exa — community refly-skills, community, ide skills, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

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About this Skill

Perfect for Semantic Search Agents needing advanced neural web search capabilities. Refly skills repository

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Updated: 3/5/2026

Agent Capability Analysis

The exa skill by refly-ai is an open-source community AI agent skill for Claude Code and other IDE workflows, helping agents execute tasks with better context, repeatability, and domain-specific guidance.

Ideal Agent Persona

Perfect for Semantic Search Agents needing advanced neural web search capabilities.

Core Value

Empowers agents to perform semantic searches using Exa AI, enabling them to find content by meaning, discover similar documents, and execute neural web searches using JSON input with specific search queries and result numbers, leveraging semantic search protocols.

Capabilities Granted for exa

Discovering similar documents through semantic analysis
Executing neural web searches for topic exploration
Finding content by meaning rather than keyword matching

! Prerequisites & Limits

  • Requires Exa AI access
  • Input must be in JSON format
  • Dependent on quality of search query for meaningful results
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exa

Install exa, an AI agent skill for AI agent workflows and automation. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf with one-command setup.

SKILL.md
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Exa

Perform semantic search using Exa AI. Use when you need to: (1) find content by meaning not keywords, (2) discover similar documents, or (3) perform neural web searches.

Input

Provide input as JSON:

json
1{ 2 "search_query": "The search query or topic you want to explore using semantic search", 3 "num_results": "Number of search results to retrieve (e.g., 5, 10, 20)" 4}

Execution (Pattern B: Text/Data)

Step 1: Run the Skill and Get Run ID

bash
1RESULT=$(refly skill run --id skpi-j39cg6h58kgt89qy41chi1ay --input '{ 2 "query": "latest developments in artificial intelligence", 3 "num_results": "10" 4}') 5RUN_ID=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.payload.workflowExecutions[0].id') 6# RUN_ID is we-xxx format, use this for workflow commands

Step 2: Open Workflow in Browser and Wait for Completion

bash
1open "https://refly.ai/workflow/c-eptydufr83h9gket8xdjbnan" 2refly workflow status "$RUN_ID" --watch --interval 30000

Step 3: Extract Text Content

bash
1# Get text content from toolcalls 2CONTENT=$(refly workflow toolcalls "$RUN_ID" --files --latest | jq -r '.payload.nodes[].content') 3echo "$CONTENT"

Expected Output

  • Type: Text content
  • Format: Semantic search results
  • Action: Display content to user

Rules

Follow base skill workflow: ~/.claude/skills/refly/SKILL.md

FAQ & Installation Steps

These questions and steps mirror the structured data on this page for better search understanding.

? Frequently Asked Questions

What is exa?

Perfect for Semantic Search Agents needing advanced neural web search capabilities. Refly skills repository

How do I install exa?

Run the command: npx killer-skills add refly-ai/refly-skills/exa. It works with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Claude Code, and 19+ other IDEs.

What are the use cases for exa?

Key use cases include: Discovering similar documents through semantic analysis, Executing neural web searches for topic exploration, Finding content by meaning rather than keyword matching.

Which IDEs are compatible with exa?

This skill is compatible with Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Trae, Claude Code, OpenClaw, Aider, Codex, OpenCode, Goose, Cline, Roo Code, Kiro, Augment Code, Continue, GitHub Copilot, Sourcegraph Cody, and Amazon Q Developer. Use the Killer-Skills CLI for universal one-command installation.

Are there any limitations for exa?

Requires Exa AI access. Input must be in JSON format. Dependent on quality of search query for meaningful results.

How To Install

  1. 1. Open your terminal

    Open the terminal or command line in your project directory.

  2. 2. Run the install command

    Run: npx killer-skills add refly-ai/refly-skills/exa. The CLI will automatically detect your IDE or AI agent and configure the skill.

  3. 3. Start using the skill

    The skill is now active. Your AI agent can use exa immediately in the current project.

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