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Agent skill

Exa Search

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

MITAuto-check passed

Install Exa Search

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill exa-search -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates exa-search --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/web-development/exa-search .claude/skills/exa-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
exa-search
GitHub stars
32k
Used in
7 other repos
Token cost
~233 tokens
SKILL.md length
85 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
478
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

  • Works in 3 steps: Install the skill using the command above → Configure Exa API key → Use naturally in Claude Code conversations
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Installation and Step-by-Step Guide, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls npx

What it does

Exa Search is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

Its SKILL.md is about 230 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Exa. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/exa-search”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Install the skill using the command above
  2. Configure Exa API key
  3. Use naturally in Claude Code conversations

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46b4d8b. 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:

    • npx

    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):

    • github.com

    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 Search loads about 233 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 85 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~233

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 davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 46b4d8b, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 85 words, ~233 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/exa-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
exa-search
description
Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

Overview

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API

When to Use

  • When you need semantic/embeddings-based search
  • When finding similar content
  • When searching by category (company, people, research papers, etc.)

Installation

bash
npx skills add -g BenedictKing/exa-search

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Install the skill using the command above
  2. Configure Exa API key
  3. Use naturally in Claude Code conversations

Examples

See GitHub Repository for examples.

Best Practices

  • Configure API keys via environment variables

Troubleshooting

See the GitHub repository for troubleshooting guides.

  • context7-auto-research, tavily-web, firecrawl-scraper, codex-review

© davila7, MIT. 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 cli-tool/components/skills/web-development/exa-search of davila7/claude-code-templates.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46b4d8b

Used in 7 other repositories

We found 16 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 7 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Deep Science WriterCYC2002tommy/Deep-Research-Agent311—~8.7kAutomated safety check: WarnMIT
Exa SearchBioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills199—~1.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Exa Searchmxyhi/ok-skills493—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Web Research Search Tipsmalob/nix-config463—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Exa Search

What does Exa Search do?

Semantic search, similar content discovery, and structured research using Exa API. Exa Search is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates.

How do I install Exa Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill exa-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/web-development/exa-search in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/exa-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Exa Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill exa-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/web-development/exa-search in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/exa-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Exa Search 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill exa-search -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-search, .gemini/skills/exa-search, .github/skills/exa-search and .opencode/skills/exa-search in your project.

What does Exa Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Exa Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Exa Search access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Exa Search 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 Search use?

Exa Search is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Exa Search use?

About 233 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 932 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 Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Exa Search: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Deep Science Writer (CYC2002tommy/Deep-Research-Agent, 311 stars), Exa Search (BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, 199 stars) and Exa Search (mxyhi/ok-skills, 493 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Exa Search?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,483 GitHub stars. The repository holds 478 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.