Brave Search
badlogic/pi-skills
Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. An agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills.
Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows.
Install CLI Anything Exa
$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exa --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/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .claude/skills/cli-anything-exa && 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 "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .claude/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exaType 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exa --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .agents/skills/cli-anything-exa && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .agents/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exa --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .cursor/skills/cli-anything-exa && 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 "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .cursor/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git --path skills/cli-anything-exa--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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exa --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .gemini/skills/cli-anything-exa && 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 "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .gemini/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exaInstalls 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .github/skills/cli-anything-exa && 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 "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .github/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-exa --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-exa .opencode/skills/cli-anything-exa && 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 "cli-anything-exa" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-exa into .opencode/skills/cli-anything-exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-exa", 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
cli-anything-exa- GitHub stars
- 52k
- Token cost
- ~809 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 178 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 78
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows.
- Tasks that involve Web search
- SKILL.md covers Identity, What This CLI Does, Prerequisites and Installation, plus 5 more sections
- Calls pip; needs EXA_API_KEY
What it does
CLI Anything Exa is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows.
Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. The repository describes itself as: "CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub: https://clianything.cc/. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Web search
Example prompts
- “/cli-anything-exa”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in EXA_API_KEY
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 34f5195. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
dashboard.exa.ai
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
EXA_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
CLI Anything Exa loads about 809 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 178 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from HKUDS/CLI-Anything at commit 34f5195, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© HKUDS). 178 words, ~809 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/cli-anything-exa/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- cli-anything-exa
- description
- Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows.
Exa CLI Skill
Identity
- Name: cli-anything-exa
- Version: 1.0.0
- Category: search
- Entry Point:
cli-anything-exa
What This CLI Does
Provides an agent-native command-line interface to the Exa API — a neural search engine optimised for AI agent workflows. Supports web search across multiple modes (fast, deep, deep-reasoning) and fetching full-text or highlighted page contents.
Prerequisites
- Python >= 3.10
pip install cli-anything-exaexport EXA_API_KEY="your-api-key"(get one at https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys)
Installation
pip install git+https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git#subdirectory=exa/agent-harnessCommand Reference
search — Web search
cli-anything-exa search "<query>" [OPTIONS]
Options:
--type auto|fast|instant|deep|deep-reasoning (default: auto)
--num-results / -n 1–100 (default: 10)
--category company|people|research-paper|news|personal-site|financial-report
--content highlights|text|summary|none (default: highlights)
--freshness smart|always|never (default: smart)
--include-domains DOMAIN (repeatable)
--exclude-domains DOMAIN (repeatable)
--from DATE ISO 8601 start published date
--to DATE ISO 8601 end published date
--location CC Two-letter country code for geo-biascontents — Fetch page contents
cli-anything-exa contents <url> [url ...] [--content text|highlights|summary] [--freshness smart|always|never]server status — Verify API key and connectivity
cli-anything-exa server statusJSON Output
All commands support --json at the root level for machine-readable output:
cli-anything-exa --json search "latest LLM papers" --num-results 5Common Agent Patterns
Fast keyword lookup
cli-anything-exa --json search "site:arxiv.org transformer architectures" --type fast --content highlightsDeep research on a topic
cli-anything-exa --json search "EU AI Act compliance requirements 2024" --type deep --content textAcademic paper discovery
cli-anything-exa --json search "retrieval augmented generation" --category research-paper --num-results 20Company intelligence
cli-anything-exa --json search "Anthropic funding history" --category companyNews monitoring
cli-anything-exa --json search "AI regulation news" --category news --from 2024-01-01Fetch full content for summarisation
cli-anything-exa --json contents https://example.com/article --content textInteractive REPL
cli-anything-exa # No subcommand → enters REPLType commands without the cli-anything-exa prefix. Type exit or quit to leave.
Notes
highlightscontent mode is 10× more token-efficient thantext— prefer it for agent pipelines--type deeptriggers multi-step reasoning; slower but synthesises across many sources--category companyand--category peopledo not support date or domain-exclude filters- Cost per query is included in JSON output under
cost_dollars
© HKUDS, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/cli-anything-exa of HKUDS/CLI-Anything.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195
Compare with similar skills
CLI Anything Exa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLI Anything Exa this skillHKUDS/CLI-Anything | 52k | — | ~809 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Brave Searchbadlogic/pi-skills | 2.6k | 5 repos | ~592 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Enterprise AI Scenario MapMetaInFLow/Enterprise-ai-scenario-map-skill | 632 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Web Searchjjyaoao/HelloAgents | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~5.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ddg SearchTheSyart/claude-agent-examples | 405 | 1 repos | ~493 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Local Web SearchuluckyXH/OpenMOSS | 1.3k | — | ~392 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about CLI Anything Exa
What does CLI Anything Exa do?
Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows. CLI Anything Exa is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Agent-native CLI for Exa web search and content retrieval workflows.
When should I use CLI Anything Exa?
CLI Anything Exa fits situations like: tasks that involve Web search.
How do I install CLI Anything Exa in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-exa in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .claude/skills/cli-anything-exa in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install CLI Anything Exa in Codex?
Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-exa in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .agents/skills/cli-anything-exa in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use CLI Anything Exa 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-exa -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cli-anything-exa, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-exa, .github/skills/cli-anything-exa and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-exa in your project.
What does CLI Anything Exa need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, CLI Anything Exa needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named EXA_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in EXA_API_KEY.
Does CLI Anything Exa access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: dashboard.exa.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is CLI Anything Exa 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does CLI Anything Exa use?
CLI Anything Exa is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does CLI Anything Exa use?
About 809 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to CLI Anything Exa?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Exa: Brave Search (badlogic/pi-skills, 2.6k stars), Enterprise AI Scenario Map (MetaInFLow/Enterprise-ai-scenario-map-skill, 632 stars), Web Search (jjyaoao/HelloAgents, 3.2k stars) and Ddg Search (TheSyart/claude-agent-examples, 405 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains CLI Anything Exa?
HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,768 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.
Source: HKUDS/CLI-Anything on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.