# Setup — @qmahyar/pi-exa-search

## Install

```bash
pi install npm:@qmahyar/pi-exa-search
```

Or:

```bash
pi install git:github.com/QMahyar/pi-exa-search
```

## API key

1. [dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys](https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys)  
2. In pi: **`/exa`** → add key  

Or:

```bash
export EXA_API_KEY=…
```

Keys also live in `~/.pi/web-search.json`.

## Related

- [pi-9router](https://github.com/QMahyar/pi-9router) — multi-provider chat + tools via 9Router  
- [Exa](https://exa.ai) · [pi.dev/packages](https://pi.dev/packages)