# Exa

```json
{
  "name": "Exa",
  "slug": "exa",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/exa",
  "categories": [
    "analytics & data"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-05-06T08:11:01.203Z"
}
```

![Exa logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/exa)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Exa MCP or direct API to extract web data, run custom searches, analyze content, and generate structured reports through natural language.

## Summary

Exa is a data extraction and search platform for gathering and analyzing information from websites, APIs, or databases. It helps teams quickly surface insights and automate data-driven workflows.

## Categories

- analytics & data

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 14

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/exa

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for Exa.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for Exa.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Summarize recent news articles on AI safety
- Find similar research papers to this URL
- Create a webset for quarterly sales data
- List all monitoring events from this week

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `EXA_ANSWER` | Generate an answer | Generates a direct, citation-backed answer to a clear natural language question or topic using exa's search, adept at both specific answers and detailed summaries for open-ended queries. |
| `EXA_CREATE_IMPORT` | Create Import | Tool to create a new import to upload data into a webset. use when you need to initialize an import before uploading the data file. |
| `EXA_CREATE_MONITOR` | Create a Monitor | Tool to create a new monitor. use when you need to schedule automated updates for a webset without manual runs. |
| `EXA_CREATE_WEBSET` | Create Webset | Tool to create a new webset with search, import, and enrichment setup. use when you need to configure and seed a webset in one call. |
| `EXA_DELETE_IMPORT` | Delete import | Tool to delete an existing import. use when you need to permanently remove an import by its id. |
| `EXA_DELETE_WEBSET` | Delete webset | Tool to delete a webset. use after confirming the webset id to permanently remove the webset and all its items. |
| `EXA_FIND_SIMILAR` | Find similar | Finds web pages semantically similar to a given url using embeddings-based search, optionally retrieving full text, highlights, or summaries for results. |
| `EXA_GET_CONTENTS_ACTION` | Get contents from URLs or document IDs | Retrieves configurable text and highlights from a list of exa document ids or publicly accessible urls. |
| `EXA_GET_EVENT` | Get Event | Tool to get details of a specific event by its id. use when you have an event id and need its full details. |
| `EXA_LIST_EVENTS` | List events | Tool to list all events that have occurred in the system. use when you need to paginate through the event history. |
| `EXA_LIST_IMPORTS` | List imports | Tool to list all imports for the webset. use when you need to paginate through and monitor import jobs. |
| `EXA_LIST_WEBHOOKS` | List webhooks | Tool to list all webhooks for websets. use when you need to view existing webhooks and paginate through results. |
| `EXA_SEARCH` | Search | Performs a web search using the exa engine, useful for queries requiring advanced filtering, specific content categories, or ai-optimized prompting. |
| `EXA_UPDATE_IMPORT` | Update import | Tool to update an import configuration by id. use when you need to modify an import's title or metadata. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Exa Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Exa actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Find web pages similar to this URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2649-2'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Find web pages similar to this URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2649-2'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create Tool Router Session

Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Exa tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Find similar web pages to https://docs.python.org/')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Find similar web pages to https://docs.python.org/' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Exa Integration

- Supports both Exa MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
- Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Exa data

### 2. Managed Auth

- Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Exa access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Exa
- Scoped, least privilege access to Exa resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Exa with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Exa with:

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exa/framework/autogen)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Exa with Composio?

Yes, Exa requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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