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exa-web-search-free

github.com/pedronauckProductivity646269 installsUpdated 1w ago
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About exa-web-search-free

A skill for neural search across the web, code, and company information with Exa, requiring no API key. It uses mcporter and suits current-information lookup, code research, and company research.

Key features

  1. 01Searches web pages, news, and facts
  2. 02Finds code examples and documentation
  3. 03Retrieves company information and news
  4. 04Optionally enables advanced search tools

Use cases

  1. 01Look up current information online
  2. 02Find API or framework code examples
  3. 03Research company information
  4. 04Filter searches by domain or date

MCP support

Connects to the Exa MCP server through mcporter and invokes its search tools. The configuration URL can enable additional advanced tools.

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/pedronauck/skills --skill exa-web-search-free

After installing, type/exa-web-search-freein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files.clawhub/origin.jsonreferences/examples.md

Details

From the project README

Exa Web Search (Free)

Neural search for web, code, and company research. No API key required.

Setup

Verify mcporter is configured:

mcporter list exa

If not listed:

mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Core Tools

web_search_exa

Search web for current info, news, or facts.

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'

Parameters:

  • query - Search query
  • numResults (optional, default: 8)
  • type (optional) - "auto", "fast", or "deep"
get_code_context_exa

Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'

Parameters:

  • query - Code/API search query
  • tokensNum (optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-50000
company_research_exa

Research companies for business info and news.

mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'

Parameters:

  • companyName - Company name
  • numResults (optional, default: 5)

Advanced Tools (Optional)

Six additional tools available by updating config URL:

  • web_search_advanced_exa - Domain/date filters
  • deep_search_exa - Query expansion
  • crawling_exa - Full page extraction
  • people_search_exa - Professional profiles
  • deep_researcher_start/check - AI research agent

Enable all tools:

mcporter config add exa-full "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,web_search_advanced_exa,get_code_context_exa,deep_search_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,people_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check"

# Then use:
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "AI safety research")'

Tips

  • Web: Use type: "fast" for quick lookup, "deep" for thorough research
  • Code: Lower tokensNum (1000-2000) for focused, higher (5000+) for comprehensive
  • See examples.md for more patterns

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