exa-search
Real-time web search using Exa AI. Use when you need current information, fact-checking, researching unfamiliar topics, or finding documentation. Triggers on requests mentioning search, lookup, find online, current information, or research.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill enables real-time web search capabilities powered by Exa AI, allowing users to bypass training data cutoffs and access the most current information available online. It is designed for deep research, fact-checking, and retrieving official documentation, providing high-quality snippets and full-page content to enhance the accuracy and depth of AI-generated responses.
Use Cases
- Technical Research: Finding the latest features, breaking changes, and official documentation for rapidly evolving technologies like React 19 or TypeScript 5.0.
- Fact-Checking: Verifying statistics, claims, or recent news events against live web sources to ensure data integrity and prevent hallucinations.
- Market Intelligence: Gathering current information on industry trends, competitor updates, and recent market developments that occurred after the model's last training update.
- Developer Support: Searching for specific error messages, API authentication guides, or protocol specifications to assist in debugging and software architecture design.
| name | exa-search |
|---|---|
| description | Real-time web search using Exa AI. Use when you need current information, fact-checking, researching unfamiliar topics, or finding documentation. Triggers on requests mentioning search, lookup, find online, current information, or research. |
Exa Web Search
Search the web for current information using the Exa AI search engine.
When to Use
- Need information beyond training data cutoff
- Fact-checking claims or statistics
- Researching unfamiliar topics
- Finding official documentation or sources
- Getting current news or recent developments
Quick Start
Use the mcp__exa__web_search tool:
# Basic search
result = mcp__exa__web_search(query="TypeScript 5.0 new features")
# With more results
result = mcp__exa__web_search(query="MCP protocol specification", numResults=10)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
query |
string | Yes | - | Search query |
numResults |
number | No | 5 | Number of results to return |
Response Format
Returns search results with:
title- Page titleurl- Source URLsnippet- Text excerptcontent- Full page content (when available)
Examples
Research a topic
Search for: "latest React 19 features and changes"
Find documentation
Search for: "Anthropic Claude API authentication docs"
Fact check
Search for: "current TypeScript version 2025"
Best Practices
- Be specific - Include relevant keywords and context
- Use quotes - For exact phrases:
"error message text" - Add context - Include technology/domain:
Python asyncio tutorial - Limit results - Use 3-5 for quick lookups, 10+ for research