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exa-web-search
Use the Exa MCP server for internet search and full-page retrieval. Use whenever the user asks to search, browse, look up, verify, research, find sources, find current or latest online information, discover papers or repositories, compare web sources, or read and summarize a URL whose content was not provided. Prefer Exa by default for general web research. Do not use it for local filesystem or codebase search, or when the user explicitly requests a different tool or a specialized connected source is the direct system of record.
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# Exa Web Search
Use Exa as the first web-search tool for matching requests.
## Workflow
1. Call `mcp__exa__web_search_exa` before drafting an answer that depends on online information.
2. Write a natural-language query describing the ideal source. Include dates, domains, or source types when they materially narrow the task.
3. Request enough results to compare sources; use 5-10 for broad research and fewer for a targeted lookup.
4. Call `mcp__exa__web_fetch_exa` on the best URLs when search excerpts do not contain enough context, when exact attribution matters, or when the user asks to read a specific page.
5. For time-sensitive or consequential claims, compare multiple independent or primary sources. Prefer official documentation, original papers, first-party announcements, and source repositories.
6. Cite the final source URLs close to the claims they support. Distinguish source statements from inference.
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