# Exa

Exa is an AI-powered search engine that gives your assignments access to real-time web information. Instead of returning lists of links, Exa understands context and delivers precise, relevant content — supplier details, market data, company profiles, and more.

## Setup

No setup is needed. Exa is a built-in connection that is automatically available to all assignments.

## Capabilities

* **Web search** — Find current information across the web using natural language queries, from pricing data to news articles.
* **Company research** — Look up detailed information about companies and organizations, including profiles, financials, and industry context.
* **People search** — Search for people on LinkedIn and find their professional profiles and background information.
* **Data enrichment** — Supplement your internal data with external sources such as product specs, market benchmarks, and competitor details.

## Key Benefits

* **Context-aware results** — Goes beyond keyword matching to understand what your assignment actually needs and returns focused, usable content.
* **Real-time information** — Accesses current web data so your assignments always work with up-to-date facts, not stale records.
* **No manual research** — Eliminates the need to search, open tabs, and copy-paste findings into a workflow.
* **Broad coverage** — Searches across the entire web, covering news, company directories, professional networks, product databases, and more.

## Works Well With

* **Google Sheets** — Research supplier pricing or competitor data with Exa, then write structured results directly into a spreadsheet for analysis.
* **Gmail / Outlook** — Gather background information on a contact or company before drafting a personalized outreach email.
* **Deep Research** — Use Exa for quick, targeted lookups and pair it with Deep Research when you need a comprehensive, multi-source report on a topic.