What is Pi Pocket?

This project provides a web interface for the Pi coding agent that you host yourself. It works on phones and desktop browsers, lets multiple people join the same session with live updates, and stores every step in a local SQLite database so work continues after a restart. You can run it with Docker Compose, Nix, plain npm, or on Android via Termux. It includes a built-in Chromium browser for Pi to use, a system of drop-in extensions, themes from the Omarchy collection, and an assistant called PiP that can start and monitor other sessions. Access can be limited to your machine, your LAN, a Cloudflare tunnel, or a Tailscale network. Requires Node.js 22.19 or newer. Licensed under MIT.

Should you self-host Pi Pocket?

Pi Pocket scores 50/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #40 of 120 in AI Assistant. It has 707 GitHub stars.

It shipped 9 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v0.26.0, came out on 27 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 1 days.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is hermes-agent (89/100, 257 885 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Pi Pocket vs hermes-agent side by side.