Show HN: Pi Exa – Web search and deep research for Pi coding agent

Category: cli-tool

Tags: web-search, coding-agent, mcp

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

Pi Exa is a plugin for the Pi coding agent that integrates Exa's web search and deep research capabilities, enabling semantic search and LLM-friendly content fetching. It's interesting because it provides free, API-key-less search tools out of the box, with optional paid upgrades for advanced features, effectively bridging agentic AI with real-time web data.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/junnjiee/pi-exa · TypeScript · MIT · 6 stars

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