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exa-web-search-free — Claude Code skill: search and install

Adds Exa search through MCP for web information, code examples, and company research. Use it when an agent needs external context without an API key.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill exa-web-search-free -a claude-code
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What exa-web-search-free does

This skill connects Exa tools through MCP for current web information, code examples, and documentation from GitHub and Stack Overflow. A separate tool researches companies and their news. No API key is required.

Web search supports auto, fast, and deep modes, with result count controlled by numResults. Code context accepts tokensNum, while company research takes a company name and a result count.

Optional tools add domain and date filters, query expansion, page extraction, profile search, and a research agent. You need mcporter configured before the skill can run searches.

What it helps with

  • find current web information
  • locate code examples and documentation
  • research company news
  • extract a full web page
  • filter searches by domain or date

Example prompts for the agent

  • Search Exa for current information about this topic.
  • Find React hooks examples in documentation and GitHub.
  • Research Anthropic and collect recent company news through Exa.

How to install exa-web-search-free

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill exa-web-search-free -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/exa-web-search-free/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/exa-web-search-free/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about exa-web-search-free

How do I install exa-web-search-free in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill exa-web-search-free -a claude-code, then run npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill exa-web-search-free -a claude-code again. The installed skill is at ~/.claude/skills/exa-web-search-free/SKILL.md.

What does exa-web-search-free do?

The skill gives an agent access to Exa search through MCP. It can search the web, retrieve code context, and research companies without an API key.

What is required to use exa-web-search-free?

You need mcporter configured with Exa. Check the connection with mcporter list exa.

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