Exa Web Search (Free)
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This is a coherent instruction-only Exa MCP search skill, with the main caveat that queries and optional advanced research/crawling tools use a remote Exa service.
This skill appears safe for ordinary web, code, and company research. Before installing, understand that it adds a remote Exa MCP endpoint through mcporter and that anything you ask it to search for may be sent to Exa. Be more cautious with the optional full tool set, especially crawling, people search, and deep researcher tasks.
Findings (3)
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Search queries, URLs, company names, or people-search terms entered through this skill may be shared with Exa.
The skill directs users to connect mcporter to Exa's remote MCP endpoint, so tool queries are sent to an external provider.
mcporter config add exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp
Use it for public or non-sensitive research queries, and avoid sending private business, personal, or confidential data unless you are comfortable with Exa handling it.
Search results or code examples could influence the agent's recommendations even if the underlying web content is unreliable.
The skill retrieves external web and code content that may be incorporated into the agent's answer; such content can be inaccurate, outdated, or include unsafe instructions.
Find code examples and docs from GitHub, Stack Overflow.
Treat retrieved web results and code snippets as untrusted references; verify sources and review code before using it.
If enabled and invoked, a remote research task may run outside the immediate chat turn and return later via a task ID.
The optional advanced configuration exposes a provider-side research-agent workflow with start and check operations, which is broader than a single search call but is clearly disclosed as optional.
deep_researcher_start/check - AI research agent
Enable the advanced tool set only when needed, keep track of started research tasks, and avoid using it for sensitive topics unless acceptable under the provider's terms.