• DISCOVERY
  • EXTRACTION
  • ANALYSIS
  • HUMAN

How to find similar web sources with your AI

Connect Exa to your agent to turn one URL into a research library. Your AI handles the discovery and the data extraction.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I find similar websites using my AI?

Paste a URL into your chat and ask your AI to find related sites. The AI uses Exa to locate semantically similar pages and can pull their raw text for you to read. You'll get a list of fresh sources to work with.

Research outcomes

Where your data lands

The AI turns a single link into a structured set of information.

DISCOVERY

Related site lists

The AI identifies websites that share the same meaning as your source. You get a list of new URLs to explore.

EXTRACTION

Clean text content

Your AI pulls the actual text from the new sites. This removes the ads and navigation menus so you only see the content.

ANALYSIS

Contextual comparison

Since the AI has the text from the new sources, it can compare them to your original URL. You can spot trends or contradictions immediately.

HUMAN

Final selection

The AI presents the findings, but you decide which sources are actually worth keeping. You stay in control of the final list.

The workflow

What your AI does when a URL arrives.

The AI moves from a single link to a full set of readable data.

  1. Find matches

    The AI looks at the content of your provided URL to find other pages that are semantically relevant.

    find_similar

  2. Scrape text

    The AI goes to the newly discovered sites and pulls out the main text content.

    find_similar_with_contents

  3. Filter noise

    The AI strips away the HTML clutter, leaving only the useful information for your prompt.

    find_similar_with_contents

  4. Organize data

    The AI organizes the extracted text into a format that answers your specific research questions.

    find_similar

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your research.

Starting points

Replace the website links with the actual URLs you want to research.

Exa Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yX0o3kbQylbPvraZb07fJ4pytT29vYl6Z1kPSXHZ/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 capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "exa-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yX0o3kbQylbPvraZb07fJ4pytT29vYl6Z1kPSXHZ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Find websites similar to https://example.com/article and give me a list of the top 5.

  • Use the content from https://example.com/report to find three other sites with similar data and extract their text.

  • I need more sources like https://example.com/blog. Find similar sites and summarize their main arguments.

  • Search for sites semantically related to https://example.com/study and pull the clean text so I can compare the findings.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Exa once, then ask.

One connection gives your AI access to Exa's search and extraction tools. Your credentials stay encrypted on our side.

Connect Exa to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI browse the live web freely?

    No. The AI can only browse the web by using the specific tools provided by the Exa MCP.

  • 02

    Will the AI automatically click links on a page?

    No. The AI only follows the paths enabled by the specific search tools.

  • 03

    Does the AI save the websites it finds?

    No. The AI retrieves the data for your current session, but it does not store these websites in a permanent database.

  • 04

    Can the AI change the content of the websites it finds?

    No. The tools are strictly for finding and reading content. The AI cannot edit or modify any external web pages.

  • 05

    How does it handle websites with heavy ads?

    The extraction tool is designed to pull clean text, which helps bypass most of the layout noise and advertisements.

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