Connect your AI agent to Exa
Exa focuses on data extraction and search, helping teams gather, analyze, and visualize information from websites, APIs, or internal databases
Set it up in Melso
- 1In Melso, open Settings → Agent Apps and hit Connect on Exa.
- 2Finish the API_KEY sign-in in the window that opens. Melso stores the connection, not your credentials.
- 3Open your agent, go to its Agent Apps tab, and allow Exa.
- 4Give the agent a task. It calls Exa itself when the work needs it.
What Exa gives your agent
The tools, permissions, and events Exa exposes — the same ones your agent can use once the app is authorized.
What you sign in with
Exa connects with API_KEY.
Permissions
Exa does not break access down into granular permissions.
Tools Exa exposes
Generate an answer
Generates a direct, citation-backed answer to a clear natural language question or topic using Exa's search, adept at both specific answers and detailed summaries for open-ended queries. Response contains an `answer` field (summary) and a `citations` field (supporting URLs). Citations may include low-credibility sources; verify authoritative references for factual use.
Create Import
Tool to create a new import to upload data into a Webset. Use when you need to initialize an import before uploading the data file.
Use Exa from the agent you already run
Melso runs the agent. You decide which of your authorized apps it may reach.
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