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name: exa-search description: Real-time web search using Exa AI. Use when you need current information, fact-checking, researching unfamiliar topics, or finding documentation. Triggers on requests mentioning search, lookup, find online, current information, or research.

Exa Web Search

Search the web for current information using the Exa AI search engine.

When to Use

• Need information beyond training data cutoff
• Fact-checking claims or statistics
• Researching unfamiliar topics
• Finding official documentation or sources
• Getting current news or recent developments

Quick Start

Use the mcp__exa__web_search tool:

Copy# Basic search
result = mcp__exa__web_search(query="TypeScript 5.0 new features")

# With more results
result = mcp__exa__web_search(query="MCP protocol specification", numResults=10)

Parameters

Response Format

Returns search results with:

• title - Page title
• url - Source URL
• snippet - Text excerpt
• content - Full page content (when available)

Examples

Research a topic

CopySearch for: "latest React 19 features and changes"

Find documentation

CopySearch for: "Anthropic Claude API authentication docs"

Fact check

CopySearch for: "current TypeScript version 2025"

Best Practices

1. Be specific - Include relevant keywords and context
2. Use quotes - For exact phrases: "error message text"
3. Add context - Include technology/domain: Python asyncio tutorial
4. Limit results - Use 3-5 for quick lookups, 10+ for research