research

Run exacli answer for quick factual lookups or exacli search with --type deep-reasoning for multi-part investigations. The skill classifies your question first, then runs the appropriate command and formats the findings with source citations.

Answer mode handles single-concept factual lookups using exacli answer with --text. Deep-research mode handles comparisons, how-tos, and open-ended questions using exacli search with deep-reasoning and an output schema that returns synthesized content.

Yes, it depends on the exacli CLI, which wraps the Exa search API. The skill invokes exacli commands directly, so the tool and its API credentials must be installed and configured beforehand.

Results are formatted as a markdown section with three to five key points, optional examples for deep research, and a Sources list of markdown links. The skill flags gaps explicitly when available sources are sparse.

Deep-reasoning searches depend on what the Exa index covers, so niche or very recent topics may return sparse sources. Supplementing with targeted subtopic searches using --num-results and --text improves coverage.