generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://exa.ai/docs/changelog
docs: https://exa.ai/docs/changelog
description: >-
  Structured capture of Exa's dated documentation changelog. Exa versions its
  API surface by URL path (/v0, /v1, /research/v1) and by named search
  generations (Exa 2.0 introduced Fast/Auto/Deep search types). Parameter-level
  changes are announced in the changelog with deprecation windows. This artifact
  records the recent window; the live changelog is the source of truth.
versioning:
  scheme: url-path + named search generations
  detail: lifecycle/exa-ai-lifecycle.yml
  current_generation: Exa 2.0 (Fast / Auto / Deep)
entries:
  - date: '2026-07'
    highlights:
      - Exa Agent and Exa Connect integrated into the MCP server for multi-step research tasks.
  - date: '2026-06'
    highlights:
      - Introducing the Exa Agent API (managed multi-step research agents).
      - Exa Connect premium data-source partnerships.
  - date: '2026-04'
    breaking:
      - Deprecated the legacy /research endpoint, legacy fields, and older date parameters.
  - date: '2026-03'
    highlights:
      - Monitors feature launch (scheduled searches with webhook notifications).
      - Deep search revamp with structured outputs.
      - Pricing reductions.
  - date: '2026-02'
    highlights:
      - maxCharacters is now the preferred way to control highlight length.
      - maxAgeHours added for precise content-freshness control.
      - Unauthenticated users can try the Exa MCP for free (rate-limited).
    deprecations:
      - numSentences and highlightsPerUrl highlight parameters deprecated.
      - Boolean livecrawl options superseded by maxAgeHours.
  - date: '2026-01'
    highlights:
      - Company Search with fine-tuned retrieval model and entity-matching pipeline.
  - date: '2025-12'
    highlights:
      - People Search expanded to 1B+ profiles.
  - date: '2025-11'
    highlights:
      - JS SDK highlights restoration; Deep search type; language filtering.
  - date: '2025-10'
    breaking:
      - Exa 2.0 major SDK update — contents included by default, standalone highlights removed.
      - Exa Fast (sub-350ms), Exa Auto (default, higher quality), Exa Deep (agentic retrieval).
      - use_autoprompt field deprecated and removed from all responses.
  - date: '2025-08'
    highlights:
      - Domain filters support URL paths and subdomain wildcards (*.substack.com, /blog).