openclaw/docs/exa.md

summary	read_when
Exa AI setup for web_search	You want to use Exa AI for web search You need an EXA_API_KEY or setup details

Exa AI

Moltbot can use Exa AI for the web_search tool. Exa is a search API built for AI agents.

Get an API key

1. Create an account at https://exa.ai/
2. Generate an API key at https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys
3. Store the key in config (recommended) or set EXA_API_KEY in the Gateway environment.

Config example

{
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: {
        provider: "exa",
        exa: {
          apiKey: "your-exa-api-key"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Options

Option	Description	Default
contents	Include page text in results; when false, only URLs and titles are returned	true
maxChars	Max characters of page text per result; higher values provide more context but use more tokens	1500

See Web tools for the full web_search configuration.