Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
Version History
- Explicit recommendation to use web-search-free skill before web_search or web_fetch. - Updated description and introduction to emphasize importance and priority of this skill. - Added an "Important" note in multiple sections highlighting usage priority. - No functional changes to usage examples, tools, or parameters.
What This Skill Does
Provides web search through Exa's MCP server without requiring an API key. Covers standard web search, code lookup, company research, people search, and deep research reports. Falls back to Multi Search Engine if Exa tools fail.
Runs neural search across web, code, and people without requiring any API key or account signup.
When to use it
- Looking up recent news or current events during a task
- Finding code examples from GitHub or Stack Overflow
- Researching a company's background and recent activity
- Finding a professional's public profile and contact info
- Running a deep research report on a complex technical topic
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: 'What are the latest developments in LLM training techniques?'
- 1Call deep_researcher_start with the research question as instructions
- 2Receive a researchId in the response
- 3Call deep_researcher_check with the researchId
- 4Repeat deep_researcher_check if status is not yet completed
- 5Return the completed research report to the user
A detailed written report summarizing recent LLM training research, sources, and key findings