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A small fix gets an AI coding tool moving

What changedPi, a tool for working with AI on code, now supports GPT-6 Astra. The same update repairs a packaging mistake that stopped some developers from using the previous release. It is a modest change, but a useful one for people whose work was interrupted.

Pi project artwork accompanying the 0.85.1 release notes

The useful part

Why it matters

The fix restores a working tool and adds another model to choose from.

Keep in mind

Good to know

The release does not show whether Astra performs better on particular tasks inside Pi.

Evidence

Primary source

Pi

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