Exa - Neural Web Search

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name: exa-plus-68782e89e942
version: 1.0.0
description: Neural web search via Exa AI. Search people, companies, news, research, code. Supports deep search, domain filters, date ranges.
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---

# Exa - Neural Web Search

Powerful AI-powered search with LinkedIn, news, research papers, and more.

## Setup

Create `~/.clawdbot/credentials/exa/config.json`:
```json
{"apiKey": "your-exa-api-key"}
```

## Commands

### General Search
```bash
bash scripts/search.sh "query" [options]
```

Options (as env vars):
- `NUM=10` - Number of results (max 100)
- `TYPE=auto` - Search type: auto, neural, fast, deep
- `CATEGORY=` - Category: news, company, people, research paper, github, tweet, pdf, financial report
- `DOMAINS=` - Include domains (comma-separated)
- `EXCLUDE=` - Exclude domains (comma-separated)
- `SINCE=` - Published after (ISO date)
- `UNTIL=` - Published before (ISO date)
- `LOCATION=NL` - User location (country code)

### Examples

```bash
# Basic search
bash scripts/search.sh "AI agents 2024"

# LinkedIn people search
CATEGORY=people bash scripts/search.sh "software engineer Amsterdam"

# Company search
CATEGORY=company bash scripts/search.sh "fintech startup Netherlands"

# News from specific domain
CATEGORY=news DOMAINS="reuters.com,bbc.com" bash scripts/search.sh "Netherlands"

# Research papers
CATEGORY="research paper" bash scripts/search.sh "transformer architecture"

# Deep search (comprehensive)
TYPE=deep bash scripts/search.sh "climate change solutions"

# Date-filtered news
CATEGORY=news SINCE="2026-01-01" bash scripts/search.sh "tech layoffs"
```

### Get Content
Extract full text from URLs:
```bash
bash scripts/content.sh "url1" "url2"
```