Exa MCP

Use Exa for web search, code context, crawling, and research tasks. This skill documents Exa’s MCP surface and tool parameters.

When to use (decision guide)

• •get_code_context_exa: library/API docs, SDK usage, programming questions
• •web_search_exa: general web research + citations
• •deep_researcher_start: multi-source synthesis; complex topics
• •crawling_exa: extract full text from a known URL
• •Repo docs/Q&A: prefer DeepWiki first

Freshness tips

• •Use livecrawl="preferred" for newest pages
• •Use type="deep" for broader coverage

Notes

• •company_research_exa and linkedin_search_exa are noisy + long; use only when user explicitly asks for company/people research
• •deep_researcher_start is slow and may cite mixed-quality sources; cross-check key claims

Quick start

web_search_exa query="..." numResults=5

Common calls

get_code_context_exa query="..." tokensNum=5000
crawling_exa url="https://example.com" maxCharacters=3000
company_research_exa companyName="Exa AI" numResults=3
deep_researcher_start instructions="..." model="exa-research"
deep_researcher_check taskId="..."

Poll deep_researcher_check until status is completed.

Query templates

See assets/query-templates.json for reusable parameter templates.

Reference

See reference.md for server URL details, tool catalog, and defaults.