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exa-web-search-free

github.com/sundial-orgProductivity6702.8k installsUpdated 34w ago
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About exa-web-search-free

exa-web-search-free is a search skill for research and information lookup, using mcporter to call Exa tools for web, code, and company research. Its core tools require no API key, with additional search tools available through optional configuration.

Key features

  1. 01Search web information and news
  2. 02Find code examples and documentation
  3. 03Research company information and news
  4. 04Enable additional search tools optionally

Use cases

  1. 01Look up recent news and facts
  2. 02Find code examples from GitHub or Stack Overflow
  3. 03Gather business information about companies

MCP support

The skill configures and calls the Exa MCP service through mcporter, exposing web search, code context, and company research tools. Other tools can be enabled by changing the configuration URL.

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill exa-web-search-free

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

Bundled filesreferences/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

Resources

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