Exa Mcp Server
Officialby exa-labs
Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 5d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
4 tools · ~214 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"exa": {
"url": "https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp"
}
}
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What Exa Mcp Server does
Connect AI assistants to Exa's search capabilities: web search, code search, and company research.
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This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it — help the community know if it works.
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Score breakdown
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Security
OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Tools (4)
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~214 tokens total
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Prompts (1)
company-researchCompany research using Exa search. Finds company info, competitors, news, financials, LinkedIn profiles, builds company lists. Use when researching companies, doing competitor analysis, market research, or building company lists.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Exa Mcp Server safe to use?
- Exa Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Exa Mcp Server?
- Exa Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Exa Mcp Server do?
- Exa Mcp Server provides 4 tools: web_search_exa, get_code_context_exa, crawling_exa, web_search_advanced_exa. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Exa Mcp Server?
- Exa Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Exa Mcp Server actively maintained?
- Exa Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 5 days ago. It has 4,487 GitHub stars.
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