exa-search
exa-search connects to Exa's MCP endpoint for live web queries, code documentation lookup, and full-page retrieval. Use the simple search tool for basic queries or the advanced variant for filtered results by date, domain, category, or content. Fetch complete pages when search highlights aren't enough.
exa-search performs real-time web searches using semantic queries with optional date, domain, and category filters.
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exa-search performs real-time web searches using semantic queries with optional date, domain, and category filters. exa-search connects to Exa's MCP endpoint for live web queries, code documentation lookup, and full-page retrieval. Use the simple search tool for basic queries or the advanced variant for filtered results by date, domain, category, or content. Fetch complete pages when search highlights aren't enough.
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- exa-search enables real-time web searches with semantic queries and optional filters.
- Yes, exa-search includes a batch URL fetching capability.
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What is exa-search and how do I use it for online research?
exa-search connects to Exa's MCP endpoint for live web queries, code documentation lookup, and full-page retrieval. Use the simple search tool for basic queries or the advanced variant for filtered results by date, domain, category, or content. Fetch complete pages when search highlights aren't enough.
How do I perform real-time web searches with exa-search?
exa-search enables real-time web searches with semantic queries and optional filters. Submit a search query to get live results with highlights and summaries. For more control, use the advanced search variant to filter by date range, domain inclusion/exclusion, or content category (company, news, PDF, etc.).
Can exa-search fetch full page content from URLs in batch?
Yes, exa-search includes a batch URL fetching capability. After identifying relevant URLs through search, use the web_fetch tool to extract complete page content from multiple URLs at once, which is useful when search highlights don't provide enough detail for your research.
What advanced filters does exa-search support for research?
exa-search supports domain filtering (include/exclude specific domains), date range filtering, and category-based filtering for companies, people, news, and documents. These filters help you narrow results to specific sources, time periods, or content types when researching companies, individuals, or technical documentation.
How can I search code examples and technical docs with exa-search?
exa-search is optimized for looking up code examples and technical documentation online. Submit semantic queries targeting documentation sites, GitHub repositories, or technical blogs. Use domain filters to focus on specific documentation sources, then fetch full pages when you need complete code samples or detailed explanations.
What should I know about exa-search's deprecated tools and migration?
exa-search represents the current API schema for Exa's web search capabilities. If you're migrating from deprecated tools, understand that exa-search consolidates search and fetch operations under a unified MCP endpoint, simplifying setup and providing consistent access to real-time web data, batch URL retrieval, and advanced filtering.
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Exa MCP Search
Use this skill when online search, page fetch, code/docs lookup, company research, people research, or Exa MCP parameter checks are needed.
Current Source Of Truth
- Hosted MCP endpoint:
https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp - Official source:
exa-labs/exa-mcp-server@0de23f94b7e8539192bdc2008c16592156ada870 - Current npm package checked:
exa-mcp-server@3.2.1; verified tarball SHA-256675688dffcd746b8bb6ac7f077b64b7382c4a305f948d44ba526e67be50396df - Tool schemas can change. Before adding new parameters, verify with
tools/listthrough a normal HTTP client.
Direct MCP HTTP is the required invocation model for this skill. curl is fine, but keep the session and SSE parsing in small shell helpers instead of repeating low-level flags at every call site.
Tool Choice
| Need | Prefer | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General current web search | web_search_exa |
Simple search. Only query and numResults. |
| Filtered search, dates, domains, categories, summaries, highlights, |
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