diff --git a/zsh/zshenv b/zsh/zshenv
index 4c488e0..0c07298 100644
--- a/zsh/zshenv
+++ b/zsh/zshenv
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ alias tm="${HOME}/dotfiles/scripts/tmopen.sh"
 alias aic="aicommits --type conventional"
 
 # resolve node from global mise config (~), not project .tool-versions which may pin a node incompatible with pi
-alias pi='mise exec -C ~ -- pi'
+function pi() {
+  local node_version
+  node_version="$(mise -C "$HOME" current node)" || return
+  mise exec "node@$node_version" -- pi "$@"
+}
 
 # find worktrunk worktree directories
 function wtl() {