Exa Research
Use this skill for neural web search, source discovery, and Exa's agentic deep research endpoint.
Environment
op run --env-file .env.climbhill -- python .agents/skills/deep-research-exa/scripts/exa_tools.py \
search "deepresearch the deepresearchers" \
--num-results 5 \
--highlights
Required 1Password-backed variable:
EXA_API_KEY
Cost Controls
- Use the
searchcommand with--num-results 5 --highlightsfor under-$1 benchmark smokes. - Use
research --model exa-researchonly when the task needs Exa's agentic research endpoint. - For search-only tasks, cap
--num-resultsto 5 or fewer. - Avoid broad content reads unless the task requires full-page extraction.
Current Source Links
- https://exa.ai/docs/reference/search-api-guide
- https://exa.ai/docs/changelog