How do I install the Exa Search skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add sickn33/exa-search-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.

Is Exa Search safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: CAUTION, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Exa Search?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Exa Search free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Exa Search?

sickn33 (@sickn33) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Exa Search by sickn33 — Agent Skill

Name: Exa Search
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: sickn33

Exa Search

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API. Use when you need semantic/embeddings-based search, finding similar content, or searching by category (company, people, research papers, etc.).

sickn33 Updated Sep 9, 2026 45.1k repo stars

File contents

exa-search

Overview

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

When to Use

When you need semantic/embeddings-based search
When finding similar content
When searching by category (company, people, research papers, etc.)

Installation

npx skills add -g BenedictKing/exa-search

Step-by-Step Guide

Install the skill using the command above
Configure Exa API key
Use naturally in Claude Code conversations

Examples

See GitHub Repository for examples.

Best Practices

Configure API keys via environment variables

Troubleshooting

See the GitHub repository for troubleshooting guides.

Related Skills

context7-auto-research, tavily-web, firecrawl-scraper, codex-review

Limitations

Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills → skills/exa-search/SKILL.md

Also appears in: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/exa-search/SKILL.md, sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/exa-search/SKILL.md

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