Exa Web Search Free

Name: Exa Web Search Free
Author: sundial-org

sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

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Updated March 7, 2026
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exa-web-search-free is an agent skill that runs Exa neural web, code, and company search via the Exa MCP server through mcporter without an API key.

About

exa-web-search-free is an agent skill for neural search through the Exa MCP server configured in mcporter without requiring an API key. Setup verifies mcporter list exa or adds https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp with mcporter config add exa. Core tools include web_search_exa for current news and facts with optional type auto, fast, or deep, get_code_context_exa for GitHub and Stack Overflow examples with adjustable tokensNum between 1000 and 50000, and company_research_exa for business intelligence on named companies. Advanced tools such as deep_search_exa, crawling_exa, people_search_exa, and deep_researcher_start are available through an exa-full config URL listing all tool names. Usage examples call mcporter with query, numResults, tokensNum, and companyName parameters. Tips recommend fast type for quick lookups, deep for thorough research, and lower token counts for focused code snippets. Resources link to the exa-mcp-server GitHub repo, npm package, and Exa docs for further patterns.

Uses mcporter to call Exa MCP tools without a separate Exa API key.
Provides web_search_exa, get_code_context_exa, and company_research_exa core commands.
Supports optional deep, fast, and auto search types plus configurable result counts.
Documents exa-full config to enable advanced crawling, people, and researcher tools.
Includes mcporter setup and verification steps before running search calls.

Exa Web Search Free by the numbers

2,754 all-time installs (skills.sh)
+9 installs in the week ending Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
Ranked #265 of 16,659 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

At a glance

exa-web-search-free capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities: neural web search · code context retrieval · company research queries · mcporter mcp configuration
Works with: elasticsearch
Use cases: web search · research
Runs: Remote server
Pricing: Free

From the docs

What exa-web-search-free says it does

Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow

SKILL.md

No API key needed.

SKILL.md

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

SKILL.md

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

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How can an agent perform web, code, or company research with Exa MCP tools through mcporter for free?

Run free Exa neural web, code, and company research through the Exa MCP server via mcporter without an API key.

Who is it for?

Agents with mcporter installed that need quick neural search, code examples, or company intel without managing Exa API keys.

Skip if: Skip when mcporter is unavailable or the environment cannot call external MCP endpoints.

When should I use this skill?

User needs Exa web search, code context from GitHub or Stack Overflow, or company research through mcporter call exa tools.

What you get

Configured mcporter Exa endpoint and executed search calls returning web results, code context, or company research output.

Web search result sets
Research snippets for agent context

By the numbers

Documents numResults: 5 for news queries and numResults: 8 for deep RAG research examples

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

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

Exa Search Examples

Web Search Examples

Latest News & Current Events

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI breakthroughs 2026", numResults: 5)'
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "quantum computing news", type: "fast")'

Research Topics

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "how does RAG work in LLMs", type: "deep", numResults: 8)'
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "best practices for API design", numResults: 5)'

Product Information

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "M4 Mac Mini specifications and reviews")'
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "comparison of vector databases", type: "deep")'

Code Context Search Examples

Programming Language Basics

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Python asyncio basics and examples", tokensNum: 3000)'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Rust ownership and borrowing tutorial")'

Framework & Library Usage

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React useState and useEffect hooks examples", tokensNum: 2000)'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Next.js 14 app router authentication middleware")'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Express.js error handling best practices", tokensNum: 4000)'

Specific API & SDK Documentation

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Stripe checkout session implementation", tokensNum: 5000)'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "AWS S3 SDK upload examples Python")'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "Discord.js bot slash commands")'

Debugging & Solutions

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "fixing CORS errors in Node.js Express")'
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "pandas dataframe memory optimization techniques", tokensNum: 4000)'

Company Research Examples

Startups & Tech Companies

mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Perplexity AI")'
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Scale AI", numResults: 5)'

Public Companies

mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Microsoft")'
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "NVIDIA", numResults: 5)'

Research Queries

# Find funding info
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "OpenAI", numResults: 5)'

# Recent news
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Tesla", numResults: 3)'

Parameter Guidance

`type` parameter (web_search_exa)

"auto" - Balanced search (default)
"fast" - Quick results, less comprehensive
"deep" - Thorough research, slower but more complete

`tokensNum` parameter (get_code_context_exa)

1000-2000 - Focused queries, specific examples
3000-5000 - Standard documentation lookup (default: 5000)
5000-10000 - Comprehensive guides and tutorials
10000-50000 - Deep dives, full API documentation

`numResults` parameter

3-5 - Quick lookup, specific answer
5-8 - Standard research (default for web: 8, company: 5)
10+ - Comprehensive research, multiple perspectives

Advanced Tools Examples (Off by Default)

Deep Search

# Comprehensive research
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "AI safety alignment research comprehensive overview")'

# Multi-perspective exploration
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "climate change solutions technology innovation")'

Advanced Web Search

# Search with domain filters
mcporter call 'exa-full.web_search_advanced_exa(query: "machine learning tutorials", includeDomains: ["github.com", "arxiv.org"])'

# Search with date range
mcporter call 'exa-full.web_search_advanced_exa(query: "AI developments", startPublishedDate: "2026-01-01")'

Crawling

# Extract content from specific URL
mcporter call 'exa-full.crawling_exa(url: "https://anthropic.com/news/claude-3-5-sonnet")'

# Get clean text from article
mcporter call 'exa-full.crawling_exa(url: "https://example.com/article")'

People Search

# Find professional profiles
mcporter call 'exa-full.people_search_exa(query: "Yann LeCun AI researcher")'

# Research individuals
mcporter call 'exa-full.people_search_exa(query: "Demis Hassabis DeepMind")'

Deep Researcher

# Start a research task
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_researcher_start(topic: "quantum computing applications in cryptography", depth: "comprehensive")'

# Check research status (use taskId from start response)
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_researcher_check(taskId: "abc123")'