# Skill Scaffold

> This skill optimizes Exa costs: understanding pricing model (requests, content extraction), minimizing numResults to actual needs, selective content extraction (text vs highlights vs full), caching to reduce duplicate…

- Skill: `tools-only/skill-scaffold-52` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/skill-scaffold-52`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/skill-scaffold-52/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/skill-scaffold-52

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# exa-cost-tuning

## Skill Scaffold

```
exa-cost-tuning/
  SKILL.md
```

## File Descriptions

### 1. SKILL.md
**Purpose:** Optimize Exa costs through tier selection, result limiting, content option optimization, and usage monitoring with budget alerts.
**Workflow:** FinOps skill - ensures cost-effective Exa usage at scale.
**Relates to:** Follows exa-performance-tuning; informs capacity planning

## Summary

This skill optimizes Exa costs: understanding pricing model (requests, content extraction), minimizing numResults to actual needs, selective content extraction (text vs highlights vs full), caching to reduce duplicate requests, usage tracking and reporting, budget alerts and spending limits, tier optimization based on usage patterns, and batch request optimization. Target: 40% cost reduction through intelligent usage patterns.