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+# panto-web
+
+The `web` extension for [pantograph](https://github.com/travisp/pantograph)'s
+`panto` CLI: keyless web access packaged as a luarocks rock.
+
+## Tools
+
+- **`web.fetch`** — fetches a public HTTP(S) URL with `curl`, follows up to
+  five public redirects, and converts HTML to compact readable text. Blocked
+  and JavaScript-only pages get one keyless retry through Jina Reader.
+- **`web.search`** — searches through Exa's public MCP endpoint without
+  configuration or an API key, returning compact titles, URLs, and excerpts
+  for `web.fetch` to read.
+
+## Install
+
+Via the rock (once published):
+
+```toml
+[extensions]
+rocks = ["panto-web"]
+```
+
+Or as a local checkout:
+
+```toml
+[extensions]
+paths = ["/path/to/panto-web"]
+```
+
+The extension can be disabled with the usual policy globs, e.g.
+`deny = ["web"]`.
+
+## Development
+
+Run the self-check (needs `panto` for its embedded Lua + luv):
+
+```sh
+panto lua _selfcheck.lua
+```
+
+The source lives under `panto-web/` so `require` works identically installed
+and from a checkout; `_selfcheck.lua` is `_`-prefixed so panto's directory
+scan skips it.