exa-search
Installation
SKILL.md
Exa Search
Six scripts over Exa 3.0 (API spec 2.0.0, synced 2026-10-19). S=~/.claude/skills/exa-search/scripts.
Prerequisite: EXA_API_KEY (https://dashboard.exa.ai).
Pick the Script
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| Quick lookup, cheapest | python3 $S/exa_search.py "query" --lite --highlights --no-text |
| General web search | python3 $S/exa_search.py "query" --highlights --no-text |
| Papers / companies / people / news | ... exa_search.py "query" --category publication (or company, people, news) |
| Read known URLs | python3 $S/exa_contents.py URL1 URL2 --highlights --no-text |
| Cited answer | python3 $S/exa_research.py "question" --sources |
| Cited answer from specific sites/dates | ... exa_research.py "question" --domains a.org --after 2026-01-01 (routes to /search) |
| One synthesized answer or JSON from a search | ... exa_search.py "question" --text-output "Short answer" / --schema-preset company |
| Multi-step research, lists, enrichment | python3 $S/exa_agent.py run "task" --effort medium (see references/agent-api.md) |
| Pages like a URL | python3 $S/exa_similar.py URL (deprecated endpoint; prefer a descriptive exa_search.py query) |