About exa-search
A skill for semantic search, similar-content discovery, and structured research through the Exa API. It guides query setup and source checking, and expects an existing configured Exa connector rather than bundling an API client.
Key features
- 01Semantic search through Exa
- 02Similar-content discovery
- 03Category-based searches
- 04Query and date-range guidance
- 05Source verification and citations
Use cases
- 01Finding research papers by topic
- 02Discovering content similar to a source
- 03Researching companies or people
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ sickn33/ agentic-awesome-skills --skill exa-searchAfter installing, type/exa-searchin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEexa-search
Overview
Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API
When to Use
- When you need semantic/embeddings-based search
- When finding similar content
- When searching by category (company, people, research papers, etc.)
Installation
npx skills add -g BenedictKing/exa-search
Step-by-Step Guide
- Prefer an already configured Exa connector; this entrypoint does not bundle an API client or authorize a global installation.
- Configure Exa API key
- Define query, date range and source type. Run the smallest authorized search through the actual available tool, inspect primary sources, and return cited findings with uncertainties. Do not claim returned search snippets establish facts by themselves.
Examples
See GitHub Repository for examples.
Best Practices
- Configure API keys via environment variables
Troubleshooting
See the GitHub repository for troubleshooting guides.
Related Skills
- context7-auto-research, tavily-web, firecrawl-scraper, codex-review
Limitations
- Query and retrieved content may be sent to an external service. Do not include secrets or private customer information without authorization; confirm paid usage scope.
- Search ranking is not evidence quality. Verify material claims at the linked source and report incomplete or unavailable retrieval honestly.
- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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