# Advait Exa CLI Exa Search

> Exa Search CLI

- Skill: `tomevault-io/advait-exa-cli-exa-search` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/advait-exa-cli-exa-search`
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- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/advait-exa-cli-exa-search

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# Exa Search CLI

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

## Quick start

1) 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 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:

```bash
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:

```bash
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:

```bash
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:

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

Plain output:

```bash
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:

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

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