Exa - Neural Web Search
Powerful AI-powered search with LinkedIn, news, research papers, and more.
Setup
Create ~/.clawdbot/credentials/exa/config.json:
{"apiKey": "your-exa-api-key"}
Commands
General Search
bash scripts/search.sh "query" [options]
Options (as env vars):
NUM=10- Number of results (max 100)TYPE=auto- Search type: auto, neural, fast, deepCATEGORY=- Category: news, company, people, research paper, github, tweet, pdf, financial reportDOMAINS=- Include domains (comma-separated)EXCLUDE=- Exclude domains (comma-separated)SINCE=- Published after (ISO date)UNTIL=- Published before (ISO date)LOCATION=NL- User location (country code)
Examples
# Basic search
bash scripts/search.sh "AI agents 2024"
# LinkedIn people search
CATEGORY=people bash scripts/search.sh "software engineer Amsterdam"
# Company search
CATEGORY=company bash scripts/search.sh "fintech startup Netherlands"
# News from specific domain
CATEGORY=news DOMAINS="reuters.com,bbc.com" bash scripts/search.sh "Netherlands"
# Research papers
CATEGORY="research paper" bash scripts/search.sh "transformer architecture"
# Deep search (comprehensive)
TYPE=deep bash scripts/search.sh "climate change solutions"
# Date-filtered news
CATEGORY=news SINCE="2026-01-01" bash scripts/search.sh "tech layoffs"
Get Content
Extract full text from URLs:
bash scripts/content.sh "url1" "url2"