How do I install the Exa skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/exa-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Exa by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Exa
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

exa-cli

Setup

If exa-cli is not installed, install it from GitHub:

npx api2cli install Melvynx/exa-cli

If exa-cli is not found, install and build it:

bun --version || curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
npx api2cli bundle exa
npx api2cli link exa

api2cli link adds ~/.local/bin to PATH automatically. The CLI is available in the next command.

Always use --json flag when calling commands programmatically.

Authentication

exa-cli auth set "your-token"
exa-cli auth test

Resources

search

Command	Description
`exa-cli search query --query "latest AI research" --json`	Search web with natural language query
`exa-cli search query --query "best React frameworks" --type neural --num-results 5 --json`	Neural search with custom result count
`exa-cli search query --query "SpaceX news" --type keyword --json`	Keyword-based search
`exa-cli search query --query "AI trends" --start-date 2024-01-01 --json`	Search with date filter
`exa-cli search query --query "research" --category news --json`	Search by category
`exa-cli search query --query "frameworks" --include-domains github.com,stackoverflow.com --json`	Include specific domains
`exa-cli search query --query "news" --exclude-domains twitter.com --json`	Exclude specific domains
`exa-cli search query --query "topic" --text --json`	Include page text in results
`exa-cli search query --query "topic" --summary --json`	Include AI summary for each result
`exa-cli search query --query "topic" --highlights --json`	Include text highlights
`exa-cli search find-similar --url "https://example.com" --json`	Find similar pages to URL
`exa-cli search find-similar --url "https://example.com" --num-results 5 --text --json`	Find similar with text content

Command	Description
`exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --json`	Get page contents for URL
`exa-cli contents get --urls "https://a.com,https://b.com" --json`	Get contents for multiple URLs
`exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --text --json`	Get contents with full page text
`exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --summary --json`	Get contents with AI summary
`exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --highlights --json`	Get contents with text highlights

answer

Command	Description
`exa-cli answer query --query "What is the latest valuation of SpaceX?" --json`	Get AI answer with web citations
`exa-cli answer query --query "Who won the 2024 election?" --text --json`	Answer with source text included
`exa-cli answer query --query "Explain quantum computing" --stream --json`	Stream answer response

context

Command	Description
`exa-cli context get --query "how to use React hooks" --json`	Get web context for query
`exa-cli context get --query "Python async await patterns" --tokens-num 8000 --json`	Get context with token limit

Global Flags

All commands support: --json, --format <text|json|csv|yaml>, --verbose, --no-color, --no-header

---name: exa-2description: Manage Exa AI via CLI - search, contents, answer, context. Use when user mentions 'exa', 'web search', 'find similar pages', 'ai answer', or wants to interact with the Exa API.--- # exa-cli ## Setup If `exa-cli` is not installed, install it from GitHub: ```bash npx api2cli install Melvynx/exa-cli ``` If `exa-cli` is not found, install and build it: ```bash bun --version || curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash npx api2cli bundle exa npx api2cli link exa ``` `api2cli link` adds `~/.local/bin` to PATH automatically. The CLI is available in the next command. Always use `--json` flag when calling commands programmatically. ## Authentication ```bash exa-cli auth set "your-token" exa-cli auth test ``` ## Resources ### search | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `exa-cli search query --query "latest AI research" --json` | Search web with natural language query | | `exa-cli search query --query "best React frameworks" --type neural --num-results 5 --json` | Neural search with custom result count | | `exa-cli search query --query "SpaceX news" --type keyword --json` | Keyword-based search | | `exa-cli search query --query "AI trends" --start-date 2024-01-01 --json` | Search with date filter | | `exa-cli search query --query "research" --category news --json` | Search by category | | `exa-cli search query --query "frameworks" --include-domains github.com,stackoverflow.com --json` | Include specific domains | | `exa-cli search query --query "news" --exclude-domains twitter.com --json` | Exclude specific domains | | `exa-cli search query --query "topic" --text --json` | Include page text in results | | `exa-cli search query --query "topic" --summary --json` | Include AI summary for each result | | `exa-cli search query --query "topic" --highlights --json` | Include text highlights | | `exa-cli search find-similar --url "https://example.com" --json` | Find similar pages to URL | | `exa-cli search find-similar --url "https://example.com" --num-results 5 --text --json` | Find similar with text content | ### contents | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --json` | Get page contents for URL | | `exa-cli contents get --urls "https://a.com,https://b.com" --json` | Get contents for multiple URLs | | `exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --text --json` | Get contents with full page text | | `exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --summary --json` | Get contents with AI summary | | `exa-cli contents get --urls "https://example.com" --highlights --json` | Get contents with text highlights | ### answer | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `exa-cli answer query --query "What is the latest valuation of SpaceX?" --json` | Get AI answer with web citations | | `exa-cli answer query --query "Who won the 2024 election?" --text --json` | Answer with source text included | | `exa-cli answer query --query "Explain quantum computing" --stream --json` | Stream answer response | ### context | Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `exa-cli context get --query "how to use React hooks" --json` | Get web context for query | | `exa-cli context get --query "Python async await patterns" --tokens-num 8000 --json` | Get context with token limit | ## Global Flags All commands support: `--json`, `--format <text|json|csv|yaml>`, `--verbose`, `--no-color`, `--no-header`

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Resources

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Global Flags

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