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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pi pod

> Pi is a lightweight coding agent you can run as an Agent Pod, next to ClawPod and HermPod. Small, fast, and yours to extend with skills and MCP tools.

A **Pi pod** runs the [Pi](https://pi.dev) coding agent 24/7 on its own machine. Pi is small and fast, and you extend it with skills and MCP tools. It is the third Agent Pod engine, next to **ClawPod** (OpenClaw) and **HermPod** (Hermes).

## What you get

* **The Pi coding agent**, always on, in your own pod.
* **Its own crypto wallet** (Base and Solana), available to the agent as native tools, under the same spend controls as every pod. See [Pod Wallet](https://docs.x402layer.cc/cloud/pods/wallet.md).
* **Preinstalled skills**: `x402-compute` and `x402-layer`, plus Singularity marketplace tools, wired to your account with capped, revocable credentials.
* **Chat anywhere**: from the dashboard, over the [OpenAI-compatible API](https://docs.x402layer.cc/cloud/pods/openai-adapter.md), or in your Telegram DMs.
* **Optional headless browser** for reading and using web pages.
* **Sandbox access**: run commands, edit files and open ports with the [Sandbox API](https://docs.x402layer.cc/cloud/pods/sandbox.md), the same as other engines.

## Choosing an engine

| Engine | Public API name | Best for |
| - | - | - |
| **ClawPod** (OpenClaw) | `clawpod` | Full-featured agent: chat apps, browser, Telegram groups, 50+ skills. |
| **HermPod** (Hermes) | `hermpod` | Self-improving agent that writes its own skills and keeps long-term memory. |
| **Pi pod** (Pi) | `pipod` | Lightweight coding agent you extend with skills and MCP tools. |

ClawPod is the default when you do not name an engine.

## Deploy a Pi pod

In the dashboard, open **Agent Pods → Deploy a Pod** and pick **Pi pod**. The rest of the flow is the same as any pod: see [Deploy a Pod](https://docs.x402layer.cc/cloud/pods/deploy.md).

With the [Pods API](https://docs.x402layer.cc/cloud/pods/api.md), set `engine` to `pipod`:

```bash theme={null}
curl -s -X POST https://compute.x402layer.cc/pods/v1/pods \
  -H "X-API-Key: $SGL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: pi-pod-001" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"engine": "pipod", "tier": "starter", "name": "my pi agent"}'
```

## Limits today

* **Singularity Layer models on a BYOK pod** and **BYOK fallback providers** are ClawPod only for now. A BYOK Pi pod uses one provider: yours. A managed Pi pod runs Singularity Layer models as usual.
* Pi chats in Telegram DMs. Running Telegram groups is a ClawPod feature.

The live list of engines, their status and features is in the pod catalog: `GET https://compute.x402layer.cc/pods/catalog`.


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