• LINK DATA
  • METADATA
  • HIERARCHY
  • HUMAN

How to map website structures with your AI

Connect Exa AI to your agent to pull deep site data. Once connected, your AI can navigate any domain you point it toward.

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Short answer

How can I map a website's structure using AI?

Your AI uses Exa AI to crawl specific domains and pull all reachable links and metadata. This gives you a full map of the site's architecture and content hierarchy.

The mapping outcomes.

Where the data lands.

The specific information your agent extracts from the web.

LINK DATA

Full link discovery

The AI finds every reachable URL within a domain. You get a complete list of the site's internal structure.

METADATA

Content context

Your agent pulls titles and descriptions for every page found. This helps you understand what each page is actually about.

HIERARCHY

Site architecture

By analyzing the link paths, your AI builds a logical map of how pages relate to one another.

HUMAN

Manual review

You decide which parts of the map are useful for your project. The AI finds the data, but you direct the strategy.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI moves from a single domain to a full structural map.

  1. Targeting

    The AI identifies the specific domains you want to investigate.

    search_specific_domains

  2. Discovery

    The agent follows links to find every page connected to the target domain.

    perform_live_crawl

  3. Extraction

    The AI pulls the metadata and link details for every discovered page.

    perform_live_crawl

  4. Organization

    The agent organizes the raw crawl data into a structured map you can use.

    perform_live_crawl

Try it

Copy these to start.

Direct instructions to give your agent.

Starting points

Replace the domain names with the actual sites you want to map.

Exa AI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_GCqO6o04ZRimeEsFnVvzlQpLEYDavWlcJmTZJuzX/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Exa AI capabilities are ready to use.
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Copy into chat04

  • Crawl example.com and give me a list of all internal links and their metadata.

  • Map the structure of news.google.com and identify the main content categories.

  • Find all reachable URLs on documentation.stripe.com and summarize the page titles.

  • Search the domain apple.com to find all product pages and their descriptions.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change the content on the website?

    No. The AI only reads and crawls data; it cannot modify any external websites.

  • 02

    Does the AI crawl the entire internet?

    No. It only crawls the specific domains you instruct it to target.

  • 03

    Can I use this to find broken links?

    Yes, by crawling the site, the AI can identify which URLs return errors.

  • 04

    Will the AI save these maps to a file for me?

    The AI can provide the data in the chat, but it cannot write files directly to your local hard drive.

  • 05

    Can the AI bypass login screens?

    No. The AI can only crawl publicly reachable links.

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