openclaw-exa-search

Exa AI search plugin for OpenClaw. No API key required — uses Exa's public MCP endpoint.

Tools

| Tool | Parameters | Description | |------|-----------|-------------| | exa_web_search | query, numResults?, type? (auto/fast/deep), livecrawl? (fallback/preferred) | Neural web search — news, facts, current info. | | exa_code_search | query, tokensNum? (1000–50000) | Find code examples, docs, and solutions from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and official documentation. | | exa_company_research | companyName, numResults? | Research any company — products, services, recent news, industry position. | | exa_twitter_search | query, numResults?, startPublishedDate?, endPublishedDate? | Search Twitter/X posts and discussions. Filter by date range (ISO 8601). | | exa_people_search | query, numResults? | Find people by name, role, company, or expertise. Returns public LinkedIn and professional profiles. | | exa_financial_report_search | query, numResults?, startPublishedDate?, endPublishedDate? | Search SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q), earnings reports, and annual/quarterly financial documents. |

All tools are enabled by default. Requests time out after 30 seconds.

Install

openclaw plugins install openclaw-exa-search
openclaw plugins enable openclaw-exa-search
openclaw gateway restart

If you have a plugins.allow allowlist configured, add the plugin id:

{
  "plugins": {
    "allow": ["openclaw-exa-search"]
  }
}

Verify:

openclaw plugins list | grep openclaw-exa-search

Examples

• "Search Twitter for what people are saying about GPT-5"
• "Find the latest Apple 10-Q filing"
• "Research Anthropic as a company"
• "Find CTO profiles at YC startups"
• "Search for React Server Components examples"

Development

npm install
npm run typecheck
npm test              # unit tests
npm run test:integration  # integration tests (hits real Exa endpoint)
npm run build

Notes

• This plugin depends on Exa's public MCP endpoint (mcp.exa.ai). If Exa adds authentication or rate limiting in the future, the plugin will need updates.
• Date parameters use ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z).

License

MIT

Acknowledgements

• exa-mcp-server — Official Exa MCP server
• exa-search — Exa search MCP integration