# Exa GitHub Search via staging.toolkit.dev

> Exa GitHub Search via staging.toolkit.dev is a paid API for AI agents from staging.toolkit.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches GitHub repositories and user accounts using the Exa search engine

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://staging.toolkit.dev/api/tool/exa/github-search
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/staging-toolkit-dev-29c6d2a8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_C7oKBH0sRZP4GQqCtmbX9

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability staging-toolkit-dev-29c6d2a8 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search GitHub for repositories related to 'vector database' and show me the most relevant projects, including their descriptions and links.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search GitHub specifically — for repositories, projects, or developer accounts — rather than doing a general web search. Prefer this over generic web search when the user's intent is clearly GitHub-focused, such as finding open source libraries, discovering code examples, or locating a specific developer's projects.

## Known failure modes

- No results found for the given query
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded on Exa's GitHub search
- Invalid or malformed search query returns an error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance (x402)
- Network timeout reaching the staging endpoint

## How this service works

Search GitHub repositories and accounts

## Output

A list of GitHub repositories and/or accounts matching the search query, including repository names, descriptions, URLs, and relevant metadata such as stars or owner information.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "results"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "results": {
   "type": "array",
   "required": true
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/staging-toolkit-dev-29c6d2a8/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from staging.toolkit.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/staging.toolkit.dev/llms.txt)