exa-web-search-free

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha 3acc7a260379 · 23 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publishersundial-org GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source foldersundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/skills/exa-web-search-freeThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceNot declaredAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdict3acc7a260379A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedLast push 230 days ago
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow, company research for business intel. No API key needed.

---
name: exa-web-search-free
description: Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow, company research for business intel. No API key needed.
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["mcporter"]}}}
---

# Exa Web Search (Free)

Neural search for web, code, and company research. No API key required.

## Setup

Verify mcporter is configured:
```bash
mcporter list exa
```

If not listed:
```bash
mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
```

## Core Tools

### web_search_exa
Search web for current info, news, or facts.

```bash
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'
```

**Parameters:**
- `query` - Search query
- `numResults` (optional, default: 8)
- `type` (optional) - `"auto"`, `"fast"`, or `"deep"`

### get_code_context_exa
Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.

```bash
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'
```

**Parameters:**
- `query` - Code/API search query
- `tokensNum` (optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-50000

### company_research_exa
Research companies for business info and news.

```bash
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'
```

**Parameters:**
- `companyName` - Company name
- `numResults` (optional, default: 5)

## Advanced Tools (Optional)

Six additional tools available by updating config URL:
- `web_search_advanced_exa` - Domain/date filters
- `deep_search_exa` - Query expansion
- `crawling_exa` - Full page extraction
- `people_search_exa` - Professional profiles
- `deep_researcher_start/check` - AI research agent

**Enable all tools:**
```bash
mcporter config add exa-full "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,web_search_advanced_exa,get_code_context_exa,deep_search_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,people_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check"

# Then use:
mcporter call 'exa-full.deep_search_exa(query: "AI safety research")'
```

## Tips

- Web: Use `type: "fast"` for quick lookup, `"deep"` for thorough research
- Code: Lower `tokensNum` (1000-2000) for focused, higher (5000+) for comprehensive
- See [examples.md](references/examples.md) for more patterns

## Resources

- [GitHub](https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server)
- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/exa-mcp-server)
- [Docs](https://exa.ai/docs)

Excerpt, first 2,433 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
git -C awesome-openclaw-skills checkout 3acc7a260379

Works in

1. 2026-10-23
   ✓SAFE B 89 / 100

   first audit · source 3acc7a260379

Questions about exa-web-search-free

• github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills/tree/main/skills/ — the audited source at commit 3acc7a260379 and every finding aboveObserved · 23 Oct 2026

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