Integrate Exa's powerful neural search and web crawling capabilities into your AI agent workflows.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install exa-tool
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install exa-tool using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Exa MCP Search & Research Tool?
The Exa MCP tool is a high-performance integration designed to provide AI agents with real-time web access and deep research capabilities. By leveraging the Exa API, this skill allows users to perform semantic searches, crawl specific URLs for clean content, and conduct specialized research on companies or people.
It transforms standard agent interactions into data-rich sessions by providing high-quality, LLM-ready information directly from the web. As a core component of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it ensures that your agents are never limited by their training data cutoff, allowing for up-to-the-minute accuracy in research and development tasks.
Exa MCP Search & Research Tool Use Cases
- Performing semantic web searches to find precise information beyond keyword matching.
- Gathering code context and documentation for complex programming tasks.
- Automating company and market research for business intelligence.
- Crawling specific websites to extract clean text for LLM processing.
- Initiating multi-step deep research reports using the autonomous research agent.
- Finding professional profiles and background information on specific individuals.
How Exa MCP Search & Research Tool Works
- The agent receives a search or research request and invokes the exa-search or exa-web-search command.
- The skill communicates with the Exa MCP server using the provided API key.
- Exa performs a neural search or crawl, filtering results based on specified parameters like freshness or domain.
- The raw web data is processed into a clean, LLM-friendly JSON format.
- The structured results are returned to the agent session for further analysis or reporting within the Openclaw Skills framework.
Exa MCP Search & Research Tool Setup
To begin using this skill, obtain an API key from the Exa dashboard. Set the environment variable in your shell or .env file:
export EXA_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
After configuring the key, restart the gateway to enable the new Openclaw Skills:
openclaw gateway restart
Exa MCP Search & Research Tool Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill returns structured JSON data containing the following primary fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| content | An array of result items including title, url, and text (clean snippet). |
| cost | Metadata indicating the API usage cost for the specific request. |
| duration | The time taken to complete the search or crawl operation. |
| sources | A list of references used, particularly relevant for deep research tasks. |
Exa MCP Search & Research Tool Advanced Features
- Multi-step Deep Researcher: Start autonomous tasks that generate comprehensive reports over time.
- Advanced Filtering: Restrict searches to specific domains or date ranges for high-precision results.
- Code Context Optimization: Specialized search modes for finding programming solutions and documentation.
- Metadata Extraction: Retrieve not just text, but structured company and professional profile data.
- Integration Ready: Seamlessly pipe search results into other Openclaw Skills for complex automation chains.
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