Tauren

Appearance

Tauren Sidebar ​

The Tauren sidebar is the main interface for working with Pi inside VS Code.

Main surfaces ​

Tauren uses a three-lane model:

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| Session List | Chat | Session Tree |
  • Session List Lane: browse, search, rename, fork, clone, compact, export, or delete sessions. Open it with /resume or Tauren: Toggle Session List.
  • Chat Lane: read the transcript, send prompts, use the composer, and open settings.
  • Session Tree Lane: navigate the Pi session tree for the active session. Open it with /tree or Tauren: Toggle Session Tree.

The center lane can also show settings. In Tauren's UI language this is the Settings Face of the Chat Lane.

Composer ​

The composer is where you type prompts and slash commands. It supports:

  • Enter to send,
  • Shift+Enter for a newline,
  • / slash-command suggestions,
  • @ file suggestions,
  • pasted or dropped image attachments where supported.

Submit is disabled while Pi is streaming. Tauren does not queue follow-up prompts behind a running response.

Busy state ​

When Pi is running, Tauren shows busy state in the chat surface. Use Tauren: Stop Current Response if the run should end early. Use Tauren: Toggle Steer / Follow-up to switch steering/follow-up behavior while busy.

If file changes are detected, Tauren can show session diff status so you can review what changed before committing.

Settings and help ​

Use the title toolbar buttons, VS Code commands, or slash commands:

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/settings
/hotkeys

The matching VS Code commands are Tauren: Toggle Settings and Tauren: Toggle Help.

Settings are split between Tauren-owned controls and Pi-owned runtime controls. Pi remains the source of truth for model and provider state.