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mcp-exa-search

Search the web and find code examples using Exa AI. Use when performing web searches, finding current information, or looking up code examples and documentation. Triggers on "search the web", "find online", "web search", "search for", "find code examples", "Exa search".

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npx add-skill https://github.com/vaayne/agent-kit/tree/main/skills/mcp-exa-search

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Exa AI Search

MCP service at https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp (http) with 2 tools.

Requirements

  • mh CLI must be installed. If not available, install with:
    bash
    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaayne/mcphub/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Usage

List tools: `mh list -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http`
Get tool details: `mh inspect -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http <tool-name>`
Invoke tool: `mh invoke -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http <tool-name> '{"param": "value"}'`

Notes

  • Run inspect before invoking unfamiliar tools to get full parameter schema
  • Timeout: 30s default, use --timeout <seconds> to adjust
  • getCodeContextExa is best for programming-related queries (libraries, SDKs, APIs)
  • webSearchExa returns clean text content ready for LLM use

Tools

Tool Description
webSearchExa Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for: current information, news, facts, or answering questions about any topic.
getCodeContextExa Find code examples, documentation, and programming solutions. Searches GitHub, Stack Overflow, and official docs. Best for: API usage, library examples, code snippets, debugging.

Tool Parameters

webSearchExa

Required:
  query (string)                — web search query

Optional:
  numResults (number)           — number of results to return (default: 8)
  category (string)             — filter: "company" | "research paper" | "people"
  livecrawl (string)            — "fallback" (default) | "preferred"
  type (string)                 — "auto" (default) | "fast"
  contextMaxCharacters (number) — max chars in response (default: 10000)

getCodeContextExa

Required:
  query (string)         — search query, e.g. "React useState hook examples"

Optional:
  tokensNum (number)     — tokens to return, 1000–50000 (default: 5000)

Examples

bash
# Web search
mh invoke -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http webSearchExa '{"query": "openclaw plugins"}'

# Web search with options
mh invoke -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http webSearchExa '{"query": "Go 1.23 release notes", "numResults": 5}'

# Code context
mh invoke -u https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp -t http getCodeContextExa '{"query": "Go chi router middleware examples"}'

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