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EXboys/skilllite
Web search and content extraction with Tavily and Exa via inference.sh CLI.
Comprehensive research skill using Exa AI tools for web search and code context retrieval.
Install Exa Research
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-research --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .claude/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .claude/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-researchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .agents/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .agents/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .cursor/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .cursor/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git --path skills/calel33/exa-research--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .gemini/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .gemini/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-researchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .github/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .github/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace exa-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/calel33/exa-research .opencode/skills/exa-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exa-research" agent skill from https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace/tree/main/skills/calel33/exa-research into .opencode/skills/exa-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exa-research", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
exa-research- GitHub stars
- 430
- Token cost
- ~1.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 591 words
- Files
- 9 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 1,044
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Comprehensive research skill using Exa AI tools for web search and code context retrieval.
- Works in 2 steps: Web Research (exa_web_search) → Code Discovery (exa_get_code_context)
- Conducting research on technologies
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, Core Capabilities and Research Workflows, plus 5 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
Exa Research is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Comprehensive research skill using Exa AI tools for web search and code context retrieval. Use when conducting research on technologies, finding code examples, discovering latest tools, or gathering comprehensive information on any topic. Combines web search for articles/news with code search for implementation examples.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `README.md`, `USAGE_EXAMPLES.md` and `references/query_patterns.md`).
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search and Codebase onboarding. It works with Exa. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.
When your agent uses it
- Conducting research on technologies
- Finding code examples
- Discovering latest tools
- Gathering comprehensive information on any topic
Example prompts
- “/exa-research”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Web Research (exa_web_search)
- Code Discovery (exa_get_code_context)
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 755bc35. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Exa Research loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 591 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 591 words (~1,760 tokens).
“Enable comprehensive research using Exa AI's powerful search capabilities. This skill provides workflows for web research, code discovery, and combined research strategies using two primary tools.”
- name
- exa-research
Files
SKILL.md and 8 other files (scripts, references) in skills/calel33/exa-research of aiskillstore/marketplace.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- USAGE_EXAMPLES.md
- references/query_patterns.md
- references/search_strategies.md
- scripts/query_optimizer.py
- scripts/research_workflow.py
- skill-report.json
- test_skill.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 755bc35
Compare with similar skills
Exa Research next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa Research this skillaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Web SearchEXboys/skilllite | 170 | 2 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa Searchaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 2 repos | ~544 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa Searchaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | — | ~675 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa SearchOpenMinis/MinisSkills | 444 | — | ~603 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exarefly-ai/refly-skills | 204 | — | ~428 | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Exa Research
What does Exa Research do?
Comprehensive research skill using Exa AI tools for web search and code context retrieval. Exa Research is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Comprehensive research skill using Exa AI tools for web search and code context retrieval.
When should I use Exa Research?
Exa Research fits situations like: conducting research on technologies; finding code examples; discovering latest tools; gathering comprehensive information on any topic.
How do I install Exa Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/calel33/exa-research in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/exa-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Exa Research in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/calel33/exa-research in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/exa-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Exa Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill exa-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/exa-research, .gemini/skills/exa-research, .github/skills/exa-research and .opencode/skills/exa-research in your project.
What does Exa Research need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Exa Research needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Exa Research access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Exa Research safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Exa Research use?
No licence was found for Exa Research or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Exa Research use?
About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Exa Research?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Exa Research: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Exa Search (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Exa Search (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars) and Exa Search (OpenMinis/MinisSkills, 444 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Exa Research?
aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.