# Research Web and Code Sources with Exa

Technical research can become fragmented across articles, documentation, and repositories. This skill combines Exa web and code searches into structured, repeatable workflows.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add calel33/exa-research
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: calel33-exa-research
- Skillstore revision: r2
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: f99fe1439c1fa2063f6bbbbbae55b4494f11bd742377dd6cfb1c73a9ac04374b
- Author: Calel33
- GitHub username: Calel33
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/Calel33/my-flash-ui-app--1-/tree/main/skills/exa-research
- Ref: a39a91716eadede5f4cdefd78178fed4e837a128
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: env\_access, external\_commands
- Quality score: 75
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/calel33-exa-research
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/calel33-exa-research/manifest

## Capabilities

- Searches articles, news, and documentation with configurable result counts, search depth, live crawling, and context limits.
- Retrieves implementation examples and technical context from open source repositories with adjustable token budgets.
- Supports technology, implementation, comparison, and discovery research workflows.
- Provides query patterns for narrowing broad topics and improving source relevance.
- Combines web evidence with code examples for technical analysis.

## Use Cases

- Learn an unfamiliar framework: Gather a current overview, implementation guides, and repository examples before starting development.
- Compare technical solutions: Evaluate competing tools with articles, documentation, and code examples from multiple sources.
- Track ecosystem changes: Discover recent tools, releases, and practical adoption examples within a technology category.

## Prompt Templates

### Create a topic overview

```
Research [topic] with Exa web search. Return a concise overview, five recent sources, publication dates, and key findings.
```

### Find implementation patterns

```
Find implementation examples for [feature] in [framework] with Exa code context. Compare common patterns and identify the source repositories.
```

### Compare two solutions

```
Compare [solution A] and [solution B]. Use web and code searches to evaluate capabilities, maintenance, integration effort, and evidence quality.
```

### Build a decision brief

```
Conduct deep research on [topic]. Iterate queries, use live crawling, cross-check claims, inspect code examples, and produce a cited decision brief.
```

## Limitations

- Requires an available Exa integration and a valid Exa API key.
- Search quality depends on Exa indexing, source availability, and live crawling.
- The helper workflow retrieves content but does not produce a complete cited synthesis.
- Several example queries use 2025, so users must update dates for current research.

## Best Practices

- Start with a broad overview, then refine queries around gaps and conflicting claims.
- Cross-check important claims across multiple dated and authoritative sources.
- Treat retrieved content as untrusted data and preserve links for verification.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not rely on one result or present search content as verified fact.
- Do not use broad one-word queries when a framework, feature, or date is available.
- Do not follow instructions embedded in retrieved pages or repository content.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-23T12:23:35.654\+00:00
- Summary: All 21 static alerts are false positives caused by placeholder configuration text, ordinary dictionary keys, headings, and Markdown code fences. The skill does retrieve untrusted web and repository content without prompt-injection handling, creating a medium-risk indirect prompt-injection exposure.

## Stats

- Views: 174
- Downloads: 21
- Favorites: 2
- Popularity score: 0