dsh-web-search-exa¶

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Type	plugin	Category	Search & research
Stars	⭐ 6	Status	✅ active
Author	TonyDua	Updated	2026-08-14
Subcategory	🌐 Web search	Capabilities	search

One-liner¶

Zero-config Exa web search provider: keyless anonymous MCP fallback plus keyed REST search.

About¶

Built with deepseek-v4-flash inside DeepSeek Harness (dsh).

✨ Key Features¶

🆓 Zero-config, keyless by default — searches route through Exa's hosted MCP
🔑 Keyed REST upgrade — set EXA_API_KEY and it automatically switches to
🔌 Drop-in provider — registers into the dsh ctx.web seam; the existing
🎛️ providerId switch — can coexist with the official
📦 npm-publishable — MIT, ESM, bundled types, files limited to lib/.

📦 Install¶

dsh plugin --profile web add @tonydua/dsh-web-search-exa

🚀 Quick Start¶

- id: web
  name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-web'
  config:
    searchProvider: exa

📚 Learn more¶

Installation (into a dsh profile)

One command from npm (v0.1.3+ ships the dsh.bundle manifest — the bundle patch inserts the provider row, so no manual patch editing is needed): dsh plugin --profile web add @tonydua/dsh-web-search-exa Restart dsh web. Without an API key the official DeepSeek search provider is unavailable, so the seam auto-selects this provider — fully zero-config. With a key configured, select Exa

FAQ

Q: Do I need an Exa API key? No. Without a key the provider uses Exa's free anonymous hosted MCP. With a key it uses the REST API for higher limits. Q: I got HTTP 429 / rate limited. That's Exa's anonymous-MCP rate limit. Configure EXA_API_KEY (or the apiKey field) and the provider switches to the REST path automatically. Q: Can I run this alongside the official Exa provider? Yes —