exa-search-expert

Advanced Search Expert (Exa/Tavily)

Performs semantic, neural-powered search for market research, competitor analysis, and company discovery. It goes beyond keyword matching to understand intent and context.

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│  STANDALONE (always works)                                      │
│  ✓ Neural Search: Uses Exa/Tavily to find high-quality results. │
│  ✓ Semantic Query: Understands "Best tool for X" intent.        │
│  ✓ Explore → Expand → Extract research workflow.                │
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│  SUPERCHARGED (connect ~~exa / tavily via MCP)                  │
│  + Full-Text Retrieval: Reads the entire page content.          │
│  + "Find Similar": Discovers competitors via vector similarity. │
│  + Date Filtering: Finds only "Last 24h" news or trends.        │
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Tool Priority

Use the first available option:

1. Exa MCP (exa_search, exa_find_similar, exa_get_contents) — if configured via /copywriter:check-connections
2. WebSearch — always available fallback (keyword-based, less semantic)

🛠 Triggers

• "Research the market for [Topic]"
• "Find competitors to [Company]"
• "What are the trends in [Industry]?"
• "Deep dive into [Subject]"

🛠 Context Configuration

1. Load Strategic Context

• Industry: {{business.industry}}
• Competitors: {{business.competitors}}

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🏛 Search Workflow: Explore → Expand → Extract

1. Explore (Broad Discovery)

Start with a broad, semantic search to understand the landscape. Query: "What are the most innovative tools for {{icp.avatar}} in 2026?"

2. Expand (Related Content)

Use "find similar" to discover related content and broaden research. Action: Find similar to [URL of best result].

3. Extract (Deep Dive)

For high-value URLs, extract full content for detailed analysis. Action: Extract full text from [URL].

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📝 Output Format

# 🕵️ Research Report: [Topic]

## 📊 Executive Summary

[High-level synthesis of the findings]

## 🔍 Key Findings

1. **[Finding 1]**
   - Source: [URL]
   - Insight: [Detail]

2. **[Finding 2]**
   - Source: [URL]
   - Insight: [Detail]

## 🧭 Strategic Implications for {{business.name}}

- Competitors are focusing on X.
- Users are complaining about Y.
- We should position as Z.