What is the Exa Search CLI skill?

It is a specialized tool for Claude Code that utilizes the Exa neural search engine to perform information retrieval and find high-quality programming context from the live web.

How does the programming context search differ from regular web search?

The programming context search (get-code-context-exa) is specifically optimized to return content most relevant to coding questions, documentation, and technical implementations.

Do I need an API token to use this skill?

Yes, an Exa API token is required. It can be provided via environment variables or as a command-line argument.

Can I control the depth of the search results?

Yes, the web-search-exa command supports a --type parameter which can be set to 'auto', 'fast', or 'deep' depending on your requirements.

Does this skill support caching?

Yes, it includes a local caching mechanism with a default TTL of 3600 seconds to minimize redundant API calls and improve response times.

Exa Search CLI

Name: Exa Search CLI
Author: DCjanus

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Enables real-time web searching and high-quality programming context retrieval using the Exa neural search engine.

About

The Exa Search CLI skill integrates Exa's powerful neural search capabilities directly into the Claude Code environment, allowing users to perform deep web searches and extract programming-specific context. It is designed for technical research, API discovery, and finding up-to-date code examples that might not be in the model's training data. By leveraging specific endpoints for general web search and code-focused retrieval, it provides developers with authoritative sources and relevant snippets to solve complex coding challenges efficiently.

Key Features

Real-time web search with adjustable depth (auto/fast/deep)
Configurable live-crawling modes and context character limits
Local caching support with configurable TTL for optimized performance
Specialized programming context retrieval for high-quality code snippets
JSON output support for programmatic data processing
13 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Researching the latest API documentation and library usage patterns
Finding specific code implementation examples from authoritative web sources
Fact-checking technical requirements and system architecture trends

About

Key Features

Real-time web search with adjustable depth (auto/fast/deep)
Configurable live-crawling modes and context character limits
Local caching support with configurable TTL for optimized performance
Specialized programming context retrieval for high-quality code snippets
JSON output support for programmatic data processing
13 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Researching the latest API documentation and library usage patterns
Finding specific code implementation examples from authoritative web sources
Fact-checking technical requirements and system architecture trends