Web Search
EXboys/skilllite
Web search and content extraction with Tavily and Exa via inference.sh CLI.
Perform semantic search using Exa AI. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills.
Install Exa
$ npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install refly-ai/refly-skills 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/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .claude/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .claude/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install refly-ai/refly-skills exa --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .agents/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .agents/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install refly-ai/refly-skills exa --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .cursor/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .cursor/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/refly-ai/refly-skills.git --path skills/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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install refly-ai/refly-skills exa --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .gemini/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .gemini/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 refly-ai/refly-skills 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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .github/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .github/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill 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 refly-ai/refly-skills exa --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exa .opencode/skills/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 "exa" agent skill from https://github.com/refly-ai/refly-skills/tree/main/skills/exa into .opencode/skills/exa/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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
exa- GitHub stars
- 204
- Token cost
- ~428 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 82 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 48
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Perform semantic search using Exa AI. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills.
- Works in 3 steps: Run the Skill and Get Run ID → Open Workflow in Browser and Wait for… → Extract Text Content
- Find content by meaning not keywords
- SKILL.md covers Input, Execution (Pattern B: Text/Data), Expected Output and Rules
- Calls jq; reaches refly.ai
What it does
Exa is an agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Perform semantic search using Exa AI. Use when you need to: (1) find content by meaning not keywords, (2) discover similar documents, or (3) perform neural web searches.
Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Exa. The repository describes itself as: Refly skills repository.
When your agent uses it
- Find content by meaning not keywords
- Discover similar documents
- Perform neural web searches
Example prompts
- “/exa”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Run the Skill and Get Run ID
- Open Workflow in Browser and Wait for Completion
- Extract Text Content
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5a546d2. 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:
jq
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
refly.ai
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 loads about 428 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 82 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 82 words (~428 tokens).
“Perform semantic search using Exa AI. Use when you need to: (1) find content by meaning not keywords, (2) discover similar documents, or (3) perform neural web searches.”
- name
- exa
- version
- 1.0.0
- skillId
- skp-ttgvnn7tz80yrh3c3kfcqd31
- workflowId
- c-eptydufr83h9gket8xdjbnan
- installationId
- skpi-j39cg6h58kgt89qy41chi1ay
- category
- text-data
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/exa of refly-ai/refly-skills.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5a546d2
Compare with similar skills
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa this skillrefly-ai/refly-skills | 204 | — | ~428 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Web SearchEXboys/skilllite | 170 | 3 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa Searchaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | 2 repos | ~544 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa Searchaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | — | ~675 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa SearchOpenMinis/MinisSkills | 444 | — | ~603 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Exa Researchaiskillstore/marketplace | 430 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Exa
What does Exa do?
Perform semantic search using Exa AI. An agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Exa is an agent skill from refly-ai/refly-skills. Perform semantic search using Exa AI.
When should I use Exa?
Exa fits situations like: find content by meaning not keywords; discover similar documents; perform neural web searches.
How do I install Exa in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/exa in refly-ai/refly-skills) into .claude/skills/exa in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Exa in Codex?
Run `npx skills add refly-ai/refly-skills --skill exa -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/exa in refly-ai/refly-skills) into .agents/skills/exa in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use 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 refly-ai/refly-skills --skill 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/exa, .gemini/skills/exa, .github/skills/exa and .opencode/skills/exa in your project.
What does Exa need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Exa needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).
Does Exa access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: refly.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is 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 Exa use?
No licence was found for Exa or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Exa use?
About 428 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Exa?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Exa: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Exa Search (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Exa Search (affaan-m/ECC, 275k 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?
refly-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in refly-ai/refly-skills, which has 204 GitHub stars. The repository holds 48 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 20, 2026.
Source: refly-ai/refly-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.