# Oh My Pi v17.2.14: forceReasoningOff for OpenAI/Azure, externalThinking via think tool

> Adds options to disable reasoning on OpenAI and Azure OpenAI models (`forceReasoningOff`, `disableReasoning`). Introduces `externalThinking` setting enabling private scratchpad reasoning via the new `think` tool in pi-coding-agent.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Oh My Pi |
| **Version** | v17.2.14 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, capability |

## What changed


### @oh-my-pi/pi-ai
- **forceReasoningOff / disableReasoning**: options added to disable reasoning in OpenAI and Azure OpenAI models.

### @oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent
- **externalThinking setting**: enables private scratchpad reasoning via the new `think` tool.


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/releases/tag/v17.2.14) — retrieved 2026-08-21


## Community

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