Exa Researcher
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 10, 2026.
Overview
This is a coherent instruction-only research skill, but users should remember that research queries may go to Exa MCP tools and saved findings may persist in memory.
This skill appears safe to install as an instruction-only research helper. Before using it, be mindful that your research queries may be sent to Exa MCP tools, people/company searches can involve personal or business information, broad crawls should be tightly scoped, and anything saved to memory may persist beyond the current conversation.
Findings (3)
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The agent could perform wide web research or start a longer research job if the user asks for that kind of task.
The skill discloses broad web crawling and long-running research tools. These are purpose-aligned, but they should be scoped by the user to avoid unintended broad collection or prolonged activity.
Web Crawling (`crawling_exa`) - Systematic web crawling for comprehensive information gathering ... Deep Research (`deep_researcher_start`, `deep_researcher_check`) - Long-running research workflows
Give clear limits such as target domains, time range, topic scope, and whether a long-running deep-research job is acceptable.
Sensitive search terms, names, company targets, domains, or technical queries may be visible to the configured Exa MCP service.
The skill depends on external MCP tools. Research queries and selected targets may be sent through that provider/tool boundary, though this is expected for a web-research integration.
Exa Researcher provides powerful research capabilities through Exa AI's MCP tools
Avoid including confidential or private information in research queries unless you trust the configured Exa MCP provider and its data handling.
Research notes, including potentially sensitive people/company information or unverified web content, could be retained for future use.
The skill suggests persisting research findings. This is useful for research workflows, but saved web-derived content can persist beyond the current task and influence later context.
Store important findings - Save significant research to memory
Ask before saving findings to memory, store concise verified summaries rather than raw pages, and avoid saving sensitive personal or confidential information unless intended.