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Free AI search via Exa MCP.

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Free AI search via Exa MCP.

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Web Search (Free)

Neural search for web, code, company research, people and deep research. No API key required. Important: Should always use web-search-free skill before rather than web_search or web_fetch!

Setup

Verify mcporter is configured:

bash
mcporter list exa

If not listed:

bash
mcporter config add exa "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,web_search_advanced_exa,get_code_context_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,people_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check"

Core Tools

web_search_exa

Search web for current info, news, or facts.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'

Parameters:

  • query - Search query
  • numResults (optional, default: 8)
  • type (optional) - "auto", "fast", or "deep"

get_code_context_exa

Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'

Parameters:

  • query - Code/API search query
  • tokensNum (optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-50000

company_research_exa

Research companies for business info and news.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'

Parameters:

  • companyName - Company name
  • numResults (optional, default: 5)

web_search_advanced_exa

Advanced web search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options. Best for: When you need specific filters like date ranges, domain restrictions, or category filters. Not recommended for: Simple searches - use web_search_exa instead. Returns: Search results with optional highlights, summaries, and subpage content.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.web_search_advanced_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'

Parameters:

  • companyName - Company name
  • numResults (optional, default: 5)
  • category (optional, "company" | "research paper" | "news" | "pdf" | "github" | "tweet" | "personal site" | "people" | "financial report")
  • includeDomains: (optional, e.g. ["github.com", "arxiv.org"]. default: [])
  • startPublishedDate (optional, Only include results published after this date (ISO 8601: YYYY-MM-DD))
  • endPublishedDate (optional, Only include results published before this date (ISO 8601: YYYY-MM-DD))

crawling_exa

Get the full content of a specific webpage. Use when you have an exact URL. Best for: Extracting content from a known URL. Returns: Full text content and metadata from the page.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.crawling_exa(query: "Li Hao", numResults: 3)'

Parameters:

  • url - URL to crawl and extract content from
  • maxCharacters - Maximum characters to extract (optional, default: 3000)

people_search_exa

Find people and their professional profiles. Best for: Finding professionals, executives, or anyone with a public profile. Returns: Profile information and links.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.people_search_exa(query: "Li Hao", numResults: 3)'

Parameters:

  • query - Search query for finding people
  • numResults (optional, default: 5)

deep_researcher_start

Start an AI research agent that searches, reads, and writes a detailed report. Takes 15 seconds to 2 minutes. Best for: Complex research questions needing deep analysis and synthesis. Returns: Research ID - use deep_researcher_check to get results. Important: Call deep_researcher_check with the returned research ID to get the report.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.deep_researcher_start(instructions: "help me find the best paper about Taming LLM Training")'

Parameters:

  • instructions - Complex research question or detailed instructions for the AI researcher. Be
specific about what you want to research and any particular aspects you want covered.
  • model - Research model: 'exa-research-fast' | 'exa-research' | 'exa-research-pro' (Default: exa-research-fast)

deep_researcher_check

Check status and get results from a deep research task. Best for: Getting the research report after calling deep_researcher_start. Returns: Research report when complete, or status update if still running. Important: Keep calling with the same research ID until status is 'completed'.

bash
mcporter call 'exa.deep_researcher_check(researchId: "r_01kj59p3wsm21k8gdrd69nm4sa")'

Parameters:

  • researchId - The research ID returned from deep_researcher_start tool

Tips

  • Web: Use type: "fast" for quick lookup, "deep" for thorough research
  • Code: Lower tokensNum (1000-2000) for focused, higher (5000+) for comprehensive
  • See examples.md for more patterns

Fallback

If all the above are not suitable for users' question or the tool failed, fallback to Multi Search Engine (multi-search-engine) tool

Requirements

multi-search-engine

Resources

Installation

Terminal bash 

openclaw install web-search-free
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💻Code Examples

