Exa: Agent

Async Exa Agent workflows for list building, enrichment, structured research, and follow-up runs.

Tool ID: exa_agent

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Use the TypeScript SDK for a single call. Put ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play when the call should be durable, scheduled, or run across a CSV.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'exa_agent',
  {
    "query": "software companies hiring engineers"
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute exa_agent --input '{
  "query": "software companies hiring engineers"
}' --json

Example response

The SDK exposes this shape at result.toolResponse.raw. Values below are representative.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "id_123",
    "object": "example",
    "status": "queued"
  }
}

Use deepline tools get exa_agent --json for the latest machine-readable contract.

Input reference

Exa Agent run input.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.query`	`string`	Yes	—	Natural-language question or instructions for Exa Agent. Minimum length: 1.
`payload.systemPrompt`	`string`	No	—	Additional behavior guidance, source preferences, or output constraints.
`payload.input`	`object`	No	—	Input rows and exclusions for the agent run.
`payload.outputSchema`	`any`	No	—	—
`payload.effort`	`"minimal" \| "low" \| "medium" \| "high" \| "xhigh" \| "auto"`	No	—	Allowed: `minimal`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `auto`.
`payload.previousRunId`	`string`	No	—	Minimum length: 1.
`payload.metadata`	`record`	No	—	—

Output reference

Exa Agent run result.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`object`	Yes	—	Provider response payload.
`result.data.id`	`string`	No	—	—
`result.data.object`	`string`	No	—	—
`result.data.status`	`"queued" \| "running" \| "completed" \| "failed" \| "cancelled"`	No	—	Allowed: `queued`, `running`, `completed`, `failed`, `cancelled`.
`result.data.stopReason`	`"schema_satisfied" \| "budget_reached" \| "error" \| "cancelled" \| null`	No	—	Allowed: `schema_satisfied`, `budget_reached`, `error`, `cancelled`, `null`.
`result.data.createdAt`	`string`	No	—	—
`result.data.completedAt`	`string \| null`	No	—	—
`result.data.request`	`object \| null`	No	—	—
`result.data.output`	`object`	No	—	—
`result.data.output.text`	`string`	No	—	—
`result.data.output.structured`	`unknown \| null`	No	—	—
`result.data.output.grounding`	`array`	No	—	—
`result.meta`	`record`	No	—	Additional response metadata (status, paging).

Deepline cost

Pricing model: provider_usage (provider usage).
Estimated Deepline credits: 0 per pricing unit.

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