Agent skill
exa-tools
Executes semantic web search via Exa AI Python CLI. Use when searching for current information, code examples, API documentation, finding similar pages, or generating AI answers with citations. Supports fast/deep/neural search.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/exa-tools
SKILL.md
[H1][EXA-TOOLS]
Dictum: Semantic search surfaces relevant content.
Execute Exa AI search queries via Python CLI. API key auto-injected via 1Password.
[IMPORTANT] Exa 2.0 introduced three search tiers: fast (sub-350ms), auto (balanced), deep (agentic, highest quality). Default: auto.
[1][COMMANDS]
| [CMD] | [ARGS] | [RETURNS] |
|---|---|---|
| search | <query> [type] [num] |
Web results with text content |
| code | <query> [num] |
GitHub code context |
| find-similar | <url> [num] |
Pages similar to given URL |
| answer | <query> |
AI-generated answer with sources |
[2][USAGE]
# Web search (default: auto type, 8 results)
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py search "Vite 7 new features"
# Neural search for concepts
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py search "Effect-TS best practices" neural
# Fast search for quick lookups
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py search "React 19 release notes" fast 15
# Deep search for highest quality
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py search "Nx workspace optimization" deep
# Code context search (GitHub)
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py code "React useState hook examples"
# Code search with custom results
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py code "Effect pipe examples" 20
# Find similar pages
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py find-similar "https://effect.website/docs/guides/essentials/pipeline"
# AI answer with citations
uv run .claude/skills/exa-tools/scripts/exa.py answer "What are the breaking changes in Vite 7?"
[3][ARGUMENTS]
search: <query> [type] [num]
query— Search query (required)type— Search type:auto,neural,keyword,fast,deep(default:auto)num— Number of results (default:8)
code: <query> [num]
query— Code search query (required)num— Number of results (default:10)
find-similar: <url> [num]
url— Source URL to find similar pages for (required)num— Number of results (default:10)
answer: <query>
query— Question to answer with web sources (required)
[4][OUTPUT]
Commands return: {"status": "success|error", ...}.
| [INDEX] | [CMD] | [RESPONSE] |
|---|---|---|
| [1] | search |
{query, results[]} |
| [2] | code |
{query, context[]} |
| [3] | find-similar |
{url, results[]} |
| [4] | answer |
{query, answer, sources[]} |
[5][ENVIRONMENT]
| [VAR] | [REQUIRED] | [DESCRIPTION] |
|---|---|---|
EXA_API_KEY |
Yes | Exa API key (1Password injected) |
[6][ERROR_HANDLING]
- HTTP errors print
[ERROR] <status>: <body>and exit 1 - Rate limit (429): retry after
Retry-Afterheader value - Invalid API key:
[ERROR] 401: Unauthorized - Empty results: returns
{"status": "success", "results": []}(not an error)
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