Building web search-enabled agents with Strands and Exa
Not a chatbot. Agents that search the web and execute multi-step tasks—and how to build them today.
Why it matters
AWS is democratizing agentic AI by showcasing production-ready integrations between Strands Agents and Exa's search API. This matters because it moves agents from concept to deployment, showing enterprises how to wire real-world capabilities (web search + reasoning) into agent workflows.
The key facts
10 to knowStrands Agents now integrate Exa web search API
Two core tools exposed for agent use
Multi-step task execution enabled
Real-world use cases provided
AWS Machine Learning blog publication indicates official support
Strands Agents integrates Exa web search
Two core tools exposed for agent web search
Multi-step task completion use cases enabled
Published on AWS ML blog (May 2026)
Integration-driven feature drop
Go to the source
AWS Machine Learning Blogaws.amazon.com
Publisher excerpt: In this post, you will learn how to set up the Exa integration in Strands Agents, understand the two core tools it exposes, and walk through real-world use cases that show how agents use web search to complete multi-step tasks.