Pi Network has released Pi Desktop 0.6.3, introducing several updates to SoloHost, its framework for running self-hosted applications. The release also signals a naming change: future versions are expected to use the Pi Desktop name rather than Pi Node.
New tools for app discovery and testing
SoloHost now ranks community applications according to the number of users actively running them, giving users a clearer view of which apps are seeing the most activity. Developers also receive a new “My Apps” section for managing applications they have published.
The update improves Docker Build support, allowing developers to test, configure and troubleshoot applications before making them available more broadly. A new readiness probe checks whether a SoloHost application is responding correctly before allowing user access. Pi Network said the measure is intended to reduce problems caused by temporary connection issues or apps that have not finished starting.
Pi Desktop 0.6.3 also addresses an issue with SoloHost login tokens. Previously, tokens could expire after the desktop application remained open for several days, requiring users to sign in again.
Repository designed for AI-assisted development
Pi Network has additionally introduced a SoloHost repository structured to be easier for AI agents to understand. The Core Team said the format could help AI tools assist developers with building and managing SoloHost applications.
The release follows earlier additions such as OpenClaw and the Atlassian MCP Server, which demonstrated how Pi Desktop could support local AI agents and workflows connecting AI tools with self-hosted services.
Link to Pi’s distributed-computing plans
SoloHost has also been used in an earlier distributed-computing test. In that trial, five volunteer Node operators received computing tasks, processed them on their devices and returned the completed results to the network.
Pi Network has said it wants third-party applications to use spare computing capacity from more than 420,000 claimed Node operators. Participants could eventually receive Pi tokens for contributing resources, although the latest release does not implement that model. Instead, Pi Desktop 0.6.3 provides additional tooling for testing self-hosted applications, AI services and potential distributed-computing use cases.
