Semantic web search with contents in one call via the Exa Search API

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Documented steps

  1. POST https://api.exa.ai/search with header x-api-key: <key>
  2. Body: required 'query'; 'type' selects strategy: 'auto' (default), 'fast', 'instant' (lowest latency), or 'deep' (comprehensive; supports additionalQueries and systemPrompt)
  3. To get page content in the same call, add a contents object: {"text": true, "highlights": true, "summary": {"query": "<summarization directive>"}}; text can also be an object with maxCharacters and verbosity
  4. Optional: numResults (up to 100), category, includeDomains/excludeDomains, startPublishedDate/endPublishedDate, moderation: true, stream: true (SSE), outputSchema (JSON Schema for structured output)
  5. Parse response: results array (title, url, and any requested text/highlights/summary), plus costDollars breakdown and requestId
  6. Reference: https://docs.exa.ai/reference/search (limits: https://docs.exa.ai/reference/rate-limits)

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