exa-monitor

name	exa-monitor
version	1.0.0
description	Scheduled Exa web search monitor. Uses CronCreate to search configured topics every 4 hours via mcp__Exa__web_search_exa, deduplicates URLs via MemoryRecord, and stores summaries for morning briefing integration.
category	research
trigger	when user wants to monitor web topics, schedule web research updates, or integrate news discovery into the heartbeat ecosystem
tools	["Bash","Read","Write","Skill","MemoryRecord","CronCreate","CronList","CronDelete"]
dependencies	["scheduled-tasks"]
tags	["exa","web-search","research","monitor","scheduled","heartbeat","loop","news"]
model	sonnet
invoked_by	both
user_invocable	true
verified	true
created_by	direct (retroactive attribution)
compliance_status	legacy-direct-creation
source	builtin
trust_score	100
provenance_sha	9d0e86c94fbf38e5

Exa Monitor Skill

Polls the Exa search engine every 4 hours for topics configured in EXA_MONITOR_TOPICS. Deduplicates results against previously seen URLs, stores new summaries in named memory, and integrates with the morning briefing loop.

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Setup

1. Set EXA_MONITOR_TOPICS in .env:

   EXA_MONITOR_TOPICS=["Claude AI updates","agent frameworks","LLM tooling","AI safety"]
   

2. Start the monitor loop:

   /loop 4h Skill({ skill: 'exa-monitor' })
   

   Or via CronCreate:

   CronCreate({
     schedule: '0 */4 * * *',
     task: "Invoke Skill({ skill: 'exa-monitor' }) to fetch new Exa search results",
   });
   

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Core Logic

Step 1: Load Topics and Seen URLs

let topics;
try {
  topics = JSON.parse(process.env.EXA_MONITOR_TOPICS || '["Claude AI updates","agent frameworks"]');
} catch (_e) {
  topics = ['Claude AI updates', 'agent frameworks'];
}

// Load previously seen URLs from memory
const seenRaw = await readMemory('exa-seen-urls');
const seenUrls = new Set(seenRaw ? JSON.parse(seenRaw) : []);

Step 2: Search Each Topic via Exa MCP

// Use Exa MCP tool (preferred — returns structured results)
// Skill({ skill: 'exa-monitor' }) invokes mcp__Exa__web_search_exa internally:
// mcp__Exa__web_search_exa({ query: topic, numResults: 5, useAutoprompt: true })