Exa Code Search

Code Search (Exa)

Tool

Use exec to call: mcporter call exa-code.get_code_context_exa <params>

Critical Rules

• Never run in main context. Spawn subagents or run sequentially.
• Always include the programming language in the query to reduce noise.
  • Good: "Go generics", "Python asyncio", "React 19 hooks"
  • Bad: "generics", "async", "hooks"
• Include framework + version when relevant: "Next.js 14", "Playwright Python".
• Include exact identifiers (function names, error messages) when you have them.

Token Tuning

Call Syntax

# Find code example
mcporter call exa-code.get_code_context_exa \
  query="Python asyncio aiohttp client example" \
  tokensNum=5000

# API usage
mcporter call exa-code.get_code_context_exa \
  query="OpenAI Responses API streaming Python" \
  tokensNum=8000

# Debugging
mcporter call exa-code.get_code_context_exa \
  query="Next.js 14 App Router useSearchParams error boundary" \
  tokensNum=5000

# Complex integration
mcporter call exa-code.get_code_context_exa \
  query="Playwright Python page.wait_for_selector timeout handling" \
  tokensNum=15000

Output Format

Return:

1. Best minimal working snippet(s) — copy/paste ready
2. Notes — version constraints, gotchas
3. Sources — URLs if present

Deduplicate similar results; keep only the best representative snippet per approach.