# Exa Search (daedalus)

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches, discover code examples, or crawl URL content without requiring an API key. It solves problems such as finding relevant information online, locating specific code snippets on GitHub and Stack Overflow, and filtering search results with advanced parameters. It takes in search queries and parameters as input and outputs relevant search results, making it ideal for general research, development, and data gathering tasks.

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

## Description

Provides web search functionality through the Exa search API. Supports general web searching, code example discovery from GitHub and Stack Overflow, URL content crawling, and advanced filtered searches. Requires no API key, leveraging Exa's public endpoint directly.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.90
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

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

## Source

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

## 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": "daedalus-exa-search"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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