Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Routes web and people research through the Exa MCP server using three specialized search tools: broad web search, precision domain-filtered search, and person-centric lookup. Tool selection is guided by the research goal, query constraints, and result quality from prior attempts. Findings are returned with source links and explicit notes on unknowns.
Exa's neural search with domain filtering and a dedicated people search endpoint returns more targeted results than general-purpose web search for research tasks.
When to use it
- Finding recent docs and release notes for a library or framework
- Researching a person's professional background before a meeting
- Searching only official sources for a specific technical question
- Discovering who works on a particular project or team at a company
- Tracking news and announcements about a product over a time range
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: 'Find engineers working on AI safety at Anthropic'
- 1Identifies the task as person-centric and selects people_search_exa
- 2Constructs a query targeting Anthropic with roles related to AI safety
- 3Calls people_search_exa and collects results
- 4Compiles names, roles, and source links from the response
- 5Notes any ambiguous matches or profiles not found
List of identified engineers with roles and profile links, plus a note on search coverage gaps
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.