Overview
Gi is a coding agent built on go-ai, shaped by lessons learned from Pi, Piclaw, and Vibes. It combines a Go turn engine, SQLite-backed state, a Piclaw-compatible web UI, and provider-backed inference into a single workspace-centric agent harness.
How it works
The core is an append-only turn engine backed by SQLite: turns, messages, and events are stored in a local database, then streamed to the frontend over SSE. Inference goes through go-ai, with auth loaded from Pi-compatible config and prompts sourced from AGENTS.md. The web UI reuses Piclaw's TypeScript source verbatim, with Gi-specific api.ts and app.ts adapters wiring the existing component tree into Gi's REST and SSE endpoints.
Features
go-ai inference
Unified provider layer with streaming and GitHub Copilot enterprise token exchange.
SQLite-backed turn engine
Append-only turns, messages, and events with queueing, cancelation, and replayable state.
Piclaw-compatible web UI
Piclaw TypeScript source reused verbatim with Gi-specific API/entry adapters.
SSE live updates
Realtime status, draft deltas, thought deltas, and responses streamed to the browser.
Workspace-centric
Reads AGENTS.md, operates against a workspace root, and exposes workspace file APIs.
Playwright-tested
End-to-end UX tests cover the running web interface against isolated test instances.
Architecture
Posts
2026-04-26
Notes for April 20-26