# pi-subagents

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/pi-subagents/

8 people recommended pi-subagents in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Subagent extension for the pi coding agent, recommended for quick setup and as a starting plugin; one critic reports hung agents.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to install and set up (2 comments in the sample): "quite convenient abstractions that can be setup quickly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345715)) "Need subagents? Install pi-subagents." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930660))
- Recommended among community packages (2 comments in the sample): "If you really want some plugins to start with pi-subagents and the rpiv collection are what I'd recommend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49927858)) "Or you use any of the packages people provide, like this one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46846355))

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## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "pi-subagents", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pi-subagents/ (8 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.