diff --git a/zsh/zshenv b/zsh/zshenv
index a8d3605..4c488e0 100644
--- a/zsh/zshenv
+++ b/zsh/zshenv
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ alias pip=pip3
 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'
+
 # find worktrunk worktree directories
 function wtl() {
   fd --type d '\.wt\.' "${1:-.}"