Exa Unified Research

Progressive Disclosure Router

Read only the minimum required reference files:

• Code examples / API docs / debugging: references/code-search.md
• Company and market research: references/company-research.md
• People and profile research: references/people-research.md
• SEC/earnings/filings: references/financial-report-search.md
• Academic papers: references/research-paper-search.md
• Blogs/portfolios: references/personal-site-search.md
• X/Twitter discussion and sentiment: references/tweet-search.md

For mixed requests, load only the relevant subset and merge results at the end.

Global Tool Restriction

Only use:

• get_code_context_exa
• web_search_advanced_exa

Do not use web_search_exa or other Exa tools unless the user explicitly overrides this skill policy.

Global Token Isolation

Avoid large raw Exa outputs in main context. Use task/sub-agent delegation when available:

• Run Exa calls inside sub-task
• Deduplicate and normalize before returning
• Return only distilled output to main context

If sub-agent is unavailable, run narrow iterative queries and summarize aggressively.

Global Query Strategy

• Include explicit domain terms, entities, versions, and constraints in query
• Use 2-3 query variations for recall-sensitive tasks
• Merge and deduplicate by canonical URL/entity key
• Tune numResults by user intent instead of hardcoding:
  • "a few": 10-20
  • "comprehensive": 50-100
  • explicit number: follow user request

Default Output Contract

Return:

1. Structured results (table or compact JSON)
2. Source URLs with one-line relevance
3. Notes on uncertainty/conflicts and coverage gaps