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exa-search

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Neural search via Exa MCP for web, code, and company research. Use when the user needs web search, code examples, company intel, people lookup, or AI-powered deep research with Exa's neural search engine.

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  1. Distinctive:

    Start an AI research agent that runs asynchronously.

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  2. Very specific:

    Use web_search_exa for broad queries, web_search_advanced_exa for filtered results

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  3. Very specific:

    Use crawling_exa to get full content from specific URLs found in search results

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SKILL.md

Exa Search

Neural search for web content, code, companies, and people via the Exa MCP server.

When to Activate

  • User needs current web information or news
  • Searching for code examples, API docs, or technical references
  • Researching companies, competitors, or market players
  • Finding professional profiles or people in a domain
  • Running background research for any development task
  • User says "search for", "look up", "find", or "what's the latest on"

MCP Requirement

Exa MCP server must be configured. Add to ~/.claude.json:

"exa-web-search": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
  "env": { "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EXA_API_KEY_HERE" }
}

Get an API key at exa.ai.

Core Tools

web_search_exa

General web search for current information, news, or facts.

web_search_exa(query: "latest AI developments 2026", numResults: 5)

Parameters:

ParamTypeDefaultNotes
querystringrequiredSearch query
numResultsnumber8Number of results

web_search_advanced_exa

Filtered search with domain and date constraints.

web_search_advanced_exa(
  query: "React Server Components best practices",
  numResults: 5,
  includeDomains: ["github.com", "react.dev"],
  startPublishedDate: "2025-01-01"
)

Parameters:

ParamTypeDefaultNotes
querystringrequiredSearch query
numResultsnumber8Number of results
includeDomainsstring[]noneLimit to specific domains
excludeDomainsstring[]noneExclude specific domains
startPublishedDatestringnoneISO date filter (start)
endPublishedDatestringnoneISO date filter (end)

get_code_context_exa

Find code examples and documentation from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and docs sites.

get_code_context_exa(query: "Python asyncio patterns", tokensNum: 3000)

Parameters:

ParamTypeDefaultNotes
querystringrequiredCode or API search query
tokensNumnumber5000Content tokens (1000-50000)

company_research_exa

Research companies for business intelligence and news.

company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 5)

Parameters:

ParamTypeDefaultNotes
companyNamestringrequiredCompany name
numResultsnumber5Number of results

people_search_exa

Find professional profiles and bios.

people_search_exa(query: "AI safety researchers at Anthropic", numResults: 5)

crawling_exa

Extract full page content from a URL.

crawling_exa(url: "https://example.com/article", tokensNum: 5000)

Parameters:

ParamTypeDefaultNotes
urlstringrequiredURL to extract
tokensNumnumber5000Content tokens

deep_researcher_start / deep_researcher_check

Start an AI research agent that runs asynchronously.

# Start research
deep_researcher_start(query: "comprehensive analysis of AI code editors in 2026")

# Check status (returns results when complete)
deep_researcher_check(researchId: "<id from start>")

Usage Patterns

Quick Lookup

web_search_exa(query: "Node.js 22 new features", numResults: 3)

Code Research

get_code_context_exa(query: "Rust error handling patterns Result type", tokensNum: 3000)

Company Due Diligence

company_research_exa(companyName: "Vercel", numResults: 5)
web_search_advanced_exa(query: "Vercel funding valuation 2026", numResults: 3)

Technical Deep Dive

# Start async research
deep_researcher_start(query: "WebAssembly component model status and adoption")
# ... do other work ...
deep_researcher_check(researchId: "<id>")

Tips

  • Use web_search_exa for broad queries, web_search_advanced_exa for filtered results
  • Lower tokensNum (1000-2000) for focused code snippets, higher (5000+) for comprehensive context
  • Combine company_research_exa with web_search_advanced_exa for thorough company analysis
  • Use crawling_exa to get full content from specific URLs found in search results
  • deep_researcher_start is best for comprehensive topics that benefit from AI synthesis

Related Skills

  • deep-research — Full research workflow using firecrawl + exa together
  • market-research — Business-oriented research with decision frameworks

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