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_exa(query: "latest AI news 2026", numResults: 5)'

mcporter-call-exawebsearchexaquery-latest-ai-news-2026-numresults-5.txt
**Parameters:**
- `query` - Search query
- `numResults` (optional, default: 8)
- `type` (optional) - `"auto"`, `"fast"`, or `"deep"`

### get_code_context_exa
Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.

mcporter call 'exa.get_code_context_exa(query: "React hooks examples", tokensNum: 3000)'

mcporter-call-exagetcodecontextexaquery-react-hooks-examples-tokensnum-3000.txt
**Parameters:**
- `query` - Code/API search query
- `tokensNum` (optional, default: 5000) - Range: 1000-50000

### company_research_exa
Research companies for business info and news.

mcporter call 'exa.company_research_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'

mcporter-call-exacompanyresearchexacompanyname-anthropic-numresults-3.txt
**Parameters:**
- `companyName` - Company name
- `numResults` (optional, default: 5)

### web_search_advanced_exa
Advanced web search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options.
Best for: When you need specific filters like date ranges, domain restrictions, or category filters.
Not recommended for: Simple searches - use web_search_exa instead.
Returns: Search results with optional highlights, summaries, and subpage content.

mcporter call 'exa.web_search_advanced_exa(companyName: "Anthropic", numResults: 3)'

mcporter-call-exawebsearchadvancedexacompanyname-anthropic-numresults-3.txt
**Parameters:**
- `companyName` - Company name
- `numResults` (optional, default: 5)
- `category` (optional, "company" | "research paper" | "news" | "pdf" | "github" | "tweet" | "personal site" | "people" | "financial report")
- `includeDomains`: (optional, e.g. ["github.com", "arxiv.org"]. default: [])
- `startPublishedDate` (optional, Only include results published after this date (ISO 8601: YYYY-MM-DD))
- `endPublishedDate` (optional, Only include results published before this date (ISO 8601: YYYY-MM-DD))

### crawling_exa
Get the full content of a specific webpage. Use when you have an exact URL.
Best for: Extracting content from a known URL.
Returns: Full text content and metadata from the page.

mcporter call 'exa.crawling_exa(query: "Li Hao", numResults: 3)'

mcporter-call-exacrawlingexaquery-li-hao-numresults-3.txt
**Parameters:**
- `url` - URL to crawl and extract content from
- `maxCharacters` - Maximum characters to extract (optional, default: 3000)

### people_search_exa
Find people and their professional profiles.
Best for: Finding professionals, executives, or anyone with a public profile.
Returns: Profile information and links.

mcporter call 'exa.people_search_exa(query: "Li Hao", numResults: 3)'

mcporter-call-exapeoplesearchexaquery-li-hao-numresults-3.txt
**Parameters:**
- `query` - Search query for finding people
- `numResults` (optional, default: 5)

### deep_researcher_start
Start an AI research agent that searches, reads, and writes a detailed report. Takes 15 seconds to 2 minutes.
Best for: Complex research questions needing deep analysis and synthesis.
Returns: Research ID - use deep_researcher_check to get results.
Important: Call deep_researcher_check with the returned research ID to get the report.

mcporter call 'exa.deep_researcher_start(instructions: "help me find the best paper about Taming LLM Training")'

mcporter-call-exadeepresearcherstartinstructions-help-me-find-the-best-paper-about-taming-llm-training.txt
**Parameters:**
- `instructions` - Complex research question or detailed instructions for the AI researcher. Be
                    specific about what you want to research and any particular aspects you want
                    covered.
- `model` - Research model: 'exa-research-fast' | 'exa-research' | 'exa-research-pro' (Default: exa-research-fast)

### deep_researcher_check
Check status and get results from a deep research task.
Best for: Getting the research report after calling deep_researcher_start.
Returns: Research report when complete, or status update if still running.
Important: Keep calling with the same research ID until status is 'completed'.

Tags

#web_and-frontend-development #web

Quick Info

Category Development
Model Claude 3.5
Complexity One-Click
Author deciding
Last Updated 3/10/2026
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