Anara integrates Exa's Search and Content APIs to power fast, accurate retrieval and summarization of research papers, helping researchers traverse the vast academic landscape while correctly citing works and discovering hidden gems at the frontier.
"Exa's strong coverage and flexible API have been a key differentiator for us. Scientists trust our product further when the relevant papers they expect to see are available to them in the right workflows. There are use cases where we require the full document, others a summary. The ability to customize search based on the use case easily, is important."— Naveed Janmohamed, Founder & CEO of Anara
About Anara
AI workspace for scientific research
Anara is an AI workspace for scientists, students, and research teams, helping users find and interact with scientific documents using AI. Powered by major academic databases like PubMed, arXiv, and JSTOR, Anara enables collaborative learning by creating searchable libraries for projects and generating tailored quizzes.
Use cases
- Citations - Identify and retrieve original sources to drive accurate citation in writing
- Workflow agents - Power agents that search papers and suggest next steps in research thinking
- Relevant library - Surface high-quality research papers related to current reading
The Challenge
Navigating vast academic landscapes
With more academic papers published today than at any point in history, researchers face significant obstacles in finding relevant, high-signal content:
- Information overload: The sheer volume of published papers makes it difficult to find seminal works and hidden gems
- Citation accuracy: Researchers need to correctly identify and reference original sources
- Workflow integration: Multiple manual steps required to search, retrieve, and summarize research content
- Trust building: Scientists need to see familiar, relevant content to trust the system
The Solution
AI-powered research infrastructure with Exa
Anara implemented Exa's Search and Content APIs to create a seamless research discovery and citation system.
Citations
Identify and retrieve original sources to drive accurate citation in writing
Workflow agents
Power agents that search specific papers and suggest next steps in research thinking
Relevant library
Surface high-quality research papers related to current reading, directly inside Anara
Implementation
Integrating Exa's Search and Content APIs
Qualities:
- Neural search
- Keyword-based search
- Relevant results
Qualities:
- Fast
- Summarized answers
- Combined keyword and neural search
Integrate Exa Search
Integrate Exa Answer
Key benefits of using Exa's APIs include:
Comprehensive coverage
Exa built an index of the web and search engine from scratch, providing coverage of both seminal and niche papers
Seamless integration
One API call replaces multiple manual steps, powering citation, summaries, and related content
LLM ready
Structured summaries and output that easily incorporate into LLM-driven agentic workflows
Results
Accelerated research discovery and user trust
Anara deployed Exa's APIs and achieved significant improvements in their research infrastructure capabilities.
- Accelerated discovery: Researchers can quickly find relevant papers and hidden gems at the frontier
- Improved citations: Accurate identification and retrieval of original sources
- Enhanced user trust: Scientists see familiar content and know the system works effectively
- Streamlined workflows: One API call replaces multiple manual research steps
"One of the things we're working on next is onboarding, where someone can tell us the field they're in, and we'll automatically populate their library with the seminal papers in that area. That builds trust right away, because they see familiar content and know the system works."— Naveed Janmohamed, Founder & CEO of Anara