personal-site-search

name	personal-site-search
description	Search personal websites and blogs using Exa. Finds practitioner perspectives and independent analysis.
context	fork

Personal Site Search (Exa)

Use this skill to find practitioner blogs, independent analysis, personal websites, technical essays, field notes, and non-corporate perspectives.

Tool Selection

Intent	Primary Tool	Notes
Find practitioner blogs by topic	web_search_exa	Start here when you do not already know a source site.
Filter to personal sites only	web_search_advanced_exa with category: "personal site"	Use when available; add date or domain filters when useful.
Find more like this / recommend similar sites	web_find_similar_exa	Use when you already have one strong post or blog URL.
Distill viewpoints across multiple posts	web_research_exa	Use when enabled and synthesis is worth the cost.
Direct one-off answer from discovered sources	web_answer_exa	Use for concise cited answers after the topic is clear.
Pull full article bodies	web_fetch_exa	Fetch selected URLs when snippets are not enough.

If web_search_advanced_exa is unavailable, use web_search_exa with terms like blog, personal site, independent write-up, or practitioner perspective.

When to Use Find-Similar vs Search

• Use web_find_similar_exa for find more like this workflows when you already have a canonical URL that matches the taste, style, or niche you want.
• Use web_search_exa for keyword-based discovery when you are starting from a topic, technology, or opinion and do not yet have a seed URL.
• Use web_search_advanced_exa instead of web_find_similar_exa when you need explicit controls like category: "personal site", domain constraints, or date filtering.

Recommended Settings

• Topic discovery
  • { "query": "Rust async architecture practitioner blog", "numResults": 10 }
• Personal-site category search
  • { "query": "Rust async architecture", "category": "personal site", "excludeDomains": ["medium.com", "substack.com"], "numResults": 15 }
• Similar-source expansion
  • { "url": "https://example.dev/posts/rust-async-architecture", "excludeSourceDomain": true, "numResults": 8 }
• Synthesis
  • { "query": "Compare recommendations from practitioner blogs about Rust async architecture trade-offs.", "systemPrompt": "Prioritize dated posts and independent authors. Distinguish opinion from verified facts and call out disagreement.", "outputSchema": { "type": "text" } }

Query Writing

• Include topic, ecosystem, and audience: postgres indexing practitioner blog, react compiler migration personal blog.
• Prefer wording like blog, personal site, independent write-up, or practitioner perspective when using web_search_exa.
• After finding one excellent source, pivot to web_find_similar_exa instead of repeating broad keyword searches.

Output Guidance

1. Identify author perspective and date.
2. Distinguish opinion claims from verifiable facts.
3. Return the top 3-5 strongest links with a short rationale for each.
4. Call out if results are mostly corporate blogs, content farms, or undated posts.