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PR: https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/789

Changelog:

Missing. No changelog entry exists in packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md. A changelog entry is required before merge. I will add it if you decide to merge.

Documentation:

packages/coding-agent/docs/extensions.md needs updating:
- The ExtensionContext section should document the new ctx.session property
- The ExtensionCommandContext section should document ctx.isEmbeddedSession and ctx.parentSessionId
The example extension in examples/extensions/embedded-sessions/ has its own README.md which is comprehensive

Good:

Clean separation of concerns: core primitives in session-manager.ts, extension context in runner.ts/types.ts, UI in embedded-session-ref.ts, example in a separate directory
EmbeddedSessionRefEntry follows the existing pattern of session entries (like CustomEntry, LabelEntry)
getEntriesInPath() is a useful utility that doesn't affect existing code paths
SessionManager.createEmbedded() properly reuses existing infrastructure with inMemory() and newSession() patterns
The example extension is well-documented with clear options, types, and usage examples
cleanupEmbeddedSessions() includes a dryRun option for safety
The private constructor signature change from 4 to 5 params with newSessionOptions is backward-compatible since the param is optional and only used internally

Bad:

The ctx.session getter in ExtensionContext throws on access if getSessionFn hasn't been set yet (line 338 in runner.ts: "session not available yet"). This could cause runtime crashes if accessed during extension loading before initialize() is called.
renderEmbeddedSessionRefs() is called twice: once after renderInitialMessages() in both loadSession() and rerenderChat() (lines 2045 and 2067). If the session has embedded refs, they would be rendered twice.
appendEmbeddedSessionRef doesn't track read/modified files in the LLM context (correctly), but the comment says "for UI display only" while the token data is stored. The naming/purpose could be clearer.
Missing test coverage: the test/compaction-extensions.test.ts change only adds getSession to the mock, but there are no tests for createEmbedded(), getEntriesInPath(), isEmbedded(), getParentSessionId(), or cleanupEmbeddedSessions().

Ugly:

renderEmbeddedSessionRefs() iterates ALL entries in path on every call (including after branching), which could be slow for deeply nested sessions with many embedded refs. This is called on every re-render in rerenderChat().
The cleanupEmbeddedSessions() method is static and defined but never called anywhere in the codebase. Orphan code that may never run.

Questions or Assumptions:

Is cleanupEmbeddedSessions() intended to be called during pi startup or manually? If startup, that integration is missing.
The EmbeddedSessionRefComponent shows collapsed/expanded views but setExpanded() is called but the component doesn't seem to have any UI affordance to toggle expansion. Is this intentional (controlled externally)?
Should embedded sessions inherit the parent's skills/prompt templates? Currently they copy arrays ([...this.parentSession.promptTemplates], [...this.parentSession.skills]).

Change summary:

Adds core primitives for extensions to create child agent sessions in overlays
SessionManager.createEmbedded() creates session files in ~/.pi/agent/sessions/embedded/{parent-id}/
SessionManager.getEntriesInPath() returns path from root to leaf
ctx.session exposed in ExtensionContext for AgentSession access
ctx.isEmbeddedSession / ctx.parentSessionId in ExtensionCommandContext
EmbeddedSessionRefEntry type and appendEmbeddedSessionRef() for storing session references
EmbeddedSessionRefComponent renders references in parent chat
Exports theme and getEditorTheme for extension styling
Full example extension at examples/extensions/embedded-sessions/

Tests:

Only mock update in test/compaction-extensions.test.ts (adds getSession)
No new tests for any of the SessionManager methods (createEmbedded, getEntriesInPath, isEmbedded, getParentSessionId, appendEmbeddedSessionRef, cleanupEmbeddedSessions)
Manual testing was performed per PR description