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exa-research

Exa.ai deep research and answer generation with citations. Use when building research automation, implementing Answer API for Q&A with sources, creating research reports, or using deep search with summaries. Triggers on: Exa Answer, answer endpoint, exa.answer, deep search, research API, Exa Research, async research, research report, citation extraction, summarization with sources, fact verification, streaming answers, research tasks.

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Exa Research & Answer API

Quick Reference

Topic When to Use Reference
Answer API Q&A with citations, grounded responses answer-api.md
Deep Search Smart query expansion, high-quality summaries deep-search.md
Citations Source attribution, verification citations.md

Essential Patterns

Answer API (Python)

python
from exa_py import Exa

exa = Exa()

response = exa.answer(
    "What are the key features of Python 3.12?",
    text=True
)

print(response.answer)
for citation in response.citations:
    print(f"Source: {citation.url}")

Streaming Answers

python
stream = exa.answer(
    "Explain the benefits of microservices architecture",
    stream=True
)

for chunk in stream:
    print(chunk.text, end="", flush=True)

# Access citations after streaming
print("\nSources:", stream.citations)

Deep Search with Summaries

python
results = exa.search_and_contents(
    "latest developments in quantum computing",
    type="neural",
    num_results=10,
    summary=True,
    use_autoprompt=True  # Smart query expansion
)

for result in results.results:
    print(f"{result.title}")
    print(f"Summary: {result.summary}")

When to Use

Feature Use Case Output
Answer API Direct Q&A needing citations Answer + source URLs
Deep Search Query expansion + summaries Enhanced search results
Exa Research Long-form async reports Structured JSON/Markdown

Common Mistakes

  1. Not using streaming for long answers - Use stream=True for better UX on complex questions
  2. Ignoring citations - Always include response.citations for verifiable responses
  3. Missing text=True - Answer API needs content access; include text=True
  4. Over-complex queries - Answer API works best with clear, focused questions
  5. Not validating citations - Check citation.url exists before displaying to users

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