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Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

MCP declaredAPI declaredCost usageLicence proprietary

Interface

mcp

Model Context Protocol server

Interface

http

HTTP API

Plan with ExaOpen homepageRead docs

[ Observed sample ]

Frequency in Leyline's observed sample

The count is distinct observed stacks. It is not a Score input.

This component is not in Leyline's observed sample.

Record cmp_exa

Open ranks

[ Score explain ]

Why the Score is 18

How Score works

Score v2 uses only observed signals. The displayed contribution is weight × value × 100. Missing factors are insufficient evidence.

Score factor

GitHub health

18% weight. A licence is declared. Documentation is available.

Value 0.30 · 5.4 points

18% weight × 0.30 value

5.4 points

A licence is declared. Documentation is available.

Score factor

Agent use

16% weight. insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

Score factor

Human notes

14% weight. insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

Score factor

Composability

16% weight. insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

Score factor

Checklist

10% weight. An MCP surface is declared. An API is declared. Cost is usage. 3 of 3 checklist fields are complete.

Value 1.00 · 10.0 points

10% weight × 1.00 value

10.0 points

An MCP surface is declared. An API is declared. Cost is usage. 3 of 3 checklist fields are complete.

Score factor

Evidence quality

14% weight. 1 sources cover 1 evidence types. The latest dated evidence is 2026-09-12. Freshness is omitted unless observed as a signal.

Value 0.18 · 2.5 points

14% weight × 0.18 value

2.5 points

1 sources cover 1 evidence types. The latest dated evidence is 2026-09-12. Freshness is omitted unless observed as a signal.

Score factor

Benchmarks

12% weight. insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

insufficient evidence

Total17.94 → 18 after rounding

Agent use: insufficient evidence

Human notes: insufficient evidence

Composability: insufficient evidence

Benchmarks: insufficient evidence

[ Claims ]

Publisher-asserted record

Claims are what the publisher declares. Score uses observed signals, not these assertions, except for checklist fields derived from interfaces. MCP, API, cost, and license claims are marked verified, unverified, or contradicted from intake evidence.

Kind
app
Interfaces

Interface

mcp

Model Context Protocol server

Interface

http

HTTP API

Functions

Function

Retrieve

fetch stored knowledge

Retrieve Browse Retrieve

Function

Extract

pull a fact or field out

Extract Browse Extract

Function

Connect

speak a protocol (MCP, API, CLI)

Connect Browse Connect

Function

Crawl

walk the public web

Crawl Browse Crawl

Function

Tool-call

invoke an external action

Tool-call Browse Tool-call
Tags
Audience

audience

Agents

The product is built for software agents to call, not only for interactive humans.

Agents Browse Agents

[ Capability slices ]

Compose the useful parts.

retrieve

Retrieve

Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

usageCompose with this
extract

Extract

Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

usageCompose with this
connect

Connect

Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

usageCompose with this
crawl

Crawl

Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

usageCompose with this
tool-call

Tool-call

Neural web search API aimed at agents. Search slice with citations, distinct from crawl-the-page tools.

usageCompose with this

Search API/MCP is a clean slice. Contents endpoint overlaps Firecrawl/TinyFish fetch — compose, don't double-pay.

[ Relations ]

Derived alternatives and shared slots

  • Fills the same slot as
    Context.dev Shared functions connect, crawl, extract, search. Can fill the same function slot.
  • Alternative to
    Firecrawl Shared functions connect, crawl, extract, search. Same kind and overlapping capability.
  • Fills the same slot as
    Lore Shared functions connect, extract, retrieve, search, tool-call. Can fill the same function slot.
  • Fills the same slot as
    VUDA (Visual UI Debug Agent) Shared functions connect, crawl, extract, retrieve, search. Can fill the same function slot.
  • Alternative to
    TinyFish Shared functions connect, crawl, extract, search. Same kind and overlapping capability.
  • Alternative to
    Litescrape Shared functions extract, retrieve, search. Same kind and overlapping capability.
  • Alternative to
    Search1API Shared functions crawl, extract, search. Same kind and overlapping capability.
  • Alternative to
    DataForSEO Shared functions extract, retrieve, search. Same kind and overlapping capability.

[ Signals ]

Observed evidence and source claims

Signals carry source, method, and observedAt. Source review dates and evidence basis are shown separately. Unobserved metrics stay insufficient evidence.

  • docs
    Exa docs

    Evidence basis unknown · Check date unknown · Source date 2026-09-12

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[ Notes ]

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