diff --git a/forgegod/tools/web.py b/forgegod/tools/web.py
index 600f47b..3828472 100644
--- a/forgegod/tools/web.py
+++ b/forgegod/tools/web.py
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ async def _search_brave(
 async def _search_exa(
     query: str, api_key: str, max_results: int = 5
 ) -> list[dict]:
-    """Search via Exa AI (semantic, best for technical docs)."""
+    """Search via Exa AI (semantic, best for technical docs).
+
+    Requests highlights + text contents in one call so each result has a
+    populated snippet. Snippet falls back across highlights → summary → text.
+    """
     if not api_key:
         return []
     try:
@@ -122,10 +126,14 @@ async def _search_exa(
                     "query": query,
                     "type": "auto",
                     "numResults": max_results,
-                    "useAutoprompt": True,
+                    "contents": {
+                        "highlights": {"numSentences": 3, "highlightsPerUrl": 1},
+                        "text": {"maxCharacters": 1000},
+                    },
                 },
                 headers={
                     "x-api-key": api_key,
+                    "x-exa-integration": "forgegod",
                     "Content-Type": "application/json",
                 },
             )
@@ -133,10 +141,11 @@ async def _search_exa(
             data = resp.json()
             results = []
             for r in data.get("results", [])[:max_results]:
+                snippet = _exa_snippet(r)
                 results.append({
                     "url": r.get("url", ""),
                     "title": r.get("title", ""),
-                    "snippet": r.get("text", "")[:500],
+                    "snippet": snippet[:500],
                 })
             return results
     except Exception as e:
@@ -144,6 +153,21 @@ async def _search_exa(
         return []
 
 
+def _exa_snippet(result: dict) -> str:
+    """Pick the best snippet from an Exa result, cascading through fields.
+
+    Order: highlights → summary → text. Returns "" if none are present.
+    """
+    highlights = result.get("highlights") or []
+    if highlights:
+        return " ".join(h for h in highlights if h).strip()
+    summary = result.get("summary") or ""
+    if summary:
+        return summary.strip()
+    text = result.get("text") or ""
+    return text.strip()
+
+
 async def _search_duckduckgo(
     query: str, max_results: int = 5
 ) -> list[dict]:
diff --git a/tests/test_tools.py b/tests/test_tools.py
index 8d14a88..62ea454 100644
--- a/tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 """Tests for ForgeGod tool system."""
 
+import json
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
 
 from forgegod.config import ForgeGodConfig
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@
 )
 from forgegod.tools.filesystem import edit_file, glob_files, grep_files, read_file, write_file
 from forgegod.tools.git import git_worktree_create, git_worktree_remove
+from forgegod.tools.web import _exa_snippet, _search_exa
 from forgegod.worktree_paths import resolve_worktree_base
 
 
@@ -273,3 +277,97 @@ async def test_git_worktree_create_roundtrip(tmp_path):
 
     assert removed == "(no output)"
     assert not created_path.exists()
+
+
+# ── Exa search provider ──
+
+
+def _exa_response(results: list[dict]) -> httpx.Response:
+    body = json.dumps({"results": results}).encode()
+    request = httpx.Request("POST", "https://api.exa.ai/search")
+    return httpx.Response(200, content=body, request=request)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_exa_returns_empty_without_api_key():
+    results = await _search_exa("anything", api_key="", max_results=3)
+    assert results == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_exa_sends_integration_header_and_contents():
+    captured = {}
+
+    async def fake_post(self, url, **kwargs):
+        captured["url"] = url
+        captured["json"] = kwargs.get("json")
+        captured["headers"] = kwargs.get("headers")
+        return _exa_response([
+            {
+                "url": "https://example.com/a",
+                "title": "A",
+                "highlights": ["highlight one", "highlight two"],
+                "text": "body text",
+            },
+        ])
+
+    with patch("httpx.AsyncClient.post", new=fake_post):
+        results = await _search_exa("test query", api_key="key-123", max_results=2)
+
+    assert captured["url"] == "https://api.exa.ai/search"
+    assert captured["headers"]["x-api-key"] == "key-123"
+    assert captured["headers"]["x-exa-integration"] == "forgegod"
+    body = captured["json"]
+    assert body["query"] == "test query"
+    assert body["type"] == "auto"
+    assert body["numResults"] == 2
+    assert "contents" in body
+    assert "highlights" in body["contents"]
+    assert "text" in body["contents"]
+
+    assert results == [
+        {
+            "url": "https://example.com/a",
+            "title": "A",
+            "snippet": "highlight one highlight two",
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_exa_handles_http_error_gracefully():
+    async def fake_post(self, url, **kwargs):
+        request = httpx.Request("POST", "https://api.exa.ai/search")
+        return httpx.Response(500, content=b"boom", request=request)
+
+    with patch("httpx.AsyncClient.post", new=fake_post):
+        results = await _search_exa("q", api_key="k", max_results=1)
+
+    assert results == []
+
+
+def test_exa_snippet_prefers_highlights():
+    snippet = _exa_snippet({
+        "highlights": ["alpha", "beta"],
+        "summary": "should not be used",
+        "text": "should not be used",
+    })
+    assert snippet == "alpha beta"
+
+
+def test_exa_snippet_falls_back_to_summary():
+    snippet = _exa_snippet({
+        "highlights": [],
+        "summary": "summary content",
+        "text": "text content",
+    })
+    assert snippet == "summary content"
+
+
+def test_exa_snippet_falls_back_to_text():
+    snippet = _exa_snippet({"text": "  body text  "})
+    assert snippet == "body text"
+
+
+def test_exa_snippet_empty_when_no_content():
+    assert _exa_snippet({}) == ""