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name: exa-ci-integration description: | Configure Exa CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions and testing. Use when setting up automated testing, configuring CI pipelines, or integrating Exa tests into your build process. Trigger with phrases like "exa CI", "exa GitHub Actions", "exa automated tests", "CI exa". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(gh:*) version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Exa CI Integration

Overview

Set up CI/CD pipelines for Exa integrations with automated testing.

Prerequisites

• GitHub repository with Actions enabled
• Exa test API key
• npm/pnpm project configured

Instructions

Step 1: Create GitHub Actions Workflow

Create .github/workflows/exa-integration.yml:

name: Exa Integration Tests

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

env:
  EXA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EXA_API_KEY }}

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      EXA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EXA_API_KEY }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
          cache: 'npm'
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test -- --coverage
      - run: npm run test:integration

Step 2: Configure Secrets

gh secret set EXA_API_KEY --body "sk_test_***"

Step 3: Add Integration Tests

describe('Exa Integration', () => {
  it.skipIf(!process.env.EXA_API_KEY)('should connect', async () => {
    const client = getExaClient();
    const result = await client.healthCheck();
    expect(result.status).toBe('ok');
  });
});

Output

• Automated test pipeline
• PR checks configured
• Coverage reports uploaded
• Release workflow ready

Error Handling

Issue	Cause	Solution
Secret not found	Missing configuration	Add secret via gh secret set
Tests timeout	Network issues	Increase timeout or mock
Auth failures	Invalid key	Check secret value

Examples

Release Workflow

on:
  push:
    tags: ['v*']

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      EXA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.EXA_API_KEY_PROD }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
      - run: npm ci
      - name: Verify Exa production readiness
        run: npm run test:integration
      - run: npm run build
      - run: npm publish

Branch Protection

required_status_checks:
  - "test"
  - "exa-integration"

Resources

• GitHub Actions Documentation
• Exa CI Guide

Next Steps

For deployment patterns, see exa-deploy-integration.