exa-search

name	exa-search
description	> Use when this capability is needed.

Exa Search CLI

Agent-first, non-interactive CLI wrapper for Exa Search API. Default output is JSON.

Quick start

1. Ensure EXA_API_KEY is set.
2. Run exa --help to see all commands and examples.
3. Use exa search, exa contents, exa find-similar, or exa answer.
4. Use --plain for stable, line-based output when needed.

Commands

• exa search <query>: semantic search; supports filters and content options.
• exa contents <url...>: fetch contents for URLs.
• exa find-similar <url>: find similar links to a URL.
• exa answer <query>: grounded Q&A; supports --stream.

Output modes

• Default: JSON to stdout.
• --plain: stable, line-based output.
• Errors: stderr (JSON unless --plain).

Shared content options

Available on search, contents, and find-similar:

• --text, --text-max-characters, --text-include-html-tags
• --highlights, --highlights-num-sentences, --highlights-per-url, --highlights-query
• --summary, --summary-query, --summary-schema <json|@file>
• --context, --context-max-characters
• --livecrawl <never|fallback|preferred|always>, --livecrawl-timeout <ms>
• --subpages, --subpage-target
• --extras-links, --extras-image-links

Examples

Search:

exa search "latest developments in quantum computing"
exa search "AI chips roadmap" --type deep --additional-query "GPU roadmap" --num-results 25
exa search "LLM hallucinations" --include-domain arxiv.org --text --text-max-characters 2000

Find similar:

exa find-similar https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --num-results 5 --text
exa find-similar https://example.com --exclude-domain example.com --summary

Contents:

exa contents https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --text --summary --summary-query "key findings"
exa contents https://example.com --highlights --highlights-per-url 2 --highlights-num-sentences 2

Answer:

exa answer "What is the population of New York City?"
exa answer "state of solid-state batteries" --stream

Plain output:

exa search "openai" --num-results 3 --plain
exa find-similar https://openai.com --num-results 3 --plain
exa contents https://openai.com --plain
exa answer "What is the capital of France?" --plain

Dry run:

exa search "openai" --num-results 1 --dry-run
exa contents https://openai.com --text --dry-run

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