Exa MCP

The Exa MCP Server connects AI assistants to Exa AI's powerful search capabilities, including web search, research tools, code search, and deep research features.

Installation

Remote Server (Recommended)

claude mcp add --transport http exa https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Local Installation

npm install -g exa-mcp-server

Claude Code

claude mcp add exa -e EXA_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY -- npx -y exa-mcp-server

Configuration

Remote MCP (Cursor/Claude Code)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {}
    }
  }
}

Local Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• web_search_exa - Real-time web searches with optimized results
• deep_search_exa - Deep web search with smart query expansion
• get_code_context_exa - Search code snippets, docs, and examples
• crawling_exa - Extract content from specific URLs
• company_research_exa - Comprehensive company research
• linkedin_search_exa - Search LinkedIn for companies and people
• deep_researcher_start - Start AI-powered deep research
• deep_researcher_check - Check research task status

Features

• Exa Code - Fast, efficient web context for coding agents
• Deep Research - AI researcher for complex questions
• Real-time Search - Access to billions of indexed pages
• Code Context - Find documentation and implementation examples

Tool Selection

Enable specific tools using the tools parameter:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,get_code_context_exa

Or enable all tools:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=web_search_exa,deep_search_exa,get_code_context_exa,crawling_exa,company_research_exa,linkedin_search_exa,deep_researcher_start,deep_researcher_check

Usage Examples

Search for the latest AI research papers

Find code examples for using the Vercel AI SDK

Research company information about Anthropic

Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Exa Documentation
• NPM Package
• Smithery