v0.78.0

prefix-dev/pixiv0.78.0Aug 28, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Adds CLI support for path dependencies, enables configuration sharing with rattler-based tools, and improves PEP 723 script caching and resolution.

Key Highlights

CLI command `pixi add --path` for local dependencies
Shared configuration support for rattler tools
Improved PEP 723 script support with better caching

New Features

CLI path dependencies
Read shared config layer
Cache and update script resolutions
Honor shared index-config when indexing a channel

Full Release Notes

### [0.78.0] - 2026-08-28
#### ✨ Highlights

- You can now use the CLI to add path dependencies with the following command:
  ```shell
  pixi add --path ~/dev/pixi pixi
  pixi add --path ~/dev/vinca vinca --pypi
  pixi add --path ~/dev/ros_ws/src/common/package.xml ros-jazzy-common
  ```
- Pixi now can also share the configuration with rattler-based tools like `rattler-build` and `rattler-index`.
- The PEP 723 script support has been improved with better caching and resolution of scripts.

#### Added

- Write manifest platform names instead of pN aliases by @ruben-arts in [#6885](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6885)
- Rework the terminal output by @Hofer-Julian in [#6869](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6869)
- Read the shared config layer of rattler-based tools by @Hofer-Julian in [#6776](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6776)
- Cache and update script resolutions by @manzt in [#6893](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6893)
- Honor the shared `index-config` when indexing a channel by @Hofer-Julian in [#6896](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6896)
- Add `--path` to the `pixi add` command by @ruben-arts in [#6904](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6904)

#### Changed

- Solve scripts against the host's virtual packages by @Hofer-Julian in [#6865](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6865)
- Replace the distro index fetch with a static mapping by @Hofer-Julian in [#6881](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6881)
- Drop unused `InstallChange` helpers by @Hofer-Julian in [#6897](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6897)
- Pin the ROS fixture's macOS compiler to unbreak CI by @baszalmstra in [#6906](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6906)

#### Fixed

- Group legacy purl fallback traces by @baszalmstra in [#6886](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6886)
- Solve lockless scripts in `pixi workspace platform` by @Hofer-Julian in [#6882](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6882)
- Show progress for `pixi add` and other commands that solve by @Hofer-Julian in [#6892](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6892)