, OpenRouter #8B5CF6, GitLab Duo #FC6D26.
• Thinking/effort accent: minimal gray, low yellow, medium green, high lavender, xhigh pulsing purple.

Security

Pi extensions run as local code with your user permissions. Review extension source before installing packages from Git or any third-party source.

License

MIT