Asi exa-search

Use Exa for semantic/neural web search. Exa understands context and returns high-quality results. Use this skill when you need to search the web for documentation, research, or any information that requires understanding meaning rather than just keyword matching. NEVER substitute web_search for Exa - they serve completely different purposes.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/plurigrid/asi

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/plurigrid/asi "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/exa-search" ~/.claude/skills/plurigrid-asi-exa-search-8f8b35 && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/exa-search/SKILL.md

source content

Exa Semantic Search

Exa provides neural/semantic search via MCP. Use it for high-quality web search that understands context.

When to Use Exa

Searching for documentation or technical information
Research requiring semantic understanding
Finding information where exact keywords are unknown
Company research and LinkedIn searches
Deep research tasks

When NOT to Use Exa

Never use
```
web_search
```
as a substitute - it's basic keyword matching only
If Exa fails, troubleshoot Exa - don't fall back to
```
web_search
```

Available Tools

The Exa MCP server provides these tools:

```
web_search_exa
```
- Semantic web search
```
crawling_exa
```
- Crawl and extract web content
```
company_research_exa
```
- Research companies
```
linkedin_search_exa
```
- Search LinkedIn profiles
```
deep_researcher_start
```
- Start deep research task
```
deep_researcher_check
```
- Check deep research status

Configuration

Exa is configured as a remote HTTP MCP in

~/.mcp.json

{
  "exa": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,linkedin_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check"
  }
}

Usage Examples

Basic Search

Use the Exa MCP tools directly when semantic search is needed.

Deep Research

Start with
```
deep_researcher_start
```
for complex topics
Poll with
```
deep_researcher_check
```
until complete
Get comprehensive, synthesized results

Critical Rules

NEVER replace Exa with web_search - they are fundamentally different
NEVER use web_search in Task sub-agents as a substitute for Exa
If Exa fails, troubleshoot Exa - do not substitute