Pi Network announced on May 13 that Pi App Studio now supports direct integration into the Pi ecosystem for applications built by external AI coding tools, enabling creators to publish apps through Pi Network’s claimed distribution network of more than 60 million active pioneers. According to Pi Network’s description, the integration process can be completed in as little as 2 minutes.
## Confirmation details of the new Pi App Studio feature
Supported external AI tools (confirmed by Pi Network): Codex, Claude Code, Replit, Cursor, Lovable, and other AI-assisted coding tools.
Core mechanism of the new feature (confirmed):
· Customized copy-and-paste AI prompts have been iteratively tested across multiple external AI platforms
· Prompts include Pi ecosystem compatibility, designed to speed up Pi SDK integration
· Integration goal: automatic completion of Pi SDK integration, verification configuration, and Pi payments feature integration
· Integration time (claimed by Pi Network): as fast as 2 minutes, depending on the specific platform and codebase size
Access method: Pi App Studio can be accessed via the Pi browser or the Pi Node desktop application.
## Confirmed infrastructure provided by Pi Network
According to Pi Network’s description, after integration, applications can access the following infrastructure: Pi login, Pi wallet, identity verification, SDK and platform resources, the Pi advertising network, payment functions, decentralized workforce infrastructure, and a distribution network of pioneer users verified through KYC.
## Confirmed conditions for mainnet access
In its announcement, Pi Network explicitly confirmed that not all integrated applications can automatically obtain mainnet payment access. The condition confirmed by Pi Network is: “Only applications that demonstrate actual utility, safe behavior, stable operation, and legitimate Pi pricing use cases can obtain mainnet payment access.” Customized prompts are intended to help “shorten the process for an app to get approved for mainnet,” but approval itself still requires a separate independent review step.
## FAQ
#### How is Pi App Studio’s new feature different from traditional Pi application development?
Traditional Pi application development requires developers to manually integrate the Pi SDK and configure payment functions from scratch. The new feature provides customized copy-and-paste AI prompts, so applications built by external AI tools can apply the prompts directly to complete the integration, without having to manually rebuild the integration process.
#### After an application is integrated into Pi, can it automatically accept Pi payments?
No. Based on Pi Network’s explicit confirmation, only applications that demonstrate actual utility, safe behavior, stable operation, and legitimate Pi pricing use cases can obtain mainnet payment access. Integration into the Pi ecosystem is only the first step; mainnet approval is a separate review procedure.
#### How can developers who haven’t used Pi Network before get involved with this feature?
According to Pi Network’s description, the new feature is clearly targeted at “creators who have not yet joined the Pi community, but are using various external AI tools to build applications and are seeking distribution channels.” Both technical developers and non-technical product personnel can use it. After completing integration, you can access Pi Network’s claimed distribution network of 60 million active pioneers.
