# Exa Search

> 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.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-affaan-m-ecc-exa-search`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [affaan-m](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/affaan-m)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [affaan-m](https://github.com/affaan-m)
- **Source:** https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/tree/main/skills/exa-search
- **Website:** https://ecc.tools

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-affaan-m-ecc-exa-search
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# 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`:

```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_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

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [affaan-m](https://github.com/affaan-m)
- **Source:** [affaan-m/ECC](https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://ecc.tools

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-affaan-m-ecc-exa-search
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/affaan-m
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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