Standalone Agent Skills for Exa web search — no MCP server, just an API key.
exa-skills is easy to set up with trust notes worth reviewing. Check agent compatibility and use-case fit before adding it to your workflow.
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This repository provides a set of agent skills that let coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor search the web using Exa's API. Each skill is a simple Python script with no dependencies beyond Python 3.8 and an API key. You can use them for general web search, company research, lead generation, and more.
Exa Skills is a collection of standalone Agent Skills that give any SKILL.md-compatible coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, etc.) first-class access to Exa's semantic search, content fetch, and answer APIs. Each skill calls the Exa REST API through a small, zero-dependency Python script — the only thing you need is an EXA_API_KEY. Unlike MCP servers, these skills require no additional processes or connections; they are portable, inspectable, and work the same whether your agent supports MCP or not. The repository includes skills for general web search, company research, people research, lead generation, research paper search, code context, financial report search, personal site search, and X/Twitter search. Each skill folder contains a SKILL.md file and scripts directory. The base skill (exa-native-base) provides shared client and query-writing utilities. Quick start: clone the repo, set your EXA_API_KEY, and run any skill's script directly. For agent integration, copy the desired skill folder into your agent's skills directory.
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General web search for any topic using Exa's semantic search
Company research: find competitors, funding, market maps
Lead generation: build prospect lists from companies to decision-makers
Academic paper search: find papers, surveys, arXiv preprints
Code context: find code examples, API usage, GitHub repos, error fixes
Agent skills can change coding-agent behavior; review every SKILL.md and referenced script before installing.
Check shell, network, file-system, credential, and API-key requirements before running skill workflows.
Requires EXA_API_KEY; verify sourced search results before using them in production decisions.
API key exposure: The EXA_API_KEY is used in scripts; ensure it is not committed to version control.
Data privacy: Exa API may send queries to external servers; avoid sending sensitive data.
Rate limits: Exa API has usage limits; check your plan to avoid unexpected costs.
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