Web Search Exa
web_search_exaSearch the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for: Finding current information, news, facts, people, companies, or answering questions about any topic. Returns: Clean text content from top search results. Query tips: describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post comparing React and Vue performance" not "React vs Vue". Use category:people / category:company to search through Linkedin profiles / companies respectively. If highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best URLs.
When to Use
Use this tool when you need to search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content.
best for: finding current information, news, facts, people, companies, or answering questions about any topic.
returns: clean text content from top search results.
query tips:
describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post comparing react and vue performance" not "react vs vue".
use category:people / category:company to search through linkedin profiles / companies respectively.
if highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best urls.. This is part of the Exa Search provider on xpay✦.
MCP Connection
Connect to xpay✦ to access this tool (and 1+ others):
{
"mcpServers": {
"xpay": {
"url": "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
For Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http xpay "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
How to Execute
Use the xpay✦ meta-tools to run this tool:
xpay_details— Get full input schema:xpay_details("exa/web_search_exa")xpay_run— Execute:xpay_run("exa/web_search_exa", { ...inputs })
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
numResults | number | No | Number of search results to return (must be a number, default: 10). |
query | string | Yes | Natural language search query. Should be a semantically rich description of the ideal page, not just keywords. Optionally include category: |
Pricing
- Cost: $0.02/call
- Balance check: Use
xpay_balanceto check remaining credits - Get your API key at xpay.tools — $5 free credits included
Related Skills
- Exa Search (all tools) — 2 tools
- Web Fetch Exa — $0.02/call
Links
- Tool page: https://xpay.tools/exa/web-search-exa/
- Provider: https://xpay.tools/exa/
- All tools: https://xpay.tools/explore
How to Execute
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
numResults | number | No | Number of search results to return (must be a number, default: 10). |
query | string | Yes | Natural language search query. Should be a semantically rich description of the ideal page, not just keywords. Optionally include category:<type> (company, people) to focus results — e.g. 'category:people John Doe software engineer'. |
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Install Skill
Pricing
Cost
$0.02/call
Model
Flat rate
Provider
Exa Search