Exa Web Search (Free)
Alert level: Medium
Free AI search via Exa MCP. Web search for news/info, code search for docs/examples from GitHub/StackOverflow, company research for business intel. No API key needed.
Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
Installs 7Downloads 2371Stars 12Updated 229h ago
Why this rating
Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.
- Locality: Hybrid
Connects to Exa MCP endpoints over the network.
- Data access: Public
Focuses on web, code, and company information retrieval.
- Action surface: Read
Performs search/research/crawl extraction and returns findings.
Best practices
Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.
- Avoid placing sensitive data in search queries sent to third-party services.
- Cite and verify critical findings before taking action from retrieved results.
- Use focused queries and result limits to reduce unnecessary data exposure.
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.