exa-search SKILL.md skillA
exa-search from affaan-m/ecc is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add affaan-m/ecc/exa-search@git:20260918.c752aacPins git:20260918.c752aac in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- affaan-m/ecc
- Path
.agents/skills/exa-search/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- git:20260918.c752aac, committed Sep 18, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 12, 2026
- Size
- 4,816 bytes
- Repository stars
- 284,510
- License
- MIT
Neural search via Exa MCP for web, code, and company research. Use when the user needs web search, code examples, company intel, people lookup, or AI-powered deep research with Exa's neural search engine.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Exa Search
Neural search for web content, code, companies, and people via the Exa MCP server.
## When to Activate
- User needs current web information or news
- Searching for code examples, API docs, or technical references
- Researching companies, competitors, or market players
- Finding professional profiles or people in a domain
- Running background research for any development task
- User says "search for", "look up", "find", or "what's the latest on"
## MCP Requirement
Exa MCP server must be configured. Add to `~/.claude.json`:
```json
"exa-web-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
"env": { "EXA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EXA_API_KEY_HERE" }
}
```
Get an API key at [exa.ai](https://exa.ai).
## Core Tools
### web_search_exa
General web search for current information, news, or facts.
```
web_search_exa(query: "latest AI developments 2026", numResults: 5)
```
**Parameters:**
| Param | Type | Default | Notes |
|-------|------|---------|-------|
| `query` | string | required | Search query |
| `numResults` | number | 8 | Number of results |
### web_search_advanced_exa
Filtered search with domain and date constraints.
```
web_search_advanced_exa(
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add affaan-m/ecc/exa-search@sha256:7d9004b9a874a9bdThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260918.c752aac, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between Mar 12, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026, about one every 63 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260918.c752aac latest | 2026-09-18 | c752aac | 4,816 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260429.d89f8d8 | 2026-04-29 | d89f8d8 | 4,803 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260312.424f3b3 | 2026-03-12 | 424f3b3 | 4,815 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260312.2349e21 | 2026-03-12 | 2349e21 | 4,810 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4816 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
affaan-m/ecc · 284,510 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_xgjb3ldurm33qzyk GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=affaan-m/ecc/exa-search GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7d9004b9a874a9bdbb6025fd7cdd0b416b9e25b7ecfc8fca7bc7852392a7fb05
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.