Overview
exa-search is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “AI-powered web search via Exa with content extraction. Use when user says "exa search", "web search with content", "find similar pages", or needs broad web results beyond academic databases (arXiv, Semantic Scholar).”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/exa-search`.
What exa-search does
Search query: $ARGUMENTS
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for exa-search is organised into these sections:
- Role & Positioning
- Constants
- Setup
- Workflow
- Step 1: Parse Arguments
- Step 2: Locate Script
- Step 3: Execute Search
- Step 4: Present Results
- Step 5: Offer Follow-up
- Step 6: Update Research Wiki (if active, research-paper results only)
- Key Rules
Installation
Add exa-search to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/exa-searchReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
exa-search is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does exa-search do?
- AI-powered web search via Exa with content extraction. Use when user says "exa search", "web search with content", "find similar pages", or needs broad web results beyond academic databases (arXiv, Semantic Scholar).
- How do I install exa-search?
- Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/exa-search in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.
- Is exa-search free to use?
- Yes. exa-search is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does exa-search work with?
- exa-search lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does exa-search come from?
- exa-search ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.