exa-company-researchlisted

# Company Research (Exa) ## Tool Use `exec` to call: `mcporter call exa-search.web_search_advanced_exa <params>` All searches run via mcporter CLI. Never call Exa directly — always use mcporter. ## Critical Rules - **Never run searches in main context.** Always spawn subagents via `llm_task` or run in sequence with isolated results. - **Query variation:** generate 2-3 phrasings, run in parallel, merge + deduplicate. - **Dynamic numResults:** "a few" → 10-20, "comprehensive" → 50-100, explicit number → match it. ## Categories | Category | Use for | |----------|---------| | `company` | Homepages, metadata (headcount, location, funding) | | `news` | Press coverage, announcements | | `tweet` | Social presence | | `people` | LinkedIn profiles | | _(none)_ | General web, deep dives | **Start with `category=company`** for discovery, then use other categories for deeper research. ### Category Restrictions With `category=company`: do NOT use `includeDomains`, `excludeDomains`, or date filters — causes errors. `includeText`/`excludeText`: only single-value strings. ## Call Syntax ```bash # Company discovery mcporter call exa-search.web_search_advanced_exa \ query="AI infrastructure startups San Francisco" \ category=company \ numResults=20 \ type=auto # Deep dive on specific company mcporter call exa-search.web_search_advanced_exa \ query="Anthropic funding rounds valuation 2024" \ type=neural \ livecrawl=fallback \ numResults=10 \ includeDomains='["techc