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name: exa-hello-world description: | Create a minimal working Exa example. Use when starting a new Exa integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Exa API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "exa hello world", "exa example", "exa quick start", "simple exa code". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Exa Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core Exa functionality.

Prerequisites

• Completed exa-install-auth setup
• Valid API credentials configured
• Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

import { ExaClient } from '@exa/sdk';

const client = new ExaClient({
  apiKey: process.env.EXA_API_KEY,
});

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

• Working code file with Exa client initialization
• Successful API response confirming connection
• Console output showing:

Success! Your Exa connection is working.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Import Error	SDK not installed	Verify with npm list or pip show
Auth Error	Invalid credentials	Check environment variable is set
Timeout	Network issues	Increase timeout or check connectivity
Rate Limit	Too many requests	Wait and retry with exponential backoff

Examples

TypeScript Example

import { ExaClient } from '@exa/sdk';

const client = new ExaClient({
  apiKey: process.env.EXA_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

from exa import ExaClient

client = ExaClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

• Exa Getting Started
• Exa API Reference
• Exa Examples

Next Steps

Proceed to exa-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.