Exa Search Ops

Purpose

Coordinate Exa-based semantic searches for discovery tasks, including link gathering, trend monitoring, and citation harvesting, using the remote configuration defined in

servers/exa

Setup Checklist

1. Set

   EXA_ENDPOINT

   ,

   EXA_API_KEY

   , and (optionally)

   EXA_DEFAULT_REGION

   .
2. Verify the

   exa

   entry exists in

   mcp.json

   with

   maxResults

   metadata tuned to the task.
3. Track the current request quota under the Exa dashboard before kicking off large searches.

Workflow

1. Frame the question – clarify keywords, negative keywords, date windows, and desired number of results.
2. Search – call the

   search

   tool with structured parameters (topic, start/end date, numResults). Use follow-up expansion judiciously.
3. Digest – parse the returned snippets, grouping them by theme and ranking by score.
4. Cite+Store – log the

   title

   ,

   url

   , and

   score

   for each item you surface downstream. Consider persisting curated lists under

   docs/exa/

   .

Notes

• Enforce deduplication by comparing normalized URLs before presenting results.
• Use chronological filters instead of multi calls when researching within a known time range.
• If Exa responds with

  rate_limited

  , wait 10 seconds and retry once before escalating.