Exa Similar

Use Exa Similar as an API-backed related_pages provider when ArkSpace starts from a known URL and needs adjacent or similar sources.

Exa configuration is shared with all Exa skills through provider-manager.

Source References

• Official Find Similar API: https://exa.ai/docs/reference/find-similar-links
• Official Search API: https://exa.ai/docs/reference/search
• OpenClaw guide: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/exa-search

Before Use

Resolve the installed ArkSpace package root before running commands. Replace <installed-arkspace-path> with the directory two levels above this loaded SKILL.md, such as /Users/<user>/.claude/plugins/cache/ark-space/ark-space/0.1.2. Use the installed package path, not a repository-relative command.

Check configuration:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider check exa --capability related_pages

Configure Exa once:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup exa --wizard

Missing Configuration Recovery

If the provider check reports a missing Exa API key:

1. Ask the user whether to start setup now: "Exa is not configured. Should I start the ArkSpace setup wizard now?"
2. Present exactly two choices:

• "Start setup wizard" - start interactive setup with python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py provider setup exa --wizard.
• "Not now" - leave Exa unconfigured; if the user still wants results, ask whether to continue with another registered provider or a clearly labeled non-ArkSpace fallback.

1. Run the setup command only when the host shell can provide interactive secret input. If the shell is non-interactive, do not run --wizard through that tool.
2. Re-run the provider check after setup.
3. If setup succeeds, rerun or tell the user to rerun the original invocation, such as /ark-space:exa-similar <url>.
4. Do not return Exa Similar results until the provider check succeeds.

Helper Script

Find similar pages:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py web similar --provider exa https://example.com/article --output json

Find similar pages with content:

python3 <installed-arkspace-path>/scripts/arkspace.py web similar --provider exa https://github.com/example/project \
  --include-highlights \
  --include-summary \
  --max-results 10 \
  --output json

Routing Notes

• Use exa-similar when the input is a known URL and the user asks for alternatives, related pages, similar projects, comparable products, adjacent papers, or similar repositories.
• Use exa-search when the input is a query rather than a URL.
• Use exa-contents when the user wants to read the provided URL itself.