exa-search
Use when searching for concepts, ideas, or similar content without exact keywords; when user asks "find similar to...", needs semantic discovery, research across perspectives, or explicitly mentions exa
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill exa-search-mhagrelius-dotfiles-2 --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Exa Semantic Search ## Overview Exa.ai provides neural semantic search optimized for AI consumption. Use when **meaning matters more than keywords**. ## Decision Flowchart ```dot digraph exa_decision { rankdir=TB; node [shape=box]; start [label="Need to search the web?" shape=diamond]; known_url [label="Do you have\na specific URL?" shape=diamond]; semantic [label="Is this semantic/conceptual?\n(meaning > keywords)" shape=diamond]; recent [label="Need very recent\nnews/events?" shape=diamond]; code [label="Is this a coding/\nAPI question?" shape=diamond]; webfetch [label="WebFetch" shape=box style=filled fillcolor=lightblue]; websearch [label="WebSearch" shape=box style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen]; exa_web [label="mcp__exa__web_search_exa" shape=box style=filled fillcolor=lightyellow]; exa_code [label="mcp__exa__get_code_context_exa" shape=box style=filled fillcolor=lightyellow]; start -> known_url [label="yes"]; start -> known_url [label="no" style=invis]; known_url -> webfetch [label="yes"]; known_url -> semantic [label="no"]; semantic -> code [label="yes"]; semantic -> recent [label="no"]; code -> exa_code [label="yes"]; code -> exa_web [label="no"]; recent -> websearch [labe
- Overview
- Decision Flowchart
- Quick Reference
- Tool Usage
- mcpexawebsearchexa
- mcpexagetcodecontextexa
- Integration Patterns
- Anti-Patterns
- When Results Are Poor
What does the exa-search skill do?
Use when searching for concepts, ideas, or similar content without exact keywords; when user asks "find similar to...", needs semantic discovery, research across perspectives, or explicitly mentions exa
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill exa-search-mhagrelius-dotfiles-2 --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.