Exa Search Skill for Claude
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.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/loulanyue/awesome-claude-notes --skill exa-searchThe instruction itself
13 sections, as written by the authorExa 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.
This repo's current Exa setup documents the tool surface exposed here: web_search_exa and get_code_context_exa.
If your Exa server exposes additional tools, verify their exact names before depending on them in docs or prompts.
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:
| Param | Type | Default | Notes |
|-------|------|---------|-------|
| query | string | required | Search query |
| numResults | number | 8 | Number of results |
| type | string | auto | Search mode |
| livecrawl | string | fallback | Prefer live crawling when needed |
| category | string | none | Optional focus such as company or research paper |
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:
| Param | Type | Default | Notes |
|-------|------|---------|-------|
| query | string | required | Code or API search query |
| tokensNum | number | 5000 | Content tokens (1000-50000) |
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 or People Research
web_search_exa(query: "Vercel funding valuation 2026", numResults: 3, category: "company")
web_search_exa(query: "site:linkedin.com/in AI safety researchers Anthropic", numResults: 5)
Technical Deep Dive
web_search_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model status and adoption", numResults: 5)
get_code_context_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model examples", tokensNum: 4000)
Tips
- Use
web_search_exafor current information, company lookups, and broad discovery - Use search operators like
site:, quoted phrases, andintitle:to narrow results - Lower
tokensNum(1000-2000) for focused code snippets, higher (5000+) for comprehensive context - Use
get_code_context_exawhen you need API usage or code examples rather than general web pages
Related Skills
deep-research— Full research workflow using firecrawl + exa togethermarket-research— Business-oriented research with decision frameworks
원문
- 영문 원문
탐색
- 한국어 문서 안내
- 기여 가이드
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How to use it
Take loulanyue/awesome-claude-notes-exa-search from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
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same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.