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Install Exa in Claude Code or connect it to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to give Claude access to current information from the web. Claude can search in natural language, read the pages that matter, and use those sources while it works.

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Install Exa

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Open the connector directory

In a new Claude chat, select the plus button, choose Add connector, and search for Exa.
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Connect Exa

Open Exa, select Connect to Claude, and authorize access when prompted.
Opening the connector directory in Claude, finding Exa, connecting it, and authorizing access

Opening the connector directory in Claude, finding Exa, connecting it, and authorizing access

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Use Exa

Start a new chat and ask for something that needs current information from the web.
Both options make Exa available without editing an MCP configuration file.

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Work with what’s on the web right now

In Claude Code, Exa can search current documentation, issues, changelogs, and real-world examples while working in your repository. The same integration gives Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork current news, research, company information, product details, and other sources that may not already be in context.
Claude Code can use what it finds to make the change in your codebase. In other Claude clients, it can use the same sources in answers, artifacts, and Cowork tasks. The same pattern works whenever the answer depends on current or specific web sources:
  • “Find the latest release notes for this dependency and summarize the breaking changes.”
  • “Search for recent primary research on inference-time scaling and compare the methods.”
  • “Read the current Stripe webhook documentation and explain the recommended retry behavior.”
  • “Find official pricing pages for these products and compare their entry-level plans.”

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Search, read, and research

The Exa integration gives Claude tools to search and read the web, which it can combine across a longer research task.

Search

Search in natural language and get relevant page content, not only a list of links.

Read

Read a page you point to, including documentation, research, changelogs, issues, and articles.

Research

Run multiple searches, inspect useful pages, and combine the evidence into a sourced response.

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Research without leaving Claude

Ask for the result you want and tell Claude what kinds of sources matter:
Claude can use Exa throughout the conversation to find and read the sources needed for the task. Use this for technical research, competitive analysis, market mapping, company research, or any question whose answer lives across the web.

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Use Exa in Cowork

The same connector is available in Cowork. Give Claude a task that depends on outside information, and it can search or read pages while working with your files and other connected tools.

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Prefer MCP directly?

If you’re configuring Claude manually or using another MCP client, you can connect directly to Exa’s hosted MCP server:
See Exa MCP for other clients, configuration options, and available tools.

Open the Exa connector

Add Exa in Claude’s connector directory.
Last modified on September 15, 2026