Exa Web Search Free

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Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow, company research for business intel. No API key needed.

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AI-generated overview

Provides free Exa MCP web, code, and company search through mcporter with no API key required.

What it does
This skill documents how to use the Exa MCP server through the mcporter command-line tool for neural search. It covers three core tools: web search for current information and news, code context search for examples and documentation from GitHub and Stack Overflow, and company research for business intelligence. It also lists optional advanced tools such as domain-filtered search, deep search, page crawling, people search, and a deep research agent, along with setup and parameter guidance.
When to use it
Use it when you need current web information, code examples or API documentation, or background research on a company without configuring an API key. It is suited to quick lookups as well as more thorough research when the advanced tools are enabled.
Requirements
Requires the mcporter binary to be installed and configured, plus network access to the Exa MCP endpoint. No API key is needed. The skill is instructions only and ships no scripts.

Exa Web Search (Free)

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

Setup

Verify mcporter is configured:

bash
mcporter list exa

If not listed:

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

Core Tools

web_search_exa

Search web for current info, news, or facts.

bash
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.

bash
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.

bash
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:

bash
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 [blocked] for more patterns

Resources

Source and attribution

Source:sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skillsinskills/exa-web-search-freeat commitb80cde2

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