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@@ -26,25 +26,21 @@ npm run test:pi-authenticated
 npm run test:pi-local
 ```
 
-Start pi with only the current checkout installed in temporary config and session directories, without inheriting Command Code credentials:
+Start an isolated pi instance with only the current checkout installed and no existing Command Code credentials:
 
 ```sh
 npm run pi:isolated
 ```
 
-Run `/login` inside pi. The temporary credential and sessions are deleted when pi exits.
+Run `/login` inside pi. Temporary credentials, configuration, and sessions are deleted when pi exits.
 
-To use the current checkout with your existing pi credentials and expose only Command Code models in the model picker:
+Start the current checkout with your existing pi credentials and only Command Code models in the model picker:
 
 ```sh
 npm run pi:authenticated
 ```
 
-Both launchers default to `commandcode/gpt-5.6-luna`. Pass additional pi arguments after `--` to override defaults or change startup behavior:
-
-```sh
-npm run pi:authenticated -- --model claude-sonnet-4-6
-```
+Both commands accept additional pi arguments after `--`, for example `npm run pi:authenticated -- --model claude-sonnet-4-6`.
 
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