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Ecc Exa Search by undermybelt — Agent Skill

Name: Ecc Exa Search
Author: undermybelt

File contents

Exa Search

Drift-prone skill. Exa MCP tool names, parameters, and account limits can change. Confirm the exposed tool surface and current Exa docs before relying on a specific search mode, category, or livecrawl behavior.

Neural search for web content, code, companies, and people via the Exa MCP server.

When to Activate

User needs current web information or news
Searching for code examples, API docs, or technical references
Researching companies, competitors, or market players
Finding professional profiles or people in a domain
Running background research for any development task
User says "search for", "look up", "find", or "what's the latest on"

MCP Requirement

Exa MCP server must be configured. Add to ~/.claude.json:

"exa-web-search": {
  "command": "npx",
  "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
  "env": { "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EXA_API_KEY_HERE" }
}

Get an API key at exa.ai. This repo's current Exa setup documents the tool surface exposed here: web_search_exa and get_code_context_exa. If your Exa server exposes additional tools, verify their exact names before depending on them in docs or prompts.

Core Tools

web_search_exa

General web search for current information, news, or facts.

web_search_exa(query: "latest AI developments 2026", numResults: 5)

Parameters:

Param	Type	Default	Notes
`query`	string	required	Search query
`numResults`	number	8	Number of results
`type`	string	`auto`	Search mode
`livecrawl`	string	`fallback`	Prefer live crawling when needed
`category`	string	none	Optional focus such as `company` or `research paper`

get_code_context_exa

Find code examples and documentation from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and docs sites.

get_code_context_exa(query: "Python asyncio patterns", tokensNum: 3000)

Parameters:

Param	Type	Default	Notes
`query`	string	required	Code or API search query
`tokensNum`	number	5000	Content tokens (1000-50000)

Usage Patterns

Quick Lookup

web_search_exa(query: "Node.js 22 new features", numResults: 3)

Code Research

get_code_context_exa(query: "Rust error handling patterns Result type", tokensNum: 3000)

Company or People Research

web_search_exa(query: "Vercel funding valuation 2026", numResults: 3, category: "company")
web_search_exa(query: "site:linkedin.com/in AI safety researchers Anthropic", numResults: 5)

Technical Deep Dive

web_search_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model status and adoption", numResults: 5)
get_code_context_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model examples", tokensNum: 4000)

Tips

Use web_search_exa for current information, company lookups, and broad discovery
Use search operators like site:, quoted phrases, and intitle: to narrow results
Lower tokensNum (1000-2000) for focused code snippets, higher (5000+) for comprehensive context
Use get_code_context_exa when you need API usage or code examples rather than general web pages

Related Skills

deep-research — Full research workflow using firecrawl + exa together
market-research — Business-oriented research with decision frameworks

---name: ecc-exa-searchdescription: Neural search via Exa MCP for web, code, and company research. Use when the user needs web search, code examples, company intel, people lookup, or AI-powered deep research with Exa's neural search engine.---# Exa Search> **Drift-prone skill.** Exa MCP tool names, parameters, and account limits can> change. Confirm the exposed tool surface and current Exa docs before relying> on a specific search mode, category, or livecrawl behavior.Neural search for web content, code, companies, and people via the Exa MCP server.## When to Activate- User needs current web information or news- Searching for code examples, API docs, or technical references- Researching companies, competitors, or market players- Finding professional profiles or people in a domain- Running background research for any development task- User says "search for", "look up", "find", or "what's the latest on"## MCP RequirementExa MCP server must be configured. Add to `~/.claude.json`:```json"exa-web-search": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"], "env": { "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EXA_API_KEY_HERE" }}```Get an API key at [exa.ai](https://exa.ai).This repo's current Exa setup documents the tool surface exposed here: `web_search_exa` and `get_code_context_exa`.If your Exa server exposes additional tools, verify their exact names before depending on them in docs or prompts.## Core Tools### web_search_exaGeneral web search for current information, news, or facts.```web_search_exa(query: "latest AI developments 2026", numResults: 5)```**Parameters:**| Param | Type | Default | Notes ||-------|------|---------|-------|| `query` | string | required | Search query || `numResults` | number | 8 | Number of results || `type` | string | `auto` | Search mode || `livecrawl` | string | `fallback` | Prefer live crawling when needed || `category` | string | none | Optional focus such as `company` or `research paper` |### get_code_context_exaFind code examples and documentation from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and docs sites.```get_code_context_exa(query: "Python asyncio patterns", tokensNum: 3000)```**Parameters:**| Param | Type | Default | Notes ||-------|------|---------|-------|| `query` | string | required | Code or API search query || `tokensNum` | number | 5000 | Content tokens (1000-50000) |## Usage Patterns### Quick Lookup```web_search_exa(query: "Node.js 22 new features", numResults: 3)```### Code Research```get_code_context_exa(query: "Rust error handling patterns Result type", tokensNum: 3000)```### Company or People Research```web_search_exa(query: "Vercel funding valuation 2026", numResults: 3, category: "company")web_search_exa(query: "site:linkedin.com/in AI safety researchers Anthropic", numResults: 5)```### Technical Deep Dive```web_search_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model status and adoption", numResults: 5)get_code_context_exa(query: "WebAssembly component model examples", tokensNum: 4000)```## Tips- Use `web_search_exa` for current information, company lookups, and broad discovery- Use search operators like `site:`, quoted phrases, and `intitle:` to narrow results- Lower `tokensNum` (1000-2000) for focused code snippets, higher (5000+) for comprehensive context- Use `get_code_context_exa` when you need API usage or code examples rather than general web pages## Related Skills- `deep-research` — Full research workflow using firecrawl + exa together- `market-research` — Business-oriented research with decision frameworks

Frequently asked questions

Ecc Exa Search