diff --git a/plugins/direnv/README.md b/plugins/direnv/README.md
index 8deaf38bb..602066dfa 100644
--- a/plugins/direnv/README.md
+++ b/plugins/direnv/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # direnv plugin
 
-This plugin creates the [Direnv](https://direnv.net/) hook.
+This plugin initializes the [Direnv](https://direnv.net/) shell hook for zsh.
 
 To use it, add `direnv` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
 
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ plugins=(... direnv)
 
 ## Requirements
 
-In order to make this work, you will need to have the direnv installed.
+In order to make this work, you will need to have direnv installed and available in your PATH.
 
 More info on the usage and install: https://github.com/direnv/direnv
diff --git a/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
index c026dbe76..0515a7e2f 100644
--- a/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/direnv/direnv.plugin.zsh
@@ -4,16 +4,8 @@ if (( ! $+commands[direnv] )); then
   return
 fi
 
-_direnv_hook() {
-  trap -- '' SIGINT;
-  eval "$(direnv export zsh)";
-  trap - SIGINT;
-}
-typeset -ag precmd_functions;
-if [[ -z "${precmd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]+1}" ]]; then
-  precmd_functions=( _direnv_hook ${precmd_functions[@]} )
-fi
-typeset -ag chpwd_functions;
-if [[ -z "${chpwd_functions[(r)_direnv_hook]+1}" ]]; then
-  chpwd_functions=( _direnv_hook ${chpwd_functions[@]} )
+# Load direnv's shell hook, which is the supported integration mechanism for
+# modern direnv versions.
+if ! eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"; then
+  echo "Warning: direnv hook failed to initialize. Please ensure direnv is installed correctly."
 fi
diff --git a/plugins/web-search/web-search.plugin.zsh b/plugins/web-search/web-search.plugin.zsh
index 98826ef72..93237f4e2 100644
--- a/plugins/web-search/web-search.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/web-search/web-search.plugin.zsh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ function web_search() {
     claudeai        "https://claude.ai/new?q="
     reddit          "https://www.reddit.com/search/?q="
     ppai            "https://www.perplexity.ai/search/new?q="
+    rscrate         "https://crates.io/search?q="
+    rsdoc           "https://docs.rs/releases/search?query="
   )
 
   # check whether the search engine is supported
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ alias grok='web_search grok'
 alias claudeai='web_search claudeai'
 alias reddit='web_search reddit'
 alias ppai='web_search ppai'
+alias rscrate='web_search rscrate'
+alias rsdoc='web_search rsdoc'
 
 #add your own !bang searches here
 alias wiki='web_search duckduckgo \!w'