Add option to install context-lens by webwarrior-ws · Pull Request #41 · tarsgate/skynot

webwarrior-ws · 2026-05-12T12:20:50Z

Added a --context-lens (-c) flag, that installs context-lens after installing Pi, and creates a launcher script "cpi" for it.

context-lens is installed from git repository, with 2 patches applied:

Enable using PPQ.ai in Pi through MITM proxy.
When launching pi, add providers based on env. vars & auth.json.

Launcher script launches context-lens with pi argument. Context-lens sets up pi (creates temp pi directory with
modified settings), in particular to route its traffic through mitmproxy. Otherwise context-lens wouldn't be able to capture
requests. Launcher script can't use spi because pi argument is not an executable name but a switch that tells context-lens to perform mentioned pi setup.

knocte · 2026-05-13T09:08:20Z

of what cpi launcher script does.

No, not clear enough. It has to mention why it can't use spi

webwarrior-ws · 2026-05-13T09:13:23Z

of what cpi launcher script does.

No, not clear enough. It has to mention why it can't use spi

Is it good now?

knocte · 2026-05-13T12:01:21Z

mitmproxy is also installed to allow using PPQ.ai provider and other custom providers.

Outdated text?

pi tells context-lens to perform mentioned pi setup.

pi speaks to CL??

webwarrior-ws · 2026-05-13T12:09:27Z

mitmproxy is also installed to allow using PPQ.ai provider and other custom providers.

Outdated text?

Removed that paragraph.

pi tells context-lens to perform mentioned pi setup.

pi speaks to CL??

Rephrased. Should be clearer now.

knocte · 2026-05-14T17:22:36Z

It sets up pi (creates temp pi directory with modified settings),

Is "It" the launcher? or context-lens?

webwarrior-ws · 2026-05-18T08:48:46Z

It sets up pi (creates temp pi directory with modified settings),

Is "It" the launcher? or context-lens?

Context-lens. Clarified this paragraph in commit message and PR description.

Added a --context-lens (-c) flag, that installs context-lens after installing Pi, and creates a launcher script "cpi" for it. context-lens is installed from git repository, with 2 patches applied: - Enable using PPQ.ai in Pi through MITM proxy. - When launching pi, add providers based on env. vars & auth.json. Launcher script launches context-lens with `pi` argument. Context-lens sets up pi (creates temp pi directory with modified settings), in particular to route its traffic through mitmproxy. Otherwise context-lens wouldn't be able to capture requests. Launcher script can't use `spi` because `pi` argument is not an executable name but a switch that tells context-lens to perform mentioned pi setup.

knocte · 2026-05-21T07:24:46Z

Tried this today:

Building context-lens...

> context-lens@0.8.0 prepare
> git config core.hooksPath .githooks


added 29 packages, and audited 30 packages in 30s

8 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

> context-lens@0.8.0 build
> pnpm run generate:version && pnpm run generate:types && tsc

sh: pnpm: command not found
Error: Error: command 'npm' failed (exit code 127)
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/aidev/Work/skynot/dist/index.js:89:28)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:509:20)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1108:16)
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:305:5)

So you're obviously missing to check if pnpm exists, and adding it as requirement in the same way you added mitmproxy.

Maybe try to build context-lens with npm instead of pnpm? Maybe it works and then we don't need to add a new dependency.

webwarrior-ws · 2026-05-21T08:54:01Z

Maybe try to build context-lens with npm instead of pnpm? Maybe it works and then we don't need to add a new dependency.

Building without pnpm can be done, but it requires executing commands in "build" scripts but with npm instead of pnpm and npx for other executables such as tsc. Which can get out of sync if the "build" script changes.