Build Chat UI component for structured Exa search.
Let's create a chat interface prototype that handles text-based conversations and incorporates dynamic UI elements based on model responses.
Technologies available for use in this prototype:
inspiration: https://github.com/JamesSloan/VercelGenUI_MCP https://vercel.com/blog/ai-sdk-4-2 https://sdk.vercel.ai/docs/getting-started/nextjs-app-router
Let X an agent that takes natural language queries and returns structured search result schemas and calls the Exa Search API to get the data with the schema and generate a UI based on the schema.
- Vercel AI SDK Core => create a chat agent that can process natural language queries and return structured search result schemas.
- Vercel UI SDK => create a chat UI that allows users to interact with the Exa Search API in a conversational manner.
- Exa Search API => provide real-time web search capabilities based on the schema defined by the agent.
Generative user interfaces (generative UI) is the process of allowing a large language model (LLM) to go beyond text and "generate UI". This creates a more engaging and AI-native experience for users.
Exa MCP Server enables AI assistants like Claude to perform real-time web searches through the Exa Search API, allowing them to access up-to-date information from the internet in a safe and controlled way.
- Real-time web searches with optimized results
- Structured search responses (titles, URLs, content snippets)
- Support for specialized search types (web, academic, social media, etc.) Exa MCP includes several specialized search tools:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| web_search | General web search with optimized results and content extraction |
| research_paper_search | Specialized search focused on academic papers and research content |
| twitter_search | Finds tweets, profiles, and conversations on Twitter/X |
| company_research | Gathers detailed information about businesses by crawling company websites |
| crawling | Extracts content from specific URLs (articles, PDFs, web pages) |
| competitor_finder | Identifies competitors of a company by finding businesses with similar offerings |