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pi: test drive an extension
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Thiago Perrotta
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July 25, 2026, 11:40 p.m.
AI
Dev
Command-line Tools
development tools
extensions
package-management
Summary
This blog post discusses how to use the 'pi' command line tool to test drive extensions without permanently installing them. It compares this process to a method used with pre-commit frameworks.
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