# Exa

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches with customizable parameters and retrieve up-to-date information without leaving the conversation context. Exa provides AI assistants with access to its search capabilities, handling authentication and processing search queries with options like result count and live crawling. It returns structured results as JSON, making it ideal for use cases that require precise and timely information retrieval.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/aperture147-exa  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aperture147-exa

## Description

An MCP server that provides AI assistants with access to Exa.ai's search capabilities, enabling them to perform web searches with customizable parameters like result count and live crawling options. The server handles authentication with Exa's API, processes search queries, and returns structured results as JSON, making it valuable for AI assistants that need to retrieve up-to-date information from the web without leaving the conversation context.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/aperture147-exa)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/aperture147/exa-mcp-worker>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "aperture147-exa"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aperture147-exa` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/aperture147-exa/pull`

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