@pi-lab/websearch

Exa-powered web search tool extension for pi coding agent

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Install @pi-lab/websearch from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

npm report

$ pi install npm:@pi-lab/websearch

Package: @pi-lab/websearch
Version: 0.1.0
Published: May 2, 2026
Downloads: not available
Author: cheny341
License: MIT
Types: extension
Size: 11.7 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 3 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "extensions": [
    "./dist/index.mjs"
  ]
}

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README

@pi-lab/websearch

A pi extension that adds a websearch tool powered by Exa.

Install

pi install npm:@pi-lab/websearch

Usage

Set your Exa API key before starting pi:

export EXA_API_KEY=<your-api-key>
pi

You can also provide EXA_API_KEY through @pi-lab/env.

Once installed and configured, ask pi to search the web. For example:

Search the web for the latest Exa Search API docs.

The tool returns short, citation-friendly results with titles, URLs, dates, authors, and highlights when available. Use webfetch on a result URL if you need to read the full page.

Notes

num_results defaults to 5 and supports 1–20 results.
Use domain filters when you want official or source-specific results.
Use news/date filters for recent events.