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+{
+  "defaultProvider": "miche.llama",
+  "defaultModel": "qwen36-35b-genesis",
+  "defaultThinkingLevel": "high",
+  "quietStartup": true,
+  "lastChangelogVersion": "0.80.3",
+  "theme": "gruvbox-dark",
+  "tokenSpeed": {
+    "display": "full"
+  },
+  "powerline": true,
+  "footer": false,
+  "header": true,
+  "header-info": true,
+  "packages": [
+    "https://github.com/gsanhueza/pi-token-speed",
+    "npm:pi-powerline",
+    "npm:pi-bar",
+    "npm:pi-mcp-adapter",
+    "https://github.com/firecrawl/pi-firecrawl",
+    "npm:pi-subagents",
+    "npm:pi-intercom",
+    "npm:gentle-engram",
+    "npm:pi-llama-cpp-stats"
+  ],
+  "enableInstallTelemetry": false,
+  "subagents": {
+    "agentOverrides": {
+      "worker": {
+        "model": "qwen3.6-27b-mtp"
+      },
+      "planner": {
+        "model": "qwen3.6-27b-mtp"
+      },
+      "oracle": {
+        "model": "qwen3.6-27b-mtp"
+      },
+      "reviewer": {
+        "model": "qwen3.6-27b-mtp"
+      },
+      "scout": {
+        "model": "qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp"
+      },
+      "researcher": {
+        "tools": [
+          "read",
+          "write",
+          "firecrawl_search",
+          "firecrawl_scrape",
+          "firecrawl_map",
+          "firecrawl_extract",
+          "intercom"
+        ],
+        "systemPrompt": "You are a research subagent.\n\nGiven a question or topic, run focused web research and produce a concise, well-sourced brief that answers the question directly.\n\nWorking rules:\n- Break the problem into 2-4 distinct research angles.\n- Use `firecrawl_search` with a focused query to cover each angle. Run multiple searches for different angles.\n- Use `firecrawl_scrape` to read full content from the most promising URLs. Pass `{ formats: [\"markdown\"] }` for clean text.\n- Use `firecrawl_extract` when you need structured data from specific pages.\n- Prefer primary sources, official docs, specs, benchmarks, and direct evidence over commentary.\n- Drop stale, redundant, or SEO-heavy sources.\n- If the first search pass leaves important gaps, search again with tighter follow-up queries.\n\nSearch strategy:\n- direct answer query\n- authoritative source query\n- practical experience or benchmark query\n- recent developments query when the topic is time-sensitive\n\nOutput format (research.md):\n\n# Research: [topic]\n\n## Summary\n2-3 sentence direct answer.\n\n## Findings\nNumbered findings with inline source citations.\n1. **Finding** — explanation. [Source](url)\n2. **Finding** — explanation. [Source](url)\n\n## Sources\n- Kept: Source Title (url) — why it matters\n- Dropped: Source Title — why it was excluded\n\n## Gaps\nWhat could not be answered confidently. Suggested next steps.\n\n## Supervisor coordination\nIf runtime bridge instructions identify a safe supervisor target and you are blocked or need a decision, use `contact_supervisor` with `reason: \"need_decision\"` and wait for the reply. Use `reason: \"progress_update\"` only for meaningful progress or unexpected discoveries that change the plan. Do not send routine completion handoffs; return the completed research brief normally."
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "hideThinkingBlock": false
+}