pi-elm-websearch

A Pi coding-agent package that searches the public web with Linkup.

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Package details

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

npm report

$ pi install npm:pi-elm-websearch

Package: pi-elm-websearch
Version: 0.1.0
Published: Aug 31, 2026
Downloads: 181/mo · 13/wk
Author: aseales
License: MIT
Types: extension, skill
Size: 10.3 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 3 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "skills": [
    "./skills"
  ],
  "extensions": [
    "./extensions"
  ]
}

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README

Pi ELM web search

A Pi coding agent package that adds a web_search tool backed by Linkup and accessed through the University of Edinburgh ELM API.

The tool supports fast, standard, and deep search, domain and date filters, and returns source URLs and content for citation-backed answers. The package also bundles an elm-websearch skill with search and citation guidance.

Requirements

Pi coding agent 0.84.4 or later
Node.js 20 or later
An ELM API key with access to web search

Install

Install directly from a checkout:

pi install /absolute/path/to/elm-websearch-pi

Use -l to install it for only the current project:

pi install -l /absolute/path/to/elm-websearch-pi

Set the API key in the environment used to launch Pi:

export ELM_API_KEY="your-key"
pi

Do not commit the key to a repository. The base URL defaults to https://elm.edina.ac.uk/api/v1. Set ELM_API_BASE_URL before starting Pi to use a different ELM deployment.

Tool arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`query`	Yes	Focused web-search query
`depth`	No	`fast`, `standard` (default), or `deep`
`max_results`	No	Number of results, from 1 to 100; defaults to 10
`include_domains`	No	Domains to include
`exclude_domains`	No	Domains to exclude
`from_date`	No	Earliest result date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format
`to_date`	No	Latest result date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format

Development

npm install
npm test

To try the extension without installing it:

pi -e ./extensions/index.ts

License

MIT