# Exa Code Context

Blocks for searching code repositories and documentation using Exa's code context API.

## Exa Code Context

### What it is

Search billions of GitHub repos, docs, and Stack Overflow for relevant code examples

### How it works

This block uses Exa's specialized code search API to find relevant code examples from GitHub repositories, official documentation, and Stack Overflow. The search is optimized for code context, returning formatted snippets with source references.

The block returns code snippets along with metadata including the source URL, search time, and token counts. You can control response size with the tokens\_num parameter to balance comprehensiveness with cost.

### Inputs

| Input       | Description                                                                                                                   | Type       | Required |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- |
| query       | Search query to find relevant code snippets. Describe what you're trying to do or what code you're looking for.               | str        | Yes      |
| tokens\_num | Token limit for response. Use 'dynamic' for automatic sizing, 5000 for standard queries, or 10000 for comprehensive examples. | str \| int | No       |

### Outputs

| Output         | Description                                                  | Type  |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- |
| error          | Error message if the operation failed                        | str   |
| request\_id    | Unique identifier for this request                           | str   |
| query          | The search query used                                        | str   |
| response       | Formatted code snippets and contextual examples with sources | str   |
| results\_count | Number of code sources found and included                    | int   |
| cost\_dollars  | Cost of this request in dollars                              | str   |
| search\_time   | Time taken to search in milliseconds                         | float |
| output\_tokens | Number of tokens in the response                             | int   |

### Possible use case

**API Integration Examples**: Find real-world code examples showing how to integrate with specific APIs or libraries.

**Debugging Assistance**: Search for code patterns related to error messages or specific programming challenges.

**Learning New Technologies**: Discover implementation examples when learning a new framework or programming language.

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://agpt.co/docs/integrations/block-integrations/code_context.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.