Exa MCP

Exa MCP connects AI assistants to Exa’s search capabilities, including web search and code search. It is open-source and available on GitHub.

Installation

Connect to Exa MCP:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or add to .vscode/mcp.json:

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

Run in terminal:

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

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Run in terminal:

codex mcp add exa --url https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Add to your opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "exa": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to your Zed settings:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

In v0, select Prompt Tools > Add MCP and enter:

https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp

Go to Settings > MCP Servers > Add MCP Server and add:

{
  "exa": {
    "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
  }
}

Add to ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to your Roo Code MCP config:

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

Standard mcpServers format with the npm package. Get your Exa API key.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "exa-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

For other MCP clients that support remote MCP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

If your client doesn’t support remote MCP servers directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

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Tool	Description
`web_search_exa`	Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content
`get_code_context_exa`	Find code examples, documentation, and programming solutions from GitHub, Stack Overflow, and docs
`company_research_exa`	Research any company to get business information, news, and insights

Tool	Description
`web_search_advanced_exa`	Advanced web search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options
`deep_search_exa`	Deep search with automatic query expansion for thorough research
`crawling_exa`	Get the full content of a specific webpage from a known URL
`people_search_exa`	Find people and their professional profiles
`deep_researcher_start`	Start an AI research agent that searches, reads, and writes a detailed report
`deep_researcher_check`	Check status and get results from a deep research task

Enable these by adding the tools parameter to the URL:

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

Use this URL instead of the default to enable all tools:

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

GitHub

View Exa MCP source code

npm

Install Exa MCP npm package

Usage Examples

Web Search

Search for recent developments in AI agents and summarize the key trends.

Code Search

Find Python examples for implementing OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Company Research

Research Stripe and give me an overview of their products and recent news.

Deep Research

Create a detailed report on the current state of quantum computing startups.

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