- name
- exa-search
- description
- Use Exa (exa.ai) Search API to search the web and return structured results (title/url/snippet/text) via a local Node script. Trigger when the user asks to enable Exa search, configure Exa API key, or perform web search using Exa.
- metadata
- {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🔎","requires":{"bins":["node"],"env":["EXA_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"EXA_API_KEY","homepage":"https://exa.ai/docs"}}
Exa Search
Use Exa’s Search API via the bundled script.
Requirements
- Set
EXA_API_KEYin the Gateway environment (recommended) or in~/.openclaw/.env.
Commands
- Run a search:
- node {baseDir}/scripts/exa_search.mjs "<query>" --count 5
- Include page text in results (costs more):
- node {baseDir}/scripts/exa_search.mjs "<query>" --count 5 --text
- Narrow by time window:
- --start 2025-01-01 --end 2026-02-04
Notes
- This skill does not modify
web_search; it provides an Exa-backed alternative you can invoke when you specifically want Exa.