Exa
Alert level: Medium
Neural web search and code context via Exa AI API. Requires EXA_API_KEY. Use for finding documentation, code examples, research papers, or company info.
Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
Installs 4Downloads 1260Stars 1Updated 206h ago
Why this rating
Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.
- Locality: Hybrid
Requires `EXA_API_KEY` and sends queries to the Exa service.
- Data access: Public
Focuses on web search and public content retrieval (docs, papers, GitHub, etc.).
- Action surface: Read
Searches and extracts content without modifying external state.
Best practices
Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.
- Store `EXA_API_KEY` in your environment or a secret manager and keep it out of repos and logs.
- Avoid putting secrets or proprietary code into search queries sent to Exa.
- Respect target site terms/robots and limit result counts to reduce accidental over-collection.
Evidence links
Public sources backing the indicator assignments.
Always be careful when navigating away from the website.
Max-risk rule
If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.