exa search

Exa Search

Cloud skill by Claw0x — powered by Claw0x Gateway API.

Advanced web search with precise date filtering, content type selection, and neural search. Perfect for research, competitive analysis, and specialized content discovery.

> Requires Claw0x API key. Sign up at claw0x.com to get your key.

Prerequisites

1. Sign up at claw0x.com 2. Create API key in Dashboard 3. Set environment variable:

   # Add to ~/.openclaw/.env
   CLAW0X_API_KEY=ck_live_...
   

Pricing

$0.005 per successful call. Failed calls are free.

Quick Reference

| When This Happens | Do This | What You Get | |-------------------|---------|--------------| | Need academic papers from specific dates | Use category: "research paper" + date range | Filtered research results | | Find GitHub projects from 2024 | Use category: "github" + start_published_date: "2024-01-01" | Recent open-source projects | | Semantic search for concepts | Use search_type: "neural" | Intent-based results | | Exact keyword matching | Use search_type: "keyword" | Traditional search results |

5-Minute Quickstart

Step 1: Get API Key (30 seconds)

Step 2: Set Environment Variable (30 seconds)

export CLAW0X_API_KEY="ck_live_..."

Step 3: Install Skill (30 seconds)

openclaw skills install exa-search

Step 4: Use Skill (1 minute)

const result = await agent.run('exa-search', {
  query: 'transformer architecture improvements',
  category: 'research paper',
  start_published_date: '2024-01-01',
  end_published_date: '2024-03-31',
  search_type: 'neural',
  num_results: 5
});
console.log(Found ${result.result_count} papers);
result.results.forEach(paper => {
  console.log(${paper.title} (${paper.published_date}));
});

Real-World Use Cases

Scenario 1: Academic Research

{
  query: "transformer architecture improvements",
  category: "research paper",
  start_published_date: "2024-01-01",
  end_published_date: "2024-03-31"
}

Scenario 2: GitHub Discovery

{
  query: "rust web framework",
  category: "github",
  start_published_date: "2024-01-01"
}

Scenario 3: Competitive Analysis

{
  query: "AI agent platforms",
  category: "company",
  exclude_domains: ["competitor.com"]
}

Integration Recipes

OpenClaw Agent

import { Claw0xClient } from '@claw0x/sdk';
const claw0x = new Claw0xClient(process.env.CLAW0X_API_KEY);
const papers = await claw0x.call('exa-search', {
  query: 'large language model reasoning',
  category: 'research paper',
  start_published_date: '2024-01-01',
  search_type: 'neural'
});

LangChain Agent

from claw0x import Claw0xClient
client = Claw0xClient(api_key=os.environ['CLAW0X_API_KEY'])
repos = client.call('exa-search', {
    'query': 'rust web framework',
    'category': 'github',
    'start_published_date': '2024-01-01'
})

Custom Agent

const response = await fetch('https://api.claw0x.com/v1/call', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': Bearer ${process.env.CLAW0X_API_KEY},
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    skill: 'exa-search',
    input: {
      query: 'AI regulation news',
      category: 'news',
      start_published_date: '2024-03-15',
      end_published_date: '2024-03-22'
    }
  })
});

Exa vs Tavily Comparison

| Feature | Tavily | Exa | |---------|--------|-----| | Date filtering | time_range (coarse) | start/end date (precise) | | Search mode | basic/advanced (depth) | neural/keyword (algorithm) | | Content types | general/news | 7+ types (papers, GitHub, PDF) | | AI answer | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Not available | | Best for | Quick lookups, general info | Research, specialized content |

Use Tavily when: You need a quick answer or general web search.

Use Exa when: You need precise dates, specific content types, or semantic search.

Why Use Via Claw0x?

About Claw0x

Claw0x is the native skills layer for AI agents — providing unified API access, atomic billing, and quality control.

Explore more skills: claw0x.com/skills

GitHub: github.com/kennyzir/exa-search

1. Sign up at claw0x.com 2. Create API key in Dashboard 3. Set environment variable:

   # Add to ~/.openclaw/.env
   CLAW0X_API_KEY=ck_live_...