Exa Research API — Research

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: "Exa Research API \u2014 Research"
  description: "Exa Research API \u2014 Research. 3 operations. Lead operation: List research requests. Self-contained Naftiko\
    \ capability covering one Exa business surface."
  tags:
  - Exa
  - Research
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    EXA_API_KEY: EXA_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: research
    baseUri: https://api.exa.ai
    description: "Exa Research API \u2014 Research business capability. Self-contained, no shared references."
    resources:
    - name: research-v1
      path: /research/v1
      operations:
      - name: researchcontrollerlistresearch
        method: GET
        description: Exa List research requests
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          type: string
          description: The cursor to paginate through the results
          required: false
        - name: limit
          in: query
          type: number
          description: Number of results per page (1-50)
          required: false
      - name: researchcontrollercreateresearch
        method: POST
        description: Exa Create a new research request
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: research-v1-researchid
      path: /research/v1/{researchId}
      operations:
      - name: researchcontrollergetresearch
        method: GET
        description: Exa Get a research request by id
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: researchId
          in: path
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the research request to retrieve
          required: true
        - name: stream
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Set to "true" to receive real-time updates via Server-Sent Events (SSE)
          required: false
        - name: events
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Set to "true" to include the detailed event log of all operations performed
          required: false
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: x-api-key
      value: '{{env.EXA_API_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: research-rest
    port: 8080
    description: "REST adapter for Exa Research API \u2014 Research. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,\
      \ prefixed with /v1."
    resources:
    - path: /v1/research/v1
      name: research-v1
      description: REST surface for research-v1.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: researchcontrollerlistresearch
        description: Exa List research requests
        call: research.researchcontrollerlistresearch
        with:
          cursor: rest.cursor
          limit: rest.limit
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: POST
        name: researchcontrollercreateresearch
        description: Exa Create a new research request
        call: research.researchcontrollercreateresearch
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/research/v1/{researchId}
      name: research-v1-researchid
      description: REST surface for research-v1-researchid.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: researchcontrollergetresearch
        description: Exa Get a research request by id
        call: research.researchcontrollergetresearch
        with:
          researchId: rest.researchId
          stream: rest.stream
          events: rest.events
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: research-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: "MCP adapter for Exa Research API \u2014 Research. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through\
      \ this capability's consumes block."
    tools:
    - name: exa-list-research-requests
      description: Exa List research requests
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: research.researchcontrollerlistresearch
      with:
        cursor: tools.cursor
        limit: tools.limit
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: exa-create-a-new-research-request
      description: Exa Create a new research request
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: research.researchcontrollercreateresearch
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: exa-get-a-research-request-by-id
      description: Exa Get a research request by id
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: research.researchcontrollergetresearch
      with:
        researchId: tools.researchId
        stream: tools.stream
        events: tools.events
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.