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Advait Exa CLI Exa Search by tomevault-io

Name: Advait Exa CLI Exa Search
Author: tomevault-io

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Exa Search CLI

Agent-first, non-interactive CLI wrapper for Exa Search API. Default output is JSON.

Quick start

Ensure EXA_API_KEY is set.
Run exa --help to see all commands and examples.
Use exa search, exa contents, exa find-similar, or exa answer.
Use --plain for stable, line-based output when needed.

Commands

exa search <query>: semantic search; supports filters and content options.
exa contents <url...>: fetch contents for URLs.
exa find-similar <url>: find similar links to a URL.
exa answer <query>: grounded Q&A; supports --stream.

Output modes

Default: JSON to stdout.
--plain: stable, line-based output.
Errors: stderr (JSON unless --plain).

Shared content options

Available on search, contents, and find-similar:

--text, --text-max-characters, --text-include-html-tags
--highlights, --highlights-num-sentences, --highlights-per-url, --highlights-query
--summary, --summary-query, --summary-schema <json|@file>
--context, --context-max-characters
--livecrawl <never|fallback|preferred|always>, --livecrawl-timeout <ms>
--subpages, --subpage-target
--extras-links, --extras-image-links

Examples

Search:

exa search "latest developments in quantum computing"
exa search "AI chips roadmap" --type deep --additional-query "GPU roadmap" --num-results 25
exa search "LLM hallucinations" --include-domain arxiv.org --text --text-max-characters 2000

Find similar:

exa find-similar https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --num-results 5 --text
exa find-similar https://example.com --exclude-domain example.com --summary

Contents:

exa contents https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --text --summary --summary-query "key findings"
exa contents https://example.com --highlights --highlights-per-url 2 --highlights-num-sentences 2

Answer:

exa answer "What is the population of New York City?"
exa answer "state of solid-state batteries" --stream

Plain output:

exa search "openai" --num-results 3 --plain
exa find-similar https://openai.com --num-results 3 --plain
exa contents https://openai.com --plain
exa answer "What is the capital of France?" --plain

Dry run:

exa search "openai" --num-results 1 --dry-run
exa contents https://openai.com --text --dry-run

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---name: advait-exa-cli-exa-searchdescription: Exa Search CLI---# Exa Search CLIAgent-first, non-interactive CLI wrapper for Exa Search API. Default output is JSON.## Quick start1) Ensure `EXA_API_KEY` is set.2) Run `exa --help` to see all commands and examples.3) Use `exa search`, `exa contents`, `exa find-similar`, or `exa answer`.4) Use `--plain` for stable, line-based output when needed.## Commands- `exa search <query>`: semantic search; supports filters and content options.- `exa contents <url...>`: fetch contents for URLs.- `exa find-similar <url>`: find similar links to a URL.- `exa answer <query>`: grounded Q&A; supports `--stream`.## Output modes- Default: JSON to stdout.- `--plain`: stable, line-based output.- Errors: stderr (JSON unless `--plain`).## Shared content optionsAvailable on `search`, `contents`, and `find-similar`:- `--text`, `--text-max-characters`, `--text-include-html-tags`- `--highlights`, `--highlights-num-sentences`, `--highlights-per-url`, `--highlights-query`- `--summary`, `--summary-query`, `--summary-schema <json|@file>`- `--context`, `--context-max-characters`- `--livecrawl <never|fallback|preferred|always>`, `--livecrawl-timeout <ms>`- `--subpages`, `--subpage-target`- `--extras-links`, `--extras-image-links`## ExamplesSearch:```bashexa search "latest developments in quantum computing"exa search "AI chips roadmap" --type deep --additional-query "GPU roadmap" --num-results 25exa search "LLM hallucinations" --include-domain arxiv.org --text --text-max-characters 2000```Find similar:```bashexa find-similar https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --num-results 5 --textexa find-similar https://example.com --exclude-domain example.com --summary```Contents:```bashexa contents https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --text --summary --summary-query "key findings"exa contents https://example.com --highlights --highlights-per-url 2 --highlights-num-sentences 2```Answer:```bashexa answer "What is the population of New York City?"exa answer "state of solid-state batteries" --stream```Plain output:```bashexa search "openai" --num-results 3 --plainexa find-similar https://openai.com --num-results 3 --plainexa contents https://openai.com --plainexa answer "What is the capital of France?" --plain```Dry run:```bashexa search "openai" --num-results 1 --dry-runexa contents https://openai.com --text --dry-run```---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/advait) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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