diff --git a/.changeset/exa-live-spec.md b/.changeset/exa-live-spec.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d10ccba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/exa-live-spec.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@executor-js/plugin-openapi": patch
+---
+
+**Exa preset points at Exa's live OpenAPI spec**
+
+The `exa` preset now fetches https://exa.ai/docs/exa-spec.yaml instead of the stale exa-labs/openapi-spec GitHub master (last synced April 2026). The retired `/research` endpoints broke connection health checks (`RESEARCH_RETIRED`, "Degraded" status) and exposed dead `research-*` tools. The live spec removes those and adds Monitors, Agent, the `publication` category, `deep-lite`, and a cheap `GET /v0/teams/me` health-check candidate.
diff --git a/packages/plugins/openapi/src/sdk/presets.ts b/packages/plugins/openapi/src/sdk/presets.ts
index a469bde05..d2094bb84 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/openapi/src/sdk/presets.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/openapi/src/sdk/presets.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const openApiOnlyPresets: readonly OpenApiPreset[] = [
     id: "exa",
     name: "Exa",
     summary: "Web search, similar links, content retrieval, and answers.",
-    url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/exa-labs/openapi-spec/refs/heads/master/exa-openapi-spec.yaml",
+    url: "https://exa.ai/docs/exa-spec.yaml",
     icon: "https://integrations.sh/logo/exa.ai",
     featured: true,
   },